Personal Hygiene & Pressure Area Care
Short course
Inhouse
Description
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Type
Short course
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Methodology
Inhouse
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Duration
1 Day
To gain knowledge and skills on personal hygiene and pressure area care. Suitable for anyone interested in personal hygiene and pressure area care.
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Course programme
Course Outline:
Content:
- What is good personal hygiene
- Why do personal hygiene standards differ
- Assisting with dressing and undressing, methods of maintaining personal hygiene
- Maintaining privacy, dignity, personal choice, equality and diversity and independence
- Religious and cultural considerations
- Safety considerations
- Care of the mouth and denture care
- Care of the feet
- Care of the eyes
- Care of the ears
- The importance of reporting change
Pressure Area Care
Content:
- Anatomy of the skin
- Factors that influence the condition of the skin
- Understanding what a pressure area is
- The development of pressure sores
- Prevention of pressure sores
Personal Hygiene & Pressure Area Care
