Social Care with Alzheimer's Scotland

This is to reflect on my experience and skills gained during a 7th week clinical placement. I was designated to join social care with Alzheimer's Scotland. In order to sign off my oar (ongoing achievement record), I need to demonstrate how to meet residents with imperative needs in connections to continence care and promotion of hand washing in the placement area. My learning outcomes needs to achieve and demonstrate by activity, and sign off by my mentor and able to discuss achievement of the skills. Continence and hand hygiene are special skills we have completed during first semester in skills lab. The training we have cultivated in school are very significant in utilising the concept to practice. This is to determine the confidence and proficiency can be structured to the next level semester. Hand hygiene training course was first accomplished in skills laboratory in which we are thought the appropriate way of washing our hands, paying considerations on the surface of your hand, wrist, and under fingernails. Proper rinsing with under running water and use of paper towel to dry.The WHO guidelines on hand hygiene imposed to all healthcare settings while delivering care to patient(2009).This is achieved on essential skills cluster:Infection Prevention and Control. This is presented by encouraging service user to wash hands and use of soap after using the toilet. Wearing aprons and hand hygiene while giving meals to the service users, signed and date by practice mentor.While management for continence care I need to demonstrate and resolve conflict and maintain safe environment.This is accomplished when recognised signs of aggression and responds accordingly to keep safe and others.This is achieved by seeing one resident fidgety...

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...earn key skills and working as part of the team to achieve the required competencies needed in my clinical cluster.The continuous learning education workshops in which we achieved in school gave us enough confidence and skills as a mental health students.My confidence level are improved. The attainment of clinical skills helps to build my proficiency in delivering care to patients and able to visualize on the next placement.

Action Plan

I plan to incorporate my training in continence care, facilitate learning which is available in schools or in placement area. Attend some lectures or seminars related to continence care like male catherisations and some teaching materials in which I can advanced my knowledge in delivering continence care.Record all the learning's I have completed and experience in my placement assignments and put this learning to positive use in my