Health And Social Care Level 3 Unit 9 P3
Learning Outcomes:
Demonstrates sensitivity in interactions with and provisions of information and support to individual patients/clients.
Identify opportunities for health promotion and make best use of these either directly or through referral to other professionals or agencies.
Contribute to the implementation of a programme of health care and health promotion that has been designed by a registered practitioner.
Recently in the care home I reside in, an elderly patient became concerned about her weight gain. As a new patient to the care home she had undergone relevant tests and her weight and height were recorded. Her BMI was calculated at 27 which is above the healthy number of between 18 and 25 and she was classed as obese.
As I observed these tests, I saw how the patient was feeling and was empathetic towards her. The patient became quite upset at this realisation and had asked if we as staff could assist her in losing weight. I helped to promote her in losing weight and gathered the appropriate information about losing weight and informed her about the different ways in which she could reach her ideal BMI of 24. …show more content…
She spoke to me about it and was so thankful to me for helping her in helping herself. She stated to me that she was not impressed with the meals but she knew that they were in important role in the plan of her weight loss, she also gave feedback on the zumba classes and exclaimed how happy she was that I organised this because she had met multiple friends through it as she was a newcomer to the home. I explained that it was not just me that organised everything and my mentor and staff nurse held just as much responsibility as me, although I felt closer to the patient because she was so grateful towards me in particular, and I was so pleased that everything paid off for
Demonstrates sensitivity in interactions with and provisions of information and support to individual patients/clients.
Identify opportunities for health promotion and make best use of these either directly or through referral to other professionals or agencies.
Contribute to the implementation of a programme of health care and health promotion that has been designed by a registered practitioner.
Recently in the care home I reside in, an elderly patient became concerned about her weight gain. As a new patient to the care home she had undergone relevant tests and her weight and height were recorded. Her BMI was calculated at 27 which is above the healthy number of between 18 and 25 and she was classed as obese.
As I observed these tests, I saw how the patient was feeling and was empathetic towards her. The patient became quite upset at this realisation and had asked if we as staff could assist her in losing weight. I helped to promote her in losing weight and gathered the appropriate information about losing weight and informed her about the different ways in which she could reach her ideal BMI of 24. …show more content…
She spoke to me about it and was so thankful to me for helping her in helping herself. She stated to me that she was not impressed with the meals but she knew that they were in important role in the plan of her weight loss, she also gave feedback on the zumba classes and exclaimed how happy she was that I organised this because she had met multiple friends through it as she was a newcomer to the home. I explained that it was not just me that organised everything and my mentor and staff nurse held just as much responsibility as me, although I felt closer to the patient because she was so grateful towards me in particular, and I was so pleased that everything paid off for