Question

Case Study

Nicole is a care worker at Darley Road Residential Care. One of her clients is a young man, Amrik, who has a significant acquired brain injury that has resulted in his ability to complete daily tasks for himself. He is unable to move around in his wheelchair and requires someone to push him from place to place.

Question

7. Amrik wants to make a complaint about being discriminated against by the other care worker mentioned in Question 4 is: Amrik and Nicole are having a conversation while she helps him eat his lunch. Amrik told Nicole he was upset as he overheard one of the other workers saying that they would prefer to work with someone less dependent on mobility assistance. Nicole needs to take to help him to do so. (Approx. 60 words).

8. Describe two common risks to Amrik’s safety during a normal day at Darley Road Residential Care. (Approx. 50 words).

9. Amrik has expressed a desire to access the organization’s pool facilities for therapy and relaxation. Nicole feels this would pose too much risk to his safety and refuses Amrik’s request. In terms of the dignity of risk, how might Nicole’s decision lead to disempowerment for Amrik? (Approx. 40 words).

Answer 1

7. Some of the ways Nicole's need to take to help him are first to reassure and provide psychological support.This can boost his self confidence.Establish a positive communication, this can help to relieve stress and feeling lighten .Inform the client this matter of concern will be brought to the attention of their management. Thus creating a good patient relationship.

8.The common risk to Amrik in a normal day are

Risk to skin ulcer or pressure ulcer due to prolonged immobility in a day

Disuse osteoporosis can be greater risk in yhese type of patient because of the pressure being applied at the particular site

9.Every patient has the rights to take certain risk which is not life threatening under the concept of dignity.Here Nicole's decision can lead to disempowerment felling in the patient by making the patient to think don't he have rights to take even simple decision for himself, should he travel only as per the caregivers advice and not tell their need even though there is some minimal risk.