Help text Whether the client has any major skin conditions. Details Response options Text (maximum 500 characters) Business rules Mandatory if = Yes. ‘’ Assessment Home Support Assessment Comprehensive Assessment Pre-population Add in Support Plan Assessment Summary Consider and record: The skin condition(s) the client has and their impact on day functioning. Help text Whether the skin condition(s) require treatment, how frequently, and how it is currently being managed. Whether a referral is required for nursing/wound management. Considerations for best practice Context: This refers to whether the client has any skin conditions. Skin is a person’s protective layer. During the ageing process the skin thins and loses elasticity and moisture and is more easily susceptible to injury such as tears, ulcers and dryness. Nutrition, mobility, cognition, falls, pain management and continence are vital to healthy skin integrity. Clients may not consider skin conditions as potential issues. Therefore, observation at assessment is important. Consider/record: The type of skin condition experienced. Pressure ulcer: Signs that a pressure ulcer is beginning to form may include colour changes, temperature changes, changes in consistency of skin or changes in sensation. Signs of other skin ulcers include open craters, often round, red, skin ulcer: swollen and tender to touch. These can appear anywhere on the body and can be caused by a number of factors including circulatory impairment. Healing surgical wounds: of surgical wounds include the presence of dressings and stitches. The assessor should ask the client if they are being medically treated.
Help text Whether the client has any major skin conditions. Details Response options Text (maximum 500 characters) Business rules Mandatory if ‘’ = Yes. Assessment Home Support Assessment Comprehensive Assessment Pre-population Add in Support Plan Assessment Summary Help text Consider and record: The skin condition(s) the client has and their impact on functioning. Whether the skin condition(s) require treatment, how frequently, and how it is currently being managed. Whether a referral is required for nursing/wound management. Considerations for best practice Context: This refers to whether the client has any skin conditions. Skin is a person’s protective layer. During the ageing process the skin thins and loses elasticity and moisture and is more easily susceptible to injury such as tears, ulcers and dryness. Nutrition, mobility, cognition, falls, pain management and continence are vital to healthy skin integrity. Clients may not consider skin conditions as potential issues. Therefore, observation at assessment is important. Consider/record: The type of skin condition experienced. Pressure ulcer: Signs that a pressure ulcer is beginning to form may include colour changes, temperature changes, changes in consistency of skin or changes in sensation. skin ulcer: Signs of other skin ulcers include open craters, often round, red, swollen and tender to touch. These can appear anywhere on the body and can be caused by a number of factors including circulatory impairment. Healing surgical wounds: of surgical wounds include the presence of dressings and stitches. The assessor should ask the client if they are being medically treated. day
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