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Why is it important to follow the care plan and risk assessments for the individuals you support?
A risk assessment helps the individual to have their choices met in the safest possible ways. Risk assessments are not only a legal requirement, they also provide clear guidance and information on how to keep people safe and prevent danger, harm and accidents.
What is your understanding of a care plan and why is it important?
Care plans are the way we plan and agree how someone’s health and social needs can be met, and how good health and wellbeing can be supported. We believe that this process is so important that it needs proper support and training to help people develop skills and experience in working in partnership to agree a plan.
Why is care plan important in nursing?
A documented care plan can offer guidance and clarity and may also provide justification for using nursing time to ensure a thorough patient assessment. Nursing care plans can also be used to record the care that has been given.
Why Are care plans important in nursing?
Nursing care plans may be used as a tool to promote holistic care. The care planning process is central to patient-centred care, enabling nursing staff to plan the interventions and, where possible, discuss them with the patient. Different groups of patients require different interventions and different care goals.
Why is a care plan important in health and social care?
In health and social care, a care plan is crucial to ensure you receive the right level of care and that it is given in line with your wishes and preferences. Care plans are based on individual needs and are consequently different from person to person.
How does a care plan work?
A care plan outlines a person’s assessed care needs and how you will meet those needs to help them stay at home. You must work with the person to prepare a care plan and make sure they understand and agree with it. After services start, you must review the plan at least once every 12 months.
What is in a care plan?
Care plans explained: What they include and why they are important. If you need support, a care plan is a document that specifies your assessed unique individual needs and outlines what type of support you should get, how the support will be given, as well as who should provide it.