INCARE SERVICES – TRAINING PEOPLE WHO CARE

 

REF OBREP01

Observation and Reporting Skills  2hrs

Elements of competence

Skills for Care

1.1   The Values

1.3  Person Centred approaches

4.3 Principles of good record keeping

NVQ Core unit links

 

 

HSC 21/22/24/31/32/34/41/42/43/44

NVQ Mapping Level 2

1.       CU5.1 Receive and transmit information

2.       CU5.2 Store and retrieve records

 

Summary

 

The purpose of this session is to provide to a group staff within the workplace, an introduction into their responsibilities in observation and the legal requirements of accurate reporting  

Who this unit is aimed at

 

This unit is relevant to workers who provide personal care to clients in all care settings - hospital, residential, day- or foster-care or in the client’s own home. 

Proposed Candidate Outcomes

The worker must be able to:

 
  • the use and purpose of each record or report the worker has to use or contribute to.
  • Demonstrate the ability to make written records that are legible and readable
  • Understand the responsibility of workers to report anything that worries them in the work environment.

How many candidates may attend?

This training is not limited in numbers.

Content Summary

  • Why are observations important
  • How do we Observe?
  • What can we discover from each?
  • Analysing behaviour
  • Developing patterns
  • Subjective and Objective record keeping
  • Accurate record keeping 
  • Relevance and ‘KISS’ principle
  • Audit 

 

Other relevant information 

1.       For registered nurses who wish to incorporate this training into your PREP portfolio’s, you should carry out practice reflection and attach subsequent evidence from this training  

  1. Certificates are issued for each candidate and are valid for approximately 3 years
  2. A candidate assessment is available (Word 2000) for post training audit

 

Included in the session is theory based information that may involve a powerpoint presentation.

The key points to remember are:

1.   The training venue should be quiet and undisturbed.

2.   Staff should not be expected to be on duty

3.   Staff attending should remain for the entire length of the session.

N.B

Registration details are kept by us for Seven years. It is important to register on the day.

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