Assignment: Personal Support Worker Care Plane
A. What is a Care Plan?
B. What is the purpose of a Care Plan?
C. Whose responsibility is it to formulate a Care Plan?
D. When is a Care Plan formulated?
E. What information can one find in a Care Plan?
F. What disciplines, if any, are involved in the Care Plan?
G. How can a Care Plan be a useful tool to assist staff in performing their duties?
H. What is a Kardex?
I. What similarities and or differences does a Kardex and Care Plan have?
J. How often should a Care Plan be updated?
K. Under what circumstances warrant a Care Plan to be updated?
L. If you were working with a client, and the Care Plan stated that the resident was able to weight bear transfer x 1 person assist. During your shift, you note the resident to be weak and unable to stand or bear weight. What would you do with this information and why?