Explain a few common conditions which require recording of physiological measurement?

There are many conditions which require recording of physiological measurement. We take physiological measurement to verify or identify symptoms and severity of symptoms. There are different types of physiological measurement for different types of symptom. Common conditions which require recording of physiological measurement are described here in below –

Weight Loss or Obese: Individuals who are suffering from weight loss or overweight, need their weight monitoring, by taking their weight and height measurement to determine the level of malnutrition or diet control.

Heart problem, stroke, high or low blood pressure: Individuals, who are suffering from heart problems or experienced stroke in the past or experiencing other associates problems, due to irregular blood pressure, need their blood pressure measurement to determine severity of symptoms or control level.

Diabetes: Individuals, who are suffering from diabetes, need their blood sugar level measurement to determine severity of condition and control level.

Poor eye sight: Individuals, who are suffering from poor eyesight, need their near and distance sight recording to determine symptoms and remedies.

By Md Foisal Miah Talukdar

Describe ways the assessment and planning process or documentation can be adapted to maximise an individual’s ownership and control of it

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·         By listening to the individual’s opinion prior to the assessment process

·         By respecting individual’s choice of date and place

·         By encouraging individual’s to invite family or friends

·         By providing interpreter service if individual is from different culture

·         By providing Braille copy of the document to the individual

·         By providing summarise document in clear and readable format

·         By addressing individual with respect when assessing and planning

·         By using person centred and respectful language in the document

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Describe ways of supporting the individual to lead the assessment and planning process

We can have an informal or formal conversation with the individual about the assessment and planning process. We can also explain to the individual about how it works and what we expect him to do. We can encourage individual to bring any representative if they like. We can request a date and place at individual's convenient to set out. We can issue a formal letter addressing him about the meeting date, place and time. We can also assist individual to identify needs and encourage him to bring it forward during the assessment.

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Explain the importance of a holistic approach to assessment and planning of care or support

It is very important that assessment and planning of care or support must cover individual’s all aspect of life. An individual may require support on something specific which may depend or contribute to other aspects of life. If an individual should have assessed for supporting mobility only, then we have to take into account of other aspects such as deprivation due to lack of mobility or health and safety. We must consider all of these issues while assessing and planning of care and support for the individual. If we do not take into account individual’s all aspect of life, then support or care plan will not be person centred and individual’s care needs will not be met.

By Md Foisal Miah Talukdar