Reference no: EM133669632
Access to a vehicle
A person to play the role of the client - this may be a colleague or a real client (however, if a real client is to participate, you must obtain permission from the client and also your supervisor to proceed)
A walking aid (wheeled walker)
Client's possessions (a purse and some papers)
Workplace procedure for transferring clients. Your client, who is elderly and frail, is on the way to their doctor's appointment.
a) What risks were involved in transferring the client? Think about both risks to the client and to yourself.
b) What did you do to reduce these risks?
c) What physical and sensory needs did the person have?
d) What difference did these physical and sensory needs make to how you performed the task?
e) How much was the client able to participate? How did you encourage their participation?
f) What would you have done if the client told you he/she was feeling dizzy when they got out of the vehicle?