There were about 7 stations each showing you something to do with skin and over all health. The main idea of it all was how easy it can be to minimize injuries and in some cases how to prevent them. Many of our residents are at great risk for injuries due to their medical/health condition.
Some of the stations showed us things like:
- How certain types of 'barrier creams' can protect the skin from dryness, irritations and from becoming soiled.
- How to prevent pressure sores by ensuring there are no lumps in wheelchair cushions or bunched up clothing.
- What a pressure sore feels like and what each kind looks like when it happens.
- How our skin becomes thinner and more brittle like the skin of an onion as we age and the benefits of good moisturizers.
- How to properly reposition and move a resident on their bed or in a wheelchair.
- How the decrease in some of the 5 senses can affect overall health and mental well being.
- About the importance of including the resident in process of their own care.
- The importance of proper and regular hand washing.
...and so much more. It is amazing what can be done at an event like this.
I found it to be fun and interesting. It was nice to not only see many of my coworkers around participating but many of the residents were encouraged to take part and learn ways of helping themselves too.
I feel that it is important to take part in events and activities of this nature at work. It promotes learning and self improvement and a greater sense of staff inclusion and improved moral, especially when you make it all inclusive and fun. One of the nice little perks as well is the raffle prize. If you went around to every station and got your little piece of paper stamped then you were entered in a raffle for a couple gift baskets that had some wonderful specialty type toiletries.
I hope I win one of them; they all looked very nice.
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