This assignment will describe how under direct supervision of my mentor, I assessed a patient who was admitted onto the ward following a fall at home. The assignment will discuss how the assessment process works, and the risk assessment that I completed. I will also explain how completing a risk assessment contributes to safe care. For the reason of confidentiality the patient, healthcare professionals and the trust remain anonymous. This is in accordance with the nursing and midwifery council (nmc) code, where it clearly states you must respect peoples right to confidentiality (nmc code 2008). The service user is placing their trust in the service and the practitioners employed by it, and sharing personal, intimate details that they expect to be handled appropriately (The Open University 2011).
The patient receiving the assessment and care will be referred to as Phyllis Brown….(short extract)