Nursing Assignment on Childcare Practices and Safe Environment

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Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Activity 2B
Being a novice, I had no prior experience of changing nappies for children, even if I
did so, I was not really aware of the few things that had to be taken care of. While caring for
Lisa, and while changing the nappy, I noticed some rashes. On being aware of the fact that
prolonged wet nappy can lead to rashes on the skin. I put some medicated barrier cream for
preventing any further fungal infection and also made it sure that the nappy is changed at an
interval of 4-5 hours. As a caregiver, I had to be careful as of when the baby is crying or
when the nappy needs to be changed.
I was assisting a child with developmental delays, to train him in toileting activity
after a toileting accident took place in the classroom premises. At I ensued, that the child
visits bathroom at the scheduled bathroom breaks. I worked out a subtle non-verbal signal for
alerting her that he needed to use the bathroom. I also made it sure that, I take the child aside
and suggested that he should go to the nurse’s office in order to clean himself or change the
clothes. Since, the child was a kindergarten student, I allowed him to clean on his own.
Activity 5E
I was taking an outdoor activity outside the classroom, when I suddenly saw a child
sitting by the grass, and was panting. I immediately took her inside the classroom and
provided her with an energy drink, put a cold towel round the neck. She admitted that’s he
became tired due to prolonged standing.
While I was playing with the children, one of the children fell down while running on
the grass. He got a small cut, but got really stressed by the sign of redness. I cuddled him and

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reassured that, these minor injuries are common when you are participating in an outdoor
play.
Skills and Knowledge activity
Name of the baby: Sara
Age: 1 year 3 months
Sara’s patterns and routines
Sara is not breast fed anymore. She takes solid food four times a day. Sara’s mother
have to get up once at the night to bottle feed her milk. For the breakfast, Sara takes oatmeal
with yogurt or pureed fruit and some finger foods like pieces of bagel or dry cereal. She
usually takes nap for two hours. For lunch, Sara has small pieces of chicken, vegetables,
ravioli and an apple spread sandwich. She also get 4 ounces of formula feeding. Between the
naps and the meals Sara plays, reads books. Just before the lunch, Sara is encouraged to take
part in outdoor play. Sara does not necessarily needs more than 4 toilet breaks. A group of 5
children are taken to the toilet, at a time. Sara had received toilet training, but still faces
issues with night time incontinence. The associated nurse has assured that Sara is reaching all
the developmental milestones gradually and there is nothing to be worried about.
Sara sleeps for a little less than 14 hours in 24 hours that includes night-time sleep and
small naps. Sara takes two naps at the daytime and a long sleep for long eight hours. After the
lunch, Sara is indulged in quiet play activities. Quiet play activity involves sensory play like
playing with beads. The quiet play activity necessary does not takes place in groups
Individual children are allowed to take part in quiet play activities. Some of the days, Sara
engages herself in play dough or fine arts activities. Sara’s afternoon nap is sometimes
harder. She starts anywhere between 3 P.M to 5P.M and can sometimes skip it entirely.

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Around 6 P.M she takes 5-6 once of formula milk in a bottle. She leaves the centre around
6.30 P.M.
The practices of the family and their underlying cultural or personal rationale
Sara belongs to a Muslim family, who had just shifted in Australia. Sara’s parents
have strictly mentioned not to give any kinds of desserts to Sara, which are occasionally
provided to the children, during birthday parties as they think, those might contain pork
gelatin or alcoholic products. Furthermore, Sara’s parents have also requested to the caregiver
that she does the little prayers before eating the food.
Safe and unsafe practice
Some of the unsafe practices that can be identified in case of Sara, is that Sara’s
mother refuses to use sun guard products like sunscreen or caps increasing the chance of
getting a sun burn.
Major Activity
Criteria Comments about
current practices Suggested improvements
1. Promote safe sleep
1.1 Reach agreement with
families on how sleep and
rest will occur
Children just kept in
cots.
Family members or
toys are not allowed.
 Complete silent has to be
maintained
 In case, a child is not
sleeping, they can be
swaddled or rocked.
1.2 Check that cots,  The cradles should have a