This unit concerns the client’s immediate environment. The environment can have a positive or negative impact on a client’s health and well-being. We can adapt the environment to promote health. Keeping the client’s unit or room clean and in order enhances the person’s well-being. These housekeeping practices also protect one from harmful micro-organisms and other hazards. Other considerations for how the client’s environment impacts their health will be further discussed in this unit.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this unit, the successful student will be able to:
- Describe a clean, comfortable, safe, and attractive environment.
the surroundings or conditions in which a person lives