Main body system Cardiovascular system The cardiovascular system has three main functions: Transport- Transportation of oxygen‚ nutrients and hormones to cells and removal of metabolic wastes such as carbon dioxide‚ heat and nitrogenous wastes. Regulation- Of body temperature‚ fluid pH and water content of cells Protection- By white blood cells‚ antibodies and complement proteins that circulate in blood and defend again foreign microbes and toxins. Also white blood cells clot when
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CT235: Introduction to duty of care in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings (level 2) Overview Introduction The assignment for unit CT235 asks you to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the principles for duty of care in health‚ social care or children’s and young peoples settings. The assignment is designed to ensure that by completing all the tasks‚ you will meet the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for this unit. Tasks There are
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Safeguarding in Health and Social Care Under the Health and Social Care Act (2008)‚ abuse is defined as: “Single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress including physical‚ emotional‚ verbal‚ financial‚ sexual‚ racial abuse‚ neglect and abuse through misapplication of drugs.” Abuse can happen to anyone‚ anywhere‚ at any time. However‚ it is so alarming that more and more elderly
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this unit. The learner will: 1. Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice 2. Know how to address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and the duty of care 3. Know how to respond to complaints Duty of care is the obligation to exercise a level of care towards an individual‚ as is reasonable in all the circumstances‚ to avoid injury to that individual or his property. The duty of care is therefore based on: the relationship of the different
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Health Care Spending Carolyn Harris HCS 440 July 14‚ 2014 Ms. DAWN CHIABOTTI Health care is something that is always going to be around because it is needed by all entities. Health care is a resource that is not readily available to all due to the issue of affordability. Many people try to find the most affordable health care insurance‚ but sometimes economic hardships do not allow for people to get insured or remain insured; therefore leaving many people without health care insurance. The
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Case Study Miley Ashworth is 15 years old and lives with her mother Janie‚ her stepfather Ben and her younger sister Melissa who is 12 years old; they live in a 3 bedroom house in a council estate based in Bognor Regis. They were transferred here from Angering 3 years ago due to Mileys anti-social behaviour causing nothing but upset and aggravation to her neighbours. Since moving to this new estate Miley has been warned that she must stay on her best behaviour and she has done so up until November
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1. name 3 different laws or legislations 1.Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 ‚ also referred to as HASAW or HSW‚ is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in the United Kingdom. The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for enforcing the Act and a number of other Acts and Statutory Instruments relevant to the working environment. 2.Health and Social Care Act 2008 The Health and Social Care Act 2008 established
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P4‚M1–Anatomy and physiology by Sushoma Nahar Syed AA29906 My two chosen systems I will be writing about is the cardiovascular system and Digestive system. (P4) the digestion system The digestive system is also known as the alimentary canal from the mouth to the anus. Digestion is a process in which insoluble food is broken down into particles which are made into soluble particles enough to be absorbed and to be used by the body and into the bloodstream. These soluble particles are major
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Unit 4- Development through the life stages. M1 Task. The Nature and Nurture debate The nature and nurture debate is a debate on whether aspects of your life such as; gender‚ sexuality‚ illness‚ intelligence‚ personality‚ etc. is determined by your genes you get from your parents (nature) or if it is influenced by the environment you are brought up in (nurture). For example‚ you place a monkey and a young child in the same environment would that have an effect on their personality. A biological
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Explain the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in a health and social care context. The role of effective communication is very important in a health and social care unit as‚ without it‚ it will be very hard to communicate with the clients. But also communication is the process of sharing information‚ thoughts and feelings between people through speaking‚ writing or body language. Effective communication extends the concept to require that transmitted content is received
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