NUR 317 - Cardiac Exam Study Guide Define the following terms. Describe patient symptoms and conditions that could cause alterations in: Cardiac Output Volume of blood flowing through systemic or pulmonary circuit expressed in liters per min Normal= 5 L/min (resting adult) HRXSV= CO Factors: preload‚ afterload‚ myocardial contractility‚ heart rate As heart rate increases‚ this allows less time for diastole and the heart often cannot fill adequately. Therefore‚ a very rapid heart will often have
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Unit 4222-616 (AMS 34) Administer medication to individuals‚ and monitor the effects Outcome 1 1 Current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and protocols relevant to administering medication are:- The Medicines Act 1968 – requires that local pharmacist or dispencing doctor is responsible for supplying medication. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 – controls dangerous and harmful drugs‚ I.e. controlled drugs (CD’s) The Misuse of Drugs and the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2007 – specifies about handling
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Promote communication in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings (SCH31) Outcome 1 – Understand why effective communication is important in the work setting 1.1 – Identify the different reasons people communicate. People communicate in quite a few different ways and not just talking to one another. Each person is different and you will find that depending on the person’s ability to communicate depends on how they communicate. The main reason for communication is to
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Support individuals with specific communication needs Unit 4222-324 (HSC 3029) 1 - Understand specific communication needs and factors affecting them 1. explain the importance of meeting an individual’s communication needs Individuals who have communication problems need support to enable them to express themselves effectively. It is therefore important for the carer to be aware of the individuals preferred method of communication and also to support the individual to use their preferred
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Answer in Unit 4222-249 Principles of supporting an individual to maintain personal hygiene (LD 206) Outcome 1 1. Explain why personal hygiene is important Personal hygiene is very important in life. It covers all aspect depends on culture or any way of life. It could be personal reason‚ social‚ psychological‚ or just the way of maintaining healthy lifestyle. For personal reason‚ it could boast self esteem‚ feeling good about self or as a way of making the self more attractive to others. In social
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Contribute to health and safety in health and social care. 1.1 Identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting. The legislation relating to general health and safety is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974‚ it outlines that everybody has a duty of care for others. It also provides a framework which has been set by codes of conducts for the standard and quality of care provided in health and social care. Other legislation may include: Manual
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UNIT 4222-205: Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care (HSC 024) Outcome 1: Know how to recognise signs of abuse 1. Define the following types of abuse: Physical abuse - Hitting‚ slapping‚ pushing‚ pinching‚ kicking and burning. Leaving people to sit in own urine and faeces and forcing them to eat or take medication. Sexual abuse - Unwanted advances‚ indecent exposure or harassment‚ rough washing or touching of the genital area‚ rape‚ being forced to watch or participate
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Outcome 1 Understand own responsibilities‚ and responsibilities of others‚ relting to health and safety in the work setting. 1. Identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting. The European Parliament issues Directives on all legislation‚ including Health & Safety. 1989 saw six Health & Safety Directives issued. They had to be applied as law by each of the Member countries. By authority given to the Secretary of Sate these Directives
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Support positive risk taking for individuals 1.1 Explain ways in which risk is an integral part of everyday life Risks are an important part of everyday life as without doing risk assessments and preventing the risk an accident will happen. 1.2 Explain why individuals may have been discouraged or prevented from taking risks. Bill has recently come into care due to having a fall‚ he walks with a zimmer frame and likes to be independent. Due to bill having a fall a risk assessment has been
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Unit 4222-233 meet food safety requirements when providing food and drink for individual 1.1Workers should be aware of and practice personal Hygiene - eg‚ hand washing. Food stored at correct temperature Food stored in correct conditions - eg raw meat not contaminating cooked meat & veg Not using same utensils for raw meat and other foods Food should be served at the correct temperature‚ temperature should be monitored if food is kept in warming trays. 1.2. Potential food safety hazards when
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