disease causing organism. Colonisation – occurs when any one or more species populate a specific area. 1.4 Explain what is meant by ‘systemic infection’ and ‘localised infection’. Systemic infection – affects a number of organs or tissues or affects the whole body e.g. type 2 diabetes‚ aids and hyper tension. Localised infection – confined to one organ system or area in the body e.g. absess‚ boil‚ sprain. 1.5 Identify poor practices that may lead to the spread of infection. Not wearing personal
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Engage in personal development in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings. 1. Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role. Healthcare Assistants play a vital role in the care of patients. Working under the direction of more senior healthcare professionals‚ they take care of the day-to-day needs of patients by providing help with personal care‚ meals and mobility. A Healthcare Assistant in Schonfeld Square performs many of the following tasks
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Equality and Inclusion in health‚ social care or children and young people’s settings What is meant by Equality‚ Inclusion and Diversity? Equality: Equality of opportunity‚ giving each person opportunities which are equal to others in society regardless of race‚ gender or disability. Inclusion: A process of identifying‚ understanding and breaking down barriers to participation and belonging. Diversity: A wide range of characteristics and backgrounds‚ including social and cultural backgrounds
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induction process for health and social care or children and young people’s settings. 01.1 purpose of induction Induction is the first piece of learning a worker undertakes when joining the social care sector or a new organisation. These Common Induction Standards (CIS) have been designed to provide a structured start for workers in the first 12 weeks of employment‚ which will help ensure that they are then safe to leave alone with responsibility for the people they support. But when workers are expected
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developmental discussions. It provides people with feedback on both their strengths and weaknesses. It is aimed at specific issues/areas. It is a relatively short-term activity. It is essentially a non-directive form of development. It focuses on improving performance and developing/enhancing individual’s skills. It is used to address a wide range of issues. Coaching activities have both organisational and individual goals. It is time-bounded. It is a skilled activity Personal issues may be discussed
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SHC 31 - Promote communication in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1. Understand why effective communication is important in the work setting 1.1 Identify the different reasons people communicate. Communication ■ A welcoming atmosphere with approachable staff helps to create effective communication. ■ Effective communication means there is a two-way flow of information‚ knowledge and expertise between parents and practitioners. ■ All communication is important
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basis. Communicating with other staff members ensures effective team working and continuity of care. It also ensures any health and safety issues are recognized and reported. Individuals communicate with carers to express their needs and preferences and to ensure they are met. As a carer I would discuss the options and a choice available to the individual to allow them an informed choice regards their care. Some reason to communicate are‚ to share information‚ ideas‚ express feelings‚ concerns – A
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COMMUNICATION IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS TASK A Ai Identify four different reasons why people communicate People communicate in order to establish and maintain relationships with others‚ to give and receive information and instructions‚ to understand and be understood‚ to share opinions‚ knowledge‚ feelings‚ and emotions‚ to give encouragement and show others they are valued. Aii Describe two ways how effective communication can affect relationships in an adult social care settings between individuals
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for Health Social Care Practitioner’s Introduction: Mentoring students in clinical practice is an important aspect of nursing. Nurses or mentors consider their profession to be practice based and work hard to ensure that a larger part of learning and assessment takes place in the clinical area. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)‚ 2006 defines the term mentor as‚ the role of the nurse‚ midwife or health visitor who facilitates learning‚ supervises and assesses students in the practice setting
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Kara Hooper – 08/11/14 Unit 503 1.1 – Explain models of practice that underpin equality‚ diversity and inclusion in own area of responsibility It is important to understand the positive values of equality and diversity in my role as all service users are vulnerable whether physically or mentally. Caring for others and engaging with them engaging in decisions in relation to their life‚ health and wellbeing exercises a certain amount of power over the vulnerable adult. This has the potential to be
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