The standard of care is an anthropomorphic concept of justice. It is the level of consideration a reasonable individual would do in a particular condition. As a general test‚ the standard of care required is an objective one‚ which is of a ‘reasonable person’. The reasonable person manages the inquiry: What might a sensible individual have anticipated in the specific situation? In this manner the litigant is required to take as much care as a reasonable person would have taken in his position. Be
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Nightingale. Issues include psychological and social impacts of eating alone‚ ensuring adequate nutritional intake and adequate mouth care. Through the nursing process the patient’s perspective of health is identified in order maximize the patient’s health. The nursing process is an organised‚ systematic and cyclical method of giving goal oriented‚ humanistic care to patients that’s both effective and efficient (Alfaro-LeFevre‚ R. 1994)‚ it is often supported by nursing models such as Roper‚ Logan
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UNIT 10: Promote Equality and Inclusion in Health‚ Social care or Children’s and Young Peoples settings 1. Understand the importance of diversity‚ inclusion and equality 1.1. Explanation of diversity‚ equality and inclusion a) Diversity refers to the fact that we are all different. All the people are unique in their own way. Some of people are male or female‚ some are tall‚ some short‚ some people have dark skin‚ some light. People differences also could consist of their reading level‚ athletic
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Failure in Care Homes Every year there are around 800 fires in homes providing care for older persons in the UK. On average 5 people die each year and a further 90 are injured.Over the past 10 years 45 people have died and 1000 have been injured. Added to this is the true cost of pain‚suffering and impact on families and careworkers. Primary causes of fires in care homes are faulty electrical appliances or wiring‚ cooking facilities‚ smoking related combustion‚ misuse of equipment and deliberate
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teaching‚ I equated palliative care with death. After all‚ donʼt all palliative care patients die? And how else would a naive clerk define death? I equated it with defeat. Had I not just spent two years learning how to help people live? I saw palliative care as a failure: everything about it was negative: no‚ we are not going to resuscitate; no‚ we are not going to offer curative treatment; no‚ this patient will not live. My attitude towards palliative care was only reinforced by a certain
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The core principles of care include: * Dignity * Equality * Respect * Fairness * And privacy Dignity: Dignity is a person ’s right to be treated like a human being. When we talk about human dignity‚ we mean human rights. If people are treated with dignity‚ they usually have the right to make choices for themselves. Dignity also means people are treated with respect. When we talk about dignity of the elderly‚ for example‚ we mean treating them like adults and not like children
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Schultze | Clinical Rotation Area: | Starke Hospital/IU | Cultural/Ethnic Background/Needs: None | Religion: | Did not state | Primary Language: | English | Educational Needs: | Cognitive Impaired | Discharge Planning/Self-Care Needs: Discharged to hospice. Self-care deficit. | Admission Date: | 3/31/13 | Time: 0500 | | Admitted From: (Home‚ ECF or ?) | Nursing Home | Admission DX: | Aspiration related pneumonia | Chief Complaint (“patient’s own words” – PUT IN QUOTES): patient unresponsive
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1 Way of Life in the West American History 1865 to Present April 2‚ 2014
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Schulman English Honors 11 November 3‚ 2012 The Great Gatsby Jay Gatsby from the 1920’s novel The Great Gatsby was many things. He was smart‚ brave‚ and of course great. However‚ in the story when he is murdered no one attends his funeral‚ but his father and only friend Nick. The reason no one shows up is because Jay was great for his accomplishments‚ not his character. Although he was called the “great” gatsby‚ he didn’t fit the full description. He wasn’t great for saving children from a burning building
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DUTY OF CARE Duty of Care The legal definition for the term ‘Duty of Care’ means that person acts towards others and the public with watchfulness‚ attention‚ caution and prudence that a reasonable person in the same circumstances would. If a person’s actions do not meet this standard of care then their acts are considered negligent and any damages resulting may be claimed in a lawsuit for negligence. ‘Duty of Care’ means that whilst we are responsible for another persons wellbeing we must
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