OUTCOME 4 – Understand the use of materials‚ equipment and resources that are available when undertaking pressure are care. Identify a range of aids or equipment used to relieve pressure. Pressure relieving aids include‚ propad mattress/cushion or an airflow mattress/cushion can be used for individuals to sleep or sit on if they are not very mobile. For an individual with good mobility it is important that they move around often to help relieve pressure. For something with poor mobility
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of health care provider. And they do it all‚ from delivering preventive care to our children to helping seniors manage chronic disease. There is virtually no setting where health care is delivered where you won’t find a nurse. The health care law – the Affordable Care Act – has given nurses and other health care professionals a historic opportunity to improve the health of millions of Americans. The nursing profession is positioned to contribute even more to both health and health care. With implementation
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Stephanie Geno Mrs.Kinyon Great Debaters Essay 6 March 2013 The Great Debaters Based on a true story‚ the movie The Great Debaters is about a four person debate team at the historically Black‚ Wiley College in Marshall‚ TX. This team made up of one girl‚ Samantha Booke‚ and three young men‚ James Farmer Jr.‚ Henry Lowe‚ and Hamilton Burgess. They travel all over to compete against the top Black colleges in the country and are also the first African American college to compete against a White
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the overall development of a child both currently and in the longer term 2. Understand the importance and the benefits of adults supporting the speech‚ language and communication development of the children in own setting 2.1 Explain the ways in which adults can effectively support and extend the speech‚ language and communication development of children during the early years 2.2 Explain the relevant positive effects of adult support for the children and their carers 2.3. Explain
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Care of Skin and Bathing The skin is the largest organ of the body. There are a lot of different skin types and it is of utmost importance that the skin is not exposed to the sun as sun exposure can eventually harm the skin. 0-1 year (P5) A baby aged 0-1 year should not be bathed everyday but only two to three times a week. Instead the topping and tailing procedure is to be carried out. Topping and tailing procedure involves the washing of the face‚ neck‚ under arms‚ folds and creases and
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Palliative Care and Hospice Care: The Principles and Goals They Set The principles of palliative care and hospice care have similar goals that may often come together in an effort of providing the best care for a patient. Palliative care is holistic care of an individual with a chronic life debilitating condition whereas hospice care is for those with a terminal condition who have been diagnosed with 6 months or less to live. Palliative care usually will begin prior to the hospice care and continues
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Egocentric Ways of Thinking An egocentric tendency is the inclination to think only of oneself without thinking of others. Basically‚ this means putting some or all aspects in your life at the moment over everything else. I believe that everyone has egocentric tendencies mainly in areas where we fail to think logically. Three ways that I am egocentric include egocentric hypocrisy‚ blindness and immediacy. Egocentric hypocrisy is the natural tendency to ignore flagrant inconsistencies between what
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do to acquire the label “great”? Of course‚ one could simply go by the definition of the word and deem the leader “above average”. Did the great ones of ancient times exceed these standards or were they just above average like a standard dictionary would have us believe. Let us focus on two “great” leaders of our past by the names of Alexander and Cyrus. Both of these kings were famous for the way they ran their empires but were they both‚ so called‚ great? Cyrus the Great was the first king of the
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al .2009). Vowden‚K.‚Vowden‚P.and Posnett‚J.(2009). The resource cost of wound care in Bradford & Airdale PCT in the UK. Journal of wound Care 18(3):93-102. 2) Beldon (2010) highlights the lack of knowledge‚ individualised wound assessment and the construction and maintenance of effective management plans by nurses is seriously deficient. Beldon‚ P. (2010). Is wound management training in primary care good enough? British Journal of Community Nursing 15(9‚Suppl):S28. 3) A wound
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The Duty of Care Policy in Western Australia for Primary School’s INTRODUCTION: A Brief Outline The policy that will be examined is the Duty of Care policy . The purpose of this report is to analyse the Duty of Care policy of the Western Australian Department of Education.. This policy will be discussed in the context of the Local Primary school in Western Australia. Three scenarios will be illustrated in relation to the Duty
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