Safeguarding vulnerable adults: Unit 11 Judith Darnell: P1 P2 P3 P4 M1 D1. Introduction: There are many jobs in society‚ particularly within health and social care‚ where a practitioner’s main job role is working with adults. It is therefore‚ important for learners‚ hoping to work in these areas to develop knowledge and understanding of safeguarding work. Multi-agency partnerships work at local level to develop policies and procedures which safeguard adults by promoting good practice. Whilst the
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| Hyponatremia in the Older Adult | 168344 | | Vivienne Ellison 09039422 | 8/6/2011 | | Hyponatremia in the older adult. Management of defects in water homeostasis in the elderly is often difficult because of age related changes and diseases that are associated with impairment of water metabolism. The feeling of thirst is often impaired in the elderly (Kugler‚ 2000). Hyponatremia is a serum sodium concentration of less than the
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Adults Assumptions On Tennagers Everyone knows that throughout life‚ assumptions and stereotypes are made. Whether they concern age‚ gender‚ race‚ class and so on‚ it does not matter. Stereotypes are always made in some form or another‚ some can be referring to positive aspects‚ while others can be bad. Whether good or bad‚ stereotypes should not be made‚ if a person has not met someone‚ they shouldn’t presume to know them or their type’. No two people are identical and so they should
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withheld from an individual causing them to appear more agitated or in pain; conversely medication could be overused making an individual appear perhaps tired/drowsy. Sexual Abuse Sexual abuse can include rape or the involvement of a vulnerable adult in any form of sexual contact without consent; this can include coercing individuals into masturbation or the viewing of pornographic material. Signs of sexual abuse may be physical such as bruising or bleeding on/around the genitals‚ the contraction
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Joseph Tesmond Justice and the Law paper Spring 2010 Should Juveniles Be Tried As Adults? In today’s society‚ there is a national debate about what to do with juveniles in the criminal justice system. This debate is a result changes in practice throughout United States. The United States made it possible to try juveniles as adults in court after the case of Kent vs. the United States in 1966. The change in legislation is relatively new due to the fact that juvenile courts have "for most
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some of her thoughts on these. I often hear my elders and those from earlier generations tell me they are simply astounded at how difficult is has become to be a young person. This statement used to make me wonder what it was about being a young adult these days that makes it so seem so dire‚ but now having progressed through that stage I believe there are certain elements that are simply "tough". I think that it is important that those who have gone ahead of us‚ who have raised us‚ can look upon
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Adult Learner Narrative “I knew that it was time to get my life together when I saw my oldest daughter talking to her sister about how important it was to go to college. My youngest said‚ “Well mom didn’t go to college and she took care of us so why do I have to?” It was then when I decided that I refuse to be that type of example for my daughter and I knew what I needed to do….go back to school.” J. Richardson While the conversation her daughters had was a driving point for Richardson to go back
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Assignment optional book 2 Title: Dance on my grave Author: Aidan Chambers Short summary: Henry Spurling Robinson‚ better known as Hal‚ meets Barry Gorman during a tour on a sailing boat. They become friends and they turn out to be real soul mates. Their friendship grows into a homosexual relationship. They have a lot of fun together‚ meet each other’s families and experience many adventures. They are a great couple and promise each other things for the future. One of the things Barry makes
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Evaluation McDonalds‚ as we all know‚ is the world’s largest chain of fast food. It also holds a place as one of the largest employers; with the majority being young adults‚ who are most likely high school and college students. Throughout high school we are supposed to be getting prepared for the real world and advance our education to do so. College costs money and most students struggle to come up with it‚ seeing as most have to work to pay for their education. Finding a balance can be frustrating
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grows up in poverty face an uphill battle throughout their lives‚ as poverty often forces them to drop out of school in order to help provide for the family‚ and denies them the medical care that they need to grow into strong‚ healthy‚ productive adults. Children are dependent on others; they enter or avoid poverty by virtue of their family’s economic circumstances. They cannot alter family conditions by themselves‚ until they approach adulthood. Unemployment and very low income create an environment
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