medications often leads to polypharmacy‚ which is defined as the prescription‚ administration‚ or use of more medications than are clinically indicated in a given patient. One widely used ADL tool is the Barthel Index : measure functional levels of self-care and mobility‚ and it rates the ability to feed and groom oneself‚ bathe‚ go to the toilet‚ walk (or propel a wheelchair)‚ climb stairs‚ and control bowel and bladder. The original ADL tool was developed by Katz Several interventions that may help
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Social Care Theory for Practice DH3K 34 Tutor’s Support Pack Angus College Dundee College John Wheatley College North Glasgow College May 2006 © COLEG Social Care Theory for Practice Tutor’s Support Pack First published November 2005 © Colleges Open Learning Exchange Group (COLEG) – Material developed by Angus College‚ Dundee College‚ John Wheatley College and North Glasgow College. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the prior written consent of COLEG‚ except
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1 Understanding the implications of duty of care. 1.1: Define the term ”Duty of Care”. The definition of “duty of care” is a legal obligation and a requirement to work in a way that offers the best interest of a child‚ young person‚ or in my case vulnerable adult‚ in a way which will not be detrimental to the health‚ safety and wellbeing of that person. 1.2: Describe how the duty of care affects own work role. Carrying out my “duty of care” in accordance with my Role‚ Responsibility and Competence
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Introduction to Duty of care in Health‚ Social care or children’s and young people’s setting. • To keep individuals safety‚ welfare and interest within the environment • To keep individuals free from harm • To give a choice Working with patients with Dementia‚ duty of care is a key concept. Some times the patient can be confused and violent. Firstly I would introduce myself to the patient and I would ask them if I could take their bloods while I am asking the patient for their consent
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Assignment 023 Understand Child and Young Person Development Task A A1 Table 1: Physical Development Age Range | Explain the sequence and rate of development | 0-3 months | Babies at birth have learnt
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largest part of society. In addition‚ the boomers will be the largest cohort of retirees ever. Also‚ the boomers may become the most-engaged cohort of older adults. The boomers will be the healthiest cohort of older adults. The boomers will be the best-educated cohort of older adults. First‚ the boomers will be the longest-lived cohort of older adults. b. List some of the age related changes that can affect communications-vision loss‚ hearing loss. Physical processes include listening‚ speaking‚
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The Person-Centred Approach - Personal‚ Professional and Theoretical Dimensions In this essay I will be looking at the Person-Centred Approach in Counselling and Psychotherapy. I shall be exploring the professional and theoretical dimensions through a personal lens‚ as someone who has recently completed an introductory course in Person Centred Counselling. This will include a concise overview of what the Person-Centred Approach is and a reflective look through the course‚ the experiential exercises
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Unit 27 Assignment 3 In this assignment the author will suggest strategies to minimise effects of challenging behaviour in health and social care settings P3. The author will then discuss strategies used to minimise the effects of one type of challenging behaviour in health and social care settings M3. Finally evaluate these strategies for dealing with this one type of behaviour D1. P3 In health and social care settings challenging behaviour can arise daily or rarely but challenging behaviour
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working with people they do not know. Personality clashes sometimes may become issues. It is important when developing teams to recruit staff with the relevant skills and expertise required and new team members should be inducted in a way that they understand the team working principles and what their roles are so they can quickly fit in as part of the team. 1.3 Identify the challenges experienced by established teams Established teams can become complacent and it is important to maintain enthusiasm
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UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF THE SOCIAL WORKER 1.1 IN YOUR WORKING RELATIONSHIP YOU WOULD BE FRIENDLY‚ HAVE A DIFFERENT APPROACH‚ TREAT WITH EQUALITY‚ YOU WOULD KNOW YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES‚ YOU WOULD NOT SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION AS YOU WOULD AS WITH FRIENDS. ALSO A WORKING RELATIONSHIP HAS NO EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT AND IS PRIMARILY BASED AROUND WORK AND YOUR JOB‚ WHERE AS A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP DOES HAVE AN EMAOTIONAL ATTATCHMENT 1.2 THE DIFFERENT WAYS OF WORKING RELATIONSHIPS IN HEALTH
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