Unit 39- Support Use of Medication in Social care Settings A)1.1 The Medicine act 1968 Governs the manufacture & supply of medicines. This requires that the local pharmacist or dispensing doctor is responsible for supplying medication. He or she can only do this on the receipt of a prescription from an authorised person eg a doctor. According to the law (The Medicines Act 1968) medicines can be given by a third party‚ e.g. a suitably-trained care worker‚ to the person that they were intended
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Psy202- Social Discrimination (5/30) www.hiddenbias.org www.tolerance.org/hidden_bias TAJFEL Ingroup bias (I‚ ours‚ us) Outgroup bias (Him‚ her‚ theirs) Over generalizations -> stereotypes -> prejudice -> discrimination (Prejudice distorts our similarity) 1. Accentuates our difference 2. Selective perceptions 3. Underestimate differences within the outgroup Allport (American born socialist) : 1. Achieving equal status (one method is by talking)
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essay Submitted to: Fiona Smith‚ Care Provision and Practice Presented by: Shannon Hosey Date: 26/3/2015 As a Fetac Level 5 pre-nursing student‚ I am writing this essay to discuss how the content and practice experience in this module Care Provision and Practice has contributed to my development as a carer/nurse. The assignment will focus on my personal‚ interpersonal and professional skills that I have gained throughout my experience working as a care assistant at my work placement
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they are still diffrent and unique in many ways‚ diversity is recognising and valuing those diffrences EQUALITY equality means treating people equaly and in a way that is appropriate for there needs‚equality isnt about treating everyone the same way‚ but it recognises that their needs are met in a diffrent way 1 INCLUSION inclusion is about equal opportnities for everybody of diffrent ages‚gender‚ethnicity‚or background. DISCRIMINATION discrimination is leaving somebody feeling left out beacouse
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Challenging aspects When we heard the word “persuasion‚” most of the times we see people associating it with a negative connotation. However‚ this word may have more positive meaning than we might think. Like every choice we make in our lives‚ persuasion also involves pros and cons. Thus‚ it is people’s decision‚ especially in the case of Public Relations practice‚ to make persuasion worth for good. Relationships are always based on persuasion. That is‚ whenever is necessary to make someone understand
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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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in the health and social care or children and young people setting. Unit SHC 23 Diversity can be expained in many different ways‚ for example a "diverse work force" is when a work team has many differences in all different aspects‚ in example a work team which includes different races‚ ages‚ gender and interests. Equality is described in which all individuals arre treated equaly‚ equal oppurtunties plays a big part within the health and social care setting. Discrimination is when an individual
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Understand how to handle information in social care settings In order to demonstrate an understanding of how to handle information‚ we must first define exactly what we mean by that term. Information‚ or data‚ about an individual covers any known and accessible records where an individual may be identified through the use of said data‚ including‚ but not limited to‚ their name‚ medical conditions‚ date of birth‚ medications‚ details of care requirements and religious preferences. These are the
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Assignment 301 principles of communication in adult social care settings Task A Question and Answers Ai Identify four different reasons why people communicate. - To express ones emotions. - To be sociable and interact with others. - To put ones opinion across. - To share information. Aii Explain how effective communication can effect relationships in a adult social care setting between: a) colleagues and other professionals Good communication skills are required to develop positive
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1.1 Explain the features of effective team performance Tuckman (1965) suggests that understanding is required in order for teams to reach maturity. Tuckman phases of team development are: Forming Storming Norming Performing And later he added Adjourning. 1.2 Identify the challenges experienced by developing teams Team development often requires organisational change and some staff are fearful of change and worried about working with people they do not know. Personality clashes sometimes may become
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