UNIT 6: UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF THE SOCIAL CARE WORKER Unit 6: Unit code: QCF Level 2: Credit value: Understand the role of the social care worker A/602/3113 BTEC Specialist 1 Guided learning hours: 9 Unit aim This unit is aimed at those who are interested in‚ or new to working in social care settings. It provides the knowledge required to understand the nature of working relationships‚ working in ways that are agreed with the employer‚ and working in partnership with others. Unit
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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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CHAPTER 6 Ambulatory Care Chapter Objectives After completing this chapter‚ the reader should have an understanding of: • The definition of ambulatory care. • The variety of settings for the delivery of ambulatory care. • The importance of ambulatory care services as a part of the U.S. health care system. a number of other ways ambulatory care is delivered‚ and they are described in this chapter. In recent years the number and type of ambulatory or outpatient facilities have increased to
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previous ones. The main reason for this was the fact that I was the required to actively take part in the assessment‚ planning‚ implementation and evaluation of a patients care within the service. Doing this came with responsibility that I had not had in previous placements. My preceptor had explained to me the process involved in care planning for a patient on the unit‚ the doctor will do the majority of the assessment‚ the nurse carries out the risk assessment and completes Roper Logan and Tierney
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States of America‚ and they all need effective‚ affordable and accessible health care coverage and services. Within decades‚ the scope and cost of health care has changed dramatically with increased complexity and significance to the healthcare market. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the managed care industry and examine how organizations try to control costs. Managed Care Organizations is a partnership of health care providers whose purpose is to contract with an institution (Crosson & Tollen
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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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What are the issues facing young people leaving care? How might these issues be successfully resolved? Children and young people enter the care system for numerous reasons‚ some of which include a parent’s inability to cope or because of problems in the family. Most of these children will return to their family after a brief stay‚ however‚ many will be expected to leave care and begin living independently between the age of 16 and 18 (Stein and Wade‚ 2000). Past research (for example Barnardo’s
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There are so many problems with our society’s health care. Everyone wants to find a solution‚ but no one has been able to come up with one yet. Many different things have been tried‚ but none have put a cease to the exorbitant costs‚ which most believe to be the main problem. Out of everything tried‚ the most recent and popular system is known as managed care. Managed care is the most common form of health insurance in the United States‚ and provides more a cost efficient coverage
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Investigating the process of care is similar to examining the conditions‚ due to their interconnectedness‚ indirectly measuring the clinical conditions (Lazar et al.‚ 2013). Moreover‚ the technical and interpersonal dimensions of care are important in the process of care (Donabedian‚ 1988). Measuring process offers a chance to compare the care in different contexts (e.g. different geographical locations/countries‚ health systems) as well as to understand the flow of the process in depth. The amount
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