1. What is Palliative Care? (150 words) Palliative Care is a care provided when someone is living with‚ and dying from a fatal chronic condition where the primary goal is maintaining quality of life. It provides special supportive care for anyone who is suffering a life-threatening condition approaching the end of life. Palliative care is for any age‚ those with cancer or any other terminal diagnosis‚ people of any ethnic or cultural background‚ whether they may live in the countryside or the
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Program – Region 6 Nursing Care Plan and Evaluation Student: __ Instructor: _Date: _1-28-2010_____ Instructions: 1. The nursing care plan evaluation is based upon the application of criteria appropriate for the student’s skill set. 2. All nursing care plans must be typed (Times New Roman‚ 12 point font). The nursing care plan form is available on Blackboard™ in each clinical course. 3. The grading rubric must be attached – last page of nursing care plan. 4. All relevant assessment
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DUTY OF CARE A Tort is a civil wrong‚ which is an action brought to enforce‚ redress or protect rights or noncriminal litigation. There are many Torts‚ however‚ of importance is Negligence. Negligence is the failure to do something a person of ordinary prudence would do. Negligence protect against personal injury‚ damage to property and economic loss. In order to establish negligence four elements must be established. Firstly‚ the plaintiff must prove that a duty of care was owed. Secondly‚ the
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in social care? Well here’s a few things you should know... like the term ’Duty of care’......it means providing care and support for individuals within the law and also within the policies‚ procedures and agreed ways of working of your employer. It is about avoiding abuse and injury to individuals‚ their friends and family and their property. A negligent act could be unintentional‚ careless or intentional that results in abuse or injury. A negligent act is breaching the duty of care. If an individual
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223 Support individuals to meet personal care needs For this assignment I will use an example of how I work with a client Outcome 1 1.1 Every morning when I go to help L . with her morning routine I first of all ask her how she feels and what she wants us to do that day‚ whether she wants a wash or a shower‚ if she wants to was her hair or not. 1.2 We establish the level and type of support she needs for personal care by talking. I ask her what part of the shower she can do on her own(wash
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Thomas Sikkema Professor John Schneider PHI 102 6 April 2015 The Ethics of Care The Ethics of Care is defined as the feminist approach on the view that men and women approach morality in very different ways: with men stressing principles‚ and women stress more on emotions when making a moral choice (John Schneider‚ Lecture: Ethics of Care). The main proposals of the Ethics of Care were presented by Carol Gilligan‚ a psychologist who focused on how women differ in how they approach ethical issues
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‘Wound care: selecting the right dressings’ Author: Merlin-Manton‚ Elizabeth‚ Tissue viability nurse‚ Worcester acute hospital. Quantitative research‚ Case report; Blind Peer Reviewed; Editorial Board Reviewed; Europe; Expert Peer Reviewed; Nursing; Peer Reviewed; UK & Ireland. ‘This article discusses the clinical aspects of wound healing the importance of selecting the right dressings for wound. Topics discussed include the two main types of wounds‚ wound closure‚ moisture balance which promotes
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Appendix 2 Operating Department Practioner Care Plan Surgical Procedure: - Bilateral Myringotomy Patient Name: - James Smith Patient Age: - 5yrs old Definition of Surgical Procedure: - An operation performed to the ears to insert grommets. Medical Diagnosis: - Bilateral Grommets Activity of Daily Living Maintaining a Safe Environment Diagnosis of Collaborative Problems - Safety in Theatre Environment compromising equipment and patient – Manual Handling risks of patient
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Kasinger Topic: Care of horses Organizational Pattern: Topical Specific Purpose Statement: I want my audience to understand the basic care of horses. I. Attention-Getting Device: Speed‚ agility‚ 1200 lbs of pure muscle‚ long wavy locks‚ gentleness‚ a dream? I think not. Horses are one of the most majestic animals but are very time consuming and costly. II. Orientation Phase: A. Credibility: As an owner of a horse‚ I can fully understand the proper love and care a horse requires
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physiological observations should be recorded at the time of their admission or initial assessment. A clear written monitoring plan that specifies which physiological observations should be recorded and how often it is recorded should be outlined in a care plan. Before any of such intervention is carried out‚ Mr. J’s consent has to be sorted (NMC‚ 2015). Together with the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Human Tissue Act (2004)‚ it is a legal and professional requirement of any healthcare practitioner
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