reflective account (II) During my role as health care assistant in the care home setting where I work I spent a considerable amount of time on a one to one basis as a key worker with a particular resident. For the purpose of this reflective account the resident shall be referred to as Mrs S. Mrs S had vascular dementia as her dementia progressed her challenging behaviours increased. Mrs S spent a great deal of her day walking around the care home. On good days this was not an issue. However on
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT La’Kesha Wright HCS/405 09/16/2012 Sherida Douglass Introduction The role of financial management in health services primary role is to secure the financing need to meet an organization operating objectives. The role of the financial manager is to plan for‚ acquire‚ and utilize capital to maximize the efficiency and value of the organization. Four Elements “The four elements of financial management are: planning‚ controlling‚ organizing and directing‚ and decision
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Case Study One Identification of the Care that Mr Jones will require in relation to the safe management and promotion of wound healing This essay will focus on the holistic care of Mr Jones‚ with particular attention to the management of his wound. The points that will be discussed and analysed are the role of the skin‚ wound assessment‚ the nutritional status of Mr Jones and the problem of his obesity. Added to this‚ an analytical discussion of the involvement of the multi-disciplinary team
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will operate under a Christian philosophy that children need to be treated with warmth and respect. One major emerging trend in the childcare industry according to the Census Bureau’s Report “What Does It Cost to Mind Our Preschoolers?” is the care of children during non- standard hours. The service sector is projected to have the highest and fastest growing percentage of shift workers at 42%. In 1990‚ 7.2 million mothers with 11.7 million children under the age of 15 worked either full or
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Wound care (Pressure Ulcer) Descriptions During community placement‚ my mentor and I visited M (patient)‚ a 75years old lady‚ who was presented with a Pressure Ulcer‚ on the heel of her right leg. On arrival‚ my mentor asked me to manage M’s wound. However‚ I have observed and participate in carrying out this skill (wound care) with my mentor on several occasions. I explained the procedure to M and gained her consent to carry out the procedure. The preparation and application of aseptic technique
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health care insurance industry. A group of 20 doctors are considering forming a new medical group and have asked you to prepare a report on whether they should build a facility in an area within 30 miles of the downtown center of your 500‚000 population city for $100 million dollars. Prepare a report for the management team of the doctor’s group on your proposed $100 million expenditure plan reflecting on the key course objectives including the financial‚ legal‚ alternative health care models‚
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discussion‚ provide examples of two successful Disease Management Programs from real life. Why were these programs successful? Can they be replicated in other settings? What are the challenges to replication? According to the Academy of managed care pharmacy‚ disease management programs are designed to improve the health of persons with chronic conditions and reduce associated costs from avoidable complications by identifying and treating chronic conditions more quickly and more effectively‚ thus
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life changing event. During this time elderly patients often receive new diagnosis’s that require teaching and new medications such as diabetes and hypertension. For this assignment I have been asked to assume the role as the case manager providing care for Mr. Trosack‚ an 84 year old gentleman recovering from a total hip replacement. Healthcare Issues that Require Intervention After carefully reviewing the case study involving Mr. Trosack‚ I have identified several issues that a case manager
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Assessment task-CYP Core 3.4 Support children and Young people’s health and safety Task 1 There are many regulations‚ laws and guidelines dealing with health and safety. The most relevant laws are relating to health and safeties in the child care setting are set out below: Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Employers have a duty to: -make your workplace as safe as they are able -display a Health and Safety Law poster or supply employees with a leaflet with the same information (available
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Antepartum care Purposes physical and psychic preparation genetic risk identification associated diseases treatment immunization Basic principles Pregnancy is not a disease Mental preparation is necessary Good nutrition Early detection and treatment of illnesses Adjustment to physical limitations of pregnancy Education of the couple about normal and abnormal events Avoidance of substances harmful to the fetus Pre-conception care History drug‚ alcohol‚ tobacco
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