staff with first aid training. All accidents and any incidents are recorded in the Accident Report Book. All accidents are accurately notified to the parent/carer as soon as possible. Hygiene rules relating to bodily fluids are followed with particular care and all staff are aware of how infections can be transmitted. In the nursery we aim to: • Involve and motivate nursery staff in all matters concerning Health & Safety. • Prevent accidents‚ injuries and ill-health and to identify and
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Extrapyramidal side effects: p. 789- A variety of signs and symptoms that are often side effects of the use of certain psychotropic drugs‚ particularly the phenothiazines. Three reversible extrapyramidal side effects are: acute dystonia‚ akathisia‚ and pseudoparkinsonism. A fourth‚ tarditive dyskinesia‚ is the most serious and is not reversible Akinisia: p. 784- regular rhythmic movements‚ usually of lower limbs; constant pacing may also be seen; often noticed in people taking antipsychotic medication
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Prosocial behaviour encompasses voluntary helping acts that the society values‚ with the intention of promoting harmonious relations and benefiting another as opposed to oneself (Vaughan & Hogg‚ 2005). The arousal: cost-reward model and its role in prosocial motivation proposes that a bystander ’s arousal is attributed to another person ’s distress‚ which they emotionally experience as unpleasant and are therefore motivated to relieve it (Dovidio‚ 1996). Eisenberg and Fabes (1991) contribute
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understanding of the biopsychosocial influences associated with dignity which affect the older person. Age concern describe dignity to mean that everyone is treated and receives the care that meets their needs which enables them to live their life how they want (age concern 2008). it is important that health care professionals are aware of the ethical and non-ethical values necessary for each patient to feel his or her dignity is fully respected The ageing process effect a multidimensional
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HSA505: Health Services Planning and Marketing Taking Care of the Elderly: Which Options is Best for Your Loved One or Family Member December 13‚ 2009 Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………… 3 Nursing Home Care………………………………………………….. 7 Adult Daycare…………………………………………………………. 10 Home Health and Hospice…………………………………………... 11 Conclusion……………………………………………………………. 16 References…………………………………………………………….. 17 Introduction According to the United States Bureau
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currently exceeds 20 million‚ with most of the population located primarily in the cities and along the coast; it also spreads to rural and remote indigenous communities. The Australian Government spends in excess of 66 billion dollars per year on health care‚ averaging out to approx $3‚300 per person. (Medicare Australia 2009) This essay will discuss the structure of Australia’s healthcare system‚ known as Medicare. It will also discuss the role of the Government and Non-Government agencies‚ and Medicare’s
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History of Child Care in Ontario 1881: The Crèche was established by J.L. Hughes in the Toronto public school system (now Victoria Day Care Services). The Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) at the Centre for Urban and Community Studies at the University of Toronto began function in the early 1980s in reply to a need for information and public educational assets in the child care field. 1887:The Toronto kindergarten was accomplished in 1887 for children aged 3 - 7 year olds making Ontario
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the heightened statistics of those experiencing chronic conditions. By lessening and improving chronic care‚ self-management has become a topic of study (Bos-Touwen et al. 2015). As an assistant in nursing caring for the aged population‚ I was able to witness chronic conditions. Since being exposed to this‚ I see that there is a wide variety of care to meet the needs of each patient. The Chronic Care Model‚ or CCM‚ may be the potential solution to caring for older people‚ according to Hickman‚ Rolley
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Ageism: Causes‚ Consequences and Recommendation Kunda (1999) noted that people have a tendency when they perceive others in social settings‚ to automatically categorize them into three major dimensions: race‚ age and sex (as cited in Nelson‚ 2004‚ p.ix). Barrow and Smith (1979) noted that only a small proportion of theoretical and empirical research within psychology has been directed towards understanding ageism (while much of the research has focused on the other two ‘isms’: racism and sexism)
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Hospital care differs from care at a nursing home facility. Hospitals specialize in short-term patient care. On average‚ a patient stays at the hospital for about four days. Hospitals treat and release their patients rather quickly because of the lack of rooms to accommodate them all‚ and the many demands from the insurance company. Patients come for numerous reasons that differ for all individuals. Patients come to the hospital in crucial situations‚ for which teams of medical specialists come
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