Unit 13 –Dementia Awareness 1) 1.1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is a set of symptoms that affect the way people think and interact with each other. It is not a disease‚ but can often be linked to a disease or damage done to the brain. Short-time memory‚ mind‚ speech and motor skills are affected. Certain forms of dementia cause a change in the personality of the individual. A person suffering from dementia will lose certain skills and knowledge they already had. This
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Divine Intervention The belief in divine powers controlled civilian life in the ancient world. Piety‚ sacrifice‚ and complete devotion were necessary to keep these gods happy. In both ancient texts‚ The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Aeneid‚ this sort of respect and dedication to the gods is seen. Although ruling at different times‚ both kings in these epic adventures face uniquely different divine powers that have a diverse way of handling each culture. The role of the gods‚ although present in both
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A command economy is an economy controlled by the government. The government decides everything from the production to income. A free market system is an economy where prices are determined by privately owned business. The difference between a command economy and a free market system is that one is controlled by the government government and the other is controlled by businesses. By the end of the story Animalism is a complete command economy because the produce is controlled by the pigs. They decided
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Unix commands 6/27/12 10:24 AM Unix commands Note that there are thousands of commands available on a typical unix box. In bash‚ just hit the "Tab" key twice and say yes‚ to display the the commands currently available on your machine. A standard unix operating system lists currently thousands of commands. Type x to list all commands starting with x. The following list contains some of the more frequently used programs. Access Control exit - terminate a shell (see "man sh" or "man csh")
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College Communication in health and Social Care Name: Deshan Weerasinghe Student ID: D0113P16004 Table of Content Content Page Introduction 2 1.1 Apply relevant theories of communication to health and social care contexts 3 1.2 Use communication skills in health and social care context 4 1.3 Review methods of dealing with inappropriate interpersonal communication between individuals in health and social care settings 5
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Medicare to add benefits to the plan that in the past was not a covered service and influence the private insurance companies to add benefits that were not covered. For example‚ the ACA provides: • Free preventative care • Protects individuals from life time caps • Provides continuity of care • Protects individuals from being disqualified from the insurance company’s services for preexisting disease or condition • Forces healthcare providers to work together to provide quality healthcare services ACA
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OF CONFIDENTIALITY IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE. One of the oldest documents we can find about confidentiality is the Hippocratic Oath what was written in the 4th century BC. We all know that nurses are not taking this oath‚ but we are bound to the same confidentiality regulations as doctors and other health professionals including social workers. Untrained or ancillary workers should not have access to patient’s records and there is no need for them to know certain confidential information. A famous
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Describe how incorrect handling and moving techniques can damage the skin. Identify a range of interventions that can reduce the risk of skin breakdown and pressure sores. Describe the changes to an individual skin conditions that should be reported. It is important to avoid or prevent the vulnerable areas or where sores has already formed. Regularly changing position or moving helps to prevent pressure sores developing in a vulnerable areas or to relieve already existing ones.
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WHO defines policy as decisions‚ plans‚ and actions that are followed to achieve a particular health care goal within a society. A detailed health policy can achieve several things such as defining a vision for the future‚ which in turn helps to establish goals and points of reference for the short and medium term. Healthcare settings have various policies which are continuously updated to keep up with the growing demands of the field. Nurses have a lot of ethical and legal responsibilities in their
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Deinstitutionalization Deinstitutionalization is the process of in which people were taken out of institutional mental health facilities and given treatment in their own communities.Many people criticize this choice for being either beneficial or harmful to the patient and or the public. I stand in the area where i do believe if a patient is stable enough to take the drugs that allow them to live a normal life without having to deal with the mental illness‚ this will allow the “patient”
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