Duty of Care In a work setting where we are working with children our duty of care is of utmost importance‚ we need to ensure that we do everything within our power to ensure that children and young people that use our setting get the best care possible and that no harm comes to them. When working with children and young people we not only have a duty of care to the children but also to their parents and carers who will be trusting and expecting us to provide the best care for their children. A
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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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Duty of care- when caring for people that are able and capable of doing things on their own but are in your care. If there is a basketball session and the floor is not dry or hasn’t been dried properly and a child slips and has an injury the person that is caring for the child in the session can be sued for negligence. It’s the duty of the carer to make sure it’s safe to play in a certain activity. Higher duty of care- is for people that are less able of doing basic things daily on their own (young
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teaching‚ I equated palliative care with death. After all‚ donʼt all palliative care patients die? And how else would a naive clerk define death? I equated it with defeat. Had I not just spent two years learning how to help people live? I saw palliative care as a failure: everything about it was negative: no‚ we are not going to resuscitate; no‚ we are not going to offer curative treatment; no‚ this patient will not live. My attitude towards palliative care was only reinforced by a certain
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him to take vitals‚ treat wounds‚ administer some injections under the supervision of physicians‚ and in a hospital setting monitor patients on catheters and oxygen provisions. Additionally‚ Jerry is a medical assistant and is a multi-skilled health care professional who assists with administrative‚ clerical‚ and technical support in relation to helping the physician. The scope of Jerry’s training is limited to all of the above mentioned duties and none of them mention that he can administer medications
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As a health care specialist‚ I was asked to research the recent increase in health care costs and recommend a program that can be implemented to reduce these costs. The reason for this report is due to the amount of health care costs that have increased in the last three years. ABC Corporation has had an increase of more than 200% within the past three years in insurance premiums being paid. Although ABC Corporation has provided its employees with great healthcare plans‚ the cost‚ as you will see
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Generally‚ the purpose of the ethics committee in health care is to deliberate and rectify complicated and unusual matters involving issues that affect the care‚ and treatment of patients within the health care institution (Morrison‚ 2014). Members of the ethics committee should be chosen on the elements of their concern for the welfare of the sick and interest matters‚ and their reputation in the community and among their peers for integrity and mature judgment. Ideally‚ the purpose of the ethics
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normal process and body goes through several changes in whole life. Palliative care is a kind of health care. It is offered to those whose illness cannot be cured. It helps people to live as well as possible while they manage their illness. This assignment discusses the principles of chronic‚ complex and palliative care. It will also looks at the assessment and management strategies in chronic‚ complex and palliative care. Furthermore‚ this will look at case study of 70 year old man diagnosed with
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ASG 1 Unit 054 Task A Provide a brief written explanation of the following: 1. What duty of care means in children and young people’s settings. Duty of care in childcare settings means to keep children and young people safe‚ protecting them not only from physical harm but also from neglect‚ emotional and sexual harm and abuse. It is guarding the rights of the child in your care‚ as they have the right to be independent and to be treated with respect and dignity. This also includes respecting
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glimpse into maternal and child care takes into consideration that there are social‚ political‚economic‚ cultural and environmental factors that serve as barriers to raising healthy‚ positive children. Then‚ the story focuses on the trials of motherhood and single parenting.” These were the exact lines written on the synopsis of the video- documentary. Truly‚ several factors are contributing to the multiple burdens of mothers when the issue of maternal health and child care is concerned. As mentioned
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