this unit. The learner will: 1. Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice 2. Know how to address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and the duty of care 3. Know how to respond to complaints Duty of care is the obligation to exercise a level of care towards an individual‚ as is reasonable in all the circumstances‚ to avoid injury to that individual or his property. The duty of care is therefore based on: the relationship of the different
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PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE 1. Understand how to reflect on practice in adult social care 1.1 Reflective practice is the ability to constantly monitor one’s own performance in a given role and make adjustments where necessary. For me as carer‚ reflective practice is particularly important because no two cases will ever be the same and it is vitally important to remain reactive and reflective at all times. Reflective practice has been demonstrated to have significant
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dysrhythmias that require emergent treatments. ABGs remain in normal limits for patient. Patient practiced focusing on a particular object to relax more. Patient will not show dysrhythmias. Medication Cards Brand Name and Generic Name Normal Dosage Ranges Contraindications Levofloxacin (Levaquin) Premix‚ ready-to-use injection: 250mg/50ml‚ 500mg/100ml‚ 750mg/150ml NSAIDs may increase the risk of CNS stimulation. Levaquin may increase the effect of warfarin. Pharmacotherapeutic Class Dosage Ordered
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Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role? A 1.1 Duty of care is a legal obligation for each individual in the health and social care setting that requires them to adhere to a standard of reasonable care. Ensuring they don’t put their service users or themselves in any danger. In the workplace there are policies and procedures‚ agreed standards‚ codes of practice and other legislation a care worker should follow. In a care workers job role you would be responsible
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Graded Unit- Development Stage- Louise Morgan The activity that I helped a service user complete was baking cakes. The activity was developed using person centred planning social care model. The service user to whom I will be again changing the name of to Lauren‚ following Data Protection act 1998. By following the person centred approach Lauren was empowered by making her own choices‚ she feels in everyday living that she does not get to make a lot of choices about the way she lives because she
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Programme Unit Title: Working in Partnership in Health and Social Care Student Name Edexcel BTEC Levels 4 and 5 Higher Nationals in Health and Social Care Unit Code: 5 Date Issued: Aug 2013 Assignment Evaluation Sheet – Working in Partnership in Health and Social Care St Patrick Student ID No.: Edexcel Registration No.: Date of submission 17:00 on 26th Oct 2013 Lecturer Name: Chris Tapp Internal Verifier Name: Shirley Yearsley ACHIEVING A PASS ALL assessment criteria must
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Create a leaflet Legislations and codes of practice relating to diversity‚ equality‚ inclusion and discrimination Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 You share the responsibility with your employer for your own safety and of all people that you support Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 An employee is refused a promotion‚ because of their age Employment Equality (Religion or Belies) and (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 An employee is refused e.g. training or lost a job‚ because
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communication in adult social care settings Outcome 1 understand why effective communication is important in adult social care settings Identify the different reasons people communicate. Communication is a big factor when it comes to finding out key information about the service user. Having good communication skills helps build relationships with both service user and their families. We need to have good communication amongst our work colleagues who are involved in their personal care to be able to give
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Assignment 207 Understand person centred Approaches in adult social Care settings Tasks Task an Information leaflet Create an information leaflet about person-centred care‚ aimed at individuals who use the service and their families. The leaflet must include: 4222 207 1.1‚2 & 3.1‚2‚3‚ 4229 207 1.1‚2 &3.1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4 Ai A definition of person-centred values Aii An explanation of it is important for why social care workers to work in a way that promotes person centred values
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Psychologist ii) Ethos builder – growing up in an pharmaceutical era b) Preview iii) Emphasis on Medication iv) Focus on Therapy v) Positives of medication c) Central idea vi) Move away from the heavily medicated society we are becoming. 2) Main Point #1 emphasis on over medication d) 61% of adults use at least one drug to treat a chronic health problems‚ 15% rise since 2001 e) Gretchen LeFever ‚PhD‚ Eastern Virginia
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