Jewel and Esk College 11 Social Care Theory for Practice Assessment 1 Outcome 1 ALISON HERRIOT Values 1) The values that I hold at this point in my life have developed over the years there have been many influences like family‚ friends‚ work‚ and my life experiences have played a part in the development of these values. Values are a guide that I feel I need to have in order for me to continue my life in the right direction and be as happy as it can be. These are some of the values and
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Team C Project NURS 6030 Section 5 The Practice of Population-Based Care August 16‚ 2009 Plan for Collaboration Healthcare is a profession in which nurses strive to advocate‚ guide‚ and protect those placed in our care. In this spirit‚ Team C will work together to investigate a healthcare problem to strengthen our collaborative abilities. The team’s systematic approach described below includes team identification‚ team vision‚ communication process‚ determination of roles‚ conflict resolution
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Abstract Dementia is characterized by evidence of short term and long term memory impairment with impaired abstract thinking‚ impaired judgment‚ disturbances of higher cortical thinking‚ and personality changes. It is basically a progressive decline of cerebral utility such as logic‚ remembrance‚ language‚ problem solving‚ or concentration. This disease greatly harms the day by day performance of a person and is seen more in older people‚ however‚ is not a normal part of aging. 1. INTRODUCTION
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Dementia Awareness Explain what is meant by the term ’dementia’ - Dementia is a name that best describes a collection of symptoms‚ which leads to a reduction in someone’s abilities and skills when carrying out day to day tasks‚ i.e. washing‚ dressing and cooking. Key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia - Areas of the brain that are affected by dementia are the Temporal‚ Parietal‚ Occipital and Frontal lobes. These all control functions of the brain such as memory‚ recognition sequencing
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Outcome1 1.1 Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is a group of symptoms known as a syndrome that is associated with an ongoing decline of the brain and its abilities which can include memory loss‚ the way of thinking and understanding of what is being communicated and also the change in language which they may not normally use. People with dementia may also become apathetic‚ finding it difficult to control how they are feeling or have problems behaving appropriately in social
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Understanding the Relationship Between Self-care Agency‚ Self-care Practices and Obesity among Rural Midlife Women Understanding the Relationship Between Self-care Agency‚ Self-care Practices and Obesity among Rural Midlife Women Purpose of the research The purpose of this non experimental‚ predictive correlation study was to examine the relationship between self-care agency‚ self-care practices‚ and obesity among rural midlife women. Although self-care practices have been linked to the reduction
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Standard of care and Medical practice Jose Konde HLT-305 January 25‚ 2015 Everyday Health care professionals are entrusted with people’s health care and‚ therefore‚ their lives. The nation does not give this responsibility softly; it comes with the reasonable conditions that Heath care providers‚ who are the ones that the patients trust‚ obey by rigid professional‚ ethical and legal standards. The word scope of practice is known as the rules‚ the regulations‚ and the boundaries within which
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Nursing Practice and Palliative Care Palliative care is a specialized segment of health care which involves minimizing and preventing the patients’ pain and suffering. Patients suffering from chronic illness‚ end of life or curable illness may be placed in palliative care. The goal of palliative care is to improve the quality of life for the patient and family. The role of the BSN prepared nurse regarding palliative care is to be knowledgeable on palliative and gerontologic nursing practice. The
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This essay will discuss my values and those used in social care practice‚ sociological and psychological influences regarding discrimination and anti-discrimination. The meaning of discrimination and anti-discriminatory practice and to identify and describe three pieces of legislation designed to promote anti-discriminatory practice. Values and beliefs are about what a person finds important to you; what a person believes to be right and wrong. Values are usually learned by primary socialisation
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Unit 18: Understanding the role of communication and interactions with individuals who have dementia Unit Code: DEM 308 1. How do individuals with dementia communicate through their behaviour (1.1) Persons with dementia may communicate through behaviours such as: • Repetition of actions or questions‚ this may communicate anxiety over memory loss‚ boredom from inactivity‚ to seek reassurance‚ picking at clothing due to anxiety. • Aggression‚ this may communicate depression‚ an inability
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