CRITICAL CARE Critical care: the eight vital signs of patient monitoring Malcolm Elliott and Alysia Coventry O ne of the traditional roles of nurses involves surveillance.This might include watching patients for changes in their condition‚ recognising early clinical deterioration and protection from harm or errors (Rogers et al‚ 2008). For over 100 years‚ nurses have performed this surveillance using the same vital signs: temperature‚ pulse‚ blood pressure‚ respiratory rate and
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Safeguarding legislations‚ polices and guidelines are put into action so that children and young people are guarded from harm‚ abuse and any forms of mistreatment and so that their welfare is protected. The main current legislations‚ policies and guidelines are United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 is an international agreement that outlines the minimum requirements and standards for protecting the rights of children up to the age of 18 years. It states the basic rights of every
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children in different experiences to see what their initial reaction would be this helps them to have a clearer view what the interests and likes of the child(ren) may be also what they may not enjoy and possibly won’t benefit from if this was set as a particular activity for them. As part of the EYFS there is a planning cycle that practitioners may follow in order to help plan out their observation. When planning it is important for the child’s learning to be more child-led that is
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Gareth Devlin KEYWORKER REPORT 1 April 2012 to 30 April 2012 Family Contact. 12.05.12 Visit from Julie Harrison Gareth’ s mum and brother Leo and Grandad 26.05.12 Visit from Julie Harrison Gareth’s mum and brother Leo spent time in the garden positive visit Be Healthy 23.05.12 Joanna Gadd Occupational Therapist visited Gareth in the home to take measurements of Gareth to adjust his hard rock chair 24.05.12 Joanna Gadd visted the home to adjust Gareth’s hard rock
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procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people Safeguarding means taking steps to ensure children and young people feel safe and secure within the home and the setting‚ protecting them from abuse and neglect‚ ensuring that they stay safe and continue to positively develop physically‚ emotionally and mentally into adulthood. The table below is an outline of the main‚ current legislation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people: Policy Brief
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Unit 51 Outcome 4 Question 3 Describe the potential tension between maintaining an individual’s confidentiality and disclosing concerns. • Where abuse of a child or young person is suspected All settings should have a designated person to deal with child protection issues. If you have concerns that a child is being abused it is our job to disclose this information to the designated/manager of the setting unless you think by disclosing the information will put the child/young person in further
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Safeguarding unit 25 1.1 current legislation guidelines policies and procedures in the UK affecting safeguarding of children and young people are: Children’s act 1989 – simplified laws that protected children‚ provided clarity to those working with children’s of their responsibilities and duties regarding keeping them safe. Children’s act 2004 – following the death of victoria climbie the children’s act was revised following the Laming Report in 2003. This report led to the production of ‘Every
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Unit 4222-205 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care (HSC 024) Outcome 1 Know how to recognise signs of abuse: 1. Define the following types of abuse: Physical abuse Sexual abuse Emotional/psychological abuse Financial abuse Institutional abuse Self neglect Neglect by others Physical Abuse – includes hitting‚ slapping‚ kicking‚ pushing‚ mis-use of medication‚ inappropriate restraint or inappropriate sanctions. Sexual Abuse – includes rape and sexual assault‚ contact
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Unit 204 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care. Outcome 1 Know how to recognise signs of abuse 1.1 Define the following types of abuse: Physical abuse - force feeding‚ hitting‚ slapping‚ misuse of medication and use of restraint etc. Sexual abuse- rape and sexual assault‚ indecent exposure‚ penetration or attempted penetration etc. Emotional/ psychological abuse – emotional abuse‚ bullying‚ ignoring‚ shouting etc. Financial abuse – theft‚ fraud‚ exploitation etc.
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any factors which may lead to abusive situations There are several factors which may lead to abusive sit suitors. There are certain groups of people who are most at risk and these people appear to be vulnerable adults. People may have low self esteem and may accept bad things that happen to them. Their illness‚ condition or age can be factors. Adults become dependant on their abusers after a long period of time. Physical signs is an indicator of abuse. People who are bruised‚ may have broken bones
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