agreed ways of working Page 6 – 9 Section 3: Understanding your role in the wider care sector Page 9 – 12 Section 4: Career pathways in the care sector Page 12 – 15 Section 5: Issues of public concern in the care sector Page 16 – 17 Assessment Questions Page 18 – 29 The assessment questions will cover all the criteria for the ERR unit: Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health and social care of the Level 2 Award in ERR. Where criteria have been covered is outlined in the
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Name Prof Course Date Title The “Affordable Care Act” much better known as “Obamacare” is a new law that was recently passed under the Obama administration. This is a law that revamped the American health care system. Ever since the Affordable Care Act was passed we have seen a lot of controversy in society in regards to health care. Strongly supported by a liberal democratic party and strongly opposed by a conservative republican party‚ the Affordable Care Act is very controversial subject which affects
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In the video “Value Based Health Care Delivery”‚ spoken by Michael Porter‚ he begins with a discussion of redefining health care delivery. He stated that unless we want to make pay cuts for health professionals or limit care‚ there has to be improvement in the value of health care delivered. As defined by Porter‚ value is patient health outcomes per dollar spent. In order for significant improvement in value‚ it would require reconstruction of the fundamentals of the health care delivery system. The
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Vincent Mazzaro One of the most controversial subjects in the news today is health care. The problem is not that the doctors can’t cure all of their patients‚ but it’s about how costly it is to cure all of these patients. The cost of helping these patients is paid for through Obama’s new national health care‚ which people’s taxes pay for. However‚ these taxes are sometimes not afforded by a certain majority of people. This makes matters even worse because all the procedures performed on these
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relied on and shielded them from the true cost of healthcare; insurance mandates; the state –level regulation that before the Obamacare affected small group market policies; “community rating”; no purchase of insurance plans across different states among other reasons. In light of an average American household expenditure‚ health care took 5.1% in 1989‚ 5.3% in 1999 and 5.9% in 2008. According to Pipes (2010)‚ “In 2009‚ the United States spent 17.3% of its gross domestic product on healthcare‚ the highest
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Overview This standard identifies the requirements when supporting the care‚ learning and development of children through the maintenance of environments. This includes preparing and maintaining a physical safe environment which is stimulating and build’s the child’s confidence‚ as well as supporting routines for children. Performance criteria You must be able to: You must be able to: You must be able to:
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Managed Care Brooke McMichael University of Scranton Abstract This paper examines the benefits and issues with managed care. The benefits include patients receiving preventative care‚ lower premiums‚ lower costs of prescriptions‚ fewer‚ unnecessary procedures‚ and less paper work. Some issues with managed care include limitation on doctors that patients can choose from‚ restricted coverage‚ the possibility of under treatment‚ and compromised privacy. Managed care effects nursing by causing significantly
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Obligations to the Impoverished From a Care Ethics Perspective Care Ethicists would argue that we are fundamentally interdependent people‚ and to the extent that we’re emotionally attached to a person or persons‚ their concerns should be of ultimate concern for us in our ethical decisions. One would then assume that we would have obligations to help the poor‚ and I wholeheartedly agree. However‚ this topic has incensed me to the core. I knew that when I researched Care Ethics that I would find plenty
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PREVENTIVE CARE IN AMERICA Funding Preventive Care in America Webster University December 7‚ 2011 Funding Preventive Care in America Preventive care is an element that is becoming important to not only those in the healthcare field but America as a whole. Preventive care helps to not only prevent but in some cases stop from increasing illness such as obesity‚ hypertension‚ and heart disease. Many healthcare officials feel that preventative care is important to the health care field while
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screaming‚ biting‚ resisting care‚ wandering‚ self-harm‚ nocturnal wakefulness‚ refusal to eat‚ frequent and unnecessary toilet requests‚ and intrusion (Adams‚ 2008). Acute care nurses are expected to deal with serious illnesses along with the behaviour issues of elderly people‚ which can be exacerbated by hospitalization. (Adams‚ 2008). This paper will examine the behaviours displayed by people with dementia in the acute setting‚ and strategies to provide appropriate care and manage these behaviours
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