In this assignment‚ I researched about the health problem‚ dementia. Dementia is one of the serious health problems Australia encounters. This is due to the fact that the aging of population in Australia is increasing. Thus‚ the number of people who are diagnosed as dementia is increasing every year. Brown & Edwards (2005) suggested that there are approximately 18‚000 new cases of dementia in Australia every year. Harris‚ Nagy and Vardaxis (2006) stated ¡®dementia is a progressive organic mental
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IT 4222-202 Outcome 1: Understand what is required for competence in own work role As I am a care assistant my duties and responsibility in my role are • Making sure I arrive on time for my service user • Assisting out of bed‚ getting washed/ showered dressed and is ready for the day • Preparing service users food whether its breakfast diner tea or super • Administering there medication • Prompting their medication • Making sure they have their fluids I set my standards very high
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topic of advocacy in health and social care. Use these articles in conjunction with the module materials to discuss how advocacy can increase the power of service users when engaging with health and social care services. At some point in people’s lives‚ they will find themselves in a situation where they may need to participate in decision-making about their care and this essay looks at how advocacy can increase the power of service users when engaging in health and social care services. It will
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HSA 505 MARKETING AND HEALTH CARE Dione Dixon DR. Harold Griffin Assignment 1 Week 3 Marketing is an activity that is closely linked to successful business operations. The business industry that I chose to differentiate with healthcare marketing was the automotive industry. I will start from the basics: health care is a service‚ while a car is a good. While this does not prevent market competition from improving‚ it does mean that there are fundamental limits to how far the market can
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Famie Eve Sena D1: Evaluate the potential long-term effects of these two types of abuse on the health and well-being of adults. Abuse and neglect/ Physical abuse Abuse and neglect are a major source of stress and can have long-term effects on the health and well-being of older adults. The stress of abuse may trigger chest pain or angina‚ and may be a factor in other serious heart problems. High blood pressure‚ breathing problems‚ stomach problems (ulcers)‚ and panic attacks are common
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Not washing hands… Not washing hands… Not wearing Personal Protective Equipment… Not wearing Personal Protective Equipment… Not cleaning surfaces or surroundings… Not cleaning surfaces or surroundings… Poor practices that lead to the spread of infection… Poor practices that lead to the spread of infection… Not cooking food properly… Not cooking food properly… Not covering nose/mouth when sneezing/coughing… Not covering nose/mouth when sneezing/coughing… Learning Outcome 2:
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PWCS 024 Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care. Complete the table below and give 4 possible signs or symptoms for each (PWCS 024 1.1‚1.2) Type of Abuse | Signs and symptoms | Physical Abuse | Signs – bruises‚ cuts‚ burnt‚ broken bones‚ open wounds…Symptoms – withdrawn‚ aggressive behaviour‚ emotionally disturbed… | Sexual Abuse | Signs – bruises‚ vaginal or anal bleeding‚ infections… Symptoms – withdrawn‚ agitated‚ angry‚ aggressive‚ nervous‚ humiliated… | Emotional/psychological
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Manage Health and Social Care Practice to Ensure Positive Outcomes for Individuals Unit code: M3 Unit reference number: M/602/2850 QCF level: 5 1 Understand the theory and principles that underpin outcome-based practice Q1.1 -Explain ‘outcome-based practice’ Q1.2- Critically review approaches to outcome based practice Q1.3- Analyse the effect of legislation and policy on outcome based practice Q1.4 Explain how outcome-based practice can result
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CONFIDENTIALITY THE HISTORY OF CONFIDENTIALITY IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE. One of the oldest documents we can find about confidentiality is the Hippocratic Oath what was written in the 4th century BC. We all know that nurses are not taking this oath‚ but we are bound to the same confidentiality regulations as doctors and other health professionals including social workers. Untrained or ancillary workers should not have access to patient’s records and there is no need for them to know certain confidential
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INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION IN HEALTH‚ SOCIAL CARE OR CHILDREN’S AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SETTINGS 1.1 Identify different reasons people communicate “Communication is a process of passing information and understanding from one person to another”Keith Davis) We are social being and always depend on each others in everyday life. People communicate to build and maintain relationships - family‚ parenting‚ community. Communication is necessary for emotional intimacy. People communicate
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