Infection Control Case Study If it is suspected tuberculosis then Mr. Vargas should be isolated. Tuberculosis is an airborne disease transmitted by suspended droplet nuclei or residue in air during coughing or sneezing‚ talking or come in contact with a susceptible host. He needs to be placed in a private room with negative-pressure airflow through a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter. Since he would be under airborne precautions‚ when he is being transported he would have to wear
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1. Understand working relationships in social care settings. 1.1 Explain how a working relationship is different from a personal relationship. Working relationships are based on formal policies and procedures and agreed ways of working. They are bound by contracts of employment and also have codes of practice to be followed so they are professional based. My responsibility as a care assistant is to deliver a very high standard service to individuals. This includes support for everyday living e
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Principles for implementing duty of care in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s setting 1.2 All practitioners have a duty of care all the children the setting‚ this also includes the staff. A duty of care is where a practitioner has to take care of them and not let them get harmed in any way. This will involve the children attention‚ watching out for hazards and preventing mistakes or accidents. If a practitioner has not met the duty of care required then they can be held accountable
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Higher Nationals in Health and Social Care (QCF) Unit: Communicating in Health and Social Care Organisations Unit Code Date Issued: 23rd September 2013 Student Name: Student ID Submission Date: Lecturer: Internal Verifier: Assessment criteria Outcomes Assessment requirements To achieve each outcome a learner must demonstrate the ability to: L1. Be able to explore how communication skills are used in health and social care 1.1 Apply relevant
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5.1. The different reasons people communicate are: - To share; opinions‚ information‚ thoughts‚ knowledge‚ feelings‚ emotions‚ needs and wants. - To socialise‚ build and maintain relationships to satisfy our constant need to relate to others and have them relate to us. - To request or demand something. - To learn‚ teach and educate. - To persuade‚ argue and inform. - To compliment. - To experience. - To soothe others. - To gain attention. - To conduct business - For pleasure (film‚
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Level 2 Certificate for the children & Young People’s Workforce Introduction to Communication in Health‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings. To be able to understand why communication is important in the work setting I will have to look at the different areas of communications and in this section I will identify the different reasons why people would communicate with each other‚ look at how effective and adverse communication affects all the aspects of my work and finally
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Unit 16 Understand Safeguarding of Children & Young People (for those working in the adult sector) and Unit 14 Safeguarding and Protection of Vulnerable Adults Assignment Unit 14 AC1.3 Unit 16 AC 1.1 in the table below explain the following legislation and guidance in respect of safeguarding adult’s children and young people. Legislation/policy/best practice guidance | Summary | Safeguarding Vulnerable groups Act 2006 | Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 restricts contact between
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important in the successful delivery of health and social care services‚ in some aspects the roles are very similar‚ however they do require different skill sets‚ outlooks and behaviours. Management is a process of managing the activities of the organisation. Leadership is influencing and encouraging a team toward a shared goal. Managers require some leadership skills in order to encourage service delivery to have the intended outcome and leaders need the organisational skills of a manager in order to
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Executive Summary: Compliance Status Infection Control for Nightingale Community Hospital Nightingale Community Hospital is currently not up to standards on its infection control standards. As a top community hospital it is crucial to be providing a safe environment for patients and staff. The National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) 7: Reduce the risk of health care-associated infections number 2: Hand Hygiene is the standard that we need to bring up to par for the Joint Commission. From the safety
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Colette Addison The role of the health and social care worker Outcome 1. 1. A working relationship differs from a personal relationship in lots of ways. Firstly working relationships are formal‚ with policies and procedures put in place to protect everyone involved. They are bound by a contract of employment and have codes of practice that must be adhered to. In a working relationship professionalism and responsibility are foremost in your job role. Other things such as trust‚ communication and encouragement
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