What is dementia? If you‚ or a friend or relative‚ have been diagnosed with dementia‚ you may be feeling anxious or confused. You may not know what dementia is. This factsheet should help answer some of your questions. The term ’dementia’ is used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by specific diseases and conditions. These include Alzheimer’s disease and sometimes as a result of a stroke. Dementia is progressive‚ which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. How
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Nurs 302 (Lantz) Process Recording Date: __4/2/14__________ Student Name: ____________________________ Client (Verbal and Non-Verbal) Pt. turns to me with no expression as I walk into her room. Nursing Student (Verbal and Non-Verbal) “Hi‚ (patient name)‚ I am just going to hang up some antibiotics for you‚ okay?” Nursing Student (Thoughts/ Feelings) I was unsure at first how the patient would react to me because she had some erratic behavior in the past
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Introduction As is known to all‚ some managers have the ability to take advantage of fewer resources to produce more benefits‚ which confuses other managers. In order to figure out what sets the great managers stand out from the average ones‚ the journal article is written. In addition‚ this journal article provides the readers‚ especially managers with the meaningful knowledge on what great managers actually do‚ the advantages of their behavior and how they achieve that. In a word‚ the journal article
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Who am I and why do I want to be a social worker Just like most children‚ I had my fantasies and wishes of becoming a medical doctor so I could help alleviate the sufferings of many. Although this desire was not actualised as I ended up studying engineering but i always felt a big vacuum and an unquenchable desire which i couldn’t explain until I became a care support worker In my early years as a growing young girl in Africa‚ abuse and injustice happened on a daily basis and nothing was done
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Guide to qualifications and standards in adult social care 2014/15 This guide details all the current adult social care qualifications recommended by Skills for Care. The qualifications have been developed in partnership with employers‚ people who need care and support‚ carers‚ learning providers‚ sector experts‚ awarding organisations and other key organisations within the adult social care sector. Skills for Care strongly believes that‚ when delivered well‚ these qualifications
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their father was not in their best interest. We agreed to split custody when going through our divorce. Sharing custody has been the most substantial challenge I have ever had to face. As a mother‚ you have attachments to your children like no other. We made the decision to swap Julia and Jaxen back and forth every Friday‚ having them equal amounts of time. Despite starting this routine over four years ago‚ I still suffer emotionally from missing half of their life. I miss every
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want to have as life companions. These are all important decisions. What usually happens is that parents will want to barge in on all these three decisions and if possible make the decisions for the teenagers. The reason: Parents know better; they have been that way before; they are older; they are wiser and so on. But as often happens‚ especially in these fast moving times‚ parents train their children to live in their (the parents ’) time rather than in the teenagers ’ time. Teenagers should be given
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Assignment 301 principles of communication in adult social care settings Task A Question and Answers Ai Identify four different reasons why people communicate. - To express ones emotions. - To be sociable and interact with others. - To put ones opinion across. - To share information. Aii Explain how effective communication can effect relationships in a adult social care setting between: a) colleagues and other professionals Good communication skills are required to develop positive
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There can be different barriers to access support or services available. These can be physical‚ or they can be social‚ or cultural. Physical barriers can be something simple like signs that are unsuitable. Autistic people may need preparation for hospital
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attempt to demonstrate the Principles of Health & Social care and based on the ABC Care Homes case study‚ this essay would explain how the principles of support are applied in a care home setting as well as outline the procedures that could be used in protecting service users and colleagues as well from harm while analysing the benefits accruable to a adopting a person-centred approach when dealing with services users. More so‚ the essay would explain ethical dilemmas as well as the implementation of
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