Safeguarding a vulnerable older adult This essay will discuss the older adult whose illness referred them to palliative care and onto safeguarding. I will first explain what safeguarding a vulnerable adult on palliative care is and explain my scenario and discuss what had happened and what could have helped the patient who was at the end of life care. The Department of Health‚ (2011) defines Safeguarding as a multi-disciplinary work that works together to minimise and manage risks to vulnerable
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The purpose of this research argument is to evaluate the influence of health care and utilization of palliative care by patients with a life-limiting illness. Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illness. This type of provision is for comforting‚ soothing‚ or even sedating people of any age and at any stage of illness so they can rest. Palliative care prioritizes patients’ pain management and its symptom‚ while maintaining direct communication with patients and their
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Heritage Assessment of Cultures January18‚ 2013 Heritage assessment is a useful tool to assess family’s identification with traditional culture. It is important to recognize the cultural background and understand how people came up with the consequent remedies of health promotion and maintenance. An interview of European‚ Chinese‚ and Hispanic cultures presents different culture bound beliefs‚ practices‚ and behaviors that are used for health protection and restoration. The national
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Living with a Chronic Illness such as Multiple Sclerosis SOC 313 Social Implications of Medical Issues July 8‚ 2013 Abstract Multiple Sclerosis better known as MS is a disease people live with for 30 to 40 years. This is a long time living with such a painful disease. Many people do not know about Multiple Sclerosis and its effects on the individuals with this debilitating disease. More insight will be given on the cause‚ prevalence‚ racial disparity treatments research funding and future
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Organisation states that “Health is a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or illness.” There are many opinions on this definition of health. Some people think it is too vague. There are lots of factors that affect ideas of health‚ for example age‚ gender and religion. Also‚ this definition excludes people with illness‚ mental health issues and people with disabilities. However‚ some people who consider themselves ’healthy’‚ may consider it a good
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The biomedical explanation of mental illness is widely promoted in society to reduce stigma by promoting the biological causes of mental diseases which can be treated with pharmaceutical interventions‚ however increasing research has found that this explanation of mental illness is not only failing‚ but stigma is in fact worsening. The1950’s saw the introduction of a number of pharmaceutical treatments that seemed to reduce the effects of mental illness. The foundations of the biomedical parigdam
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P2- sociology Functionalism The functionalist view on health and illness comes from the work of Talcott Parsons. In line with the functionalist approach to society‚ he added that for society for function properly all of its members need to be healthy. Talcott Parsons said that illness was a form of deviance‚ and the members of society who where ill performed the sick role in society. Parsons said that is people in society declared themselves as ill then they developed new specific rights. They
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Being a compassionate‚ committed and competent individual whose passion in care is enormous‚ who derives joy in advocacy and assisting those who are unable to live their normal life independently motivated me to choose this career path. Being a voice to the voiceless seems to be a very important way of being part of the community. My desire of advocacy made me to join healthcare sector workforce which has been very productive in my life and to the lives of those that I support. My role as a healthcare
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Running Head: HEALTH‚ ILLNESS AND SOCIETY Health‚ Illness and Society [Name of the Writer] [Name of the Institution] Health‚ Illness and Society Introduction Disease or Sickness is the entities suspected of causing harm to an organism in biological as well as social functioning. Altered health state in a culture is deemed of causing vulnerabilities to reproduction‚ ability to care for loved ones and body metabolisms. Illness in every society is thought to interfere with
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HEALTH‚ WELLNESS AND ILLNESS Health: Definition * Health is a state of complete physical‚ mental‚ and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (WHO‚ 1947) * Health is not a condition; it is an adjustment. It is not a state but a process. The process adapts the individual not only to our physical‚ but also our social environments. (President’s Commission 1953) Wellness: Definition * Wellness is a state of wellbeing.It means engaging in attitudes and behaviors
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