Unit 5 Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in health and social care 1.1‚ 1.2 Physical Abuse Physical abuse is abuse involving contact intended to cause feelings of intimidation‚ pain‚ injury‚ or other physical suffering or bodily harm.. Physical abuse includes... * Hitting / slapping / kicking * Pushing * Pinching * Force feeding * Burning / scalding * Misuse of medication or restraint * Catheterisation for the convenience of staff * Refusing access to
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INTRODUCTION… Communication has existed since the beginning of human beings‚ but it was not until the 20th century that people began to study the process. As communication technologies developed‚ so did the theories. Before becoming simply communication‚ or communication studies‚ the discipline was formed from three other major studies: psychology‚ sociology‚ and anthropology. Psychology is the study of human behaviour‚ Sociology is the study of society and social process‚ and anthropology
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Communication is a must for a successful venture. Within health care‚ the modality for effective communication has grown in the last decade. In general‚ providers are creating processes to increase patient safety. In this paper‚ the author will converse on communication factors associated with Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). The paper will cover the benefits of electronic medical records‚ the value of confidentiality of an electronic medical record‚ communication effectiveness‚ modes of communication
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would be a challenging care due to communication and language barriers. Throughout this care I was able to practice my basic nursing skills and learn the importance of nutrition and hydration‚ especially in elderly patients. E Prior to feeding Mrs. K‚ I was told by my colleague that she doesn’t eat much and it’s difficult to understand her needs. I initially felt nervous and uncomfortable to feed Mrs. K due to my previous observations of other staff members providing care for her. However‚ I carried
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Effective Communication & Medical Care in Health & Human Services Kristell Gonzalez Ashford University HHS 307 Instructor Tamikia Lott October 20‚ 2013 Effective Communication in Health & Human Services Thesis: Communication in a health care setting is very important; it helps us to achieve the best patient provider relationship‚ establishing a trusting relationship. It helps the patient feel and understand that they have been well taken care of and helps them progress
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Confidentiality Confidentiality is an important principle in health and social care because it functions to impose a boundary on the amount of personal information and data that can be disclosed without consent. Confidentiality arises where a person disclosing personal information reasonably expects his or her privacy to be protected‚ such as in a relationship of trust. The relationship between health and social care professionals and their patients/clients centres on trust‚ and trust is dependent
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of Care in Health and Social Care in Children and Young People Settings Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice 1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role Duty of care is defined simply as a legal obligation to : Always act in the best interest of individuals in care and others Not act or fail to act in a way that results in harm Act within own competence and not take on anything not believe we can safely do As a care worker‚ we owe a duty of care to the
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Effects of Discrimination Marginalised Marginalisation is the social process by which a person or a group of people are made marginal or become relegated to the edge of society. It is when someone feels isolated from society‚ pushed to the edge of a group and is seen as a less important being. There are many different people who are marginalized for who they are for example‚ people who are experiencing Mental Health problems‚ children in care‚ the homeless‚ travellers‚ disabled‚ the frail‚ elderly‚ people
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Effective Communication Name Course Date Instructor Effective Communication On a day-to-day basis we work with people who have different opinions‚ values‚ beliefs‚ and needs than our own. Our ability to exchange ideas with others‚ understand others’ perspectives‚ solve problems and successfully utilize the steps and processes presented in this training will depend significantly on how effectively we are able to communicate with others. The act of communicating involves verbal and nonverbal
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balance mechanism in sensory systems to be confused resulting in nauseous feelings and vomiting. Vomiting can lead to severe dehydration. So the result of cutting his hand was that his arteries and tendons were cut off so his Nervous system was affected. Any efforts of pain impulses to be sent to the brain would be ineffective because they would interfere with signals triggering an effective response by the body. Steve made decision that saved his life responses and communication that he received and
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