The Care Of Medicines in the health care sector What is a drug? A drug is a substance which when is taken in to the body may modify its function Example: blood pressure tablet ACE inhibitors ramipril): This class of medication works by blocking the body’s production of a substance that tightens the blood vessels. As a result‚ the blood vessels become more relaxed‚ and the pressure inside the vessels decreases What is a medicine? A medicine is a drug that is used in the treatment/
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Understand what is required for competence in own work role‚ reflecting on own work activities‚ agreeing a personal development plan and developing own knowledge‚ skills and understanding. The duties and responsibilities of my own role include treating others with respect‚ the effective communication between both service users and my colleagues‚ and‚ the safety and comfort of service users. I am also involved in practical tasks by working alongside clients‚ to help them achieve the outcomes
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Unit 86 – Maintain Personal Hygiene 1.1 Explain why personal hygiene is important Maintaining personal hygiene is of key importance for many reasons; personal‚ social‚ health‚ psychological or simply as a way of life. Keeping a good standard of hygiene helps to prevent the development and spread of infections‚ illnesses and bad odours. Poor hygiene can also have a negative impact on an individuals social life as friends and family with notice your appearance or odour for example and as a result
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Unit 3 Effective Communication in Health and Social Care -Anca Patru ‚12 Fisher Learning aim A : Investigate different forms of communication 1A.1 Identify different forms of verbal and non-verbal communication . Verbal communication forms : -Oral communication -Written communication Non-verbal communication : -Facial expresion -Touch or contact -Gestures -Proximity -Eye contact -Posture Photo from: www.dreamstime.com 2A.P1 Describe different forms of verbal or non-verbal communication
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201 Introduction to communication in Health and Social care Outcome 1 1. Identify reasons why people communicate. A. People communicate in order to express themselves; their needs‚ wants‚ ideas‚ likes and dislikes etc. People also communicate for social reasons; talking to friends/family‚ or to express emotions such as anger‚ pain‚ frustration‚ happiness excitement etc. Communication is used to pass informtion on to other parties‚ so knowladge of a subject/person can be improved
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M1: Assess the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in health and social care with references to theories of communication One to one communication effective The concept of communication cycle is effective communication that is a two-way process. The care professionals must understand and respond to the verbal and non-verbal feedback of the people that we communicate and interact with. According to the Argyle theory‚ the care professionals can improve the effectiveness
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Task 1 P1. Explain the concepts of equality‚ diversity and rights in relation to health and social care Health and social care practice should acknowledge‚ respect and accommodate this diversity. Promoting inclusion and equality‚ taking rights into account‚ is an important part of health and social care provision. A central issue for care worker and care originations is how best to respond to the needs of a diverse population‚ while also ensuring that every service user enjoys equality. For example
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is a barrier for a person who doesn’t fully understand their basic rights to health care‚ like not knowing how to access health care when they are sick. For example: when phoning their GP surgery because they are not feeling well‚ and they don’t get an answer‚ or another alternative‚ this will result In that person not accessing health care‚ or calling the emergency services. How to overcome this barrier All health care staff has a duty to service user to make sure they are able to access emergency
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M1- Assess the effects on those using the service of 3 different discriminatory practices in health and social care setting. There are many forms of discrimination for example ageism‚ sexism‚ racism. All of these discriminatory practices can have an effect on people especially those who use health and social care provision. Racism- In a health centre a women wanting to see a specific gender of doctor‚ but there is no doctor there which she wants to see so then maybe this women will not be seen
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Unit Title: Move and position individuals in accordance with their plan of care. Unit Sector Ref: HSC 2028 1.1 Outline the anatomy and physiology of the human body in relation to the importance of correct moving and positioning of individuals The anatomy and physiology of the human body explains that muscles are attached to the skeleton. They work like hinges or levers to pull or move particular joints when a muscle contracts‚ pulling the joint in the direction it is designed to move. Parts
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