reaching its highest level for both male and female on record. Between 1981 and 2002 life expectancy at age 50 increases by four and a half years for men and three years for women and two years respectively. By 2002 women who were age of 65 could expect to live to the age of 84 while men could expect to live to the age of 81. The primary reason for the vast increase in life expectancy in developed countries in the 20th century is universal clean drinking water and very high level of public and personal
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House Nvq 3 Unit ref:-Y/501/0598 Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects 1- Understand legislation‚ policies and procedures relevant to administration of medication. Legislation: Health and Social Care Act; the Medicines Act and The Misuse of Drugs Act. Guidelines could include the Nursing Midwifery Guidelines for the management of medicine administration - registered nurses have to abide by this set of guidelines and for paid carers‚ the General Social Care Council’s
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Case Study Miley Ashworth is 15 years old and lives with her mother Janie‚ her stepfather Ben and her younger sister Melissa who is 12 years old; they live in a 3 bedroom house in a council estate based in Bognor Regis. They were transferred here from Angering 3 years ago due to Mileys anti-social behaviour causing nothing but upset and aggravation to her neighbours. Since moving to this new estate Miley has been warned that she must stay on her best behaviour and she has done so up until November
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Level 3 Unit 206: The roll of a health and social care worker Explain the difference between a working relationship and a personal relationship. 1.1 A working relationship is where you are working with other people and you are working as part of a team where each person in the team is working towards the same aims and objectives. Mutual respect and understanding is needed for a good working relationship‚ not every body may get on in the work place‚ but personal feelings and opinions
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Unit 2 1.2 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own job role. My job role it enable Service User’s to live independently‚ comfortably and securely as possible. To promote the opportunity for Service User’s to live in the community for as long as possible‚ by providing care and support to individuals and families. Please see below some examples: 1. To perform basic personal care tasks as outlined in the Clients care plan 2. To help prepare and cook meals if outlined in the care plan 3
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and individual. Type 1 Type 1 diabetes develops when insulin producing cells have been destroyed‚ this is usually a condition that develops in the early stages of life. The main issue is to consider how much the foods will affect blood glucose levels and how to balance carbohydrates with the correct amount of insulin. Eating healthily prevents the development of complications‚ if they eat a balanced diet which contains a variety of vegetables this helps to provide a person with diabetes a body
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Unit 201: Child and Young Person Development. Outcome 1: Know the main stages of child and young person development. [1.1] Describe the expected pattern of children and young people’s development from birth to 19 years‚ to include: A) Physical development B) Communication and intellectual development C) Social‚ emotional and behavioural development New Born to three years. Physical Development New born babies need support as they have very little control over their own bodies. As they grow their
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responsibilities of others‚ relating to health and safety in the work setting 1. Identify legislation relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting. Legislations/codes of practice relating to general health and safety in a health or social care work setting are: The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974; Riddor 1995‚ COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health); Manual Handling operations regulations 1992; Health And Safety (First aid regulations 1981);
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Unit 3 – 4.1 It is important that you are aware of the signs‚ symptoms and indicators of child abuse; because when you see child is not happy or there is a change in personality then this could raise concerns that a child is being neglected or abused. There are different types of signs and symptoms ‚ changes in behaviour and indicators that this abuse is occurring‚ these are: Physical abuse‚ bruises to the eyes‚ mouth‚ or ears‚ fingertip bruising (grasp mark)‚ bruises of different ages in the same
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Unit HSC 2028 Move and position individuals in accordance with their plan of care This unit is primarily concerned with those people who are most dependent upon your assistance. The level of assistance they need can vary from needing help to get out of a chair to being completely dependent on others to move them‚ to turn them over and to alter their position in any way‚ for example‚ if they are unconscious or paralysed. It is essential that people are moved and handled in a sensitive and safe way
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