A reflective account (II) During my role as health care assistant in the care home setting where I work I spent a considerable amount of time on a one to one basis as a key worker with a particular resident. For the purpose of this reflective account the resident shall be referred to as Mrs S. Mrs S had vascular dementia as her dementia progressed her challenging behaviours increased. Mrs S spent a great deal of her day walking around the care home. On good days this was not an issue. However
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Five: Does Lawmaking Shape Society? What was the name of the bill or law? The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) commonly called the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or "Obamacare". What level of government considered it? Federal Government. What was the purpose of the bill or law? The purpose of the legislation is to assure that all Americans have access to affordable health insurance. What is the history of the bill or law? Did it pass or fail? What steps of the lawmaking process did
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it was a good idea for the patient to go home since they had spiked a fever recently. A coalition is a temporary or permanent alliance geared toward a common goal. In this instance‚ the nurse and doctor formed a coalition toward the goal to better care for a patient. Dr. Kazmouz then agreed with Laurie that they would monitor said patient and discuss a discharge the next day. He said he would personally check in on the patient‚ and inform them of the discharge changes. He then instructed Laurie
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Running head : IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY WITH LEADERSHIP 1 Improve Productivity with Leadership Natalie Misyuk Chamberlain School of Nursing Marilyn Smith NR 447 Collaborative Health care IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY WITH LEADERSHIP 2 Improve Productivity with Leadership Introduction Working in the VA has made me become a leader‚ I have been employed
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better future: Primary Health Care Primary health care is a term used to describe a system where a patient’s health care needs are attended to by the most appropriately trained individual. This method of health care delivery has been called a “team based approach” (Health Canada‚ 2006). Instead of seeing the doctor for every health concern‚ other health professionals such as nurse practitioners‚ pharmacists‚ dieticians or physiotherapists may be called upon to take care of your concerns. In this
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My grandmother worked her whole life and can not afford to buy her favorite foods. Being 80 years old‚ she is currently on dozens of medications she needs to live. With her health care plan‚ many of these medications cost only a few dollars. However‚ those medications‚ which still have exclusive patents through their pharmaceutical company‚ can be very pricey. With the low amount of money she receives‚ it is always a constant battle for her to stay on budget. And due to the prices of some of her
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General Social Care Council Goldings House 2 Hay’s Lane London SE1 2HB Codes Of Practice For Social Care Workers 020 7397 5100 www.gscc.org.uk © Copyright General Social Care Council 2010 Web and print-friendly version Introduction What are the codes? This document contains agreed codes of practice for social care workers and employers of social care workers describing the standards of conduct and practice within which they should work. This introduction‚ which is
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CU1532 promote equality and inclusion in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1.1Diversity: Diversity is where no two people are the same‚ we all have characteristics that make us unique: age‚ culture; disability (mental‚ learning‚ physical)‚ education‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ language(s) spoken‚ marital/partnered status‚ physical appearance‚ race‚ religious beliefs‚ sexual orientation. Equality: Equality mean no matter how different we are we have the right to be treated the
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References: Axia College. (2008). Communication Skills for Health Care Professionals. Retrieved March 18‚ 2010‚ from Axia College‚ Week Three‚ Chapter 4‚ HCA/230
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1.3 understanding how health and safety legislation is implemented in the health and social care workplace 1.1 Review systems‚ policies and procedures for communicating information on health and safety in the health and social care workplace in accordance with legislative requirements 1.2 Assess the responsibilities in a specific health and social care workplace for the management of health and safety in relation to organisational structure. 1.3 Analyse health and safety priorities appropriate
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