Unit 18 Assess the Individual in a Health and Social Care Setting As a part of my role I go out and assess potential residents that are looking to be admitted to the Home where I work. The usual process is that someone telephones or visits‚ whether it be a Social Worker‚ a family member‚ a Health Care Professional from Hospital or the perspective resident themselves. We have an assessment form for this stage we call a Resident Enquiry form‚ basic details are asked of the potential resident and contact
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IT 4222-202 Outcome 1: Understand what is required for competence in own work role As I am a care assistant my duties and responsibility in my role are • Making sure I arrive on time for my service user • Assisting out of bed‚ getting washed/ showered dressed and is ready for the day • Preparing service users food whether its breakfast diner tea or super • Administering there medication • Prompting their medication • Making sure they have their fluids I set my standards very high
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entering the care proffession as a support worker. As a support worker we all have a duty of care to clients. The duty of care is to ensure that we act in the best possible way to keep our clients safe from harm‚ while at the same time not taking away their independence or their right to make individuaal choices.It is to make sure they have the risks & consequences explained to them in whichever manner they understand (written‚ verbal‚flash cards‚ brail etc) Our duty of care ranges from helping
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Promote good practice in handling information in health and social care settings. Outcome 1 - Understand requirements for handling information in health and social care settings. 1. Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health and social care. 2. Summarise the main points of legal requirements and codes of practice for handling information in health and social care. I have found 4 legislations that support handling information in health and social
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individuals are cared in health care settings The principle of support is beneficial in health care settings as it makes sure that the individuals are cared for properly and in a professional way. ‘Principle’ can be defined as a rule or belief governing one’s personal behaviour. In this case‚ principle of support is applied by supporting a client in a manner in which the client is able to guide themselves with assistance from care workers. It is important‚ as a care worker‚ to respect a client’s
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approaches to health and social care. For the Humanistic approach I will assess the usefulness of a care assistant in a care home treating the whole person and in a hospital a nurse’s ability to ensure a patient’s physical‚ intellectual‚ emotional and social needs have been met (P.I.E.S). For Social Learning theory I will evaluate a nursery assistant in a nursery capability of being a positive role model and in a hospital a nurse’s role of carrying out anti- discriminatory practice. For the Behaviourist
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When talking about health it is not just about the overall condition of a person whether physical or non-physical such as psychological‚ spiritual and social well-being and not just the absence of illness or disability. Health can also be the ability to manage and adjust to different situations and achieve optimistic holistic understanding. Health inequalities is the dissimilarities of a well-being status among person or groups‚ as measured by factors such as lifespan‚ death or sickness. It also
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Unit 2 – introduction to personal development in Health‚ Social care or Children’s and Young people’s settings. 1.1 Key Responsibilities: * To support individuals in their home and in the community. * To support service users to ensure that their physical‚ social‚ emotional and intellectual needs are met. * To support the personal development of each service user‚ ensuring that they are treated as an individual with their own unique support needs. * To ensure that the dignity and
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In the care home for adults there are different principle in health and social care practise which we applies irrespective of gender‚ race‚ disability‚ age‚ sexual orientation‚ religion‚ belief. health and social care service intention is to identify the nature on illness ‚to treat and improve both physical and mental health. It has a duty to each and every individual that it serves and must respect their human rights (act 1998 ) it also has a wider social duty to promote equality service and help
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Assignment 306 Understand health and safety in social care settings Task A Presentation You have been asked to contribute to an induction day for new staff. You are to prepare a presentation about Health and Safety. It must include the following: Ai A list of the key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting. Task A A1. • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 • Medicines Act 1968 • Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 • Hazardous Wastes Regulations 2005 • Personal Protective Equipment
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