extremities of duties such as personal services‚ physical labour‚ administering medicines on a regular bases and keeping someone company are what define you as a carer. During Ann ’s interview she talks about how upset she was about leaving her job‚ This not only set her up for a financial loss but over time isolated her. Without anybody else to interact with other than her step father‚ Ann was in denial about her living situation & the level of care she was giving. Quite often people don
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individual in a health and social care setting Compare and contrast the range and purpose of different forms of assessment The assessment process is the back bone to any package of care and it is vital that it is personal and appropriate to the individual concerned. Although studies have found that there is no singular theory or understanding as to what the purpose of assessment is‚ there are different approaches and forms of assessment carried out in health and social care. These different
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Health is a complex and challenged concept with a variety of different definitions. The traditional definition solely focused on disease and injury to define health. Following the later ground-breaking definition formulating in 1946 with the World Health Organisation (WHO) describing health as "...a state of complete physical‚ mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". As a result‚ this portrayed health as having many more dimensions alongside the inclusion of
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Shawar Ali 10CHL - Level 2 Health and Social Care Unit 3- P1 - 29th February 2016 P1: A description of different forms of verbal and non-verbal communication. Verbal: (what is it and how will you use it in Livingstone Road Residence) ● clear speech - is when you are pronouncing words correctly and sounding the ends of words clearly. In Livingstone Road Residence we would use clear speech with those who have hearing impairments so they can have a better understanding of what I’m saying
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.............................3 Summaries of Journal Articles......................................................................3 Key Aspects: Medication Errors and their Causes.............................................. 4 Impact on Client Care.................................................................................5 Strategies to prevent Medication Errors ..........................................................6 Conclusion.....................................................
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Level 3 Diploma Health & Social care‚ Unit 2 1.1(Q) Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role: I have worked for Choice support for six years. I work in a homeless hostel which offers tenancy support along with signposting ‚for residents to gain more indepth support. Westview House cater for twenty nine residents around substance misuse‚ mental health and other issues they may be experiencing. My current role as project
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Community Heatth Vol. 28‚ No. 1‚ pp. 51-63 © 2005 Uppincott Williams & Wilkins‚ Inc. Health-Promoting Behaviors of Sheltered Homeless Women Meg Wilson‚ PhD‚ RN To expand the body of knowledge and provide further insight into the complex area of homelessness and health‚ health practices of sheltered homeless women were investigated using a crosssectional‚ descriptive‚ and non-experimental design using Pender ’s Health Promotion Model as the theoretical framework. The sample (w = 137) was weU educated
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accreditation number: Understand health and safety in social care settings PWCS 27 2 4 40 31/08/2015 R/602/3179 Unit purpose and aim This unit is aimed at those who are interested in‚ or new to‚ working in a social care setting. It introduces knowledge and understanding of areas of health and safety required to work in a social care setting. Learning Outcomes The learner will: 1 Understand the different responsibilities relating to health and safety in social care settings Assessment Criteria The
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Discussion Question #1: Choose any current social problem that interests you and explain it from each of the sociological perspectives as explained in the two part presentation and the assigned article. The current social problem that interests me is healthcare in the United States. I see physicians and healthcare institutions raking in large sums of money for the care that they give patients‚ whether the care is good or bad. This cost of this care is out of reach for us‚ unless we are lucky
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Foster Introduction Health care has become significant news recently‚ especially in the US with passing of Obamacare and costs have escalated dramatically over the recent years. Examining two health care systems‚ the United States and Australia’s‚ shows how they compare to each other. The United States and Australia share some similarities‚ but one considerable contrast: Australia has had a universal national health care system since 1984. Looking at the two systems strengths and weaknesses
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