Introduction Throughout this assignment I am going to be looking into the health and social topic of communicable and non-communicable diseases. I will be investigating into various aspects of two specific diseases. A high level of knowledge will be demonstrated with a detailed description of both communicable and non-communicable diseases as well as an understanding of epidemiology. I will then find a communicable and non-communicable disease example and describe the biological basis of each disease
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associated with each type of abuse and define these types of abuses Psychological / Emotional abuse : Examples include: verbal assault or intimidation‚ emotional abuse‚ deprivation of contact verbal abuse‚ threats of harm or abandonment‚ humiliation or blaming‚ overriding of consent‚ choices or wishes‚ felling worthless‚ frightened or unloved. Generally these victims become withdrawn initially and may progress to anger and react violently. Psychological/emotional abuse will usually occur in conjunction
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safeguarding and protection in Health and Social Care. Know how to recognise signs of abuse. 1.1) Define the following types of abuse: Physical abuse Sexual abuse Emotional/psychological abuse Financial abuse Institutional abuse Self-neglect Neglect by others 1.2) Identify the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse. 1.3) Describe factors that may contribute to an individual being more vulnerable to abuse. Know how to respond to suspected or alleged abuse. 2.1) Explain the actions to
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P2 – Task 3 Health and Social care settings - Describe the following settings. Residential Care Residential care home is a place where a person leaves their home to be cared for in a safe environment. People who use this kind of care may not be able to live on their own or either it might be their own decision to leave their home to be cared for in a health and social care setting. Sometimes with that kind of decision come up their own family members‚ who decide for them to be cared not
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systems‚ policies and procedures for communicating information on health and safety comply with legislations. In order for health and safety policies to be effective‚ it is vital that the employer promoted good awareness by using different types of communication such as written‚ graphics and verbal. The Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989 (HSIER) puts a duty on all employers which is to display an approved health and safety law poster in every workplace or to make sure that all
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Diversity Is a term used to differentiate groups and people from one another. It means respect for and appreciation of differences in ethnicity‚ gender‚ age‚ national origin‚ disability‚ sexual orientation‚ education‚ and religion. What is diversity? Everyone is a unique person. Even though people have things in common with each other they are also different in all sorts of ways. Differences include visible and non-visible factors‚ for example‚ personal characteristics such as background‚ culture
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction...............................................................................................3 Summaries of Journal Articles......................................................................3 Key Aspects: Medication Errors and their Causes.............................................. 4 Impact on Client Care.................................................................................5 Strategies to prevent Medication Errors ...........................
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P1‚ P2‚ M1 unit 20 health and social care LEGISLATION Health education has been described by the Joint Committee on Health and Education as the profession of educating people about health. This encompasses physical‚ social‚ emotional‚ intellectual‚ spiritual and environmental health. It is the principle where people as individuals or groups learn to behave in a way that is promoting‚ maintaining or restoring health. It can be defined as the process of providing information and advice and helping
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they must conduct themselves in a healthy and appropriate manner applying good hygiene in everything they do‚ whether it be ensuring they wear personal protective equipment (PPE)‚ good food hygiene‚ cleaning up after themselves or supporting an individual take medication. 1.2 Employers also have a responsibility to their staff‚ clients and other people who come in to contact with their services. employers need to ensure that staff are trained in how to prevent and control infection‚ have the equipment
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Holistic care aims to take care of the whole person - not only the physical needs (i.e. pain what they are suffering from) of the patient but also their mental & emotional needs (i.e. afraid‚ not knowing what`s wrong)‚ their social needs (i.e. worrying about money‚ bills‚ or how supporting family) and spiritual needs (i.e. feelings of anger or guilt). Conventional medicine‚ alternative and complementary therapies can be used as options to relieve pain and other symptoms if desired. Care plan is
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