Sheet 3: Health‚ safety and hygiene For this assessor visit‚ you will need to carry out a snack or mealtime routine in your placement. You will need to talk to your placement supervisor about this. Do this at least a week ahead of your assessor visit. Purpose: This visit will focus on your understanding of the Health and Safety and Food Management policies and procedures in your placement. You should be able to give your assessor a tour of the placement pointing out the relevant aspects. You
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don’t practice good oral hygiene? Have you ever thought about the fact that cavities can lead to even more serious dental problems? Do you know that if you aren’t practicing good oral hygiene‚ you’re opening the door to dental problems that isn’t easy to close? If you don’t take care of your teeth‚think about how much harder easy life tasks would be for you. It is not that hard to simply brush your teeth twice a day and floss them once. The effects of not having good oral hygiene are cavities‚ gingivitis
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Year 12 English Oral; Foreign Aid mustn’t be cut Persona: Fiona Pearse (Board Member of World Vision) speaking at a foreign aid conference in regard to the Government’s recent plans to introduce a $4.5 billion cut in foreign aid over the next 4 years. Poverty‚ war‚ hunger‚ thirst‚ disease; these are all words the average Australian does not have to face. However‚ it is indeed what millions upon millions of people battle out every single day in so many countries we call our neighbours
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1.1 Personal hygiene means the cleaning and grooming of the external body to make sure the skin‚ nails and hair are in a good condition. This is done to keep the body and hair clean and free from dirt‚ odour and infections. After eating‚ drinking‚ coughing‚ sneezing‚ sweating and elimination of urine and excrement the body needs cleaning to prevent infection‚ discomfort and odours. From maintaining a high standard of personal hygiene an individual feels clean‚ presentable and comfortable. Through
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facilities c. colour-coded overalls d. clothes lockers 5. Discolouration of food and an unpleasant smell are usually associated with; a. toxins b. pathogenic bacteria c. spores d. spoilage bacteria 6. Which of the following is a result of good hygiene standards? a. Food poisoning outbreaks b. More food preservatives c. Food that is safe to eat d. Tastier and more nutritious food 7. What attracts mice to food premises? a. food and shelter b. water and cool temperatures c. humans and shelter d
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A patient experience that stands out as significant is the day I had an exchanged patient from a different country. This patient came in because part of her tooth fell out. When she pointed to the tooth‚ I saw she had a huge carious lesion. I told her to get a dental exam so the dentist can diagnose the suspicious disease. She refused to get a dental exam because the dentist was not going to fix her tooth that same day. I told her about Open Door and she agreed to a call them. During that visit‚
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Section A (20 marks) Choose the best answer. 1. Which of the following groups is not especially susceptible to foodborne illness? a. The very young b. Young adults c. The elderly d. Pregnant or lactating women 2. The cost of foodborne illness can occur in the form of: a. Medical expenses b. Loss of sales c. Legal fees and fines d. All of the above 3. CDC reports show that in most foodborne illness outbreaks‚ mishandling of the suspect food occurred
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Assignment: Follow Workplace Hygiene Procedures 1. What steps would you take if you were Harry? As there was insufficient room in the cool room and these chickens needed cooling‚ the steps I would take are: a. To make sure that these chickens were placed in a clean and covered container b. Then it was important to label the container as to which batch it is and what time the chickens were cooked. This is because we need to keep track of the time and make sure that the food is not kept in room
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Hand Hygiene and Aseptic Technique Keira L. Charles NURS 410: Health Deviation II Latricia Greggs‚ PhD‚ RN‚ November 17‚ 2014 Asepsis is the state of being free from living pathogenic microorganisms. Practicing hand hygiene and aseptic technique is effective in reducing the risk of associated infections in the hospital setting‚ but the adherence among health care workers are poor. Hand washing causes a significant reduction in the carriage of potential pathogens on the hands. Adhering to
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associated infections measures the transmission of diseases and/or bacteria between healthcare professionals and their patients. The measurement of transmissible infection diseases does not eliminate the chances in a hospital setting; rather‚ the day to day interaction with all healthcare workers. Hand hygiene contributes significantly to keeping patients safe regardless if the patients are humans and animals. Washing hands is a simple‚ inexpensive‚ and an effective action to prevent the spread of microbes
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