Principles for implementing duty of care in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1 Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice (a) What it means to have a duty of care in one’s own work role A duty of care is a legal obligation to all Health and Social carers and professionals who have to act in the best interests of individuals and others‚ also not to act or fail to act in a way that results in harm. This duty of care can be a general implied minimum
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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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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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Communication between care workers and service users is essential for promoting and maximising the rights of users of health and social care services. All patients and users of our service should be kept informed about their treatment. They should be able to talk to you or the workers making decisions about their treatment. It is your responsibility to overcome any problems with communication that may arise‚ not just in giving users information in a format that they can understand‚ but also in giving
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The Role of Communication and Interpersonal Interaction in Health and Social Care Effective communication is the sending of information through verbal or non-verbal means that has not broken down at any of the key points of communication. The key points of communication are as follows: 1. Information is sent 2. Information is received through one or more of the five senses 3. Information is interpreted and understood 4. Information is returned 5. Information is received 6. Information is interpreted
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PYSCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ELINOR THOMAS This is an information booklet explaining the main psychological perspectives‚ the approaches to these perspectives and I will finally evaluate and compare two approaches. Within Health and Social‚ there are fie different main Psychological Perspectives: Behavioural: This perspective is a basic theory that our behaviour‚ personality‚ habits and some of our characteristics are shaped or learned form our surrounding environment. This perspective focuses
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1 Understand why communication is important in the work place 1.1 Identify the different reasons people communicate It is a process by which two or more people exchange ideas‚ facts‚ feelings or impressions in ways so that everyone can understand. In essence we use communication as a tool to influence others. As a means to establish and maintain relationships‚ to motivate people and to change attitudes. The main reason we communicate is to seek or provide information and we all use
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PWCS 28. Understand how to handle information in social care settings 1.1 Legislation that relates to recording‚ storage and sharing of information in social care are as follows Data protection act 1998. This is how information about individuals is used. This covers eight principles under which personal data must be protected and collected. DPA says that service user information must be confidential and can only be accessed with their consent. Service users must know what records are being
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CU254 – Causes And Spread Of Infection. Learning Outcome 1: Infection | | Characteristics | Illnesses Caused | | | | | Bacteria | | * Unicellular. * Found in almost all kinds of habitats. | * Impetigo. * Salmonella. *Tuberculosis. | Viruses | | * Tiny organisms. * Composed of DNA and protein. | * Attach themselves to other organisms. * Aids/HIV. * Chicken Pox. * Colds/Flu. | Fungi | | * Plants. * Contains chitis instead of cellulose. * Used for food production. | * In
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Assessment Draft To whom this may concern‚ I am writing in response to your magazine article “Teenagers should listen more!” I have felt the need to reply due to the custody of my views and experience. I am writing this letter to you to hopefully change your views and shine a better light to our future generation which is our very own‚ teenagers. Firstly‚ I’d like to clarify that teenagers are invariably pressured in to making sure they stay well aware from the dangers that the world can come
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