Health Care America has a highly developed health care system‚ which is available to all people. Although it can be very complex and frustrating at times‚ it has come a long way from the health care organizations of yesterday. Previously‚ most health care facilities were a place where the sick were housed and cared for until death. Physicians rarely practiced in hospitals and only those who were fortunate could afford proper care at home or in private clinics. Today the level of health care
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BTEC National Diploma in Health and Social Care Assignment 1‚ Unit 19 Sociology‚ Georgina Reed Introduction In this assignment I will be explaining the concept of an unequal society‚ be describing social inequalities that exist in society‚ also I will be discussing the impact of social inequalities on groups in society. Finally I will evaluate the impact of social inequalities in society. P1 We live in a society that is very unequal‚ in a way that people get treated differently depending
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Writing Styles In Health And Social Care There are three different styles of writing in health and social care; journalistic‚ Scientific and reflective. Each is different in terms of style‚ presentation‚ format‚ language and structure. Journalistic writing is in the style of formal writing and is descriptive as it is describing what has happened so the audience can understand fully. It is often in the format of paragraphs of the relevant sections and includes headlines and subheadings which could
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progressive impairment of memory‚ thinking‚ planning‚ perception‚ organisation‚ communication and skilled movement that are associated with dementia. Consequently‚ eating and drinking may also be affected by environmental issues‚ lack of person-centred care planning‚ physical problems‚ such as pain or swallowing difficulties‚ poor concentration‚ food refusal and side effects of medication. Some people with dementia forget that they have eaten and end up eaten twice as much as they should. 1.2 Poor
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BTEC HEALTH AND SOCIAL LEVEL 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF ABUSE BTEC HEALTH AND SOCIAL LEVEL 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF ABUSE Physical Abuse * Hitting * Slapping * Pushing * Kicking * Misuse of medication Signs and symptoms: The person can be very inactive there will be a noticeable change on the person’s appearance. For example bruising in unusual places such as thighs or under the arms. Secret falls or major injuries that they won’t tell you about. Bruises or
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5th edition London‚ Saunders Elsevier Department of Health (2004) Appendix 2: Core Dimension 2 Personal and People Development NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework. http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4107980.pdf [20/01/2011] Freshwater D (2003) Counselling Skills for Nurses‚ Midwives and Health Visitors. Philadelphia‚ Open University Press Hargie O‚ Dickson D and Tourish D (2004) Communication
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misused to control a person resulting in harm‚ neglect or risk of harm. Where an individual are imperiled to abuse‚ behavioural/psychological changes may manifest as; • Anxiety‚ stress‚ confusion or general resignation from normal daily activities • Social withdrawal and isolation • Uncharacteristic manipulative‚ uncooperative and aggressive behaviour • Fearfulness and signs of loss of self-esteem • Loss of appetite or overeating at inappropriate times • Inability of the vulnerable person to sleep or
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1.1 Analyse the difference between coaching and mentoring Coaching and mentoring use the same skills and approach but coaching is short term task-based and mentoring is a longer-term relationship. What is coaching? Coaching: helping another person to improve awareness‚ to set and achieve goals in order to improve a particular behavioural performance. It consists of one-to-one developmental discussions. It provides people with feedback on both their strengths and weaknesses. It is aimed
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as possible‚ by providing care and support to individuals and families. Please see below some examples: 1. To perform basic personal care tasks as outlined in the Clients care plan 2. To help prepare and cook meals if outlined in the care plan 3. To create and maintain good communication with Service User’s including those who may have communication difficulties. 4. To undertake housekeeping‚ household cleaning and laundry duties as requested if outlined in the care plan. 5. Administration of
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Explain the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in a health and social care setting. Skilled communication plays a huge role in health and social care such as psychotherapy‚ counselling‚ medical and health care. Effective communication and interaction play an important role in the work of all health and social care professionals. For example‚ care professionals need to be able to use a range of communication and interaction skills in order to work inclusively with people
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