Discrimination Policies in Health Care Anwuli Ikeme‚ HCS/430 February 3‚ 2011 Discrimination Policies in Health Care America is one of the most diverse countries in the world with people of many cultures‚ ethnicity‚ genders‚ and religion. However‚ it has not always been as tolerant of its diversity as evident of America’s history on race‚ religion‚ and gender relations. As a result of this history‚ Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted and prohibited employment discrimination
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The Equality Act 2010- How has this act promoted anti-discriminatory practice and how successful has this been? The equality act (2010) was introduced to provide a modern framework with a clear law to effectively tackle disadvantage and discrimination. The Act is intended to simplify the law by bringing together existing anti-discrimination legislations‚ such as‚ the Equal Pay Act (1970)‚ the sex discrimination act (1975)‚ the Race relations act (1976) and the disability discrimination act (1995)
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legislative framework to protect the rights of individuals and advance equality of opportunity for all; to update‚ simplify and strengthen the previous legislation; and to deliver a simple‚ modern and accessible framework of discrimination law which protects individuals from
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Some of my strengths in this domain would be staying inside my boundaries as a student nurse and analyzing my own nursing practice. On one of my practice days I had a patient who needed gravel prn as she was experiencing nausea and vomiting. I read on her MAR that she could have in IV. Since she was already throwing up and was visibly upset I asked her if she would like this route because it would be faster acting and I didn’t want her throwing up the oral tablet. She agreed and I found her primary
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safe practice. As long as this is clear I will then move on to checking the hand to make sure there is no swelling‚ discolouration‚ abrasions or thickening of the skin. I will also check the health of the nails and whether any areas of the hand itself are painful to touch. I shall make sure the recipient is comfortable and if all is well I shall proceed‚ starting with the right hand I will work each area for 30 seconds (longer if a reflex requires it). First‚ the pituitary gland reflex which is located
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P4- There is a variety of national initiatives which promote anti-discriminatory practices: Some of these practices are provisions relating to‚ European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950‚ Sex Discrimination Act 1975‚ Mental Health Act 1983‚ Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986‚ The Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989‚ The Children Act 1989‚ Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000‚ Disability Discrimination Act 2005‚ it is important in every work place and setting
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State of Texas‚ sued on behalf of all mothers seeking abortions to prevent the enforcement of the Texas abortion ban. The appellant has challenged the Texas statue‚ claiming it violates the 1st‚ 5th‚ 9th and 14th amendment’s implied right to privacy which was established in Griswold v. Connecticut‚ 381 U.S. 479 (1965). The Texas statute under attack here is typical of those that are and have been in effect in many States for over a century without conflict. I am appealing the court to rule in favor
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Debra Whiteside 197008 Factors that may influence equality of opportunity for individuals Social Factors Many social factors influence the equality of opportunity. These are just a couple of examples of social factors that may influence the equality of opportunity for individuals. Whatever your religious belief may be ever body socialises with their peers when they come together to worship and pray to their chosen god in. All members of the same religion whether they are Buddhist‚ Catholic
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decision making? * What other choices did I have? * What would be the consequences of these choices? * How do I now feel about this experience? * How have I made sense of this experience in the light of past experience and future practice? * Could I have done this better? It might be very useful to keep a log of your experiences during the conduct of the project in order to act as an aid memoire when putting together this section. -------------------------------------------------
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M1 Assess the effects on those using the service of three different discriminatory practices in health and social settings Discriminatory practice can be defined as making or showing an unfair or prejudicial distinction between different categories of people or their beliefs and practices‚ centred around race‚ age‚ gender‚ religion‚ sexual orientation and disability. Although there are many laws in place to protect individual rights against discrimination such as the Equality Act 2010‚ there are
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