1.1 - 1.2 A duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on a carer requiring that they adhere to a good quality and standard of care. It is my duty to safeguard and to take care of vulnerable adults and to ensure that their needs and well being are looked after‚ it is my responsibility to ensure I exercise a good standard of care with respect to individuals safety‚ best interest and personal choices‚ this includes protecting individuals within my care from any harm or abuse that may occur and avoiding
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fear of choking she is only fed in liquid form‚ which is thickened. She suffers from multiple disorders such as Alzheimer’s‚ CVA (stroke) and is doubly incontinent. Issues focusing on sustenance intake and surrounding issues will be explored in order to maximize the health of Mrs Florence Nightingale. Issues include psychological and social impacts of eating alone‚ ensuring adequate nutritional intake and adequate mouth care. Through the nursing process the patient’s perspective of health is identified
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Quality of Care Quality of Care Within a health system‚ quality care involves providing patients with appropriate services and accurate evaluation through competence and compassion. Additionally‚ effective communication is essential for shared decision-making within a timely manner (Campbell‚ 2000). The purpose of this paper is to address the concept of adverse events and determine the relationship between patient satisfactions along with the quality of care. In most instances‚ patients and families
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means to have a duty of care in your own work role (1.1) Duty of care means:- • To keep individuals safe • To keep individuals free from harm • To give choice Duty of care is a key concept in working with other human beings. It is a legal term for safeguarding yourself and others. Adults with learning difficulties are often vulnerable as they are yet to develop the physical and cognitive capacity to fully care for themselves; they need care and protection from people around them. Health
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holistic care. It will then follow by exploring relevant nursing requirements on individualised and holistic care. Continuing with focusing on how the care is delivered‚ which will include theories‚ concepts and principles that explain how individuality‚ client involvement‚ autonomy‚ empowerment‚ advocacy‚ evaluation and monitoring are all significant within holistic care. A brief patient history will be offered and the development of the nursing process along with how the individualised care package
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Introduction This unit develops understanding of the values and principles that underpin the practice of all those who work in health and social care. Learners will consider theories and policies that underpin health and social care practice and explore formal and informal mechanisms required to promote good practice by individuals in the workforce‚ including strategies that can influence the performance of others. The aims of this assignment are to measure the outcome of students’ learning in
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mother without prenatal care. Prenatal care is often refer to as antenatal care an better known as medical and nursing care recommended for women before and during pregnancy. Some of the main goals of good prenatal care are to detect any potential problems early fetal development and prevent them if possible through adequate nutrition‚ exercise‚ and vitamin also to direct the mother to appropriate hospital specialists as necessary. It is well documented that routine prenatal care has played a major
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differences in Austria’s healthcare and the United States healthcare are listed below. The health care system used in the U.S is the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It was created in 2010; it is a health care policy set up between the government‚ employers and the people. It guarantees all Americans access to affordable health insurance. There are two different federal programs within the ACA that provide health care; Medicare‚ for adults older than 65; and Medicaid‚ for low-income persons. There are also private
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Brochure More information from http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/602416/ Indian Oral Care Market: Low Penetration Offers Growth Opportunities Description: In India‚ oral care market offers huge potential as penetration and per capita consumption of oral care products is very low. However‚ rising per capita income and increasing awareness is driving demand of oral care products. Consumers have started switching to value-added toothpastes like gels‚ mouth washes‚ and teeth whitening products
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Duty of Care In a work setting where we are working with children our duty of care is of utmost importance‚ we need to ensure that we do everything within our power to ensure that children and young people that use our setting get the best care possible and that no harm comes to them. When working with children and young people we not only have a duty of care to the children but also to their parents and carers who will be trusting and expecting us to provide the best care for their children. A
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