accident occurs and getting the parent/carer to sign to say there have been made aware. Understanding the support available for addressing dilemmas that may arise. Sometimes individuals may want to do something which could be a risk to their Health and safety. As a carer you have a duty of care to that person and you must do all that you can to keep them safe but you also have a duty to respect the individuals rights and choice‚ so you have a dilemma. It could be that the individual no longer
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Unit 13 –Dementia Awareness 1) 1.1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is a set of symptoms that affect the way people think and interact with each other. It is not a disease‚ but can often be linked to a disease or damage done to the brain. Short-time memory‚ mind‚ speech and motor skills are affected. Certain forms of dementia cause a change in the personality of the individual. A person suffering from dementia will lose certain skills and knowledge they already had. This
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stream. Sexually transmitted diseases are the most common infect the genitals. HIV and AIDS virus‚ is carried in the bodily fluids and can be transmitted in the saliva‚ seminal fluid or the blood. Prevention methods including hand washing‚ the social care worker’s and others’ personal hygiene. The preventions methods of infection control are: * Hand hygiene is decontamination of the hands by either washing or the application of alcohol hand rub products. The importance of hand hygiene in
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Determinants of Quality Health Care Determinants 2 There are people from all walks of life in America. There are people of different races‚ cultures‚ different shapes and sizes and different ages. Sickness and disease can occur with anyone. A person’s lifestyle or who they are related to is just a couple of factors when it comes to what can make them sick. Not only can disease cause death but a person can even lose their life from a mere accident. The U.S. health care delivery system was
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and private homes to help with the non-clinical care of young children and babies. Nursery nurses offer care for children until the child has reached the age of five. A nursery nurse includes taking care of a child’s learning‚ education‚ play and social development. Daily Tasks: The work of nursery nurses normally includes the following: he/she need to provide physical‚ emotional and spiritual care for the children; he/she need maintain the environment in a child friendly manner‚ they would need
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Inequality in Health Health is not just the outcome of genetic or biological processes but is also influenced by the social and economic conditions in which we live. These influences have become known as the ‘social factors of health’. An inequality in social conditions rises to unequal and unjust health outcomes for different social groups (health knowledge 2011). Health inequalities are not only apparent between people of different socio-economic groups but also exists between different genders
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with severe personality disorders bear not only the anguish of their suffering but also the additional burden of society’s indifference and ignorance. In spite of falling victim to false beliefs and deeply rooted misconception‚ the issue of mental health features very low on our society’s list of priorities. In terms of government‚ India undoubtedly subscribes to the democratic principles. However‚ its provisions for its mentally ill fall short for putting the principles into practice. In the south
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Unit 4222-222 Suport individuals to eat and drink. 222-1 Be able to support individuals to make choices about food and drink. 1.1 Establish with an individual the food and drink thay wish to consume. 1.2 Encourage the individual to select suitable options for food and drnk. 1.3 Describe ways to resolve any difficulties or dulemmas about the choice of food and drink. 1.4 Describe how and when to seek additional guidance about an individual‚s choice of food and drink. It is important
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A reflective account (II) During my role as health care assistant in the care home setting where I work I spent a considerable amount of time on a one to one basis as a key worker with a particular resident. For the purpose of this reflective account the resident shall be referred to as Mrs S. Mrs S had vascular dementia as her dementia progressed her challenging behaviours increased. Mrs S spent a great deal of her day walking around the care home. On good days this was not an issue. However
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AUSTRALIAN ASSIMILATION AND THE IMPACT ON ABORIGINAL HEALTH: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS Australia and its Indigenous Society: Australia is one of the world’s most culturally diverse societies and it is commonly assumed that the country offers free and fair opportunities to all its inhabitants. However‚ on close observation it is clearly evident that the country’s indigenous population is at a social and economic disadvantage when compared to their non-indigenous counterparts and as a consequence the present
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