would be a challenging care due to communication and language barriers. Throughout this care I was able to practice my basic nursing skills and learn the importance of nutrition and hydration‚ especially in elderly patients. E Prior to feeding Mrs. K‚ I was told by my colleague that she doesn’t eat much and it’s difficult to understand her needs. I initially felt nervous and uncomfortable to feed Mrs. K due to my previous observations of other staff members providing care for her. However‚ I carried
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To infer from the foregoing definitions‚ a common attribute of racism is the belief that one’s own race is superior to another. This belief is based on the erroneous assumption that physical attributes of members of a racial group determine their social behaviour as well as their psychological and intellectual characteristics (Spencer‚ 1998‚ p.5). Historical Roots of Racism. The term racism became popularized in the late 1960’s during the civil rights movement (Headley‚
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legally known as Swindon Primary Care Trust Note: This document is electronically controlled. The master copy is maintained by the Clinical Governance Department. If this document is printed it becomes uncontrolled. Bed safety rails policy and procedures Operational Issue 3 Approved 12/07/2011 Expiry 11/07/2013 Page 1 of 27 Document Control Purpose Owner Author Applies to Implementation date Date of review Expiry date Link to Care Quality Commission (CQC) Essential
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discrimination act 1975‚ Health and safety at work act 1974‚The manual handling operation regulation 1992‚ The equalities act 2010 3.Legislation relating to employment exist because this is to protect employers and employee ‚ and to make sure that they stick to these all the time. 4.Sources and types of informations and advice available in relation to employment responsibilities and rights are: contract‚ policy document‚job description‚ the citizen advice bureau‚ trade unions‚ social services departments
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PURPOSE AND ROLE OF RESEARCH IN HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE Research is wide and diverse. It may focus on people (eg. why men are more aggressive than women) on the structures of society‚ (eg. the family) or may study hidden structures (eg‚ memory). The word "research" has several meanings: 1. Research is a systematic‚ formal rigorous and precise process employed to gain solutions to problems and/or to discover and interpret new facts and relationships. (Waltz and Bausell‚ 1981‚ p.1). 2. Research
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Legislations Health and safety: It’s important for everyone to be in a safe environment so they can do daily tasks without feeling scared and uncomfortable of something will happen to them for certain so that’s why in every health care setting the health and safety at work act 1974 has been introduced so they can safe guard vulnerable patients in their care. Providers in health care settings need to provide some of the following services to ensure that the service users and the employees themselves
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went to St Georges Residential Home‚ while I was there I witnessed how important and how effective communication can be in terms of a health care setting. In extreme cases it could be a matter of life and death. For example if a senior carer is giving tablets to a service user and they don’t watch them taking them this will affect the service user in terms of health and medical reasons. All these service users need is some company. Environmental factors effecting communication – Factors like setting
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Understanding the role of the social care worker Question Booklet Task A- Short answer questions Ai Explain three differences between a working relationship and a personal relationship. * Socialising *Not discussing residents with others outside of the work place *Physical contact Aii Give two examples of different working relationships in an adult social care setting. * Carer/ Residents *Carer/ Senior- Manager AiiI Explain why it is important that social care workers in partnership with
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Sociological theories give us different ways to look at our societies. Sociological perspectives are used as a way of looking at human behaviour and how it has an effect on the society in which we live. They are used to interpret and provide sociological explanations for how individuals act and how it affects society as a whole. The “science of society” was developed by Auguste Compte in the 19th century. However‚ not all sociologists share the same ideas. This assignment will be considering two
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of creation (The concept of stewardship in health policy‚ 2000). At its best stewardship can provide an establishing principle for power in society exceeding economics to base itself on common interest (The concept of stewardship in health policy‚ 2000). It can also bolster the sense of social purpose in the community among sector administrators and help restore a sense of trust and legitimacy to the role of the state (The concept of stewardship in health policy‚ 2000).
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