NVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care Katarzyna Nowaczewska Ace Homecare 2015 Unit 13 Dementia Awareness 1. Understand what dementia is 1.1 Explain what mean by the term "dementia" The word dementia describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking‚ problem-solving or language. Dementia is caused when the brain is damaged by diseases‚ such as Alzheimer ’s disease or a series of strokes. 1.2 Describe the key functions of the brain that are - affected by dementia
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Unit 4222-616 Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects Outcome 1 Understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication. 1) Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication. Legislation The medicines Act (1986) It governs the manufacture and supply of medicines. The act also defines the categories of medicines‚ those that can only be supplied with a prescription‚ those that
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In the Army‚ personal hygiene is defined as the measures each individual must employ to keep in good physical condition and the precautions he must take to protect himself from disease. As such‚ not only cleanliness of the body‚ but also proper use of insect repellents‚ avoidance of unauthorized water and food‚ and any other measure that the soldier is directed to take to preserve his health are included. The basic principle of cleanliness of person and neat appearance of troops is a traditional
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1. What are some of the effects of being poor for kids? Describe what life is like for the kids shown in the video. Write at least two paragraphs describing the effects on children and teens. As of 2013‚ sixteen million children are live in poverty. For children‚ some if not most of their things are thrown out and lost when they get kicked out of homes. The only thing they want is a place to call their home. Most kids that live in poverty don’t get three meals a day‚ they are lucky enough
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preventive care‚ children should see a dentist as soon as the first teeth start to erupt and no later than 12 months.1 This will help orient the patient the dental setting and give the dentist the opportunity to help guide the parents in proper oral hygiene of their child. The first step of the assessment of a child is to obtain a complete medical history of the child patient and secure documents of parental consent to treatment. The medical
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Sheet 3: Health‚ safety and hygiene For this assessor visit‚ you will need to carry out a snack or mealtime routine in your placement. You will need to talk to your placement supervisor about this. Do this at least a week ahead of your assessor visit. Purpose: This visit will focus on your understanding of the Health and Safety and Food Management policies and procedures in your placement. You should be able to give your assessor a tour of the placement pointing out the relevant aspects. You
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manufactures instruction. Disposal: when disposing chemicals always follow what it says in the manufactures instructions. D iii) there are lots of common hazards when handling food I have listed 3 off them below: Risk of infection through poor hygiene. Reheating food. Incorrect storage. D iv) A) to store food correctly you must cover and label the food properly‚ store at the
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Hygiene is a major part of our life‚ great hygiene within a school is vital to the successe of the school and the students within that school. Over the past few years Tyndale’s school’s hygiene has started to take a turn for the worse‚ espicaly within the middle school section of the campus. The multiple toilets the middle school have are pretty rank‚ they are kept in a horrible manner‚ with a horrible smell of uncleanlyness‚ a dirty run down look‚ and just run down cubicles with graffiti and marks
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QCF Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care Administer medication to individuals‚ and monitor the effects 1 Understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication 1.1. Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication Legislation relating to medicines The Medicines Act (1968) It governs the control of medicines for human use and for veterinary use. It requires‚ that the local pharmasist or dispensing
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Unit 4222-237 Dementia Awareness (DEM 201) Assessment Criteria Outcome 1 Understand what dementia is Explain what is meant by the term “dementia” The literal interpretation of the word ’dementia’ means deprived of mind. Is usually taken to mean mental deterioration or group of conditions/disorders of brain. Specific diseases eg Alzheimer’s Disease‚ Parkinson’s Disease‚ Cerebral Vascular e.g. stroke. Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected
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