UNDERTAKE AGREED PRESSURE AREA CARE 1.1 Pressure sores also known as pressure ulcers are injuries to the skin and underlying tissue‚ they appear when an area is under too much pressure for long periods of time‚ due to this pressure the blood flow id disrupted‚ and the area doesnt get irrigated‚ therefore the nutrients and oxygen do not reach the skin cells‚ the skin then breaks and the pressure ulcers form. Epidermis - is waterproof has no blood supply(avascular)‚ the epidermis is constantly
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Unit 4: Principles for implementing Duty of Care in Health‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings Learning Outcome 1 1.1 It is very important for me to have a duty of care within my work role. To have a duty of care means that‚ within my role as a Domiciliary Care Team Leader it is my duty to provide the best possible within all aspects of my role: as I am responsible for the welfare of myself and of others. For example: maintaining confidentiality‚ reporting concerns and allegations
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The health care industry‚ or medical industry‚ is a sector within the economic system that provides goods and services to treat patients with curative‚ preventive‚ rehabilitative‚ palliative‚ or‚ at times‚ unnecessary care. The modern health care sector is divided into many sub-sectors‚ and depends on interdisciplinary teams of trained professionals and paraprofessionals to meet health needs of individuals and population. Health care segment provides employment openings
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development in adult social care settings Outcome 1 Understanding what is required for good practice in adult social care roles Below is a list of some of the legislations that are relevant to adult social care. These make up ‘standards’ to follow for good practice. Care Standards Act 2000 Domiciliary Care Regulations 2002 Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 GSCC Codes of Practice for social care workers National
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Unit 516: understand safeguarding of children and young people 2.1 Safeguarding is the concept of protecting individuals from unnecessary harm which includes; ensuring the environment is safe‚ that rights and wishes are respected‚ that indicators of abuse are known‚ and that staff act on concerns by reporting in the agreed way. It is important to understand that anyone can be abused in any situation but to understand the level of safeguarding required‚ we must consider mental capacity and vulnerability
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P1 Communication is about passing a message or information between people and organisations. Good communication skills is inessential to those who work within the Health and Social Care sectors ‚ as it allows them to develop a positive relationship‚ share‚ provide and receive information with service users‚ as well as their colleagues and other Health Care professionals. In order for communication to be effective‚ it has to have its context. Context is the situation in which communication can
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SCH 31: Promote communication in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1.1 There are many different reasons why we communicate. One of the main reasons we communicate is to express are needs. This starts from when we are babies crying to alert those who are caring for us that we are hungry‚ tired‚ scared‚ hungry or simply want some comfort. As we get older the reasons for communication increase‚ we use communication to socialise ‚ build relationships and maintain those relationships
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Health and Social Care Assignment UNIT 1 - PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW In this assignment‚ you will complete tasks to demonstrate your understanding of the importance of communication in adult social care settings‚ and ways to overcome barriers to meet individual needs and preferences in communication. You will also address the issue of confidentiality. TASKS There are two task to this assignment. TASK 1 2 EVIDENCE Short answer questions
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Written Question: ‘Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection’: ‘It is our responsibility as employees to take precautionary measures to prevent and control the spread of infection in the workplace; this involves working safely to protect myself‚ other staff‚ visitors and individuals from infections. As employees we must ensure we attend all necessary trainings that our employers provide regarding infection control and prevention
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546 the role of the health and social care worker 1. Understand working relationship in health and social care. 1.1 Explain how a working relationship is different from a personal relationship’ The difference between a working relationship and personal relationship is that a working relationship is where you are placed with other people and work as part of team where each individual is working following professional codes of conduct‚ towards the achievement of shared aims and objectives
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