1.1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role: A duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on any individual working within the care sector that they adhere to a standard of reasonable care whilst performing any acts that could foreseeable harm others. It is my responsibility that: - Whilst caring for an individual I promote their independency and assist them to understand and exercise their rights. - That I use established processes and procedures to challenge and
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Health and Social Care and the harm that may arise from the hazards Anisa Khan Introduction For this assignment I am going to produce an information booklet for new employees. Within this information booklet I will be explaining potential hazards and the harm that these hazards may arise in health and social care settings. My chosen service user group is the elderly infirm. The working environment in which I will be identifying the hazards is a care home for the elderly
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Understand potential hazards in Health and Social Care Assignment Introduction In this unit I will explain six potential hazards in a Health and Social Care setting. These hazards in the Health and Social Care setting can all affect the people working in that environment; there are a lot of hazards which can be found in every surface of the setting. In a residential or day care setting‚ much is done to ensure that service users‚ and therefore staff as well‚ are protected from harm. The group of users
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Unit 4222-303 Promote equality and inclusion in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings Outcome 1.1 Diversity: Diversity means different. Diversity recognises that people are different and unique in many ways. Diversity recognises and values these differences. Diversity consists of visible and non-visible factors such as background‚ culture‚ personality and work style. By recognising and understanding individual differences we can create a productive environment in which everyone
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Unit 4222-616 Administer medication to individuals‚ and monitor the effects (ASM34) Outcome 1 Understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication. 1. The current legislation‚ guideline policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication are. Medicines Act 1968 & amendments. Categorises how medicines are provided and sold. Misuse of Drugs act 1971 (Controlled Drugs) and amendments. Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. 5 elements of risk assessment
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Level 3 Diploma – Children and Young People’s Workforce SHC 34 Assessment task - SHC 34 Principles for implementing duty of care in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings What is Duty of care? ‘Duty of care is a requirement to exercise a ‘reasonable’ degree of attention and caution to avoid negligence which would lead to harm to other people’ Penny Tassoni‚ Children & Young Peoples Workforce Early Learning & Childcare‚ Heinemann 2010
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Unit 4222-301 Promote communication in health and social care or young children’s and young people’s setting. 1:1 Understand why effective communication is important in the work setting. Communication is an essential tool an enabler can use to meet the needs of the consumers‚ it is basic requirement of my job role to communicate with consumers‚ their families‚ other health services and team members working with the consumers on a daily basis. Communicating with other staff member ensures that
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UNIT 4222-201.3 OUTCOME 3.1 Barriers to communication are things that interfere with a person’s ability to send‚ receive or understand a message. The most common barriers are : environmental factors (eg. noise or poor lighting‚too hot or cold can cause discomfort)‚developmental stage( a patient’s developmental stage could limit their ability to communicate)‚sensory deprivation and disability (visual impairment‚hearing‚autism‚down’s syndrome may limit the ability to communicate)‚language and cultural
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In this assignment I will be discussing the influences on different dietary intakes and how it affects the health of a person‚ I will also recommend how to minimise negative influences in a health and social care setting. Health factors resulting in specific nutrient needs‚ influencing the dietary intake: The way in which you feed yourself is very important as after you eat or drink‚ your body breaks down the sugars in your blood and turns it into glucose. The glucose then travels through your
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1 promote communication in health‚ social care or children and young people’s settings (ShC 31) Chapter 1 aC 1.1 1.2 What you need to know the different reasons people communicate how communication affects relationships in the work setting aC What you need to do 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 4.1 4.2 4.3 Demonstrate how to establish the communication and language needs‚ wishes and preferences of individuals Describe the factors to consider when promoting effective communication Demonstrate
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