Unit 5: Principles of safeguarding and protectionin health and social care settings 1.1 & 1.2 Physical abuse is a deliberate use of physical force that results in bodily injury pain or impairments. Sgns of physical abuse can be burns and scalds‚ marks on the skin consistent with being slapped‚ scratched‚ bitten or pinched.Sexual abuse is direct or indirect involvementin sexual activity without valid consent. Signs of sexual abuse could be sexual transmitted disease‚unexplained crying and distress
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Community Heatth Vol. 28‚ No. 1‚ pp. 51-63 © 2005 Uppincott Williams & Wilkins‚ Inc. Health-Promoting Behaviors of Sheltered Homeless Women Meg Wilson‚ PhD‚ RN To expand the body of knowledge and provide further insight into the complex area of homelessness and health‚ health practices of sheltered homeless women were investigated using a crosssectional‚ descriptive‚ and non-experimental design using Pender ’s Health Promotion Model as the theoretical framework. The sample (w = 137) was weU educated
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Local and State law enforcement agencies have many duties‚ functions‚ and responsibilities. Most people think that all law enforcement agencies are the same. They do have similarities‚ but also have differences as well. Some duties‚ functions‚ and responsibilities of local law enforcement agencies are to serve and protect our communities. Local law enforcement agencies arrest criminals‚ they do routine patrolling‚ they patrol our communities to stop and prevent crime. They investigate crimes that
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nationals in health and social care Unit title principles of health and social care practice There are many department in health and social care‚ there are provides health care practices in various different of organisations by considering the philosophy of care that provide the rights of the patient. The care practice provides the great support to the patient by providing their protection and make sure they are safe in all aspects of the care organisation and service. The philosophy of care they recognise
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everyone here knows; contingency plans must now be addressed within the organization and the public must be notified without creating a panic. Effective employee communication must be prepared for at all times regardless if the situation is unavoidable or not. However‚ a crisis situation calls for proper organizational structures and processes to be put in place before a crisis hits. This may include assigning responsibilities‚ training employees and establishing instruments which will enable a smooth
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and Two-Tier System COMM3050‚ Section 2 Professor Amanda Di Ponio January 30‚ 2011 The Benefits of a Public System and Two-Tier System: Today‚ in Canada there are two types of health care systems. The current and most predominant system is the public health care system‚ which offers health care to everyone who needs it with little or no costs. The other form of health care that is making a recent wave in health care is called a two-tier health care system. This type of health care offers
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and how it leads me to owning my own home care agency! I am a Registered Nurse‚ with several years in the home health care industry. I began in the 80’s as a Home Health Aide. As I continued my education and worked as a Nurse in the field I truly love‚ I realized a sad‚ but true pattern across the various agencies I worked with; many making it about numbers‚ I learned what to do‚ and what NOT to do early on in my field days. My focus is to make my agency about "quality"‚ not numbers. It’s simple
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Health Law and Regulations In understanding regulatory agencies the differences between regulation and legislation needs defining. Legislation is the law that has been passed by a voting process and regulation is the responsibility of the regulatory board appointed to enforce laws once the law is passed; it sets forth rules on how the laws are to be implemented and to what degree. In health care the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has the predominant responsibility to enforce
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guidance‚ this probably would have ended up with the depth of an ENG105 research paper prepared by a freshman. Her excellent ability to impart knowledge gave me a deeper understanding to the concept of research‚ and of course even through all her responsibilities as core faculty member of school of business‚ she found time to always guide me to the right path whenever I needed it. I would also like to thank our fellow students for helping me by giving me continuous feedback about my methods or ideas
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Why I chose CARE Organisation? I chose the CARE Organisation because I wanted to find out if any organisation is helping girls out there who are destroying their lives because of poverty‚ early marriage‚ and lack of education and getting pregnant young. This is important because in Malawi and other developing and poor countries around the world young girls become pregnant because they have less knowledge. Others start working at an early age because of poverty and get paid less because they are illiterate
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