Disparities in Health Care Thanks to medical advances and advanced preventative care‚ Americans are living longer and healthier than ever. However‚ these benefits don ’t seem to apply to everyone equally because a great disparity exists. Not a disparity based on access or clinical needs‚ preferences‚ or appropriateness of intervention‚ but a racial and ethnic disparity that divides on socioeconomic lines. When all medical care being accessed and administered is considered equal‚ the poor and racial
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HSC 024 : Principles of safeguarding and protection in Health and Social Care 1.1 Define the following types of abuse: Physical abuse: is an act of another party involving contact intended to cause feelings of physical pain‚ injury‚ or other physical suffering or bodily harm Sexual abuse: consists of a sexual act that is forced on one person by another. Sexual abuse can occur between two or more people of any age‚ but it particularly affects children‚ as children can never legally
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Unit HSC 2028 Move and position individuals in accordance with their plan of care This unit is primarily concerned with those people who are most dependent upon your assistance. The level of assistance they need can vary from needing help to get out of a chair to being completely dependent on others to move them‚ to turn them over and to alter their position in any way‚ for example‚ if they are unconscious or paralysed. It is essential that people are moved and handled in a sensitive and safe way
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--*/Unit 1 Introduction to Communication in Health and Social Care Learner’s Name Modar alzouabi Questions Answers 1.1 - Identify the different reasons people communicate People communicate for many reason such as : 1-to express needs‚ feelings‚concerns‚problems and illness 2- building up relations and socialising with others 3-learning and sharing experiences or knowledge 4- passing on or recieving information 5-communication is an essential tool for a carer to understand
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Heal and safety social care Explain how a working relationship is different from a personal relationship 1. A working relationship is different because of boundaries‚ professional codes of conduct‚ employer policies and procedures. In your working relationship you would be friendly have a different approach treat with equality you would know your role and responsibility you would not share personal information as you friends. 2. You work with different people doctors family colleagues give examples
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responsibility Old Cocacola advertisements – about having fun IBM was known as a corporate branding ….. Corporate Branding 1.0 Started out like product branding Heavy use of graphic deisgn‚ logos and symbols COmmunication through campaigning – ads One-way communication – no dioloque (Just one stakeholder) Only targeting the customers and the public Designed by marketing departments Employees was expected to be supportive Only relevant for commercial B2C companies Problem: Huge
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Answers to questions in S/NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care Easy Steps Unit 21 Communicate with and complete records for individuals In the workplace: Jake likes to joke (page 7) 1 2 3 No‚ there will be many occasions when an individual does not want to laugh and joke‚ especially if they feel sad or angry. Jake should respond in a way that recognises the way they are feeling at that time. Jake might have to be more serious in formal meetings or when talking to individuals about
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Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain‚ process‚ and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. Low health literacy has a negative impact on a patients health status and use of the health care system. Patients with low health literacy levels cannot make decisions regarding their health care or follow instructions on medications and health maintenance behaviors. This can affect health care in a variety of
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Communication and Child Care Kari Fineour Dr. Kathleen Andrews COMM 200 Interpersonal Communication December 20‚ 2010 The major part of my role of a childcare provider is not just to care for the children that come to me each day‚ but to communicate effectively with not only the children‚ but the parents as well. No matter what your responsibilities or the role that you carry at work‚ there is no way that you can successfully go through a day
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Communication of Electronic Medical Records HCS/490 February 115th 2013 Lillian Preston Communication of Electronic Medical Records Communication in the health care industry is important‚ and to the patients as well. Patients want to see and understand his or her progress when dealing with health care providers. Health care today’s patients want to remain more involved with any paperwork that has been signed or want to know what information is on his or her medical records. Patients or
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