205 duty of care task b case study Emma Brown Sharon Bloor You are a support worker for Mrs Ahmed who is 89‚ physically frail and lives alone. She has diabetes. Mrs Ahmed wants to eat foods that are not suitable for her medical condition‚ and asks you to shop for her as she is not able to get to the shop herself. Bi Describe the difficulties for you in exercising your duty of care and upholding Mrs Ahmed’s right to choose. Firstly check the notes and guidance in mrs ahmeds care plan‚ contact the
Premium Choice Video game console
approach to care planning The purpose of this assignment is to explore a needs orientated approach to care planning‚ through the use of a problem solving approach to care‚ and a nursing model. It aims to show an understanding of what both a problem solving approach to care‚ and a nursing model are; and to establish how various key elements of both are implemented in practice. The following citation by the Department of Health (DH) (2009) identifies what is intended by the process of care planning;
Premium Nursing Nursing care plan Problem solving
Health is described as physical and mental well-being and freedom from disease‚ pain or defect. However‚ such descriptions only superficially define the actual meaning of health. There may be many occasions when individuals are not necessarily ill or in pain but may be overweight‚ stressed or emotionally unstable. Health is a quality of life involving dynamic interaction and interdependence among the individual’s physical state‚ their mental and emotional reactions‚ and the social
Premium Health Medicine Personal life
My placement is in local residential care home in Ayr. For completion of graded unit project I have selected a client who has a permanent colostomy and an attachment of colostomy bag at the site. A colostomy means a surgical opening into the colon. This project includes three stages called planning‚ development and evaluation of a practical activity where I will change a colostomy bag.This client is of 78 years old lady who has been cared for last six months and was transferred from Ayr General Hospital
Premium Colostomy Nursing home Hygiene
Duty to Warn/ Duty to Protect BSHS 335: Ethics and Values for Human Services Professionals By: Monica Sandoval Confidentiality between client and therapist could be a risky and tricky. There is no set standard toward the restrictions of its content. It’s morally right to respect and protect the client trusting information but at times it is ethically and legally impossible to keep this information confidential. The duty to warn is that obligated by case law the therapist has to notify the
Premium Ethics Law Morality
to this unit. The learner will: 1. Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice 2. Know how to address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and the duty of care 3. Know how to respond to complaints Duty of care is the obligation to exercise a level of care towards an individual‚ as is reasonable in all the circumstances‚ to avoid injury to that individual or his property. The duty of care is therefore based on: the relationship of the different
Premium Tort law Negligence Tort
A healthy community is a place where people can prosper both physically and socially‚ reaching their full potential. In these communities health promotion is adopted‚ and every member works at maintaining a healthy lifestyle free from injury‚ illness‚ and disease. These communities improve the quality of life of their inhabitants by providing its members with healthy‚ available‚ accessible‚ and affordable options. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2014). These communities invest “in proven
Premium Health Medicine Epidemiology
THE IMPORTANCE OF OHS & THE APPLICATION OF DUTY OF CARE IN WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY ------------------------------------------------- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY All members of the workplace have a right to work free from risks‚ hazards and harm. It is the employer’s responsibility to provide a duty of care to all employees. Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) plays an important role in an organisation and it is about providing safe workplaces to ensure that all people within an organisation
Premium Occupational safety and health Risk management Risk
Healthy eating and daily exercise habits are hard to maintain as we juggle work‚ and our daily family activities. For those that lead a busy life‚ there are other options available to research and choose from that may fit into your busy schedule. Not only will you feel better inside‚ and out but your peers will notice a difference in attitude‚ in you‚ as well. Remember to be healthy and happy inside and out. The first step in conducting your research would be to go to the internet then google weight
Premium Nutrition Food
Core Professor: Dr. 7 March 2011 This paper will assess the role of conflict in the health care environment. As with any work place‚ the health care environment is no different. It has its ups and downs as well as it’s good times and bad times. Whenever you have people working together especially in a high stress environment like a hospital you are going to have conflict‚ now how you handle that stress/ conflict is the big question. According to Pawar
Premium Critical thinking Health care Communication