Name: Wendy Robertson 1. 1.1 Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role When working with children we have a duty of care to them‚ to always put them first. Younger children will often need more care as they are more vulnerable. Our vigilance and attention keeps young children safe as they grow and develop. It helps children in the areas of development below: .the ability to foresee and cope with potential dangers .more robust immune systems .empathy- understanding that
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health. But what happens when patients are deemed “legally dead” with no brain activity‚ and the only thing keeping their bodies alive are ventilators? Situations like this can cause profound ethical dilemmas between health care providers‚ their patients and family members. Such ethical dilemmas have even been considered in the popular press‚ including the case of 13 year old Jahi McMath who received surgical treatment at Oakland Children’s Hospital in California.
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SHC 34 Duty of Care When working you have a duty of care in your own work and this is to pay attention and to keep young children safe as they develop. The younger and more vulnerable a child is‚ the greater the duty of care you have to provide them As a practitioner it is our job to safeguard children daily in various ways to protect them from harm whether it is physical or psychological. We carry out risk assessments in the work setting to avoid any potential hazards; we also set rules and
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SHC 34.2 Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals Having a duty of care should guarantee the safeguarding of children in my care. Risk Assessments – carrying out and reviewing risk assessments for all of the activities we do and places we visit ensures that thought and concern is given to how we do things every day‚ this way I ensure risks concerning equipment‚ venues and activities are minimised and therefore reducing the risk of injury or harm
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Introduction to Duty of Care in Health and Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings 1. Undestand the implications of Duty of Care. 1.1 Define the term "duty of care’. Duty of care is an obligation that a person/healthcare worker acts towards others and public with watchfulness‚ attention and caution in a reasonable and civilized way. SU needs to know that his welfare‚ safety and interest are put in the centre of attention of any healthcare organisation. 1.2 Describe how duty of care affects
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Principles for Implementing Duty of Care in Health Social care or Children and young people’s setting 1) Understand how Duty of Care contributes to safe practice 1.1- Explain what it means to have a duty of care in your own work role As a professional working within health care‚ it is necessary and very important that we follow a code of practice which is set out by each employer in all work settings; this involves putting the needs and interests of those that we care for first. It is vital
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In modern day‚ health care professionals are often faced with medical decisions that affect clients seeking treatment. They are faced with situations on whether to continue care‚ determining the direction of care‚ and even deciding whom they should treat. Often‚ these decisions present an ethical dilemma. According to McConnell (2014)‚ the features of a moral dilemma consist of a situation where the $$$$agent is required to do each of two (or more) actions; the agent can do each of the actions;
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Review Guide Microscopes and Cells Test Tuesday‚ October 23 1. Be familiar with how to use light microscopes‚ and label the parts. 2. Be familiar with electron microscopes – what are the two kinds and how do they differ? 3. State the three basic tenets of cell theory. 4. Define/describe eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells‚ and know examples of each. 5. Be able to label diagrams of plant and/or animal cells. 6. Be very familiar with the structures and functions of all
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� �PAGE �5� Comparison Running Head: INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND PUBLIC ORDER Individual Rights and Public Order Benjamin Cesulka University Of Texas Individual Rights and Public Order Individual rights are those rights we have that allow us to exercise our freedoms granted by the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights‚ originally drafted in 1789 by James Madison‚ came into effect in 1791 (Wikipedia 2007). The enumeration in the Constitution‚ of certain rights‚ shall not construe to deny or disparage
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introduction to duty of care in Health‚ social care or children’s And young people’s settings Task B Case Study Case Study One 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 the shop herself. Bi Describe the difficulties for you in exercising your duty of care and upholding Mrs Ahmed’s right to choose.
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