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    Ghty

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    SANDRINE M. TYLER 1847 Dulaney Court Frederick‚ MD 21702 (240)481-6717 sandrinetyler@yahoo.com Objective Talented‚ detailed oriented‚ and compassionate medical caregiver seeking to expand services by performing administrative and certain clinical procedures under the direction of a physician as a medical assistant. Education Sanford Brown Institute‚ Landover‚ MD Medical Assistant Program‚ Certification‚ 2010

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    p2 health and safety

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    Food Safety Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 provides the legal framework in Britain to promote‚ stimulate and encourage high standards of health and safety for people at work and protection for others‚ members of the public‚ against risks that arise from work activities. Employers must make sure that: -Safe plant and safe systems of work -Safe handling‚ storage‚ maintenance and transport of work articles and substances. -Necessary information

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    depression‚ sudden changes in alertness‚ and strained relationship or arguments between the abuser and the abused elder (MacConnell). Signals of physical abuse are bruises‚ pressure marks‚ broken bones‚ abrasions‚ and burns. Signs of neglect are bedsores‚ unattended medical needs‚ poor hygiene‚ and unusual weight loss. Emotional abuse can be harder to identify‚ but there are some signals‚ like belittling or arguments between someone who should be trusted (spouse‚ caretaker‚ family member)‚ and the

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    Describe forms of abuse which may be experienced by adults (P1) Abuse‚ defined by the department of health is described as “a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by any other person or persons” and those most at risk are described as ‘vulnerable adults’. A vulnerable adult would be someone who is unable to defend themselves or understand what is going on due to having cognitive or physical disabilities‚ frail older adults‚ substance abusers and more. There 9 main types of abuse that

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    Respect Your Elders

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    Respect Your Elders When I was a child‚ my mother had a desk job at a nursing home. Much to my horror‚ she would often drag me along to Christmas parties‚ bingo games‚ and other events. The place felt more like a haunted house than a rest home. On top of the moaning and hollering throughout the halls‚ there was something about the smell. It was not the loneliness of the old folks with so many stories that no one wanted to hear that bothered me. I was not the bed sores or the staff infections

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    Nursing Home Abuse

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    a result of unqualified staff‚ employees with a history of violence‚ inadequate staffing‚ resident isolation and residents who are reluctant to report abuse in fear of embarrassment and retribution" (Thomson‚ 2006). Most injuries are often due to bedsores‚ dehydration‚ malnutrition‚ overuse of sedatives‚ unnecessary use of urinary Nursing Home Abuse 4 catheters‚ and inappropriate use of physical restraints. By learning to recognize the signs and symptoms of nursing home abuse‚ there will

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    friend and that is what he did. Joe’s drug habit was strong but he could not do what he use to do so he committed himself to selling drugs. Because of his commitment‚ business was booming and money was easy. Joe’s unhealthiness led him to getting bedsores that got so bad it landed him back in the hospital. Once again he manipulated people to help him stay high‚ which then only got him kicked out of the

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    A Crime of Compassion

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    Barbara‚ a nurse‚ is accused of “murder”‚ by the audience of a TV show named the Phil Donahue show. She had a patient‚ named Mac‚ who had lung cancer and was resuscitate 52 times. It was between the years of 1970s and 80s‚ and the law of how many times someone should be resuscitated have not passed yet. Barbara injected Mac with pain medication and did not press the code button until after he was dead. Now after being resuscitated for that amount of time you could only imagine his pain and stress

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    Imobility Research Paper

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    The Hazards of Immobility: Effects on Metabolic Equilibrium Mark Foust Breckinridge School of Nursing February 4‚ 2015 Abstract Experience and basic wisdom teach us the importance and benefits of exercise and activity and the hazards of inactivity and immobility. However‚ the myth that bed rest is good for you when ill or recuperating still persists in our world. An abundance of scientific research in the past 50 years demonstrates the specific damage done to each of the body’s

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    condition. Signs of this maybe when someone losses weight due to not eating. Failing to take medication. Neglect by others is when someone else is responsible for providing care for the individual and fails too. Signs of this could be when someone has bedsores that are not being seen too. Medication not being ordered in correctly and the service user going without. Factors that may contribute to someone being more vulnerable to abuse are if the staffs are not trained to correct standards. Also if the

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