Communication is usually taken for granted in our every day to day living as we use it without thought. Good communication skills are needed in the workplace and especially with nursing staff to and from patients when giving first hand care. Good or bad communication can make there experience within the health care setting a positive or negative one and can leave a lasting impression. A good health care provider can use there communication skills to put a patient at ease with a few comforting words
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The patient presents with dementia‚ poor posture (her chin close to her chest) and dislikes solids‚ there for has to be assisted to feed and chooses only to consume liquids. Her communication skills are also poor and doesn’t have the capacity to engage in a flowing conversation but has the ability to answer a question using the words ‘yes’ or ‘no’ or by saying individual words. I was given the task of feeding the patient at lunch time as she requires one to one support at meal times due to her
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Additional Needs of individuals Challenging stereotypes and understanding what exactly an ‘additional need’ is. What exactly does the term ‘additional need’ mean? The term ‘additional need’ or ‘disability’ refers to an individual who either/or has a physical‚ cognitive or a sensory impairment. An individual with any form of disability may need or have specific needs in certain settings and environments i.e. School‚ home or work. There are many causes as to why a person may have an additional
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027.1.1 Every child is an individual with different needs depending on their age and abilities. This is what we take into account when planning activities. For example if more consideration needs to be taken for a child who has become mobile then a child who has been for a while when setting out room layouts. We would have to ensure all toys in each room are at the suitable age for the room specific. Some children have specific needs such as sensory impairments‚ for example thinking about the challenges
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Describe the impact of early diagnosis and follow up to diagnosis has on dementia. Impact: Early diagnosis can be established when an individual meets current diagnostic criteria for dementia where there is deterioration in cognitive function that interferes with activities of daily living. Patient lives change dramatically when initially diagnosed and may experience feelings of shock‚ disbelief‚ anger‚ loss and grief. However‚ after this the affected individual and their family members can confirm
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Research explain the following different manifestations of dementia: Huntington’s disease: Huntington’s disease is a progressive brain disorder caused by a single defective gene on chromosome 4 — one of the 23 human chromosomes that carry a person’s entire genetic code. This defect is "dominant‚" meaning that anyone who inherits it from a parent with Huntington’s will eventually develop the disease. The disorder is named for George Huntington‚ the physician who first described it in the late
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Unit 107: Promote Effective Communication with Individuals with Sensory Loss 1. Understand the Importance of Effective two-way Communication:- 1.1 Identify the features of two-way communication:- Two way communication is when a communication takes place between two parties (sender and receiver)‚ this is known as two-way communication. But the main feature of two-way communication is the flow of information from both ways. In two-way communication first sender a message and the receiver
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challenge the future relevance of CLT. Firstly‚ the label implies a focus on communication and some might argue that this method can’t be employed genuinely with low levels as there is no authentic communication‚ due to a limited vocabulary and restricted range of functions. Initially‚ many of a learner’s utterances are very formulaic. As an aside‚ consider just what percentage of our own English expressions are unique‚ and how often we rely on a set phrase; just because it is delivered unselfconsciously
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Higher National Certificate Early Education and Childcare Children and Young People with Additional Support Needs Unit Code: DF55 34 Assessment 2 There are many types of condition which can affect a child’s development. Three of these groups are physical conditions‚ which are conditions which mainly affect physical development‚ medical conditions‚ which are conditions which need to be maintained or treated‚ and developmental disorders‚ which are conditions which affect one or more aspects
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Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia Outcome 1 Understand the nutritional needs that are unique to individuals with dementia. 1.Cognitive means the affect that dementia has on thinking skills eg memory‚ understanding etc. Functional is about the ability to perform actions such as feeding themselves. Emotional is about how they feel and react eg confusion can cause distress and aggression. As dementia progresses‚ eating and drinking can become
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