notes. 1. What does health mean to individuals? Meanings of health: the world health organization (WHO) defines health as a state of complete physical‚ mental and social wellbeing‚ not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Further good health is a resource for life‚ not the object of living. Health also has different meanings according to the concepts and measures used by different professionals groups working in the health field. Dimensions of health: 1. Physical health: the systems of the
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CONTINUE: 11-03-2013 Key concepts in learning: * Subject * Learner * Teacher * Context FORMAL STRUCTURE | V/S | COMMUNICATIVE STRUCTURE | Morphemes‚ sentences‚ rules | | Language is not possible without interaction.Language is meaningful. | Saussure: Parole‚ Langue | | Hymes: Linguistic competence context (what‚ whom‚ when) | Form | | Looks for the function of the language instead of the form | Alternative view: Problem PosingCritical systemIt gives real problems to
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1. How does the nurse ensure airway safety? Upon discussing this question with my nurse‚ the first thing he mentioned he does to ensure airway safety is check that the marking on the airway tube is at the same number as it should be. For example‚ if the tube was a 26 at the patient’s mouth‚ he would make sure it is still at 26. By doing so‚ he is able to see weather or not the tube has gone down too far and might only be providing air to one lung or it might have came up too far in the airway and
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In this assignment I am going to write a report explaining the patterns and trends of health and illness in three social groups: gender‚ ethnicity and social class. I am also going to explain the pattern and trends of health and illness which looks at measurement of health‚ morbidity rates‚ mortality rates‚ disease incidence‚ disease prevalence and health surveillance. Measurements of health Health is generally measured in negative terms‚ such as the level of disease and the number of deaths within
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What is the concept of Homeostasis? Homeostasis is the process of which the body attempts to maintain a state of stable physiological balance. The body has to have homeostasis to stay alive‚ if you take a psychoactive drug‚ for example a drug that may affect your mood swings and distorted perceptions. Your body then attempts to bring itself back into physiologic balance and this may create a rebound effect. The normal temperature for a human being is 36-37.5 degree C If your body gets too cold
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The individual Practitioner “A theoretical framework which shapes how practitioners behave in a professional setting. These are designed to advise health and social care workers of their roles and responsibilities. Each code of practice is underpinned by the care value base.” (Richard ford) Nursing medical council Standards of conduct‚ performance and ethics for nurses and midwives. * They must make the care of people and make them their first concern this treating them as individuals and
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P1/M1 Explain how individual rights should be respected in a supportive relationship Every individual have rights and for them to have the best care they should be able to practice their rights as long as it doesn’t affect others around them or put themselves in danger. To have a supportive relationship with someone you would have to respect and value them and allow them to exercise their rights. One of the key principles in caring for a people is to develop a supportive relationship by helping
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Assess the effects on those using the service of three different discriminatory practices in health and social settings Discriminatory practice can be defined as making or showing an unfair or prejudicial distinction between different categories of people or their beliefs and practices‚ centred around race‚ age‚ gender‚ religion‚ sexual orientation and disability. Although there are many laws in place to protect individual rights against discrimination such as the Equality Act 2010‚ there are still
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Unit 2: Health and Social Care Values Task 2B Confidentiality Confidentiality Is vital as it protects a individual from personal information being shared. Trust is really important between the service user and the service provider. It depends on whether the user is confident that the personal information will be kept confidential. An example of confidentiality in a health and social care setting is adhering to the data protection act which means that any data that is related
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According to the dictionary‚ the word health is “the state of being free from illness.” At a first glance‚ this defination seems to be very direct and simple‚ however the meaning of the word ‘health’ nowadays is much more complex. The above definition pretty much sums up our view of health in the first half of the 20th century. But over the past few decades‚ the definititon and concept of health has evolved to encompass more elements than just the physical well-being of a person. This is partly
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