mites 1.3 Describe what is meant by ‘infection’ and ‘colonisation’. Infection – is a invasion of a host organisms bodily tissues by a disease causing organism. Colonisation – occurs when any one or more species populate a specific area. 1.4 Explain what is meant by ‘systemic infection’ and ‘localised infection’. Systemic infection – affects a number of organs or tissues or affects the whole body e.g. type 2 diabetes‚ aids and hyper tension. Localised infection – confined to one organ system
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healthcare practice. In this report‚ I will be explaining the different the six psychological perspectives and their approaches to healthcare practice. These psychological perspectives are the biological‚ behaviourists‚ behavioural‚ psychodynamic‚ social learning and humanistic. Behaviourist approach The behaviourist theory was brought up by Pavlov. It’s an act according to need and reward. Behaviour is reinforced; it could be either punishment or reward. Focuses on observed event. Pleasant and
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it enable Service User’s to live independently‚ comfortably and securely as possible. To promote the opportunity for Service User’s to live in the community for as long as possible‚ by providing care and support to individuals and families. Please see below some examples: 1. To perform basic personal care tasks as outlined in the Clients care plan 2. To help prepare and cook meals if outlined in the care plan 3. To create and maintain good communication with Service User’s including those who
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to compare and contrast my own definitions of health and illness compared to the definitions I would provide for a group of low socio-economic people living with a disability. I was told to use the Gibbs Reflective Cycle (1998)‚ for this exercise. I decided to focus on Indigenous Australians living with a disability for an example of a low socio-economic class. Step 2 My first thought on this reflection task was that I the definition of health and illness that I would provide for myself compared
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1.1 Explain what is meant by: • DIVERSITY – meaning up holding the difference between everyone along with treating everyone’s value‚ beliefs and backgrounds even their life/styles with total respect. • EQUALITY – ensuring everyone with your workplace has been given equal opportunities‚ enabling their rights so therefore helping to prevent discrimination. • Inclusion – to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity regardless of age gender or background. Enhancing an individual’s feeling of being included
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com or www.ndna.org.uk‚ talking to work colleagues and reading relevant books or newspaper articles. | Aii | a) | Holiday and sick pay‚ maternity/paternity leave and the working conditions within your employment. | | b) | The banning of unfair treatment and help to achieve equal opportunities within the workplace‚ and for the employee to be given a written statement of particulars of employment by the employer no later than two months into the employment. | Aiii | Employment law exists
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Careers With-in Health and Social Care There are many careers with-in the Health and Social Care Sector which require different levels of experience and qualifications. Below is a list of some of the careers and their explanations and levels of experience and qualifications you need before you can carry out these roles. The list I have provided is not exhaustive and there are also many other careers that you can do within the Health and Social care sector but I hope it gives evidence that I have
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I am writing this report to explain how recent laws promote anti discriminatory practise in an health and social care environment. The first act I am going to talk about is the equality Act 2012.this act promotes anti discriminatory practise as is this act it protects people that are living in the UK from any form of harm or discrimination. These are the 9 characteristic that this act covers: age disability gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership pregnancy and maternity
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SHC34 Assessment for Principles for implementing duty of care in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings Task 1.1 : 1 What it means to have a duty of care in own role The fundamental obligation that anyone working in child care‚ whatever the type of service and whatever their role‚ is to keep children safe (CHILDCARE AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH VOL. 9 NO. 1 MARCH 2006 p1). Duty of care means a requirement to exercise a reasonable degree of attention and caution
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Communication in health and social care Seeing‚ hearing Feelings Expression Feeling Expressing oneself Seeing‚ hearing Understanding Understanding Communication cycle Idea occur- think of something you want to communicate e.g. pass on info or persuade someone to do something. Message coded- think how you are going to say what you are thinking. Message sent- send the message verbally or otherwise. Message received- the other person sees/hears your message. Message is decoded
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