Unit 4222-616 Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects Outcome 1 Understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication 1. Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication: The Medicines Acts 1968 and various amendments cover the legal management of medication. While care staffs are not expected to have detailed knowledge of the legislation‚ they do need to be aware of the legal difference
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UNIT 4222 – 396 Support individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities Outcome 1 Understand the impact of multiple conditions and/or disabilities on individuals 1. Describe possible multiple conditions and/or disabilities that individuals may have People with severe or multiple disabilities may exhibit wide range of characteristics‚ depending on the combination & severity of disabilities‚ and the person’s age. There are however‚ some traits they may share‚ including: needs
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Infection Control Infection control is a very important topic‚ as there are many diseases and viruses that can spread very quickly if the correct action is not taken to stop them. Infection control concentrates on issues related to the spread of infections within the health-care setting‚ they can be spread patient-to-patient‚ from patients to staff‚ and from staff to patients. A few of the main aspects of infection control are prevention‚ monitoring/investigation of spread of infection‚ and management
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Procedures Followed to Control and Prevent Nosocomial / Hospital Acquired Infection’s (HCAI’S) Table of Contents Table of Contents………………………………………………………………………Page 1 Essay……………………………………………………………………….……………Page 2 – 7 Reference List………………………………………………………………….……….Page 8 The Nursing Procedures Followed to Control and Prevent Nosocomial / Hospital Acquired Infection’s (HCAI’S) This essay will explore the subject Infection Control and how Healthcare Professionals control and prevent nosocomial
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Unit 4222-254 Outcome 1 Understand the importance of differentiating between the individual and disability Explain why it is important to recognise and value an individual as a person It is important because they deserve as much value and respect as anyone else just because they have disabilities doesn’t mean they should treated as an outsider. If you don’t value them you risk the individual becoming redrawn‚ lacking confidence and upset. Describe the importance of recognising an individual’s strengths
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Infection Control What causes people to get sick? How is disease spread from one person to another person? What can be done to stop the spread of infection and disease? As a health care worker‚ it is important to know the answers to these questions. When you understand what causes infection‚ you can learn how to prevent it. Infection control is a set of practices and procedures that will help to prevent the transmission of disease within a health care facility. Infectious and Communicable Diseases
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Infection Control Summary: Infection control in a health care facility is the prevention of the spread of microorganisms between patient to patient‚ patient to staff member‚ and staff member to patient. Health care workers. All health care workers who have contact with patients and equipment must all adhere to the Infection Control Policies and Procedures to prevent from spreading infection to one another. In most of the health care facilities‚ many ill people are being treated and cared for
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NVQ Certificate in Health and Social Care Level 2 Assessment Infection Control 1.1 Explain employees’ roles and responsibilities in relation to the prevention and control of infection Within the last few years it has been highlighted that there is a very high increase in service users contracting healthcare related infections. It is therefore important that I take full responsibility to ensure that I take all the necessary precautions to prevent myself‚ service users and the general
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UNIT 22 INFECTION CONTROL OUTCOME 1 UNDERSTAND THE CAUSES OF INFECTION 1.1 Bacteria are one celled micro-organisms that get their nutrients fro their environment to live eg: The human body. Bacteria causes infections and can reproduce either inside or outside the body. Viruses are pieces of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein. Viruses need to be inside living cells to grow and reproduce. They do not survive long unless they are inside a living thing eg: person
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campaign. 85% of hospital infections are caused by contamination of hands and this costs the Trusts between 1.2-1.9 billion pounds a year. (DOH 2008). Hand washing is widely acknowledged to be the single most important activity for reducing the spread of infection‚ yet evidence suggests that many healthcare professionals do not use the correct technique. This means that areas of the hands can be missed. The author feels that this is crucial in preventing and controlling infection and this is why the particular
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