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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understandable terms‚ afforded social interaction‚ and time during consultation and provided psychological and non-technical information (Tucker‚ 2002). If communication is good‚ which includes information from the service provider to the patient on the type of care he or she will receive‚ uncertainty is alleviated that will increase the patient’s awareness and sensitivity of what to expect‚ then patient satisfaction is higher (Andaleeb‚ 1988). Dissatisfied patients cost a healthcare system in three ways: first
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Serious care reviews / safe guarding adults Winterbourne view in Bristol summerset abused and neglected vulnerable adults and people with learning difficulties which brought the care home to be investigated. The serious case review says the care home owners put profits before standards. The care staff at the care home bullied and assaulted residents on a daily basis leading to 13 of them being suspended. Three men and one woman had been arrested the police said. A undercover reporter recorded
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OLE-object | Candidate name .......................................Number................................................ Unit 115 – Promote Positive Behaviour | For this next question you need to look through the National Minimum Care Standards (your Manager should have a copy) and give below the Standard which you feel most closely relates to this unit‚ also give a brief description of what it says/involves. NMCS Numbered : Brief description : | What do you understand
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Unit 13 –Dementia Awareness 1) 1.1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is a set of symptoms that affect the way people think and interact with each other. It is not a disease‚ but can often be linked to a disease or damage done to the brain. Short-time memory‚ mind‚ speech and motor skills are affected. Certain forms of dementia cause a change in the personality of the individual. A person suffering from dementia will lose certain skills and knowledge they already had. This
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Medicare to add benefits to the plan that in the past was not a covered service and influence the private insurance companies to add benefits that were not covered. For example‚ the ACA provides: • Free preventative care • Protects individuals from life time caps • Provides continuity of care • Protects individuals from being disqualified from the insurance company’s services for preexisting disease or condition • Forces healthcare providers to work together to provide quality healthcare services ACA
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Describe how incorrect handling and moving techniques can damage the skin. Identify a range of interventions that can reduce the risk of skin breakdown and pressure sores. Describe the changes to an individual skin conditions that should be reported. It is important to avoid or prevent the vulnerable areas or where sores has already formed. Regularly changing position or moving helps to prevent pressure sores developing in a vulnerable areas or to relieve already existing ones.
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Deinstitutionalization Deinstitutionalization is the process of in which people were taken out of institutional mental health facilities and given treatment in their own communities.Many people criticize this choice for being either beneficial or harmful to the patient and or the public. I stand in the area where i do believe if a patient is stable enough to take the drugs that allow them to live a normal life without having to deal with the mental illness‚ this will allow the “patient”
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concepts of equality; diversity and rights with relevance to Health and Social Care. I first shall be explaining the concepts of equality‚ diversity and rights in relation to Health and Social Care (P1). The concepts raised in this report are vital as they raise issues of which are essential when working within Health and Social Care settings such as residential care homes‚ children’s facilities and medical services. Within environments associated with Health and Social Care‚ there is a vast responsibility
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LIFE STAGES 0-3 infancy Physical development | From birth 0-3 months start moving his legs and neck and start moving his arms forward to his chest when he lying down‚ at age 3-6 try to lift his head up and more movement and gaining his Wight‚ baby at this age start to set and controlling himself‚ at the age of 6-12 baby start to stand up and some baby walk‚ at the age 12-36 baby start walk without problem and jump when and using his hand and eat with his own hands. | Intellectual development
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