Understand potential hazards in Health and Social Care Assignment Introduction In this unit I will explain six potential hazards in a Health and Social Care setting. These hazards in the Health and Social Care setting can all affect the people working in that environment; there are a lot of hazards which can be found in every surface of the setting. In a residential or day care setting‚ much is done to ensure that service users‚ and therefore staff as well‚ are protected from harm. The group of users
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Sade-Destini Francis BTEC Health and social care Level 3 Unit 21: Nutrition for health and social care P1: Explain concepts associated with nutritional health Nutrition is the selection of foods and preparation of foods‚ and their ingestion to be assimilated by the body. By practicing a healthy diet‚ many of the known health issues can be avoided. The diet of an organism is what it eats‚ which is largely determined by the perceived palatability of foods. Food: Food makes your body work‚ grow
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self-confidence would be affected because everyone surrounding the individual would know that the individual suffers from dementia. This would also affect their social life because no one would want to associate with someone who regularly forgets what is happening around them. If the individual is taken to a residential home it becomes easier for them because care workers would be helping the person to try and recollect their memories if they can. The self-esteem of an individual who is having difficulties in
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Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care‚ Unit 5. There are many forms of abuse but are usually classified under five main headings‚ physical‚ sexual‚ psychological‚ financial and institutional. Signs of possible abuse can come in physical forms‚ such as bruises‚ cuts‚ burn marks‚ etc; emotional signs like flinching‚ crying and any other changes in the normal behaviour of the client. Although these are signs of abuse it is in no way conclusive evidence of such. Warning
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Unit 1 Developing effective communication in health and social care Task 1 Introduction In this report I will examine and explain effective communication by looking at the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in health and social care context‚ theories of communication‚ methods of communication (verbal‚ non-verbal and written communication)‚ communication
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Unit 204 - Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Outcome 1: Know how to recognise signs of abuse 1.1 Define the following types of abuse. Physical abuse:- Physical abuse is defined as any physical force or violence that results in bodily injury‚ pain‚ or impairment. It includes assault‚ battery‚ and inappropriate restraint. Sexual abuse:- Sexual abuse refers to any action that pressures or coerces someone to do something sexually they don’t want to do. . It can also
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504 It is commonplace for our roles as Resource Managers to help create‚ adjust and implement a 504 plan for our pediatric clients. As such‚ it is very important to understand what a 504 is‚ what it is not‚ and the basic information association. You will receive more integrated detail within the employment manual on the various aspects behind 504 plans‚ specific accommodations and the implementation process. For now‚ please refer to this page for important information to get you started. 504
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Unit 39- Support Use of Medication in Social care Settings A)1.1 The Medicine act 1968 Governs the manufacture & supply of medicines. This requires that the local pharmacist or dispensing doctor is responsible for supplying medication. He or she can only do this on the receipt of a prescription from an authorised person eg a doctor. According to the law (The Medicines Act 1968) medicines can be given by a third party‚ e.g. a suitably-trained care worker‚ to the person that they were intended
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Caring for children and young people unit 10- m2 Roles and responsibilities of two members of the children’s workforce in relation to looked after children and young people Foster carer The roles and responsibilities of a foster carer are to provide care for a foster child‚ to promote positive health care‚ to promote a positive view of the Childs family background‚ to promote a foster Childs own race‚ culture and religion‚ to promote education‚ to let Children & Young People’s Service
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Unit 4: Development Through the Life Stages P1: Describe physical‚ intellectual‚ emotional and social development for each of the life stages of an individual. Through every life stage we experience physical‚ intellectual and social and emotional development. Physical development is when the appearance of the body changes. Intellectual development is the mental process of knowing‚ for example problem solving. The social and emotional development is when your emotions‚ your personality and social
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