also be helpful‚ if possible‚ to vary the times at which food is provided‚ so that people can choose the tome at which they wish to eat rather than having to fit in with the arrangements of their care setting. Of course‚ this is not easy as there are always considerations about staffing and running any care facility. Knowing the types of food and drink a person likes will help to build a trusting relationship. Some people choose not to eat meat because of their concern for animals. Some people have
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Understand the main legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people. 1.1 Current legislation made for safeguarding children and young people are; Children act 1989. The main aims of the Act are: • To bring together private and public law in one framework; • To achieve a better balance between protecting children and enabling parents to challenge state intervention; • To encourage greater partnership between statutory authorities and parents;
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Unit 209 – Understand how to handle information in social care settings Outcome 1– Understand the need for secure handling of information in social care settings 1.1 The legislation that protects all information is the Data Protection Act 1998. This act protects all information and personal data known about a living‚ identified person. There are 8 main principles to follow: Ensure all information is fairly and lawfully processed Personal data is obtained for specified and lawful purposes Personal
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Medication Errors: A Literature Review your name here Pharmacology 2 teachers name here September 17 2008 The American Society of Hospital Pharmacists define a medication error as “episodes of drug misadventure that should be preventable through effective systems controls involving pharmacists‚ physicians and other prescribers‚ nurses‚ risk management personnel‚ legal counsel‚ administrators‚ patients and others in the organizational setting‚ as well as regulatory agencies and the
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encourage health care providers to utilize electronic health records in a meaningful way. This paper will analyze the impact of meaningful use on nurses‚ nursing‚ national policy‚ patient outcomes and population health followed by recommendations for additional criteria that could be added for the improvement of Meaningful Use. Overview of Meaningful Use According to an Institute of Medicine (IOM) report as many as 98‚000 people die each year from medical errors (IOM‚ 1999). Meaningful use of EHRs was
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Introduction Medication errors have been a problem in the medical field for many years. Medication errors are one of the most common types of error in the health-care field that affects the lives and safety of the patient (Schoenecker‚ 2007). The prevention of medication errors is possible‚ if the nurse uses the medication rights correctly during the administration process. Medication administration is a process that involves the ordering and distribution of medicines to the patient. It also involves
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Principles of Health and Social Care Practice Introduction This unit develops understanding of the values and principles that underpin the practice of all those who work in health and social care. The essay consider theories and policies that underpin health and social care practice and explore formal and informal mechanisms required to promote good practice by individuals in the workforce‚ including strategies that can influence the performance of others. The first part of this essay will consider
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the brain to help children gain focus. Having said that‚ more and more children are taking Ritalin‚ but are too many taking it for the wrong reasons? Today we see children act out in class‚ call it a behavioral problem‚ and immediately put them on medication. Medicating children with Ritalin should be a last resort; doctors‚ parents‚ and teachers seemed to be using it as a first response. ADHD is a common behavioral disorder found more in boys and is characterized by poor concentration‚ distractibility
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management of challenging behaviour‚ and also generally in all social care settings. Communication is a two way process where feelings‚ thoughts‚ information and ideas‚ are not only sent but can be received as well. Every care worker and client is an individual‚ therefore each has there own individual style of communication and interpersonal skills. Each has to learn how communicate effectively as one‚ so they can understand each other better. A care worker needs to work on their communication skills and
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diversity‚ equality and inclusion in adult social care settings Task B A) The equality act is a legislation that is in place to ensure that people are given equal rights and opportunities regardless of their age‚ gender‚ disability‚ reace‚ religion or belief and sexual orientation. This legislation promotes diversity‚ equality and inclusion by making it a requirement that they are commonly practiced and incorporated into the health and social care setting making it illegal to discriminate against
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