The Care Of Medicines in the health care sector What is a drug? A drug is a substance which when is taken in to the body may modify its function Example: blood pressure tablet ACE inhibitors ramipril): This class of medication works by blocking the body’s production of a substance that tightens the blood vessels. As a result‚ the blood vessels become more relaxed‚ and the pressure inside the vessels decreases What is a medicine? A medicine is a drug that is used in the treatment/
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were abused in past are more vulnerable for being abused‚ because they are more sensitive cause they were abused in past so they remember this and they’ve got trauma - Someone who is mentally handicapped or medically dependent people‚ such as nursing home patients or people with debilitating diseases like MS‚ Parkinson’s‚ or cancer‚ because they dependent on other people and they can’t live by themselves - Has depression‚ loneliness‚ or lack of social support‚ because he is alone‚ he doesn’t
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Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice. 1. Explain what it means to have a duty of care in own work role. It is very important as we are responsible for all the members while they are attending the project and it would not be professional if any of them were to come to any harm. 2. Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding of protection of individuals. Duty of care is a requirement to exercise a reasonable degree of attention and caution to avoid negligence
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Assignment 307. Task A Ai Identify four key pieces of Legislation and Codes of Practice relating to handling information in social care setting. 1). Data Protection Act 1998 - Gives rights to individuals in respect of personal data held about them. It also seeks to protect individuals with regard to the processing of personal data. 2). Freedom of Information Act 2000 - The Freedom of Information Act gives you the right to ask any public sector organisation for all
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UNIT 4222-371 UNDERSTAND THE FACTORS THAT CAN AFFEST INTERACTIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DEMENTIA. OUTCOME 1. Dementia is a progressive illness that usually occurs over a period of time one of the earliest signs of dementia is problems with a persons memory‚ this can result in the individual behaving and communicating differently . Because there are so many different types of dementia the signs and symptoms of these can vary widely‚ because of this the communicating abilities
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CT 236 Every individual should be supported and enabled to live in an environment which is free from prejudice and safe from abuse. My responsibilities under the duty of care are to do everything reasonable within the definition of my job as a support worker to make this happen. “Duty of Care” means providing care and support for individuals within the law and also within the policies‚ procedures and agreed ways of working of . It is about avoiding abuse and injury to individuals‚ their friends
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Unit 303 1 Understand the importance of diversity‚ equality and inclusion 1.1a Explain what is meant by • Diversity Diversity means people being different and varied having unique and different characteristics‚ including cultural speaking different languages and ethnic backgrounds. We all have different beliefs religion we are all different size shape gender. We have to understand the importance and respecting individual’s‚ “differences” two people are never the same‚ we have to respect that
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Unit 4222-202 Outcome 1 Understanding what is required for competence in own work role. 1/ Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role My current job role is as a ‘care assistant’. I am responsible for providing support to the elderly in their own homes‚ I support them with Personal care‚ assisting with meal preparation‚ assisting with medication‚ organising service user finances‚ assisting with meal planning‚ and maintaining records for service delivered. I received an
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Certificate unit worksheet Unit 301 - Principles of communication in adult social care settings The numbers in the bracket after each question relate to the assessment criteria in the standards 1. Identify the different reasons why people communicate (1.1.1) People communicate to build relationships‚ convey their needs to one another‚ share their ideas‚ express their feelings and socialise in pairs or larger groups. 2. Explain how communication affects relationships in an adult social care setting
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Unit 1 2.2 – Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of external factors. I looked at some external factors that influence children and young people’s development and researched the following in detail. www.barnados.org.uk Poverty Living in a poor family can reduce children’s expectations of their own lives and lead to a cycle where poverty is repeated from generation to generation. As adults they are more likely to suffer ill-health‚ be unemployed or homeless
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