Understand the process and experience of dementia (DEM 301) Level: 3 Credit value: 3 UAN: J/601/3538 Unit aim This unit provides the knowledge of the neurology of dementia to support the understanding of how individuals may experience dementia. Learning outcomes There are three learning outcomes to this unit. The learner will: 1. Understand the neurology of dementia 2. Understand the impact of recognition and diagnosis of dementia 3. Understand how dementia care must be underpinned by a person
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I work in a mix residential home for the elderly‚ some of the clients ‚Dementia range from mild to severe. The clients are raised in a very different way to how I was raised and it is important that I must remember this and respect their this as we all have personal beliefs and preferences based on our background and upbringing. I have been brought as a Muslim where religious education was compulsory‚ however we still studied various other religions and were taught to respect all people and there
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Administering Medication reflective account The legislation which governs how medication is administered‚ stored and recorded include the following: The Health and Social Care Act 2008 The Medicines Act 1968 The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 COSHH Regulations 1999 Access to Health Records Act 1990 Data Protection Act 1998 Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 Common types of medication which I deal with and support my clients with are: Paracetamol- usually prescribed as 500mg
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Reflective account Before starting this unit‚ I did not think about my writing skills or did not know everyone has a writer’s identity. Initially‚ I did not realise emailing or texting a friend would be considering writing. I just saw it as a way to socialise with others. Having read subject content‚ I now understand when I construct email I consider my audiences‚ reflect on my writing and also editing‚ which are stages in the writing process as Cremin and Myhill (2012) explain. Additionally‚ I
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Reflective Account on Being Able To Respond To Emergency Situations I am in the garden with one teacher and two other teaching assistants on 20/09/2012. The garden activity centre is out‚ and there are various activities set at different areas. I am walking around the garden observing the children whilst they are playing. Suddenly‚ child A falls off the activity centre and lands on her bottom. I walk over to her and ask her “are you ok?” She looks at me with tears in her eyes and nods. I bend
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ASM 34 Reflective Account There was a time when I went to administer the night medication to customer X and realised that he was heavily under the influence of alcohol. Me and my colleagues had noticed that he had been consuming brandy all day. In addition staff had been seen purchasing 2 bottles of brandy by one of my colleagues. Customer X was taking the following medication which was recorded in the MAR chart: Citalopram 20mg tablets – one tablet daily (morning) Citalopram 10mg tablets
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65 years and over‚ and 3 in 10 people aged 85 years and over have dementia (Department of Health and Ageing‚ 2013). Over 320‚000 Australians are living with dementia. Dementia is now the second leading cause of death in Australia with no existing cure. Moreover‚ deaths due to dementia have increased approximately 137% over the past ten years‚ with nearly 11‚000 deaths recorded in 2013 (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2014). Dementia is described as a ‘loss of self’ (Cohen & Eisdorfer‚ 1986) or a condition
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Dementia is the term used to describe the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected (damaged) by certain diseases and conditions (e.g. a stroke)‚ including Alzheimer’s disease. As this is a progressive disease‚ symptoms can be slowed down‚ but not cured and will always‚ gradually get worse. Regardless of the cause of the dementia‚ as it is the brain cells that are dying‚ some of the person’s abilities and functions of day to day life will progressively become more difficult. There are five
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Reflective Account- Support individuals to access and use services and facilities For this reflective account I am using the example of when I take Mr B to College for his cookery lessons. Mr B goes to College every Thursday‚ more often than not I am the support worker that goes with him‚ as Mr B is unaware of dangers such as when something is hot it may burn you and as Mr B does not verbally communicate it is necessary for a support worker to be with him at college. Mr B has a risk assessment
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1. For Reflective Account 3 you should use one of your child observations. 2. Describe how you did this observation. a. Did you sit away from the child and observe from a distance (unobtrusive) so the child was not disturbed? b. Did you sit near to the child or even sit in on the activity? 3. Describe the type of observation you did- tick list‚ written‚ event sample. Where you using paperwork from the setting or did you design your own? 4. Explain why you chose the method
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