...Physical, mental and social activities are proving to be important factors that aged care facilities need to consider for their residents. Physical activity is a general term that consist of any body movement that works the muscles and uses energy. It includes movements and actions such as household chores and gardening as well as walking, swimming and dancing to name a few. Mental activity is an activity that is good for the brains health. Challenging your brain often with mentally stimulating activities such as crosswords, games, trivia and bingo is linked with better brain function and reduced risk of cognitive deterioration and dementia. Social activities in aged care can reduce the effects of dementia and depression. Social activities...
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...to take care of health and wellness issues. It is becoming more practical and cost efficient to incorporate a health and wellness program into the company practice. The extent of how much a program is applied depends greatly on how much a company can and is willing to spend, and how committed they are to help the individual employee have a healthy lifestyle. With a program properly put into practice, both the employee and the employer will see immense benefits. Implementing a Health and Wellness program can be simple for employers who are wishing to reduce health care costs and decrease absenteeism. This can be done by encouraging everyone one involved to show support and commitment to the new services being offered. The best way for companies to introduce such programs is to offer options such as workshops for employees to experience specific ways to live healthier quick meetings during office or lunch hours to learn new tactics and be reminded of previous ones special staff to assist in everyday office lifestyle The different ways to efficiently introduce the advantages of healthy living will have to be determined by each company depending on the cost of implementing it. Putting a health and wellness program will benefit any company by Lowering insurance costs with a simple plan introduction Providing feedback to employees about all aspects of the company?s human resources and organizational behavior Controlling long-term health care costs Yielding...
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...Seema Begum Short Answer Task B – 2.1/2.2/2.3/4.1/4.2/4.3/4.4/6.1/6.2/6.3 Case Studies Task C – 5.1/5.2/5.3/5.4/5.5 Assignment 207 Understand person centred approaches in adult social care settings. Tasks Task A Information Leaflet Create an information leaflet about person-centred care, aimed at individuals who use the service and their families. The leaflet must include 1) A definition of person-centred values 2) An explanation of it is important for why social care workers to work in a way that promotes person centred values. 3) A definition of the term ‘consent’ in adult social care. 4) An explanation of why social care workers must gain the consent of the individual when they are providing care or support. 5) A description of how a social care worker might gain the consent of the individual. 6) An explanation of what the social care worker must do if they are unable to gain consent or if the individual is not able to express themselves. Task B Short answer question See 207 question booklet Task C Case studies Read the following case studies and answer the question Case study one Marcus Thompson is 18 and has learning disabilities. He is moving from children’s social care to adult social care and has to decide whether he wants to remain at home with his family or move to supported housing. You are his support worker and think he would be better off living away from his family who sometimes try to do too much for him. 1) Identify...
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...Personal Goals Kimberly Ryker HCS/301 Undergraduate Nursing Studies October 9, 2011 Hope Dunn Personal Goals Gustavus F. Swift once said “The secret of all great undertakings is hard work and self-reliance”. His words constantly remind me of how I want to live my life. I continually set goals and work to accomplish them. My professional short-term and long-term goals are to become Critical Care Registered Nurse credentials and Advanced Nurse Practitioner specializing in critical care, whereas my personal goals are to be physically fit and an amazing mother. After moving to North Carolina from Washington, I knew I might not work in the same area as I did back home. While in Washington I enjoyed working as a critical care nurse on a Progressive Care unit and was studying for my PCCN credential. Upon arrival to North Carolina I found myself in an unfamiliar territory. I was in a large community but, with limited hospitals nearby, it made for a difficult time to set myself apart from applicants for the limited critical care positions available. I could demonstrate my clinical and communication skills, as well as my ability to work in a team environment, and to my surprise, obtained an ICU position. I have been working a 34-bed ICU for two years and the vast of knowledge gained has been tremendous. I believe it is time to put my knowledge to the test. I would very much like to have my CCRN credential. I have met the requirements needed to qualify for the examination, and...
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...career, and growing in my business. I believe that I am not done expanding my knowledge. Like someone once said, “Being a motivated lifelong learner will allow you to ride the waves of change, remaining able to manage and achieve your evolving career and personal goals.”(Carter, Bishop, Kravits, 2007). Some of the reasons I want to pursue my graduate studies are: I enjoy going to school and learning new things, and that I feel that my career needs some kind of turn and I cannot make it without continuing my education. “Learning something new each day; commit yourself to on-going learning and self-improvement.” (Berg, 1996). My long-term goal I have is to pursue my Master’s degree in the time required. Another long-term goal I have is to be better at my job, and keep my business growing on a daily basis. My short-term goal is...
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...population does not seem like anything other than people just receiving older. Referred to as the Baby Boomers this demographic of people are those ages 65 and older. People may think the demographics of our population have no affect on health care or our economy. This paper will include the information that proves our countries demographics do impact health care and the economy. For example, information was gathered about the target area, the aging population, and the general impact that demographic group has on the health care market. This information will also include how the aging population will increase the nation’s health care costs and prescription drug costs. This paper will include information about how a chronic disease wellness program may affect the cost for the aging population and how these issues can be addressed. Statistics Because of this proposed “baby boom” generation rapidly increasing, there has been an increased health care cost. The health care cost per person for people over age 65 is three to five times greater than that of people under the age of 65 (United states census bureau, 2003). This increased cost along with other factors such as long-term care and advancements in technology could increase health care cost even higher. More than 50 million of these Baby Boomers are sparking a demand for products but a certain type of environment to meet their needs. As the Baby Boomers grow older, they require accommodations to meet their changing physical...
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...Project: Solution-focused, Short-term Pastoral Counseling Scenario Mercy Me Liberty University [Disclaimer: This student sample is not to be considered more authoritative than the final project instructions & rubric. It is simply a picture of how a fellow-PACOneer successfully completed this learning activity. Though some proofreading, format, APA glitches, and missed expectations (e.g., body of paper was 15 pages vs. 14 page expectation) were present, this sample did satisfactorily organize cumulative work with a noticeably fresh synthesis of a solution-based, short-term pastoral counseling scenario. In like fashion, make every effort to do original work!] Abstract The Final Project applies the distinctive features of a solution-based, short-term pastoral counseling strategy to a counseling scenario with a pre-determined care-seeker, Brody, from the case study Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness. It is the purpose of this writer to artificially move Brody through an abridged counseling process. The student counselor, Mercy Me, is the youth minister of an American Baptist Church with approximately 150 active members located in the close-knit, small community of Shingle Hollow, NC. Mercy’s hallmark purpose, glorifying God by being and imitator of Christ, guides, directs, and develops the process of tailoring her I/S DISC relational style to best demonstrate fit and build rapport with Brody’s C/S DISC relational style. The solution-based, short-term pastoral counseling strategy...
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...afforded me many opportunities to care for clients and work with numerous employees. I have held several positions. My knowledge and skills in all areas of nursing have given me an overall review and preview of all phases of nursing. I have enjoyed, most of all my years in the Intensive Care Units. As a nursing coordinator/supervisor, I became acquainted with other areas of the hospital such as the long term care areas, psychiatric area, the emergency room and many of the diagnostic areas. My short term goal is to map out time to study and focus on obtaining this degree. I will work hard on my time management. I spend extended hours at work. I have worked with many healthcare providers. I am currently assigned as a manager of one of the most active medical units in our facility. I am also serving on several councils and chairing one of the most active ones. I enjoy being with the grass root staff and serving as educator, preceptor, coach and mentor to other nurses. I have been excited working with student nurses rotating on my clinical areas and recent nursing graduates. My caring, compassion and commitment is to nursing. I have chosen the Health Care Systems Management program because of the numerous years I have functioned in some phase of management. Perhaps, in the future years after obtaining a degree, my focus may be in teaching, in the classroom or in a clinical setting. This degree would afford me greater opportunities to care for clients and caregivers, if I...
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...Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to care for that parent. The type of relationship or lack thereof between a child and their biological parent has no bearing on whether an employee is eligible for FMLA. An employee can ask to use FMLA to care for a family member (whether they had nothing to do with them), for their own physical/mental health care and after the birth or adoption of a child. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides an entitlement of up to 12 weeks of job-protected, unpaid leave during any 12-month period to eligible, covered employees and employers must grant eligible employee this right for one or more of the following reasons, the birth and care of a newborn child, placement with the employee of a son or daughter for adoption or foster care, care for a spouse, son, daughter or parent with a serious health condition, medical leave when an employee is unable to work due to a serious health condition, qualifying exigencies arising out of the fact that the employee’s spouse, son, daughter or parent is on active duty or call to active duty status as a member of the National Guard or Reserves in support of a contingency operation. A spouse means a husband or wife as defined or recognized under the employee’s state law. A parent is either the biological parent or the person who acted as the parent when the employee was a child. A son or daughter is either biological, adopted, under foster care, a stepchild, a legal ward or any...
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...Long Term Care, is a service provided that is used mainly by the elderly, handicapped, and the disabled who are rehabilitating. This is usually senior citizens in their 70’s 80’s and 90’s that are suffering from Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease or recovering from surgery. This service provides aide to persons according to their particular needs. These needs may be daily living such as bathing, grooming, or dressing, or they may need help with daily tasks that could range from going shopping for groceries, Dr. appointments, taking medication, cooking, or figuring out bills and handling money matters. Long term care programs employ a very diverse staff of professionals such as, registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational...
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...Roger Kidder Euthanasia Work Document 1. What is active euthanasia? * The process of causing a person’s painless death usually as a consequence of suffering from an incurable disease or terminal illness. * Administration of potentially life-ending drugs or lethal doses for the purpose of causing death. * Requires active participation by health care providers. 2. What is the difference between killing and allowing to die? * Killing is an act of commission, the performing of an action to cause death. * Allowing to die is an act of omission, withholding potential life sustaining treatments to bring about death. 3. What is passive euthanasia? * The act of allowing a patient to die primarily by not administering life saving treatments or procedures. * Does not require active participation by health care providers. 4. What is voluntary euthanasia? * The rational decision of a terminally ill person to end their life. * Requires a comprehension of the consequences of their decision. * A person must be able to make competent decisions about their own health care. 5. What is non-voluntary euthanasia? * The decision of someone other than the patient to end that patient’s life. * Usually as a result of the patient’s inability to speak for themselves. * May not be competent to make the decision, (i.e.) Alzheimer’s disease. 6. What is the difference between ordinary treatment and extraordinary treatment...
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...Final Project: Solution-focused, Short-term Pastoral Counseling Scenario Matthew J. Howard Liberty University Abstract The Final Project applies the distinctive features of a solution-based, short-term pastoral counseling strategy to a counseling scenario with a pre-determined care-seeker. It is the objective of this student to simulate an abridged counseling process with Josh, from the case study Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness. The student counselor is presented with many opportunities to provide “pastor” counseling and advice and this project demonstrates a rudimentary progression toward successful solution based outcomes. The student counselor currently is involved in men’s ministries and leads small connection groups for Grace Crossing Church and well as the founder of Restoring Men through Christ online ministry (restoringmenthroughchrist.com). This student’s hallmark purpose to mimic the character of Jesus in all circumstances and relationships guided his application of the solution-based, short-term counseling strategy and the alignment of his relational style with that of the care-seeker to collaboratively reach the goals established by the care-seeker Table of Contents Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………………..2 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………....4 Phase One………………………………………………………………………………………...5 Josh’s Counseling Session: Phase One………………………………………………………......6 Phase Two………………………………………………………………………………………...8 Josh’s Counseling Session:...
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...Health Care Providers and Products HCS/235 April 18.2016 Health Care Providers and Products A health care provider is any individual, institution, or agency that provides health services to health care consumers otherwise known as patients (http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Health+care+service+provider). Health care providers are vital because they are trained to provide health services to patients which help treat illnesses, diseases, broken bones, or any injuries or health issues in which they are trained to treat. One type of health care provider is preventive or public health and they provide treatment to prevent sickness and health issues or to prevent issues from becoming worse. Preventive services are measures that are performed in an effort to prevent an illness or injury. Common examples of preventative care are immunizations and yearly physicals. In fact, any screening test done in order to catch a disease early is considered a preventative service, such as routine Pap tests for women or prostate exams for men (http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/preventive-care/preventative-care.htm). Preventive health care services are so important that some are offered to patients at no cost. Since some of these preventative care options are offered for free to the public more people are taking advantage of the services offered and preventing health issues. The services that are often offered for free are flu shots, physicals, and dental checkups. Although...
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...representation of either of the two business cultures that were portrayed. The cultural behaviors of the “American” or “Japanese” in the video do not accurately reflect business behaviors in these countries so please do not generalize based on the video. The video is meant as a classroom exercise to analyze a specific cultural encounter. Total 20 points. Answer the following questions. What was striking about the attitude of the seller. (name 3 attributes of behavior) 3 Points 1._He was focused more on himself than the relationship. 2. He frequently used the word I and kept being pushy about the sale. 3. The seller’s values were that of short term goals. What was striking about the attitude of the buyer? (Name 3 attributes of behavior)) 3 Points 1. He was much more focused on the long-term goals of the deal. 2. The buyer kept using the term we when talking about the seller, and would not close the deal without getting to know the buyer. 3. His values were different from the seller, he was not concerned as much about the price, but more so the relationship. How could either party have created a win win situation. What was at stake here? What were the negotiations about? 3 Points Either party could have created a win win solution by talking to each other more about the sale and what they could each do to close the sale. For example, the Japanese wanted to build a solid relationship personally before moving forward, and the Americans just wanted to get this done quick. The...
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...Western Governors University Abstract This paper will demonstrate: A. How using computerized management systems could increase quality of care B. Why active nursing involvement in the planning, choice and implementation of the systems is important C. How handheld devices used by the nursing staff could be integrated into the management system for better quality care D. Security standards of data and patient confidentiality, including the need for data storage integrity and data backup and recovery and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) requirements impact the use of the systems E. How the new system can affect healthcare cost F. The benefits these new systems can offer to patient care and nursing care delivery with a recommendation and justification of the system the hospital should put in place In today’s modern healthcare environment it is important to provide a variety of technology based resources to nurses and other providers to ensure productivity and efficiency are maximized. This requires an effective understanding of available computerized management systems and what resources are available to ensure continued effective, efficient, quality care to patients. Keeping that perspective in mind while creating a technologically advanced environment in which to deliver that care is critical and of vital importance to maximize resources while providing a solid technology platform. The utilization of electronic medical...
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