...labels; number of specimens that could not be processed due to inadequate sample volumes; number (and percentage) of trained staff in the health-care facility working in phlebotomy number (and proportion) of juniors who are supervised by trained staff. A proficient phlebotomist is also an effective comminicator so that they can understand patients anxieties or issues clearly making the experience for the patient more positive as they have a better understanding of the procedure and its purpose. The patient is also more likely to follow any advice or instruction given if it is well communicated. Effective...
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...is unable to hear they are able to function at a very high level through the use of sign language and reading lips. Communication in the healthcare field may be a little different for some people. Healthcare requires the communication to have a purpose, and that purpose is revolved around a person’s needs. A patient with good staff communication during his or her care will have a positive outcome, get well, and be discharged faster. A new breakthrough in healthcare is telemedicine where remote geographical locations will have access to specialty health services with the help of state of the art medical equipment. A patients vital signs and electronic medical record, any questions or concerns can be transmitted to a doctor miles away for his or her opinion on the care needed. Again excellent communication between all providers involved with this patient is critical. “Taking a team approach can make real difference to your experience of work in the social care sector. By making use of good interpersonal communication skills you can achieve your best, why it's good to listen... and then talk” When taking care of their patients’ healthcare staff is looking for signs to tell how they feel. This communication can come in verbal or non verbal forms. It is through those complaints, facial grimaces, or even blinks that they can access the situation and report back to the doctor. Also, by paying attention to how members of the staff communicate with one another in their given...
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...Systematic Approach to Care through Effective Person-Centred Care Planning. The NHS places a strong emphasis on delivering person-centred care to patients. Patient-centred planning was adopted as national government policy in 2001 via the “Valuing People” paper and more recently as part of the “Valuing People Now” document (DOH,2009). Person-centred planning is now promoted as a key method in delivering the personalisation objectives of the Governments “Putting People First” programme for social care (DOH, 2007). The Coalition continues this commitment towards personalisation of care with its “Capable Communities and Active Citizens” document (DOH, 2010). One key area to ensure that care is delivered in a systematic person-centred way is through effective care planning that involves the patient in the process as a key stake holder. Several systematic models to nursing care are available that will facilitate practitioners in ensuring that all needs of the individual are identified and met. This essay will define what is meant by the term “person centred care”, will explore the systematic nursing models of care delivery and will highlight good practice in constructing person-centred care plans. This will be done using examples of an original care plan (constructed by the author for a real patient whose name has been changed) - and will draw upon information and evidence from a range of contemporary sources. It is appropriate in the context of this essay to firstly define...
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... Developing Effective Diabetes Care Interventions in Rural Populations Salem International University Traci L French May 20, 2013 Abstract: Diabetes mellitus wreaks a high toll on Americans in regards to shortened life expectancy, decreased quality of life and staggering health care expenses. Prevalence of this disease in some populations can reach nearly 30%, with 11.3% of the total population affected in 2010 (Texas Diabetes Institute, San Antonio, TX). In Arkansas, prevalence rates of the illness in some counties exceed 20% (Bradley, 2010). Recent statistics show that annual direct expenditures on diabetes care total $116 billion dollars per year with an additional $58 billion per year in indirect costs due to lost productivity and increased mortality (Texas Diabetes Institute, San Antonio, TX). The goal of this paper is to assess the development and implementation of current interventional strategies for diagnosing diabetes mellitus in affected populations in the southeastern United States. Outcomes of current programs will then be evaluated on a local, regional and national level. The final area of study will examine possible improvements to existing programs using culturally sensitive methodology to increase access to care within these populations and improve clinical outcomes while following evidence-based care guidelines. Diabetes mellitus is a costly illness, both in the number of lives affected as well as actual expenditures on health care and lost wages...
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...Explain the role of effective communication in health and social care Form of communication Between professional and service users The first form of communication I am going to talk about is oral and verbal communication, oral and verbal communication is usually used between professionals and service users by having oral and verbal communication ensures that there is an understanding between the service user and professional. Professionals have more of an understanding therefore by speaking to the professional about the issues they are able to give an immediate solution and feedback. This also ensures clarity. For example if a service user struggles with depression the professional is able to advice the service user on what to do and provide feedback from what they suffered from. Having oral communication allows the service user to provide different ways of repeating what they have said therefore the professional can understand the problem correctly making this an effective communication. If the communication is effective this ensures provision of care and the problem is identified correctly which can be agreed on by making sure that the issue has been received problem i.e. justification. The professional can then provide the service user with a treatment they are confident with as they have more knowledge about the problem and the service user can then receive the best care in order to get better or feel better i.e. self-esteem. A professional must speak in a manner and...
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...In this assignment I will be covering the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in a health setting which could be places such as a care home, gp settings and so on. I will also be demonstrating the effects of the communication on an individual this will also help to demonstrate the forms of communication and which one can be most effective. Communication is the sharing of ideas. Communication is the way we put across our thoughts and ideas. The simple act of transferring information from one place to another. There are many different types of communication these all bring out changes in our and other’s attitudes, motivate the people around us and establish and maintain relationships with others. In fact communication makes up most of our life and nearly all of our social activity, an example of then it is used in our social activity is when you go out for a chat with your friends this communication is verbal. When at a party the communication will be less verbal and more and more informal. Communication is the simple act of transferring information from one place to another, which can be done by: . Vocally . Written .Digital media .magazines .websites. .Visual . Informal . Formal .1.1 In the health care setting different types of communication can be more common such as a group informal conversation. A group has to consist of three or more people, whilst in a health care setting this could be a gathering of the service users chatting...
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...“Good leaders are known for standing by their principles” Kouzes and Posner (2012). For three decades, these two researchers have traveled around the world to discover the “truths” about leadership and have written about the development of skills needed to become authentic and effective leaders (Kouzes and Posner (2011). The first truth is individuals can make a difference which is in contrast the accepted belief where change is the purview of higher levels of the organization. The five practices to becoming an exemplary leader according to Kouzes and Posner (2011) include: “1. Model the way, 2. Inspire a shared vision, 3. Challenge the process, 4. Enable others to act, 5. Encourage the heart” (p.2). Furthermore, another truth is credibility...
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...• EFFECTIVE (adjective) Sense 1 | effective [BACK TO TOP] | Meaning: Producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect Synonyms: effective; effectual; efficacious Context examples: an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation / effective teaching methods / effective steps toward peace / made an effective entrance / his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action / an efficacious law adequate to accomplish a purpose,producing the intendded or expected result * S: (adj) effective, effectual, efficacious (producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect) "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" * S: (adj) effective, efficient (able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively)"people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution" * S: (adj) effective (works well as a means or remedy) "an effective reprimand"; "a lotion that is effective in cases of prickly heat" * S: (adj) effective, good, in effect, in force (exerting...
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...Contents 1-Abstract 2 2-Introduction 3 3-Theory 4 3.1-Total and effective porosity: 4 3.2Primary and Secondary porosity: 5 4- Experimental Set-up and Procedure 5 4.1-Materials and equipment 5 4.2- Experimental set-up and procedure 5 5-Results and calculations 7 6-Discussion and conclusion 8 6.1- Discussion of the results 8 6.2- Conclusion 8 7- References 9 1-Abstract The aim of this report is to be familiar with the basic procedures of preparing rock samples and to measure the density of and porosity of rock samples. Firstly the rock size and mass was measured to determine the density and bulk volume using an electronic ruler and mass balance. Then using the helium porosimeter the grain volume of each core plug sample was measured. Each of these measurements were repeated three times and then averaged for precision sake. The porosity was then calculated by subtracting the grain volume from the bulk volume, to determine the pore volume, and then dividing by the bulk volume. The porosity results for all the samples were reasonable except for sample 1 and 6 for which the porosity is calculated to be in negative % and make no logic. These possible reasons for these inaccurate results are that the group made high errors in reading the measurements or did the experiment in a wrong method. 2-Introduction For the storage of oil and gas in any reservoir rock presence of porosity is vital. However, the degree of porosity in any rock depends upon...
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...A PETROPHYSICAL EVALUATION OF THE TRENTON-BLACK RIVER FORMATION OF THE MICHIGAN BASIN By Lu Yang A THESIS Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE In Geology MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 2015 © 2015 Lu Yang This thesis has been approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in Geology. Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences Thesis Advisor: Wayne D. Pennington Committee Member: Mir Sadri Committee Member: James R. Wood Department Chair: John S. Gierke Table of Contents Acknowledgement 4 Abstract 5 1. Introduction 6 2. Geology of Trenton-Black River Formation 7 3. Methodology 10 3.1 Picking Formation Tops 11 3.2 Crossplot and Mineral Identification 14 4. Thomas Steiber Method 31 5. Discussion 38 6. Conclusion 39 References 41 Appendix I: Crossplots & Mineral Identification 42 Appendix II: Thomas Stieber (Thomas and Stieber 1975) 49 Acknowledgement I would like to express the deepest appreciation to my advisor Dr. Wayne D. Pennington for his expert guidance and full support. His experience and ability improved my research skills. My thesis work would not have been possible without his help and incredible patience. I would like to thank my committee members, Professor James R. Wood and Professor Mir Sadri, for helping me during my graduate years and...
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...BTEC Level 3 Health and Social Care Unit 1: Developing Effective Communication in Health and Social Care Introduction Communication is essentially about the way we send and receive messages; for effective communication to take place there must be mutual understanding. Communication is a skill that we learn very early in life as a way of getting our basic needs met. (Rasheed et al (2010) E.g. I communicate with my family especially with my brothers and sister on a daily basis to identify how they feel, what they would like to do after school or to eat and a lot of the times I communicate with them just to let them know I am there for them if they need anything at all. So Communication can make a work place a better place to be and make the employees comfortable. There are different contexts in which communication may take place: which are group, formal and informal communication. One to one communication: one to one involves talking with one other person. This can be face-to-face conversations, telephone conversations, writing and interviews. Usually the sender and receiver switch roles often during the one-to-one communication. One to one is commonly private when communicating because for example in a care home, a resident can feel frustrated or lonely when he or she family are not visiting. At that point staff can come over to the resident room to encourage or reassure the resident in private, because it makes some resident uncomfortable when staff spoke with them about...
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...Contexts of communication One-to-one is a communication process which involves two people having a conversation without other people joining. A good example of were one-to-one can be used is when in job interview, the interviewer will be between the applicant and the manager. The one to one communication will involve provide a conversation which will have two people talking without having to talk over each other and will have better understanding of each other. An advantage of one to one communication is that it will provide a more friendly conversation e.g. talking to a client as it will help develop a positive relationships with the client which would make it comfortable for the client to communicating with the worker without being nervous. Group communication is when a number of people get together to have a discussion. Group communication is much more difficult compared to one to one communication as it requires all the members of the group to be working on the same page or thing. One of the thing that cause problems in a group communication is that there are different people with different personalities as some may speak a lot and others may rarely speak. Some people may not be confident enough to be able to speak in front or with a lot of people and some might not be interested which make them not want to get involved in the group. This will cause problems if it’s a group activity or discussion which will require all the members to give their thoughts and ideas. Due to...
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...Strategic Management of Business Policy Formulation and Implementation between Bangladesh and India Course Title: Strategic Management Course Code: MBA 512 Prepared for Prof: Muhammad Mahboob Ali, Ph.D. Visiting Professor of IUB Prepared by Mostafizur Rahman 1221544 Shamsher Ali 113060 Abstract The business relationship between India and Bangladesh is currently of special interest in both countries for a number of reasons. Firstly, there are urgent and longstanding concerns in Bangladesh arising from the perennial, large bilateral trade deficit with India, and from the large volumes of informal imports from India across the land border which avoid Bangladesh import duties. These concerns have been particularly acute on the Bangladesh side in the context of discussions between the two governments of the possibility of a bilateral free trade agreement along the lines of the India-Sri Lanka FTA. Secondly, even though (because of the disparity in the size of the two economies) India’s trading relationship with Bangladesh is much less significant for it than it is for Bangladesh, closer economic integration with Bangladesh is nevertheless seen as a very important way of reducing the economic and political isolation of the seven Indian eastern and north eastern states from the rest of the country. Finally, both countries have long shared common objectives for closer economic integration...
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...this pack, please contact ActEd’s admin team by email at ActEd@bpp.com. How to use the Series X Solutions Guidance on how and when to use the Series X Solutions is set out in the Study Guide for the 2013 exams. Important: Copyright Agreement This study material is copyright and is sold for the exclusive use of the purchaser. You may not hire out, lend, give out, sell, store or transmit electronically or photocopy any part of it. You must take care of your material to ensure that it is not used or copied by anybody else. By opening this pack you agree to these conditions. The Actuarial Education Company © IFE: 2013 Examinations All study material produced by ActEd is copyright and is sold for the exclusive use of the purchaser. The copyright is owned by Institute and Faculty Education Limited, a subsidiary of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. Unless prior authority is granted by ActEd, you may not hire out, lend, give out, sell, store or transmit electronically or photocopy any part of the study material. You must take care of your study material to ensure that it is not used or copied by anybody else. Legal action will be taken if these terms are infringed. In addition, we may seek to take disciplinary action through the profession or through your employer. These conditions remain in force after you have finished using the course. © IFE: 2013 Examinations The Actuarial Education Company CT1: Assignment X1 Solutions Page 1 Assignment X1 Solutions ...
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...Communication is all about passing messages on from person to person, or organization to organization. Proficient communication is a fundamental component in a Health and Social Care setting. For example: at a nursing home, a hospital, a nursery or a care home. People that have a job in the Health and Social Care field need effective communication skills in order to provide help for the many service users that they will meet whilst working. Having effective communication skills will help workers in this field to develop a trusting relationship between them and the users of Health and Social Care services. This essay will go into greater depths with the subject of effective communication. Health and Social Care settings are places in which workers in the field offer their help to users of the service if it is needed. People who might use these services are: the injured; school children, the ill and working class citizens from infancy to later adulthood. For each setting under the Health and Social Care field there is a different user and situation, so the method of communication depends on the situation and the service user. For example, in a GPs surgery, the method of communication used would be one-to-one communication as the interaction generally only happens between two persons (the doctor and the patient). An advantage of using one-to-one communication in a GP’s office or a doctor’s surgery is that the patient’s issues are kept confidential by the doctor or GP. The two...
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