how we as public health professionals ought to operate. “Ethics is concerned with establishing the appropriate way to act and reflecting upon the reasons that justify such appropriate action” (Dawson, 2008). The way in which public health professional explain information is key here. Exaggerating risks would increase health awareness and further encourage health-promoting behaviors. However Withholding key information would lead to more inquiries on whether to trust public health professionals. “The
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There are many caregivers who will also handle respite care. Respite care is the term for short-term care that is professional help. The respite caregiver usually will COM to your home and get to meet and greet the family and the patient that they will be tending for. As a respite caregiver, they will learn the everyday house, and where all the treatment or medications are stored. A respite caregiver is offered by local services such a non-profit organization, church, religious groups, or a community
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Another example of this is in a care setting one main carer will take the lead and force the rest of the staff to treat the individuals wrongly like they are doing or they won’t fit in and turn onto them and make their life difficult. Bullying Case Study: This is a case study , about
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via the intestines and anus. The mode of transmission is the fourth link in the chain. It refers to how the pathogen is passed on from one person to another. Contact transmission is the most common route of transmission of pathogens in a health and social care workplace. This can happen by direct (hands) or indirect contact (equipment). Pathogens such as those that cause influenza and chicken pox can stay in the air for a long time and can be breathed in by other people. The fifth link is the
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There are different patterns and trends in health and illness among many social groupings I have been asked by my employer to investigate these patterns and trends to determine whether a new, larger healthcare centre is needed for the local area. I am going to be examining diabetes within different age groups. The age groups I will be looking at will be: * 0 - 4 years * 10 - 14 years * 16 - 34 years * 75+ years It is estimated that there is more than one in twenty people that suffer
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P1 Context of communication One to one, when you start a conversation with someone it is important to create a good and positive emotional atmosphere, before you and discuss complicated problems or give people information. The person who you are talking to needs to feel relaxed and comfortable to talk to you. You can help a person to feel relaxed by showing them you are friendly and a way to do this is to maybe say ‘good morning’ or even asking them how they are, make sure that you do this in
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For this piece of coursework I will be describing how anti-discriminatory practice is promoted in health and social care settings. I will also be discussing the difficulties that may arise when implementing anti-discriminatory practice There are many ways in which to promote anti-discriminatory practice that are effective and have minimal chance of failure, the first way is staff training. This can be effective as it gives the workers an insight in how this practice is shown and ways to identify
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discrimination may lead to a person not being able to use health and social provision and this can lead to poor life choices and poor health. The discrimination may be by individuals, health organisations or even the government. Negative behaviour – Negative behaviour, aggression or crime can be partly caused by discrimination. Living in poverty and experiencing discrimination can affect an individual’s behaviour. For example, a carer in a care home shouting at an elderly resident all the time as he
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P1 The behaviourist perspective focuses solely on observing human behaviour; behaviourist psychologists believe that new born babies are born with a ‘clean slate’ – that we adopt our means for behaviour by learning. Pavlov was a behavioural psychologist and he was conducting an experiment on how the production of saliva helps dogs to digest food. However, Pavlov found that his dog would sometimes salivate before his food arrived. This lead him to realise that the dog had learnt to associate his food
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Jacie Whittaker Assignment 201 Principles of Communication in Adult Social Care Settings Ai) Visual communication, using signs, photographs and drawing to pass the information on. Verbal communication, sharing of information with someone by speech. Written communication, sending an email to someone or writing in a care plan. NonVerbal communication, using body language to get across how you feel. Aii) To find out people’s thought and opinions. To pass on information
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