P1 I am going to identify and explain six potential hazards within a health or social care setting and discuss the health‚ safety and security risks to the service users arising from the hazards I identify. A hazard is something that could cause harm and a risk is the chance‚ high or low that someone could be harmed by that hazard. A health risk is a risk leading to an illness‚ a safety risk is a risk leading to a personal injury or damage to equipment and buildings and a security risk is a risk
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As a Health care worker I work in accordance with the Care Standard Act 2000‚ Codes of Practice and conduct‚ with the Legal and Organisational requirements‚ and procedures. Before I start work‚ I ensure that the environment is spacious to avoid any accidents. By ensuring that the floor is dry and clear of any obstruction or material that could result to risk of an accident to both the service user and member of staff in line with Health and Safety first Aids Regulations 1987. I carry out checks
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Teaching and Learning in Schools P1 The age range I have chosen is 3 – 7 years‚ and I have chosen communication as the main area of development for this age range. The main stages of communication development are verbal communication‚ where children of this age range start to use their language skills much more effectively; non verbal communication such as eye contact‚ facial expressions‚ body language‚ gestures‚ sign language and tone of voice. These too are often effective ways for younger children
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Unit 3 M1 In this assignment I am going to describe how health and safety legislation‚ policies and procedures promote the safety of individuals in a health or social care setting. Firstly‚ all health and social care settings should have fluent staff training; this is to ensure that all staff is actually aware of the policies‚ safety legislation and procedures they will have to follow when working in the health and social care setting. The manager should go through all potential procedures that
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Health Care Practice Reflective Account 1 19/02/2014 At the start of my shift one of the clients we will call him Graeme‚ I have use a different name due to data protection act 1998 and confidentiality of service users‚ was complaining of a sore ankle he said it was throbbing and had been sore all day. I asked him if he wouldn’t mind showing me were it was sore‚ he said that was fine so I suggested we went into the quiet room the reason I done this was to ensure Graeme’s
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In this assignment I will be discussing the influences on different dietary intakes and how it affects the health of a person‚ I will also recommend how to minimise negative influences in a health and social care setting. Health factors resulting in specific nutrient needs‚ influencing the dietary intake: The way in which you feed yourself is very important as after you eat or drink‚ your body breaks down the sugars in your blood and turns it into glucose. The glucose then travels through your
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Hazards in Health and Social Care and the harm that may arise from the hazards Anisa Khan Introduction For this assignment I am going to produce an information booklet for new employees. Within this information booklet I will be explaining potential hazards and the harm that these hazards may arise in health and social care settings. My chosen service user group is the elderly infirm. The working environment in which I will be identifying the hazards is a care home for
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Part 2: Summary of Social Work Speaks and “Unit 3” The section “Poverty and Economic Justice” in Social Work Speaks discusses the economy and its balance‚ or lack thereof‚ as well as the people who are impacted by the economy’s debilitating imbalance. The PowerPoint titled “Unit 3: Children and Poverty” helps to further understand the poverty crisis that our society is facing by focusing on the children who live in poverty. The social work profession is there to help those who are most vulnerable:
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Unit Principles of diversity‚ equality and inclusion in adult social care settings Ci) Write a reflective account describing: * How your personal preferences‚ attitudes‚ heritage and beliefs might impact on working practice. * How to ensure that your own practice is inclusive and respects the beliefs‚ culture‚ values and preferences of individuals. I work in a residential home for Dementia for the elderly‚ some of the clients Dementia range from mild to severe. The clients are raised
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Professionalism and Reflective practise. In order to answer the question for this assignment I am going to discuss the ways I use reflective practise. I will compare and contrast three models of reflective practise Donald Schon‚ Brookfield and Kolb. I constantly use “in action” reflective practices which are then followed by “on action” reflective processes as suggested by Donald Schon. I teach Health and Social Care and Vocational Studies to learners‚ aged from 16 years‚ ranging from E2‚ to level one. Subject
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