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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing/inability to eat and drink

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Urinalysis

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Assessing constituents of urine

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Essential Care

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Delivering the care that they would usually do everyday themselves

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Urometer

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Catheter used to track urine output every hour

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Systolic

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When the heart contracts

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Diastolic

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When the heart relaxes

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Tympanic

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Temperature monitor placed into ear

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LOLER

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Type of hoist, needing to be serviced every 6 months

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PUWER

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Covers all equipment, serviced every year

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Datix

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incident reporting and risk management software

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Riddor

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When the absence from work has been longer than 7 days

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Bariatric Patient

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Someone over 160kg, normally a ‘blue’ patient

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Trust doc

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archive for the trust

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Medstrom

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The company supplying MH equipment, not working during unsociable hours

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Alertive

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App used to message other departments

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Asymptomatic Cohorts

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Those who have been in contact with an infectious person

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Sepsis

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An infection of the blood leading to organ failure

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Visual (Enhanced) Observations

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How often a patient observation takes place (from 2 hours to 1:1)

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Absconsion

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Leaving the ward - record visual note for security

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Communication

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Exchanging of information

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Diabetes

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Inability to control blood sugar levels due to lack of or resistance to insulin

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People-focused

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We act with care, compassion and kindness and value each others’ diverse needs

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Respect

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We take an honest, open and ethical approach to anything we do

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Integrity

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We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do

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Dedication
We work as a team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards
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Excellence
We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital
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Stoma
an opening, either natural or surgically created, which connects a portion of the body cavity to the outside environment.
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Bradycardia
Pulse rate below 60BPM
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Tachycardia
Pulse rate above 100BPM
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Personal Information
Information which identifies an individual. It may be about living or deceased people, including patients, service users and members of staff.
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Confidential Information
Information that patients disclose in confidence to staff. It can include names and addresses as well as a person’s sensitive personal information, e.g. health information.
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Anonymised Information
Information does not identify an individual and cannot reasonably be used to determine their identity. Requires the removal of detail or a combination of details that might support identification
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Pseudo-anonymised Information
Data in which individuals are distinguished by using a unique identifier. This does not reveal their ‘real world’ identity. However, they usually can be re-identified by the original holder of the data.
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Why is it important to have secure systems for information storing?
* Legal requirement * Ensures trust is kept between staff and patients * Confidentiality is a right of our patients and staff * Can result in disciplinary action or financial fines if not adhered to
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Who should you speak to if you are concerned?
* Speak to your manager first * Freedom to Speak up Guardian * Caldicott Guardian * Information Governance Team * CQC if your concerns are serious
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Cardiac Arrest
when someone’s heart suddenly stops beating, and their breathing is abnormal or has stopped.
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Sepsis
life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host response to infection
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Active Listening
undivided attention, clarifying things you have not understood and repeating what they have said
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Genuineness
bad past experiences will put those with mental health issues off, so if they see your authenticness, they will work more collaboratively with you
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Self-harm
refers to any act of self-poisoning or self-injury carried out by an individual irrespective of motivation
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Restraint
The intentional restriction of a person’s voluntary movement or behaviour. This includes physical, environmental and chemical measures such as sedation
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Cohort Nursing
The identification of two or more patients on the same ward requiring Level 3 observations. This does not refer to managing patients with infections.

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