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Unit 2: Working In Health And Social Care Flashcards

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What is Health?

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A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, followed by the absence of disease

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What is Care?

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The provision of what is necessary for health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something

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What is Social Care?

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Helping people live their lives comfortably, particularly people who require a certain degree of extra practical and physical help

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What is a Multi-Disciplinary Team?

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A team of people to support everyone throughout their care, allowing for all needs to be met

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What is Primary Care?

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Your first point of contact

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What is Secondary Care?

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Your second point of contact and a specialist

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What is Preventative Care?

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Care that educates people on remaining healthy, and to be aware of the factors that can lead to illness and poor health

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What can Preventative Care include?

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Vaccinations, Programmes for people all ages, Education on lifestyle tests

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What is a Nurse?

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Nurses are trained to carry our medical duties at their level of seniority and specialism, mainly in hospitals, surgeries, clinics, and homes.

This Includes:
- Monitoring and caring for the medical needs of patients
- Support Doctors in Giving treatment, and prescribed drugs
- Work to restore health and wellbeing

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What are the types of Nurses?

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Children’s Nurse, Adults Nurse, Mental Health Nurses, Learning Disability Nurse, Neonatal Nurse, Practice Nurse, School Nurse, District Nurse, and Health Visitor

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What are a Nurses Responsibilities?

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Responsibilities Nurses Hold Medically:
-Observing condition of patients
-Administering drugs and injections
-Carrying out routine investigations
-Preparing patients for operations

Responsibilities Nurses Hold Non-medically:
-Providing care and counselling
-Helping with recovery and rehabilitation
-Writing patient care plans
-Planning patient discharge from hospital
Acting as a patient advocate

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What is a GP?

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They are people who provide medical care for patients, and they work mainly in surgeries and local communities

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-Diagnose, treat, monitor and prevent illness
-Provide prescriptions for treatment and arrange preventative care
-Refer patients to other health professionals

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What is the Responsibilities of a GP?

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Responsibilities Specialist Doctors Hold Medically:
-Diagnosing Illness
-Prescribing treatment to promote healing and recovery
-Referring patients to specialists
-Liaising with multidisciplinary teams

Responsibilities Specialist Doctors Hold Non-medically:
-Creating and maintaining relationships or trust with patients
-Observing, Listening, and Responding
-Maintaining patient records
-Maintains confidentiality
-Acting in accordance with legislations

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What is a Specialist Doctor?

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They are doctors who have expert training in particular areas, working mainly in hospitals and clinics.

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-Diagnose, treat, monitor and prevent illness in specialist areas
-Liaise with other professionals, to carry out treatment in hospital
-Contribute to teams for ongoing patient care.

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What is the Responsibilities of a Specialist Doctor?

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Responsibilities Specialist Doctors Hold Medically:
-Diagnosing Illness
-Prescribing treatment to promote healing and recovery
-Referring patients to specialists
-Liaising with multidisciplinary teams

Responsibilities Specialist Doctors Hold Non-medically:
-Creating and maintaining relationships or trust with patients
-Observing, Listening, and Responding
-Maintaining patient records
-Maintains confidentiality
-Acting in accordance with legislations

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What is a Midwife?

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They are people who help you throughout pregnancy and birth, they work mainly in hospital maternity units, clinics and homes.

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-Monitor the prenatal development and health of Mothers and babies
-Help deliver babies
-Provide postnatal care, supporting mothers, babies and families after the birth.

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What are the Responsibilities of a Midwife?

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Responsibilities Midwives Hold Medically:
-Diagnosing, monitoring, and examining pregnant women
-Providing antenatal care, including screening tests
-Assisting during labour
-Supervising pain management

Responsibilities Midwives Hold Non-medically:
-Preparing and reviewing patient care plans
-Arranging and/or providing parenting and health education
-Providing support and advice on the care of newborn babies
-Providing support and advice following miscarriage, termination, or neonatal death
-Liaising with other agencies to ensure continuity of care

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What is a Health Care Assistant?

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Healthcare assistants are trained to help with daily personal care and to support wellbeing, They work mainly in hospitals, clinics, residential care and homes.

This Includes:
-Work under the guidance of qualified professionals
-Meet care needs
-Monitor health by taking temperature, pulse, respiration rate and weight.

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What are the Responsibilities of a Health Care Assistant?

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Responsibilities Midwives Hold Medically:
-Monitoring patient conditions by taking temperature, pulse, and respiratory rate
-Taking blood samples
-Carrying out health checks
-Weighing patients

Responsibilities Midwives Hold Non-medically:
-Washing and dressing patients
-Helping with patient mobility
-Supporting day-to-day routines
-Talking to patients working under the direction of nursing staff
-Supporting and delivering health education

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What is a Social Worker?

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They provide help and support for people all ages through difficult times in there lives, they also want to protect people from harm and to help people live independent lives

This Includes:
-Working closely with the service users’ families and carers
-Protecting the people they work with from harm
-Support people leaving care and people at risk of being in trouble with the law

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What are the Responsibilities of a Social Worker?

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Key Responsibilities:
-Maintaining a designated case load
-Maintaining professional registration
-Working within regulatory guidelines
-Keeping informed of changes in policy and procedure
-Liaising with other agencies e.g. the police for vulnerable children

Key Skills, Qualities and Tasks:
-Preparing and reviewing case files of clients
-Taking difficult decisions
-Working with a variety of service users of different ages
-Ensuring continuity of care

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What is a Occupational Therapist?

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Occupational therapists facilitate recovery and overcome practical barriers, they work mainly in hospitals, clinics, residential care and homes.

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-Identify issues people may have in everyday life
-Help people to work out practical solutions.

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What are the Responsibilities of a Occupational Therapist?

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Responsibilities Occupational Therapists Hold Medically:
-Being aware of acute medical conditions and how to overcome them in contexts such as Accident and Emergency (A&E) and Acute Medicine

Responsibilities Occupational Therapists Hold Non-medically:
-Advising on specialist equipment to assist with daily activities
-Advising on home and workplace alterations
-Assisting people with learning difficulties
-Enabling rehabilitation
-Organising support and rehabilitation groups for carers and clients

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What is a Youth Worker?

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They work with young children between the ages of 11 and 25, and support young people reach there full potential and become responsible members of society. They usually work in youth centres, schools, and colleges. They can also be employed by the local council

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-Delivering programmes relating to youth concerns e.g. smoking, drugs, drinking etc
-Organising residential activities
-Working with parents/carers to support healthy development of their children

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What are the Responsibilities of a Youth Worker?
Key Responsibilities: -Demonstrating values which underpin youth work -Completing a background check with the disclosure and barring service -Continuing professional development -Acting as a mentor to young people Key Skills, Qualities and Tasks: -Working across different sectors, including care and criminal justice an din public, private and voluntary sector organisations -Developing projects with schools and other organisations, such as debates about elections or capital punishment -Offering advice on topics such as sexual health using language which is accessible to young people
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What is a Care Assistant?
They provide help and support for people who have difficulties with daily activities, they work with older people, children, young people, people with physical or learning disabilities or people with mental health problem. They work in clients’ homes, day care centres, residential homes, nursing homes, and in supported housing complexes This Includes: -Helping with personal daily care e.g. washing, dressing, and feeding etc. -General household tasks -Liaising with other health and care professionals
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What are the Responsibilities of a Care Assistant?
Key Responsibilities: -Providing appropriate daily personal care -Carrying out general household tasks -Carrying out other routine roles as required by supervisors or service users -Liaising with other health and care professionals Key Skills, Qualities and Tasks: -Working in different care settings -Observing and reporting changes in health and wellbeing of service user -Making service user fell at ease -Maintaining confidentiality
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What is a Care Manager?
They have a key leadership role within care settings, they manage the provision of residential care for adults and young people with learning difficulties, older people in residential care or nursing homes, people in supported housing, and people receiving hospice care This Includes: -Routine running of residential car e and overseeing this -Ensuring quality standards are met -Manage the supervising of duties
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What are the Responsibilities of a Care Manager?
Key Responsibilities: -Day to day running of residential care settings -Supervising work of care assistants -Ensuring quality of care meets standards and adheres to relevant legislation -Ensuring suitable staff are available Key Skills, Qualities and Tasks: -Creating and maintaining relationships of trust and residents -Maintaining accurate resident records -Observing, listening and responding to resident concerns -Maintaining Confidentiality
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What is a Support Worker?
Work under supervision of a range of health and care professionals, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and social workers. They are closely linked to the healthcare or nursing assistant role This Includes: -Work closely with the family -Put a fair and agreed on plan in place -Support them through all challenges
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What are the Responsibilities of a Support Worker?
Key Responsibilities: -Following the instructions of health and care professionals -Implementing care plans agreed with social workers -Supporting members of families who provide care with parenting, financial, or domestic skills Key Skills, Qualities and Tasks: -They often work with people who have had healthcare or continue to need it
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What is a Professional Health Care Worker?
You have to have a degree and then register to a council e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council
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What is a Non-Professional Health Care Worker?
Care workers who may have undertaken some sort of training, such as a NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) but not a vocational qualifying degree course. For example, care managers, health care assistants, and support workers
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What is a Hands On Care Role?
Health and Social workers who work directly with service users delivering care, often referred to as ‘hands on’ care workers
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What is a Administrative Care Roles?
People who work in health and care settings but organise care for service users rather than personally delivering it
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What are some Professional roles?
Doctors, Nurses, Consultants, Midwife, Social Workers, and Occupational Therapist
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What are some Non-Professional roles?
Youth Workers, Care Managers, Support Workers, Health Care Assistants, and Care Assistants
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What is Safeguarding?
A term to denote measure to protect the health, well-being and human rights of individuals , which allow people (especially children, young people, and vulnerable adults) to live independently
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What is Policies?
This is a set of rules and guidelines formulated or adopted by an organisation to reach its long term goals and typically published in a booklet.
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What is a Procedure?
A set of written instructions that outline the expected and required routines that care staff must follow in specific situations
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What sort of people can be exempt from paying for prescriptions?
~> Over the age of 60 ~> Under the age of 16 ~> 16, 17, or 18 and in full time education ~> Given birth in the past 12 months ~> On income support ~> Hold a exemption certificate
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What Drugs can and cannot Doctors give?
Can give: ~> Licensed drugs ~> Off label and Off licensed ~> Unlicensed medicines ~> Controlled Drugs ~> Appliances or Chemical reagents ~> Selected list schemes ~> Borderline Substances Cannot give:
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What Drugs can and cannot Nurse Independent Practioner give?
Can give: ~> Licensed drugs ~> Off label and Off licensed ~> Unlicensed medicines ~> Controlled Drugs ~> Appliances or Chemical reagents ~> Selected list schemes ~> Borderline Substances Cannot give:
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What Drugs can and cannot Chiropodist/Podiatrist Independent Prescribers give?
Can give: ~> Licensed drugs ~> Off label and Off licensed ~> Controlled Drugs (By oral administration only) ~> Appliances or Chemical reagents (Only for respected areas) ~> Selected list schemes (Only for specific circumstances) ~> Borderline Substances Cannot give: ~> Unlicensed medicines
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What Drugs can and cannot Dentists give?
Can give: ~> Licensed drugs (Only if on Dental Prescribing Formulary) ~> Controlled Drugs (Only if on Dental Prescribing Formulary) ~> Appliances or Chemical reagents (Only if on Dental Prescribing Formulary) ~> Borderline Substances (Only if on Dental Prescribing Formulary) Cannot give: ~> Off label and Off licensed ~> Unlicensed medicines ~> Selected list schemes
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What is Surgery?
The practice that treats injuries, diseases, and deformities by the physical removal, repair, or readjustment of organs and tissues, often involving cutting into the body.
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What is Radiotherapy?
The treatment using high energy radiation, this is done by a skilled radio therapist. It is often done to treat cancers and tumours. It could cause itchy skin, peeling and blistering of the skin
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What is a Organ Transplant?
This involves moving a body part or organs from one persons body to another, or a part of someone’s body to another location in their own body. E.g. Heart, Liver, Lungs, and Intestines
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What is a Mobility Aid?
Temporary or permanent assistance with mobility or other activities of daily life and their needs are usually assessed by a physiotherapist or occupational therapist
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Why may people need Mobility AIDS?
Mobility appliances allow people to be more physically active and more independent to carry out daily routines.
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Why do people use Walking Sticks?
These items significantly improve stability for those with mobility or balance issues. They give them chance to be comfortable and be able to move around their home and their community
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Who may use Walking Sticks?
The people who may use this are still stable on their feet and can walk around but need that extra piece of support.
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Why do people use Walking Frames?
These items significantly improve stability for those with mobility or balance issues. They give them chance to be comfortable and be able to move around their home and their community.
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Who may use Walking Frames?
The people who may use this are still stable on their feet and can walk around but need that extra piece of support
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Why do people use Wheelchairs?
These items significantly improve stability for those with mobility or balance issues. They also help those who have lower limb problems. They give them chance to be comfortable and be able to move around their home and their community. It also challenges those mobility issues.
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Who may use Wheelchairs?
Wheelchairs are used by people who should not put weight on their lower limbs or who are unable to walk. Selecting the right one is based off their physical needs and lifestyle.
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Why do people use Adaptable Shopping Trolleys?
These items significantly improve the accessibility of those who have a wheelchair making their independence bigger and promoting inclusivity They give them chance to be comfortable and be able to move around their community. It also challenges those mobility issues.
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Who may use Adapted Shopping Trolleys?
Adaptable Shopping Trolleys are used by people are in a wheelchair. It allows them to get there shopping done independently.
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Why do people use Stair Lifts?
These items significantly improves the independence of a service as they can move up and down stairs. As well as it limits the need for injuries that can occur from the service user trying to walk up or down the stairs alone. This could increase their risk of significant They give them chance to be comfortable and be able to move around their home safer and more effectively.
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Who may use Stair Lifts?
The people who may use this are unable to get up or down stairs safely. They may also require other equipment to help them on level ground.
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Why do people use Adaptable Cars?
These items significantly improves the independence of a service as they can travel to places independently or with other. This increases there independence and freedom. They give them chance to be comfortable and be able to move around their community safer and more effectively.
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Who may use Adaptable Cars?
The people who may use this are using a wheelchair so require adaptations to make there day to day life easier and more accessible.
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What equipment can help with Personal Hygiene?
~> Handrails ~> Bath Lift or Hoist ~> Adapted Taps ~> Bad Pans ~> Urinals ~> Walk in bath ~> Showers for Wheelchairs ~> No slip bath mats ~> Bath and Shower Mats
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How can Handrails help with personal hygiene?
It gives them the ability to feel supported while having a bath or shower, especially if they have mobility issues, as it decreases their chances of being injured.
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Who might use Handrails?
This can be used by people who need mobility aids, this could be throughout the house or in the shower. This will support them being able to use these facilities.
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How can Bath Lifts help with personal hygiene?
It can support people by having the ability to wash themselves, with support from a care giver or independently. It can make them feel supported while having a bath or shower, especially if they have mobility issues, as it decreases their chances of being injured.
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Who might use Bath Lifts?
This can be used by people who need mobility aids. This will support them being able to use these facilities. This can be used by people who use wheelchairs. This will support them being able to use these facilities.
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How can Adapted Taps help with personal hygiene?
It can support people by having the ability to wash their hand, hopefully independently but it can have support from their care givers . It can make them feel more of a person and independent by having this ability.
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Who might use Adapted Taps?
This can be used by people who need mobility aids or help using certain items, this could be throughout the house. This will support them being able to use these facilities.
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How can Bed Pans help with personal hygiene?
It can support people by having the ability to use the bathroom in bed, especially for those who have mobility issues. This is I preference to having to wear an adult nappy or constantly having to be changed.
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Who might use Bed pans?
This can be used by people who need mobility aids or help using certain items, this could be throughout the house. This will support them being able to use these facilities. Here specifically it will support them using the bathroom.
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How can Urinals help with personal hygiene?
It can support people by having the ability to use the bathroom, especially for those who have mobility issues. This is in preference to having to wear an adult nappy or using a normal bathroom.
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Who might use Urinals?
This can be used by people who need mobility aids or help using certain items, this could be throughout the house. This will support them being able to use these facilities.
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How can Walk in Baths help with personal hygiene?
It can support people by having the ability to wash themselves, with support from a care giver or independently. It can make them feel more of a person ad independent by having this ability.
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Who might use Walk in Baths?
This can be used by people who need mobility aids, this could be I the shower or bath. This will support them being able to use these facilities ad to keep up with their personal hygiene.
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How can Showers for Wheelchairs help with personal hygiene?
It can support people by having the ability to wash themselves, with support from a care giver or independently. It can make them feel more of a person by having this ability.
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Who might use Showers for Wheelchairs?
This can be used by people who use wheelchairs. This will support them being able to use these facilities and keep up with their personal hygiene.
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How can Non-slip Bathmats help with personal hygiene?
It gives them the ability to feel supported while having a bath or shower, especially if they have mobility issues, as it decreases their chances of being injured.
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Who might use Non-slip bathmats?
This can be used by people who use wheelchairs. This will support them being able to use these facilities and keep up with their personal hygiene.
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How can Bath and Shower Seats help with personal hygiene?
It can support people by having the ability to wash themselves, with support from a care giver or independently. It can make them feel supported while having a bath or shower, especially if they have mobility issues, as it decreases their chances of being injured. It can make them feel more of a person by having this ability.
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Who might use Bath and Shower seats?
This can be used by people who need mobility aids or have balance issues, this could be I the shower or bath. This will support them being able to use these facilities ad to keep up with their personal hygiene.
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What is a Cultural Difference?
A cultural difference is a difference between us as people by our culture
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What are some Cultural Difference in eating?
~> Muslims food must be Halal and must follow the Qur’an ~> Jewish’s food must be Koshur and must follow the Torah ~> Hindu’s food must minimise hurting others
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What is hands on care?
A care worker who directly gives care
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What is a Informal Carer?
Care and support provided by relatives and friends, normally unpaid and in addition to the care provided by professional health and care providers
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How can formal carers help informal carers?
They can give them advise on support for them, and the informal carers can help them get to know eachother
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What is the Care Planning Cycle?
It gives us a step by step to making an effective plan that promotes inclusivity and empowerment to all. It follows: ~> Assess the clients needs ~> Plan and agree to appropriate care ~> Implement the Care Plan ~> Monitor the Effectiveness ~> Review and Evaluate the Plan ~> Amend the plan as necessary
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What is a Anti Discriminatory Practice?
The care practice that endures that individuals and different needs of clients and patients are met regardless of their race, ethnicity, age, disability, sex, or sexual orientation
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How are people kept equal?
All citizen in Great Britain have protection through the courts. This is through the Human Rights Act (1998). This act guarantees rights to people cared for by ‘public authorities’ to be treated fairly. It guarantees: ~> Education ~> Freedom ~> Life ~> Security
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How can Health Care Workers ensure the Human Rights act is kept up?
They can follow this through using the code of practice put forward by their professional bodies. For Example GMC, HCP, and NMC
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What is Empowerment?
The service user takes a full part in discussions and decisions about their personal care and treatment
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How can Empowerment Change?
They must be aware of individual differences and ensure, through discussion and planning, that the importance of these needs to service users are fully respected and not ignored

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