...P2: Outline how legislation, policies and procedures relating to working in health, safety and security influence health and social care settings. Task 1: Outline all the legislation, policies and procedures relating to working in health and social care settings and state how they influence the setting. Mention all the legislation below. Legislation and guidelines: relevant sections for home country, e.g. health and safety at work act, food safety act, food safety (general food hygiene) regulations, manual handling operations regulations, reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations (RIDDOR), data protection act, management of health and safety at work regulations, care homes regulations, control of substances hazardous to health regulations (COSHH), civil contingencies act 2004, care minimum standards (various supplements). The Health and Safety at Work Act: The Health and Safety at Work Act is a legislation that was introduced in 1974 in order to protect individuals within the workplace from hazards that could oppose risks to their health and welfare and this legislation applies not only to the UK but also to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The employers within the workplace must carry out a risk assessment in order...
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...Hendricks County Promotion of Healthy Lifestyle with Nutrition and Exercise Faith N. Kirirah – 000328312 07/03/2014 HGT Community Health Practicum Western Governors University Assessment The fieldwork for this report is performed in Hendricks County in the state of Indiana, United States of America (USA). Community Hendricks County is located just west of Indianapolis, Indiana. This county boarders on Borne County to the north, Marion County to the east, Montgomery and Putnam Counties to the west, and Morgan County to the south. The county has a total area size of 408.78 square miles of which 406.91 square miles is land and the remainder is water according to 2012 United States Census Bureau. The estimated population of this county was 153,879 in 2013 with 90.4percent being Caucasians, 5.5percent Black/African Americans, 3.2 percent Hispanic/Latino, 2.3 percent Asians and the remainder covering other nationalities (Alaska Natives, American Indians, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders, some other races and two/more races). This county benefits from easy access to the nearby cities and towns that it shares with the Indianapolis metropolitan area with. One major concern in this county is traffic that causes long travel times and congestion. Physical environment of this county is within acceptable standards according to the county health department. Several of the ditches in this county have been found to be contaminated with bacterium E. coli but with the increased improvement...
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...the resources available? The answer is Interoperability, which means the way the systems or organizations work together. They interoperate, work with one another. Mental health provider is a professional who is certified to be able to provide some type of mental health services to an individual. Thus person can be counselor, psychologist, psychiatrist, therapist, or social worker. For, example a student who sees their school counselor on occasions to discuss general problems, but then the counselor starts to notice these emotional problems that are leading to a more disruptive behavior and emotional problems, the counselor might make the proper referral for a student to see a Psychologist. Generally, they feel out a form and fax it over to the proper identity. Then the students can begin therapy with a professional who ca help them directly with these emotional problems, such as cutting, depression and even substance abuse, stress, Autism, ADHD, ADD or a different emotional/mental problem. It’s becoming more common to see this type of behavior in students and teens. Many times the problems they have at home affect to some point where they need to be referred immediately to a specialized person for help. In the Imperial Valley the school districts work real close with Imperial County Behavioral Health they have Psychologist who can administer medication and trained nurses, and case managers that work closely with the patient and their family in order to provide the services...
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...Family Health Risk Assessment Athena Farella RN, CVN NURS 3200 Professional Nursing Practice: Health Promotion in the Community Kean UniversityProfessor Denise Van Sandt – Smith MSN, RN Professor Ruth Gorrell MSN, RN Professor Keddi Koovits, MSN, RN Abstract The B family lives in Marlboro, New Jersey. They are a family of four leading a very busy daily routine. Through changes in family structure, work routines along with an increase in daily activities of the children Mr. and Mrs. B family express concerns about finding ways to incorporate nutrition, health and exercise into their daily routines. They are meeting with a nurse through in home visits to learn ways to promote a healthy diet and lifestyle. The B family, through education, health promoting behaviors and following proper nutrition guidelines have begun to reduce their risk of heart disease and obesity. Family Health Risk Assessment Identifying Data The B family is a middle class nuclear family living. Their family was a traditional nuclear family after the births of their children with Mr. B working and Mrs. B staying home with the children, but is considered slightly less than traditional as Mrs. B has returned to work. The B family is a dual-parent family living in a middle class suburban neighborhood in Marlboro, N.J. Both parents work full time outside of the home with Mr. B traveling frequently for work. Both children attend public schools and are bussed to and from school daily. Mrs...
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...Kevin Nguyen CSC 1010-020 5 February, 2015 Assignment One 1a. Biomedical Sciences/ Health Technology The study of biomedical sciences and health technology help promote and maintain health for animals and humans. Research from this field helps prevent and sometimes cure long term diseases using medical drugs, medical procedures, and medical devices. To increase life expectancy and growth biomedical science is a necessary step for humans and animals. Patients who suffer from long term diseases such as diabetes or cancer will have a higher probability to survive with the proper care provided by institutions equipped with the technology to treat them. As our medical technology develops we can obtain more advanced methods. Some of which include...
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...Legislation, Policies and Procedures In this report I will be writing about legislations, policies and producers. As being Health and Safety reprehensive it is important that we all understand the different legal requirements that involve working in a residential home. Below are listed some of the different legislations, policies and procedures that are within the legislations and how these are to a residential home setting and how they promote the safety of all service users, staff and visitors. Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 The Health and Safety at Work at 1974 is a law that places a duty of care on all employers ‘to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work’ (healthyworkinglives, n.d.) The Health and Safety at work act was introduced in order to protect the service users, staff and visitors. This legislation covers issues such as, fire evacuation, lone working, security of premises, cleaning, body waste and primarily the safety of the staff, service users and visitors. Fire Evacuation This policy would be essential to uphold in a Health and Social care setting. Staff members in a Health and Social Care setting should ensure that all the service users are able to know where the safe fire exits are, employers would need to make sure that all employees are competent knowing where the fire evacuation meeting point are so that the staff can pass this on to the service...
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...processes of change from leading theories in psychotherapy and behavior change, including Conscious Raising by Sigmund Freud, Contingency Management by BF Skinner and Helping Relationships by Carl Rogers (Hayden, 2014; Hergenrather, 200*; Pro- Change Behavior Systems, 2015). Whereas other models of behavior change focus exclusively on certain dimensions of change such as social or biological, the TTM seeks to include and integrate key constructs from other theories into a comprehensive theory of change that can be applied to a variety of behaviors, populations, and settings including treatment settings, prevention and policy-making settings. Thus the name Transtheoretical (Pro- Change Behavior Systems, 2015). Stages of change It is not easy to for individuals to change from an unhealthy behavior to a healthy one. Therefore, the TTM focuses on the decision-making of the individual. It operates on the assumption that people do not change behavior quickly and decisively, rather, change in behavior, particularly long-term behavior, occurs continuously through a cyclical process (Boston University School of Public Health, 2016). The TTM postulates that individuals move through five stages of change: pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance. For each stage of change, different intervention strategies are most effective at moving the person to the next stage of change and subsequently through to the maintenance stage, which is the ideal stage of behavior...
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...Addressing Healthy Foods and Nutritional Education with Cleveland's Youth Brenda McLelland Capella University MSN 6012 Unit 8: Designing Health Promotion Programs September, 2015 Abstract Concerns about addressing the nutritional health of Cleveland’s impoverished children continue to plague the Cleveland community. According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2013, Cleveland has the third largest child poverty rate among the top cities in the United States ("Hunger Facts," 2013). Insufficient resources to provide adequate food and lack of proper nutritional education for these children has a dramatic effect on the health and well-being for this vulnerable group. Not only does poverty have a direct relationship to negative child outcomes, but nutritional intake and education, as well. This article will focus on a theory-based health care promotion plan that will address the poor, school-age children living in Cleveland. Strategies will be identified in promoting nutritional education to improve healthy eating for these children in an attempt to improve the health and wellness for this vulnerable group. Guidelines for quality monitoring, evaluating, and adaptations of this health promotion plan will also be discussed so that it can be used across various health care settings. Implementing a health promotion plan that incorporates appropriate theory, research-based interventions, evaluative measures, and quality improvement metrics is pivotal if the health care professional...
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...06/27/2014 The goal of this assessment is to look in to the life of Sarah Halbert, my grandmother on my mom’s side. She is 79 years-old, and lives with her husband Robert and her sister Lois, whom she takes care of. She is in good physical shape and does everything on her own, but her short term memory is starting to go downhill. She was just diagnosed with COPD not too long ago due to her closet smoking that she thinks no one knows about and she just had a clot removed from her neck vein, but other than that she has no other limitations. In this assessment, I want to learn more about her life and, also make some suggestions to her on things that can improve her quality of life. While spending four days with my grandmother we went through a serious of questions, recommendations, and improved on some small changes around the house and in her daily life. We first talked about her view on health and wellness. She started off by saying that, a healthy attitude is the key to accepting changes in cognitive and physical function. She also said when she was younger she defined health and wellness as the ability to be at an ideal weight, exercise daily, and having no physical limitations. She says as you age so does your mind set on health and wellness. Her idea of health and wellness now is just being able to do everything she needs to do without help. She stated, “I am 79 years old and a lot of people do not make it to my age and if they do they are not in the physical shape...
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...region and identify the requirements of the specific community. This assignment is reflection of my windshield survey conducted in North Miami Beach. The client includes a family that consists of five members. The assessment of the community is based on precise and inclusive examination of various aspects that includes history, health care issues of the region, data on the population of community, mediums of communication available, vital statistics, governmental efforts, and attitude and perception of the community members. The community health nursing requires a holistic approach, and the selected five member family needs to be considered with respect to. (Annerbäck, 2012). Community is specifically defined as the “social group of any volume whose members inhabits in specified locality, share government, and often have a similar cultural and historical heritage”. Furthermore, community health can be understood as congregation of combined requirements through identification of problems and administration behaviors within the community itself and between the community and bigger culture. This windshield survey fundamentally broadened my vision of the health issue being studies in the client, and helped me gained a better understanding of the barriers that existed and the appropriate strategies that needed to be implemented. Comprehending community as client it can be understood as nursing focus on shared or universal foundation for...
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...himself. Our goal is to discover what Charles already knows about diabetes, dispel any myths or misconceptions he may have, answer questions and help him develop a plan to manage his disease. Education regarding lifestyle changes and proper diabetes management is paramount if Charles is to continue to lead a healthy life. Evaluating the psyco-social aspects of Charles’ life must be done to ensure long-term success in managing his chronic disease. Overview of Diabetes in the United States According to the American Diabetes Association (2008), diabetes rates increased in the United States 13.5% from 2005-2007. Charles is not alone, nearly 8% of the total US population affected with the disease. This number is expected to rise to 12% by 2050 (ADA, 2008). According to the ADA (2008), this increase is attributed to increasing obesity, improved detection, decreased overall mortality, and an increase in the minority population in whom the prevalence of diabetes is increasing. The impact on healthcare expenditures and the overall economic cost of diabetes care is staggering. The ADA (2008) estimates that the overall cost of medical care in 2007 exceeded 174 billion dollars. Absenteeism from work and disability due to the disease cost an additional estimated 58 billion dollars (ADA, 2008). Typical Presenting Signs Charles has presented with classic symptoms of diabetes, weight loss, increased urine production, and excessive thirst (Tierney, McPhee & Papadakis,...
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...head: HEALTH PROMOTION IN NURSING PRACTICE Health Promotion in Nursing Practice Grand Canyon University Family-Centered Health Promotion NRS-429V April Herrera April 14, 2012 Health Promotion in Nursing Practice To evaluate health promotion, people need to know what health promotion truly is. Health promotion has been defined by the World Health Organization as, “the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve their health.”(The Bangkok Charter for health promotion in a globalized world, 2005) Health promotion is educating the community about healthy choices that they can understand and utilize. Examples of this would be to have community programs that are free, which the community could attend to learn healthy cooking and eating habits. Communities have great opportunity to promote healthy lifestyles, by starting in the school system. This allows for good healthy habits to be established early in life, which is a proactive approach to avoiding lifelong illnesses that are directly linked to unhealthy choices. School nurses have the ability to make a difference in communities with their practice, more than any other nurse in our field. They make contact not only with children but their families as well. The school nurse’s focus is to impact the youth of their community and nurture healthier adult communities in the future. The school nurse must promote health by ensuring, health related...
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...Community Center, and numerous outreach programs through organizations including Growing Power and the Milwaukee Outreach Center. Unfortunately, it is still considered one of ten zip codes in the Milwaukee County designated in the “lower socioeconomic status” group as reported in the Milwaukee Health Report (Chen, et al., 2011). The lower SES group, including 53218, as a whole is at risk for (1) a growing rate of obesity related to a poor nutritional lifestyle, (2) a continually decreasing gynecological health among the female population between ages 12 and 19 related to a lack of enforced education and rising teen pregnancy-related issues, and (3) a consistently low level of neighborhood safety related to motor vehicle accidents and rising crime rates. Community Strengths The community of 53218 has three main areas of strength: (1) several available clinics, (2) an abundance of multipurpose community centers, and (3) numerous outreach programs. First, there are many medical and dental clinics within the 53218 community capable of providing different services. Hampton Dental Associates is one of the more prominent dental clinics in the community. The Lubsey Medical Center is a primary care and family practice clinic with a team that consists of a total of three...
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...Project Outline Project Description A. Users at The Department of Social Services are constantly and consistently getting viruses on the organizations computers, also their boss has complained that the specific users are always unable to meet their deadlines. The employees logged onto their computers and downloaded music, works from unauthorized servers, save confidential files to the computer desktop instead of the shared drive, download music and unauthorized personal software on the organization computer system. I. Introduction 2.1.0 Background A. The Department of Social Services assist people who are affected by personal and widespread crisis, for instance they help people who are in need of money for health care, food, heating, child services, protective services, shelter, clothing, and so on. This organization provides various services to people or families in need of human services in surrounding communities. Because of the nature of their business conducted at The Department of Social Services its imperative that information on computers is safe and can not be compromised at any time. Their work is of a confidential nature and the data on the computers, databases, and servers have to stay safe and not to be shared with anyone other then the people who are responsible for that information. 2.1.1 Problem Statement A. While the Department of Social Services is in the business of helping others it seems as though there is a problem...
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...have diabetes. Of this 17 million people, 11.1 million are diagnosed and 5.9 million are undiagnosed. In the different age groups, about 151,000 people less than 20 years of age have diabetes, approximately 0.19% of people in this age group. In the 20 and older age group 16.9 million and 8.6% of people have diabetes. The 65 and older age group has 7.0 million and 20.1% of all people with diabetes (www.cdc.gov/diabetes). The Identified Learning Need Patients with Diabetes have very comprehensive learning needs. The learning needs are focused on managing their glucose levels and preventing complications of diabetes. Learning needs for managing diabetes are complex and include: monitoring blood glucose levels, menu/food planning, exercise, medications, skin care, management of co-existing disease processes, knowledge of medications, knowledge of the disease process and how to manage hypo/hyperglycemic episodes. Many patients are diagnosed with diabetes every year and many are unaware that it requires lifestyle changes, especially in the areas of nutrition and physical activity. Making these lifestyle changes is one of the greatest challenges they will encounter in managing their diabetes. The main goal of the teaching plan is to provide the patient with the knowledge to be able to make self-directed behavioral changes to improve their overall...
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