Essay on Principles of Health and Social Care

A. There are many potential barriers to communication such as language barriers, it can be hard to communicate with someone who does not understand your language or vice versa. Also cultural differences may be a problem as different communication aids such as touching, eye contact, or tone, which may be acceptable in one culture may not be

Your GP can assess whether you have incontinence, decide which type of incontinence you have, give general advice on controlling symptoms of incontinence, provide information on pelvic floor exercises and bladder retraining, and give treatment for incontinence with prescribed medicines. If lifestyle changes and treatments don't solve the problem, your GP can refer you to a continence adviser or specialist.

Over the year both positive and negative influences have influenced my learning. The skill I have developed for learning is my aspiration is to become a midwife, this influences my learning in the way that it gives me the hunger to learn new things and improve my knowledge and grades. By improving my knowledge I will be able to go onto the next stage of my development. I believe that if I did not have such a desire to be a midwife, it would affect my learning by creating a mental blockage which would stop my ability to take things in and learn as I would become lazy and not interested from the lack of direction in my life. As soon as I realised what I wanted to do as a career, it really highlighted my priorities and I found that I have

Different people look at health in different ways. It can depend on their culture, environment, religion or age group. In order to have a clear understanding about how the people look at health, I have conducted a survey from a random sample of people who belongs to the above groups (e.g. people of different ages have been chosen).

Health Promotion This is the process of allowing people to have more control over their health as this will help improve their health and well-being. It focuses on individual behaviour towards a wide range of social and interventions. Health promotion is how health is shown for example to challenge obesity change 4 life is used so people can have a guidance on how to make their lifestyle healthier. It also shows that health promotion is aimed at individuals whose health is at risk from any diseases from lifestyle factors, which lets individuals take control over their health. By being able to have control over their health it shows individuals what may have happened if nothing was done of it

As people get older they lose independence, they become less mobile and aren’t able to do everything for themselves any more. It is important to ensure that they keep as active as they can to ensure they keep their independence for longer.

P1 – Explain potential hazards and the harm that may arise from each in a health and social care setting.

Learners are increasingly being encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning, extending both to

The bed takes my shape when I sleep, but it goes back to its original shape once I leave the bed. However, when one of

In the eyes of the patient and health regulators, bed rails restrain a resident from having the freedom of moving around, going to the bathroom or even going to get a snack (Elder Care Team, 2012). In Mrs. Brown's case, she was at high risk of falling, therefore bed rails was necessary to ensure her safety. However,

The bedroom contains five twin-size mattresses, three of which are placed directly on the floor and the other two are placed on

Especially since your blood pressure is lower when you sleep, your bed should be equipped to help you get up if you have to go to the bathroom during the night. Getting up, especially quickly, with lower blood pressure can be disorienting or even dangerous; thus, it's not wise to leave yourself with no assistive device on the bed. There are various types of railings that could be installed either between the mattresses or supported from the floor and you can depend on them when you need help getting out of or into bed safely.

One big and bulky item that everyone needs to move between homes is their mattress. It’s important to take some extra care when moving your mattress, because it can become damaged or dirty during the moving process. Here are some tips to ensure that your mattress arrives at your new place in great condition, no matter what method of transportation you use.

Screams like thunder, moans so loud like nothing I have previously heard, and grieving eyes looking for answers while no one is there to comfort them. Another family just lost.., and once again, I am standing there choking on my own words with not much to state; I have witnessed people still dying of manageable cases like dehydration and malnutrition in rural areas of Egypt. It is heartbreaking that humans, in the 21st century, still die due to lack of access to care, and limited amount of proficient Intensivists. Life can be unfair for humans all over the world.

Health care is growing and as the curator of The Health care Hall of Fame Museum, we would like to pay tribute to the five most significant developments in the evolution of healthcare in the United States. In 1973 the Health Maintenance Organization Act supported the development of health maintenance organizations