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    Nurses have an extensive role in caring for the health and wellbeing of people, and to ensure they have access to health care. This paper will explore and provide evidence into how the social determinants of health, especially racism impacts on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, or Indigenous Australian people’s access to health care. Exploring the impact of the social determinants of health on Indigenous Australians, and the numerous poorer health outcomes experienced by this population group

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    are difference in roles between nurses from acute care, intensive care, and emergency settings nurses, community nurses engage those issues to become advocates for social justice. Health care nurses collaborate to identify strategies for incorporating social justice aims into their work environment (Johnstone, 2011). As a public nurses, there has been many researches to address vulnerability, diversity, health literacy, health care access, health care disparities and issues of particular populations

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    Public health is composed of a variety of networks seeking to achieve the overarching goal of promoting health and preventing disease in communities. This task may seem easy to attain, but unfortunately there are a host of social, psychological, environmental, and economic factors that affect healthcare. Overall support and networks are important elements when assessing access to healthcare. Humans are communal creatures and psychosocial factors like social status, social affiliations and stress

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    1 Unit outline Communication in health and social care Care workers require effective communication skills in order to work with the diverse range of people they meet in health and social care settings. This unit will introduce you to: different forms of communication factors that affect communication in care settings ways of overcoming barriers to effective communication. You will have the opportunity to observe and discuss the communication skills of others and to practise and refine your

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    1 Know how to recognise signs of abuse A Define the following types of abuse and identify the signs and/or symptoms associated with each type of abuse The Department of Health has defined abuse as “Abuse is a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by any person or persons” (No Secrets 2000). There are many different types of abuse and individual cases of abuse usually involve a different combination of these different types. (i) Physical abuse Refers to hitting, slapping, scratching

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    information regarding privacy and security measures of social media in health care. Each article has been summarized what materials were found to be useful and pertained to our topic. These included ways that health care facilities are taking advantage of the use of social media and technology and also how patients as well as physicians are reacting to the impact of this data. Also included in the following articles were how social media in health care can cause issues with privacy and security if proper

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    Nursing is more than just the physical care that is delivered; it is the protection and promotion of health, the alleviation of suffering and the prevention and treatment of illness and injury (AHPRA, 2015). Workplace citizenship and its three core elements of team work, social responsibility and communication are essential in the nursing profession to develop skills and give the best nursing care that is possible, because of how these elements work individually as well as together. This essay will

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    composition Assignment overview In this assignment you will demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of health and safety in social care settings. You will use case studies to show your awareness of the legislative framework, identify hazards and assess levels of risk. You will demonstrate your awareness of the use of care or support plans and risk assessment in social care. You will investigate topical issues, examine incidents and make assessments of the appropriateness of the actions

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    In health and social care settings there are principles which govern the practice of healthcare workers to ensure that quality care is provided for service users. This essay will discuss how principles of support are implemented in health and social care practice. It will also explain the theories that underpin health and social care practice and make some contribution to the development and implementation of health and social care organisational policy. A principle maybe defined as “a fundamental

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    Health and Social Care Assignment UNIT 2 - PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW In this assignment, you will investigate standards that influence adult social care practice. You will look at examples of these standards and how they affect the role of social care workers. Personal development and reflective practice are important for social care workers, and you will be completing tasks that cover these concepts. You will look at the different ways that this is done, how you

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