Social Care Essays

Marlene has three grown up sons and seven grandchildren. Until her recent diagnosis Marlene had been in good health and enjoyed an active lifestyle and rarely visited the doctor. Marlene has smoked around 20 cigarettes a day since she was in her early twenties and she drinks about 21 units of alcohol every week. Marten’s […]

Reflexology is a therapy which would include all the different parts of the person being pressed. Reflexology would not be used to cure a disorder although many people would undergo reflexology because they feel relieve from their disorder. These conditions include: anxiety, asthma, cancer treatments, diabetes, headaches, cardiovascular issues and kidney functions. This therapy would […]

P1: Describe the characteristics and causes of challenging behaviorChallenging behavior is behavior outside of the expected norms for a person’s age that is disruptive and difficult to manage and can cause harm the individual exhibiting the behaviour is likely to suffer from learning disability or a mental illness or may have had a difficult upbringing.Verbal […]

The purpose of this assignment is to examine the potential hazards and risks in health and care environments, as well as explore the relationship between legislation, policies, and procedures and their influence on health, safety, and security within the health and social care sector. Furthermore, it will assess how these legislative measures contribute to the […]

For a duration of fifteen weeks, I took part in ‘Oakwood East Sussex School’ located near Hampden Park in Eastbourne that provides pre-school and primary education. My focus was on observing and interacting with students aged 6 to 8 years in years 2 and 3. Additionally, I observed the interactions among personnel members, parents, and […]

In a health and social care environment, the priority is to give importance to equality, diversity, and rights. This means that every individual, regardless of their race, age, or gender, should have their rights protected and be treated fairly. Additionally, by emphasizing these aspects, acceptance and respect for every individual can also be promoted. These […]

Routine safety inspections of objects and equipment, including toys for signs of wear such as rust or fraying, are essential for practitioners. Climbing frames and slides must be inspected for cleanliness and dryness prior to children using them, as wet surfaces pose a slip-and-fall hazard. An impact-absorbing mat should be placed beneath climbing frames with […]

There are different ranges of environmental factors which impact the communication but also the interaction within the health and social care environment. Most of the factors are usually experienced through everyday life but most of these factors are usually taken for granted.Positive and negative influence on communication:1. The support of effective or the success its […]

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 was created to ensure the safety of individuals who work with vulnerable people. It does this by implementing CBR Checks and checking the barred list to prevent any person who poses a threat from working or volunteering with children or vulnerable adults. The act was established by the Independent […]

Case study 1: A nurse is working in a hospital doing a night shift. She is working with a colleague at the child sector. Right now they are going around checking on all the children and giving them there medication. Whilst working her colleague who is a doctor has spilled a child’s medication which is […]

This essay looks at barriers that effect communication within health and social care settings. Communication is perhaps the most important part of care and support relationships. For example, without good communication between the doctor and patient, physio and client, social worker and service user, nursery nurse and child and their parents many misunderstandings can take […]

The booklet titled ‘Nutrition and its impact on health’ covers criteria P1, P3, M2, and D1. It provides information about nutrients and their impact on the body, including topics like malnutrition and deficiency. This text will cover the guidelines for nutritional health, such as dietary reference values (DRV) and the concept of a balanced diet. […]

1.Be able to address the range of communication requirements in own role. 1.1 Review the range of groups and individuals whose communication needs must be addressed in own job role. Being able to communicate effectively builds trust, respect, enhances learning and accomplishes goals. Within my job role the level of communication I have to uphold […]

1. Discrimination that is readily apparent. Instances of blatant discrimination, despite laws promoting equality, include paying a male nurse more than a female nurse due to gender and denying treatment to a patient based on race or religion. 2. Covert Discrimination Covert discrimination, also known as hidden or masked discrimination, involves forms of discrimination that […]

Assess the hazards identified in the health and social care setting. And make recommendations in relation to identified hazards to minimise the risks to the service user group. M2 and D1 In this assignment I will be assessing the hazards identified in the health and social care setting. The first potential hazard I saw whilst […]

1.1 – The difference between a working relationship and personal relationship is that a working relationship is where you are placed with other people and work as part of team where each individual is working following professional codes of conduct, towards the achievement of shared aims and objectives. By working to a set of rules […]

The Communication Cycle was first identified in 1965 by Charles Berner.Then later reform by Arygale; who was a psychologist. The communication cycle is when we understand what is being said, reflect and check out what the person you are communicating with is saying. When communicating to people we have to make sure they understand what […]

In this essay I will analyse the concepts of health, disability, illness and behaviour in relation to users of health and social care services. I will take a look into how perceptions of specific needs have changed of time. I will also include the impact of legislation, social policy society and culture on the ways […]

1.1– Explain what is meant by: A – Diversity: So not that all people are the same and that different people have different experiences, skills, knowledge, race, age, gender, sexual orientation. Working in a nursery with children from civilian parents and Army parents I am fortunate to get to witness more than one culture, race […]

You are a Social Care worker and a service user, Hannah, tells you that she is unhappy taking her new medication. She thinks she does not need it and so she is throwing it away. You know from her care plan that Hannah does need to take the medication regularly and gets confused. Hannah begs […]

Evaluate the influence of two major theories of ageing on health and social care provision. I am going to evaluate the influence of two major theories of ageing on health and social care provision. Firstly, I am going to discuss the different services available to older people in health and social care. There are many […]

In this assignment I will be going to explain the factors which can impact upon effective communication and interpersonal interaction and discuss the importance of communication in a health and social care settings. Communication is a process that involves the exchange of information, thoughts, ideas and emotions. There are many ways of communicating and this can be […]