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What are policies
Detailed descriptions of the approach and often the specific procedures that should be followed in caring for clients
What are procedures
Written instructions that outline the expected and required routines that care staff must follow in specific situations for example reporting incidents
What is safeguarding
Policies to ensure that children and vulnerable adults are protected from harm abuse and neglect and that their health and well being is promoted
Specific policies in place in care setting will vary according to the client groups served and the particular function of the setting these policies may include: (7)
Health and safety policy
Equality and diversity policy
Medication policy
Safeguarding policy
DBS ( disclosing and barring service referral policy)
Death of a resident procedures
Complaints policy
Name the 6 treatments and care procedures used in healthcare settings
Prescribing medication
Surgery
Radiotherapy
Organ transplant
Support for lifestyle changes
Accessing support from specialist agencies
Who can prescribe medication (4)
Doctors
Nurse prescriber
Dentist
Physiotherapists
Describe surgery
Play a significant role in ones recovery from illness or other physical disorder
Cancerous tumours such as breast lumps can be removed by surgery
Or older people may require hip replacement
Nurses may change dressings and provide specific treatment
Ot and PT support mobility and promote independence in carrying out daily activities
Social worker provide emotional support and ensures patient os accessing services available
Describe radiotherapy
Is a treatment using high-energy radiation. Treatment is planned by skilled radiotherapists working alongside a team of radiographers and specially trained nurses
Although radiotherapy is often used to treat cancer it can be used to treat non-cancerous tumours and blood disorders and diseases of the thyroid gland
Describe organ transplants
Either involves moving a body part or organ from one person to other (allograft) or moving one part of a persons body to another location in their own body (autograft). The purpose is to replace a damaged or absent organ
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