Many in our care have also got weakened immune systems and as a consequence are more susceptible to infection from the outset. We want to give the patients in our care the best treatment and quality of care possible and this would not be possible without infection control. Were we to neglect patient control their quality of life and indeed health would deteriorate, they would get sick and suffer and in extreme cases would die. This runs totally contrary to the attitudes, duties and commitments we hold so dear as healthcare workers. In this assignment I will introduce, explain and discuss one of the most topical worldwide infections in the workplace – mainly hospitals and other places of healthcare environment; MRSA.
Also ultraviolet and ionizing radiation influence the process. The climate changes, ecosystem degradation, can make a difference in terms of a good or bad life for elderly. Also, the socio-economic status has a great influence. Poverty can lead to malnutrition, poor health services and sanitation, unsafe living and working conditions, etc. 4) In my opinion wellbeing could be described as how feel about yourself and your
If there was sanitary water many diseases and infections could be prevented. Filtered and clean water is something that we take for granted in the United States; therefore we do not realize how critical it is to our well-being. The third thing that I found important in the video was availability of medicine in some countries. Many
The foundation of a healthy life is good personal hygiene. Poor hygiene can cause several different health problems including skin problems, infectious diseases caused by bacteria or parasites. 1.2 Describe the effect of poor personal hygiene on health and well-being. When people don't practice adequate personal hygiene, certain consequences may develop ranging from social problems to potentially serious diseases. Poor personal hygiene can have social and emotional effect on life.
The situation has now reached crisis stage as the pollution has caused many diseases and has accounted for more than 500 000 deaths last year. According to an article in the New York Times dated August 26, 2007 it is stated that China has the worst air quality in the world and it will continue to get worse unless drastic changes are made and soon. Public health in China is reeling and pollution has made cancer of the lungs China’s major cause of death. China is usually wrapped in toxic, gray shroud and only 1% of the country’s 560 million city dwellers breathe safe air. Many miscarriages and hundreds and thousands of deaths have also been
The events detailed in this book, And The Band Plays On, serves as a paradigm for improving the lives of HIV infected individuals, primarily by outlining the many mistakes that were made. It is clearly delineated in the book how the significance of unity and having a common goal is necessary to overcome an epidemic. It shows the monstrosity created when self-interest, lack of education and ignorance replaces common interest, substantial knowledge, and logic. The book demonstrates the difference that social work might have played and did play when and if educated properly. The utilization of social work could have offset the cold and insensitive manner that HIV/ AIDS patients received.
Talcott Parsons argues that illness is a form of deviance and it disrupts the social function of a society. He believed that society will function effectively if the individuals in society have a good health. ‘He described illness as a form of deviance and ill members as performing a form of social role – sick role.’ – Quote from, Stretch B Whitehouse M BTEC Level 3 Nationals in Health and Social Care Book 1 (2010:319). Functionalists have stated that if individuals declare their ill, there will be a new role which had specific rights and responsibilities that needs to be fulfilled if you’re considered ill. Talcott Parsons had created this new role which was known as sick role (medical sociological term for being ill) the
Delhi was first settled on in 1638, it was first incorporated in 1857, and the capital was formed in 1911. The physical settling of Delhi, India is very standard. The typical climate throughout the year ranges from 28°F to 119°F. The dominant feature of Delhi, India is that it reaches a height of 1,043 feet ("Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia"). Currently, Delhi is ranked the second largest city in India for population.
TITILE: TUBERCULOSIS IN ETHNIC MINORITIES AND INEQUALITIES IN HEALTH. MODULE CODE: HEALTH INEQUALITIES. STUDENT I.D: DUE DATE: 22-11-11 WORD COUNT: 1500. STATEMENT Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important public health problem in industrialized countries. The majority of cases occur in minority groups, particularly recently arrived immigrants from countries with high endemicity who often congregate in deprived communities within wealthy cities.
It may be there fault that there homeless but in this world we help the people that are unfortunate. In this world today, a person who is homeless may face violations of the right to an adequate standard of living, the right to education, the right to liberty and security of the person, the right to privacy, the right to social security, the right to freedom from discrimination, the right to vote, and many more. Another main problem that homeless people deal with is medical care, with poor medical care there is a better chance they can contain unknown disease that is not fightable. The society that we live in today has been known to disease that can not be cured. In order to reduce this problem we can give the homeless and the unfortunate a sanitary place to stay.