Describe the Training and Qualification of Nursery Nurses
Qualification of Nursery Nurses Nursery workers, sometimes called nursery nurses, work with babies and young children from birth to five years in childcare settings. Nursery nurses make sure that the children under their care develop and learn in a safe and supportive environment. They must be committed to helping children thrive and get the best start in life. Need a warm and positive approach, lots of creative ideas and a willingness to work as part of a team. Nursery nurses do not always need formal qualifications to start training as a nursery worker, although a good standard of general education, such as GCSEs, including English and maths, would be helpful. For all jobs, you will need to have background checks carried out by the Disclosure and Barring Service. Nursery workers have to: * Plan and supervise activities like arts and crafts, music and cooking * Help children to learn numeracy skills through activities like counting games * Read stories and provide activities to develop the children’s language skills * Take children on outings * Feed and change babies * Observe children and make notes for use in reports * Work to Early Years Foundation Stage standards on child learning * Make sure the children are safe and well at all times (safeguarding) * Report any concerns to your manager, such as signs of abuse. The duties may include acting as a
The Children Act 2004 and Abuse.
Children Act The children act 2004 is an act to make provision for the creation of a Children’s Official; to make delivery about services on condition that to and for children and undeveloped people by local authorities and other individuals; to make running in relation to England about commended and support services relating to family records. The act was created with a certain set of goals. Its primary purpose was to give boundaries and help for local authorities and other individuals to better normalise official interference in the interests of children. This Act's ultimate purpose is to make the UK better and safer for children of all ages. The idea behind the Act is to promote between multiple official units to improve the overall well-being of children. The 2004 Act also specifically provided for including and affecting disabled children. A parent or guardian may abuse or neglect a child by imposing harm, or by failing to act to stop harm. Staff in Alperton Nursery be acquainted with that child abuse can and does happen in all types of families. The different social and cultural backgrounds of the children do not establish barriers to child abuse and in most circumstances children are abused by individuals known to them, rather than strangers. Child abuse can take many formats, but all case in point can be generally characterised under one of four headings;
Early Years Care Values
Transfer-Encoding: chunked Care Values The care value base is a way of determining the care is given to patients. Nursery nurses care is governed by this set ethical standard. In further detail care value base is a moral code for health and social care workers. It has a set of guidelines and rules which are destined to ensure that caregivers treat patients the right way and also improve their lives. It is based on seven guiding principles. The care value base is a set of rules and guidelines that every care specialist has to follow in order to provide services to their clients. The seven principles are; promoting anti-discriminatory practice, maintaining confidentiality of information, promoting and supporting individuals right to dignity, independence and safety, acknowledging people's personal beliefs and identities, protecting individuals from abuse, providing effective communication and relationships, and lastly providing individualised care. Overall, the major importance of the care value base for care givers is that it governs their practice so that they provide health care professionally, ethically, and without discrimination. Confidentiality- this means keeping things isolated. It is important to keep things secluded, so that the children stay safe from hazard. Parental authorisation is needed to pass information on about the children to people outside the
Communication in Healthcare
Transfer-Encoding: chunked Communication Skills Definition Pace of Voice Pace of voice is the speed which somebody speaks. For example; sometimes speaking quickly then slowing down can emphasise on what is being said, it can sound more dramatic. Tone of Voice Tone of voice is the volume spoken by the speaker, they can be high pitch or low pitch. For example; someone could be yelling to express aggression and passion. Questioning (Open and Closed Questions) Open and closed questions are used to persuade people into one side. Open questions lets people elaborate more into detail while closed questions only have a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response. An example of open question would be ‘where were you born?’ and an example of a closed question is ‘Are you a female?’ Listening Listening is the act of mindfully hearing and attempting to comprehend the meaning of words spoken by another in a conversation or speech. For example; a teacher speaking directly to student, the student would be listening carefully to the words. Eye Contact Looking another person directly in the eyes. For example; short or broken eye contact can express nervousness, shyness or mistrust and long unbroken eye contact can express interest, attraction or hostility. Facial Expressions Facial expressions are movements of the face that shows a person’s feelings. For example; smiling shows
Informal Carers And Their Influence On Children
Transfer-Encoding: chunked Informal Sector Informal carers are people who look after others without the framework of an organisation, professional work and aren’t being paid. There are many people who need social care and support, but cannot afford to buy services from the private sectors, so these people would seek informal care and support from relatives, friends and neighbours. The common services provided are housing, financial assistance and emotional support. The elderly, children and those that have long-term care needs receive informal care. For vulnerable children between 3-5 year old have informal carers that are more likely to be their siblings and grandparents because these people are not trained, employed or paid to provide care, they are known as informal carers. Grandparents Grandmothers and sometimes grandfathers are regularly involved in caring for their grandchildren, which would enable younger women to return to work after maternity leave because children cost a fortune to bring up, especially for low income families. Grandparents can care for their grandchildren by having them stay overnight or for a visit every now and then, giving parents the chance for a much-needed break and a chance to concentrate on their relationship with one another. This would help children emotional and mental state because babysitting can be linked to decreasing the rate
Explain possible priorities and responses when dealing with two particular incidents or emergencies in a health or social care setting
P4: explain possible priorities and responses when dealing with two particular incidents or emergencies in a health or social care setting: 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 a liquid on the floor which helps the child with his/her high blood pressure but has not mopped this up or put up a wet floor sign in case of any accidents. The nurse does not know of the spillage and falls and hurts her back very badly and it makes it hard for her to get back up again. Then her colleague has now come to help her get up. * How should you respond towards an incident like this? You should respond by making sure that the spilled medication is cleaned up so there are no more accidents. Then make sure that the colleague who has spilled the chemical has been dealt with and make sure that this type of accident does not happen again. Also make sure that you know what the cause of the accident was and who was responsible and also make sure that * What are your priorities towards an accident like this? My priorities towards an accident like this would be that you need to look at the children as they are your priorities and
Development through the life stages
[Development through the life stages] Unit 4 – Sue Hope-Bell Infancy 0-3 Years old Physical Development Motor control develops from the head moves down through the arms and the trunk and then to the legs and feet. Initial movements are reflexive in nature, such as turning the head to the side when the cheek is stroked, which aids in feeding. As the initial survival reflexes fade, motor skills are related to the growing ability to observe and interact with the environment. A baby turns its head from side to side when lying on the back or belly and brings both hands together at the chest or mouth at 1 month of age. In between 3 – 6 months the infant progresses to lifting the head and chest up when lying on its belly and may press up with its arms. A 3 month old baby kicks its legs when lying on their back and belly, and bats at and briefly grasps toys. Between the ages of 3 – 4 months the baby will rock from on its belly to back and then back to belly closer to 6 months old. As the infant grows and gains strength, she can usually begin sitting by the age of 6-7 months and can play using their hands. Babies gain muscle strength and get on all fours (their hands and feet), rock back and forth, creep along dragging their feet and then take off full force crawling. When walking with help an infant would be around 9 months. Babies do not start their walking milestone with
Health and social
AO1 Eye Contact. Group interaction When communicating with the group of children I found it hard to use eye contact because there were 10 children that I had to speaking to. In addition, this made it difficult for me because I could not direct my messages to one person. I tried to make this less difficult by asking questions to some of the children so that I could have direct eye contact with them. Eye contact is especially important when talking to a group because you have to show that you are speaking to all of the people in the group and it is important that they don't feel like they are not part of the group. (Maslow's hierarchy. Belongingness and love) Body Language Group interaction When I was in the group situation I felt that my body language was poor because I was not used to speaking in a large group. I tried my best to sit straight and have a positive posture so that the children knew I was ready to speak to them. I again used SOLER 'adopt an open posture' (Walsh 2005 page 71) to show to the group of children that I am open to speak to them. Group interaction In the Group interaction I used my facial expression to show how I was feeling about the things the children were doing and talking to me about. I felt that I was using more of my facial expression when talking to the group then when I was talking to David because I knew that some of the children
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
BTEC GNVQ HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE MEETING THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL Introduction For this assignment I have been asked to explore the care needs of an individual in a care setting, explain methods of assessment and choose one that will suit the individual in that particular care setting. I will describe my role in his/her care and how am going to provide the best possible care informed by the care value base. I have chosen a nursing home as my care setting. I have based my assignment on my own case study whereby I will be considering an individuals physical, intellectual, emotional and social need (PIES). In order to work effectively and provide the best care for my client, am going to work to the following guidelines: I will be observing the methods of assessment based on the client's needs and see that facilities can be used to meet his needs. I will identify the factors that can influence care delivery and continuously monitor the effectiveness of the care given. CASE STUDY Mr G is a 68 year old, clinically overweight Muslim man, who lives with his wife M. He has been living in England for 45 years, he is originally from Pakistan. The couple had been married for 32 years and have only one daughter-Anne who lives abroad with her husband and child. For the last three years of his retirement, Mr G has been suffering from chronic arthritis. This has mainly affected
Health and Social Care
Task 1: There are many indicators of health. Indicators of health can help you find out about an individual's health. The main indicators are: * Height weight charts * Body Mass Index (BMI) * Blood pressure * Peak flow meter * Resting pulse and recovery after exercise Height weight charts: When babies are born, they are weighed and measured regularly to display whether they are fed properly. They are also assessed to show their growth rates and see if they are growing properly. Also to see if the baby is underweight, overweight, average etc... Additionally, they are weighed every week for the first two months of their lives. Body Mass Index (BMI): Body mass index is an indicator of good health as it measures the amount of fat in an individual's body in association to his or hers height. It is a formula used to show your body weight in relation to your height to see whether you are underweight, average or overweight. BMI equals weight in kilograms divided by height in meters. Blood pressure: Blood is carried from the heart to all parts of your body in vessels called arteries. Blood pressure is the pressure in which the blood is applied in the arteries and the force in which the heart pumps blood. According to Google, they define blood pressure as, "the level of pressure that the blood exerts against the walls of the arteries as it passes through them." This is
