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- Fire safety refers to precautions that are taken to prevent or reduce the likelihood of a fire that may result in death, injury, or property damage, alert those in a structure to the presence of an uncontrolled fire in the event one occurs, better enable those threatened by a fire to survive, or to reduce the damage caused by a fire. Fire safety measures include those that are planned during the construction of a building or implemented in structures that are already standing, and those that are taught to occupants of the building.
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- After finishing this inservice, you will be able to:
Discuss how force, impact and location relate to brain and spinal cord injuries. Describe the three basic stages of grief that may occur after a serious injury. Describe at least four complications of traumatic brain injuries and how you can help. Describe at least four complications of spinal cord injuries and how you can help
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- Mentally ill ClientsA mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological pattern, potentially reflected in behavior, that is generally associated with distress or disability, and which is not considered part of normal development of a person's culture. Mental disorders are generally defined by a combination of how a person feels, acts, thinks or perceives. This may be associated with particular regions or functions of the brain or rest of the nervous system, often in a social context.
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- Mental retardation (MR) is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood, characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors. It has historically been defined as an Intelligence Quotient score under 70. Once focused almost entirely on cognition, the definition now includes both a component relating to mental functioning and one relating to individuals' functional skills in their environment.
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- After finishing this inservice, you will be able to:
List five critical factors that must be present for successful communication. Compare receptive and expressive communication problems. List at least three ways you can help clients with hearing loss, dementia and stroke communicate their needs. Discuss the role of the speech therapist and help client reach their speech goals.
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- Difficult & Combative People, without prudence expresses thoughts and feelings at the time, no matter if you can offend others, is clear, says it all clearly, very sincere. It does not take into account the consequences of their actions. Easily hurts others and is in danger of not being accepted.
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- After finishing this inservice, you will be able to:
Define seizure and describe how recurrent seizures lead to a diagnosis of epilepsy. Explain what happens to the body during a seizure and describe what you will do when a seizure happens.
Compare the symptoms of generalized seizures to symptoms of partial seizures. Monitor clients on anti-seizure medication for compliance. Demonstrate safety precautions for clients with seizure disorders.
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Describe the connection between insulin and diabetes. Compare the risk factors for type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Name at least five symptoms of diabetes. Discuss how to help diabetic clients prevent hypoglycemia. Describe how diet, exercise and medications work together to treat diabetes.
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- Alzheimer's disease (AD), also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease, is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death.
Although Alzheimer's disease develops differently for every individual, there are many common symptoms. Early symptoms are often mistakenly thought to be 'age-related' concerns, or manifestations of stress.In the early stages, the most common symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events.
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- Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. The diagnostic criteria require that symptoms become apparent before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their synapses connect and organize; how this occurs is not well understood.
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- After finishing this inservice, you will be able to:
Define confidentiality. Explain why confidentiality is important
for quality client care. Describe at least four ways confidentiality can be broken during daily work. Discuss HIPAA and its requirements. Demonstrate how you maintain
confidentiality in your daily work.
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- After finishing this inservice, you will be able to:
Name at least four factors that put people at risk for back problems. Describe two common back problems. Discuss at least three ways that back pain is treated. Describe the three natural curves of the spine and how they relate to posture. Demonstrate correct posture an body mechanics as you function in your job.
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Discuss why sick and/or elderly people are at greater risk for heat-related illnesses. Describe the symptoms of at least three common heat-related illnesses. Define summer weather terms and demonstrate how to use the Heat Index. List at least four ways to stay safe on the roads during the summer months. Demonstrate your
understanding of heat-related illnesses during your daily work with your clients.
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- In the last several decades there has been a gradual change where people with developmental disabilities live and work. While many people strill reside in congregate or large residential facilities and work in sheltered workshops, there has been movement toward a more typical life style for people with developmental disabilities. Full community integration can help each individual participate and contribute to the community as they desire. It can also aid in building relationships as people have the opportunity to learn, grow and develpo interests that can have a positive impact on quality of life.
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- Medications are used to enhance the quality of life for people. The benefits are many.
However, whenever medications are used, the potential for unwanted effects and reactions is always present. As a support staff person, you will need to watch fore these effects and reactions, so that good decisions regarding medication use can be made.
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The basic definition of sexual harassment comes from the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC):
“Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes sexual harassment when submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual’s employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.”
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- Having a fresh approach to each of your clients and your coworkers - because everyone is an individual.
- Finding new ways to do things better all the time
Working to solve problems as soon as they come up.Welcome
