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A to Z of Risk
A Young Person's Guide
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Risk-taking is a part of life, but in the process of growing and maturing teenagers often take unnecessary, dangerous risks. The A to Z of Risk (A young person's guide) is divided into 26 fast-paced segments of drama, fact, personal stories, and insights to help students focus on risk-taking behavior that builds up rather than destroys both themselves and others. Topics covered: Sex, Driving, Drugs, Relationships and Decision-making
Risk-taking is a part of life, but in the process of growing and maturing teenagers often take un...
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Achieve a Healthy Lifestyle
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Our lifestyle is influenced by many different factors. Our family, peer group, and the environment in which we live all influence the lifestyle that we live. In this program we examine the healthy lifestyle needs that should include regular physical activity, healthy food choice and appropriate decision making with regard to drug use and risk taking situations. A person's physical, social and cultural environments are all factors which may improve or hinder a young person lifestyle.
Our lifestyle is influenced by many different factors. Our family, peer group, and the environme...
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Acquiring Skills
How People Develop Skills
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People perform skills every day - ranging from simple tasks such as walking (although this is not simple for a 10 month old child?) through to much more complex skills such as gymnastics routines. Elite sportspeople perform complex tasks repeatedly and with high success rates whilst beginners start off with basic movements and make many mistakes. Skill Acquisition is the study of how people develop skills and become successful performers. This program clearly investigates the basic concepts of acquiring skills and information processing and applies these to human performance.
People perform skills every day - ranging from simple tasks such as walking (although this is not...
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Administering Medications
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Assisting in medication administration is an important role of the personal carer and carries significant responsibility. In fulfilling this role effectively and safely, the carer becomes a vital member of the health care team. This program introduces medication and looks at the five R's principle of medication administration, the routes of administration and the various techniques of administering different medications. Students will gain insight into documenting the effects of medications, such as intended effects, side effects and allergic reactions. Chapters 1. Introduction to Medication 2. The 5 Right Principle 3. Routes of Administration 4. Administering Medications 5. Conclusion
Assisting in medication administration is an important role of the personal carer and carries sig...
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Adolescence, Food and Health
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With the aid of a group of passionate kids, stunning graphics, great music and solid research, we explore the relationship adolescents have with food, as we cover: * The physical needs for nutrients and energy. * The emotional needs which food satisfies, though not always successfully. * The desire for fast, convenience food in the home and outside and the impact of this on nutritional status and present and future health. * The prevalence and causes of adolescent eating disorders. * Some possible solutions/policy initiatives.
With the aid of a group of passionate kids, stunning graphics, great music and solid research, we...
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Aged Care: Assessing Skin Conditions
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Our skin is not just a vital organ - an incredible barrier protecting us from environmental threats every day - it is also one of our most personal and valued attributes as human beings, presenting us to the social world. Understanding how this amazing organ really works and the conditions that can affect it is a key aspect of good health care. This enlightening program provides an overview of the techniques and knowledge required to carry out an accurate assessment of a patient with a new or ongoing skin condition. Beginning with an overview of the structure and function of human skin, the program continues with clear, insightful explanations of the terminology students need to recognise and describe common skin conditions, how to perform a skin assessment and what to do with those findings. An intelligent and accessible look at the fundamentals of skin conditions. Chapters: 1. Introduction 2. Skin Anatomy and Physiology 3. Ageing Skin 4. Terms Used in Skin Assessment 5. Performing a Skin Assessment 6. What to Do With Your Findings 7. Conclusion
Our skin is not just a vital organ - an incredible barrier protecting us from environmental threa...
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Aged Care: Communicating with Aged Care Residents
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Effective communication with those elderly people living in residential care is the keystone to the delivery of high quality care - care that not only meets the physical needs of patients, but also mental, emotional, social and even spiritual care needs. This high quality program examines the basic elements of communication and how it can be enhanced to meet the care needs of older people who are living with hearing, vision, speech and cognitive losses. The program also looks at effective communication methods for those from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Effective communication with those elderly people living in residential care is the keystone to t...
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Aged Care: Communication with Colleagues
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Integral to the operations of any workplace is effective communication between all staff. It is particularly important in any area of health service delivery and care, including an aged care environment. Communication in the workplace takes a variety of forms, and this program looks at the areas particularly relevant to aged care, including verbal and non-verbal communication, formal and informal communication, conflict resolution and negotiation, and communication between staff, and between management and staff. This program will serve as a valuable training and professional development resource for all workers in an aged care environment.
Integral to the operations of any workplace is effective communication between all staff. It is p...
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Ageing Populations
A European Case Study
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This resource examines the current issues surrounding an ageing population in the UK, using East Devon as a case study. It starts by illustrating the nature of the UK's ageing population and changing dependency ratio, looking at the causes and consequences, both positive and negative. It shows how governments, NGOs and individuals are meeting the challenges at a national and local level and explores the strain on healthcare, transport, housing, the pensions time bomb and the growing crisis of care.
This resource examines the current issues surrounding an ageing population in the UK, using East ...
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Ageing Well
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In this program we examine old age; what happens in the body and mind; its implications for every one of us now; and how we can each aim to reach a happy and healthy old age.
In this program we examine old age; what happens in the body and mind; its implications for every...
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All About Nutrients
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Our body does not function efficiently without the correct amounts of specific nutrients. Diet related diseases result from excessive quantities of some foods and their associated nutrients. Insufficient quantities of certain nutrients can also cause health related illness. This program explores the function of nutrients, the reason why we need to eat a balanced nutritional food intake and what health problems may result if we do not eat properly.
Our body does not function efficiently without the correct amounts of specific nutrients. Diet re...
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All Systems Go Again!
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Bringing the classic All Systems Go bang up to date with great explanatory graphics and modern examples, the program covers the three major energy systems of the body: ATP-PC, Lactic and Aerobic.
Bringing the classic All Systems Go bang up to date with great explanatory graphics and modern ex...
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