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The General Social Care Council has aresponsibility in developing codes of practice
for social workers and social care workers
The code of practice is a list of statementsthat describes the standards of professional
conduct and practice required in their daily
work
There are codes of professional conduct for
nurses and other health care workers
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For the first time standards are set in at nationallevel
They describe the standards of professional conduct
and practice required of social care workers as they
go about their daily work
The code confirms the standards required in social
care and ensure that workers know what standards
of conduct employers, colleagues, service users,carers and the public expect of them
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The code requires that employers adhere tothe standards set out in their code , support
social care workers in meeting their code
The intention of the code is to confirm thestandards required in social care and ensure
that workers know the standards of conduct
employers, colleagues, service users, carers
and the public expect of them
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A social care worker must
1.protect the rights and promote the interest of
service users
This include
Treating each person as an individual
Respecting and promoting the individualviews and wishes of both service users and
carers
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Supporting service user's rights to controltheir lives and make informed choices about
the services they receive
Respecting and maintaining the dignity andprivacy of service users
Promoting equal opportunities for service
users and employees. Respecting diversity and different cultures and
values
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2. you must strive to establish and maintaintrust and confidence of service users and
carers
This include
Being honest and trustworthy
Communicating in an appropriate, open,
accurate and straightforward way
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Respecting confidential information andclearly explaining agency policies about
confidentiality to service users and carers
Being reliable and dependable
Honoring work commitments, agreements and
arrangements
Declaring issues that might create conflicts ofinterest and making sure that they do not
influence your judgment
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Adhering to policies and procedures about acceptinggifts and money from service users and carers
3.Promoting independence:
As a social care worker, you must promote theindependence of service users while protecting them
as far as possible from danger or harm
This include
promoting Independence of service users and
assisting them to understand and exercise their
ri hts
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Using established processes to challenge andreport dangerous, abusive and discriminatory
or exploitative behavior and practice
Following practice and procedures designedto keep you and other people safe from
violent and abusive behaviour and practice
Following practice and procedures designedto keep you and other people safe from
violent and abusive behaviour at work
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Bringing to the attention of your employer orthe appropriate authority resource or
operational difficulties that might get in the
way of the delivery of care Informing your employer or an appropriate
authority where the practice of colleagues
may be unsafe or adversely affect standards
of care
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Comply with employer's health and safetypolicies including those policies relating to
substance abuse
Helping service users and carers to make acomplaints, taking complaints seriously and
responding to them or passing them to the
appropriate person responsible for dealing
with complaints
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Using established processes and proceduresto challenge and report dangerous, abusive,
discriminatory or exploitative behaviour and
practice
Following practice and procedures designed
to keep you and other people safe from
violent and abusive behaviour at work
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Bringing to the attention of your employer orthe appropriate authority resources or
operational difficulties that might get in the
way of the delivery of safe care
Informing your employer or an appropriate
authority where the practice of colleagues
may be unsafe or adversely affecting
standards of care
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Complying with the employers health andsafety policies including those relating to
substance abuse.
Helping service users and carers to make acomplaint, taking complaints seriously and
responding to them or passing them to the
appropriate person
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4. As a social care worker, you must the rightsof service users while seeking to ensure that
their behaviour does not harm themselves or
others.
Recognising that service users have the right
to take risks and helping them to identify and
manage potential and actual risks to
themselves and others.
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Following risk assessment policies and proceduresto assess whether the behaviour of service user
present a risk of harm to themselves and others
Taking necessary steps to minimise the risks of
service users from doing actual potential harm to
themselves or other people.
Ensuring that relevant colleagues and agencies and
implications of risk assessments.
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5. As a social care worker, you must uphold
public trust and confidence in social care
services:
You must not:
Abuse neglect or harm service users, carers
or colleagues
Exploit service users, carers or colleagues in
any way
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Abuse the trust of service users and carers oraccess you have to personal information
about them or to their property, home or
workplace.
Form inappropriate personal relationships
with service users.
Discriminate unlawfully or unjustifiably againstservice users, carers or colleagues
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Condone any unlawful or unjustifiablediscrimination by service users, carers or
colleagues.
Put yourself or other people at unnecessaryrisks.
Behave in a way, in work or outside work,
which would call into question your suitabilityto work in social care services.
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6. As a social care worker, you must be accountablefor the quality of your work and take responsibility
for maintaining and improving your knowledge and
skills:
Meeting relevant standards of practice and working
in a lawful safe and effective way
Maintaining clear and accurate records as required
by procedure established for your work
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Informing your employer or appropriate authorityabout any personal difficulties that might affect your
ability to do your job competently and safely
Seeking assistance from your employer or the
appropriate authority if you feel able or adequatelyprepared to carry out any aspect of your work, or
you are not sure about hoe to proceed in a work
matter.
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Working openly and co-operatively with
colleagues and treating them with respect
Recognising that you remain responsible for
the work that you have delegated to others
Recognising and respecting the roles and
expertise of workers from other agencies and
working in partnership with them.
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Undertaking relevant training to maintain andimprove your knowledge and skills and
contributing to the learning and development
of others.
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Role of nurses:There are many roles for the nurses:
1. Care for patients
Basic nursing care
Keeping patients mobile to enhance limbs
and joint mobility
Prevent pressure sores
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Give comfort and support for patient as wellas families.
2. Work with doctors and other professional:
Nurses carry out many treatments prescribed
Has to monitor progress of patients to
ensure that recovery has no complications
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3. Coordinate the care if patients: The nurse coordinate the work of all the team
members
Supervise the care given by nursingassistants
Supports the family in giving care to their sick
family member
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4. Protect the patient:
Nurse protect the patients by ensuring the
environment is safe, prevent spread of infection
Protect patients dignity, and ensure privacy when
clothing need to be removed
Ensure that patient is physically safe ,that a patient
cannot slip and fall ,fall from bed or succumb to
other injuries
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5. Advocate for the patients:
Nurses are with people during the most critical
time of their lives
People share personal issues with nurses The nurses have to support the patients
,speak on their behalf
And interceding if necessary
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Personal development:
A nurse has a responsibility to keep up to
date with modern developments, and acquire
necessary skills to ensure that the personal
skill are developed
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