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Question: TMA02 – mark 77
In what ways can people be affected by moving between care environments? Illustrate your answer with examples from K100 that involve a variety of care settings.
Answer: The way in which people are affected by moving between care environments depends on a whole range of variables. Some affects are negative and some are positive, yet all change requires some personal adjustment and the situation needs to be handled properly if the move is to be successful. There are four main types of moving - daily moves, intermittent moves, short-term moves and permanent relocation. Each of them has their own set of challenges.
Firstly, there is permanent relocation, like moving from your own house to a long-term residential facility. As anyone who has moved home will know, this can be a very stressful event even for an able bodied person in total control of the situation and who wants to move. So a move forced by ill health, for example, can be devastating. People can grieve for the loss of their home just as they grieve over the death of a loved one but there are w...(short extract)
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- Subject: Nursing
- Course: K100
- Level: Degree
- Year: 1st
- Mark: 77%
- Words: 1576
- Date submitted: January 13, 2009
- Date written: January, 2006
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 114
