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NCFE CACHE Certificate in Common Health Conditions Level 2 RQF

Humanities

Self-paced course

Certification program

Health and Social Care

Social Sciences

Open Study College

1 Year

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English

Beginner

Video format

Importance of monitoring the health of individuals

Ways in which the health of individuals can be monitored

Observations have been agreed to monitor health conditions

Respecting the individual's dignity and privacy

Minimising fears and concerns

Following agreed ways of working

Records of observations

Understand when Immediate action should be taken

Review information with others

Requirements for monitoring

How changes to monitoring processes should be implemented

Unit 1
                                                                            Understand how to contribute to monitoring the health of individuals affected by Health Conditions (H/505/5382; unit level 2; GLH 20; credits 2)

Negative and positive impacts on individuals with sensory loss

Attitudes and beliefs

Overcoming disabling attitudes and beliefs

The importance of effective communication

Communicating with individuals with: sight loss, hearing loss and deaf-blindness

How information is made accessible to individuals with sensory loss

Main causes and conditions of sensory loss

Difference between congenital and acquired sensory loss

How to recognise when an individual may be experiencing sight and/or hearing loss

The indicators and signs of: sight loss, deaf-blindness and hearing loss

Advice and support in relation to sensory loss

Report concerns about sensory loss

How concerns about sight and/or hearing loss can be reported

Unit 2
                                                                            Introductory awareness of sensory loss (F/601/3442; unit level 2; GLH 16; credits 2)

Changes in the brain associated with stroke

Conditions that may be mistaken for stroke

The differences between stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)

Signs and symptoms of stroke

Key stages of stroke

Assessment tests

Potential changes that because of a stroke

Management of risk factors for stroke

Prevalence of stroke in the UK

Risk factors

Reducing the risk of stroke and subsequent stroke

Importance of emergency response and treatment for stroke

Why stroke is a medical emergency

Actions to be taken in response to an emergency stroke

Impact on the individual

Correct early positioning for airway management

Reporting relevant and accurate history of the incident

The management of stroke

Support available

Agencies and resources

Unit 3
                                                                            Stroke awareness (R/505/2526; unit level 2; GLH 28; credits 3)

The most common types of arthritis

How arthritis affects the joints

The signs and symptoms

The possible causes of arthritis

The risks for arthritis

Treatment options and support services

How arthritis is diagnosed

Treatment options, including medication, surgery, physical therapies, complementary, and alternative therapies

Support services, including the individual's GP, rheumatologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, podiatrists

Experience of living with arthritis

Strategies for managing the condition

Lifestyle changes

Psychological impact, including the individual, carers, and relatives

Psychological distress

Unit 4
                                                                            Arthritis awareness (D/505/8491; unit level 2; GLH 30; credits 3)

Key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia

Know why depression, delirium, and age-related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia

Key features of the theoretical models of dementia

The social model of dementia

Whey dementia should be viewed as a disability

Most common types of dementia and their causes

Most common causes of dementia

The likely signs and symptoms

Prevalence rates for different types of dementia

Factors relating to an individual’s experience of dementia

Attitudes and behaviours of others

Unit 5
                                                                            Dementia awareness (J/505/2524; unit level 2; GLH 17; credits 2)

The main signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease

The possible underlying causes

Differences between young onset Parkinson's disease and traditional onset Parkinson's disease

Similarities between young onset Parkinson's disease and traditional onset Parkinson's disease

Conditions that may be mistaken for Parkinson's disease

How Parkinson's disease is diagnosed

Treatment options, including medication, surgery, physical therapy, psychological interventions, and complementary and alternative therapies

Support services, including Parkinson’s nurse specialists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and speech and language therapists

Experience of living with Parkinson's disease

Psychological impact of living with Parkinson's disease

Unit 6
                                                                            Parkinson’s disease awareness (F/505/8497; unit level 2; GLH 30; credits 3)

NCFE CACHE Certificate in Common Health Conditions Level 2 RQF

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NCFE CACHE Certificate in Common Health Conditions Level 2 RQF