Question

3. What are the 5 functions for the Social Worker? Why will the social work function become more important in the future?

4. What is the purpose of the Patient Record?

Answer 1

3. FUNCTIONS OF SOCIAL WORKERS:-

1. SOCIAL WORKERS CAN PERFORM PREVENTIVE MEDICAL SERVICES, MONITOR COMMUNITIES HEALTH, IDENTIFY PATIENT AT PARTICULAR RISK ACT AS LAISON BETWEEN COMMUNITY AND HEALTH SYSTEM.
2. INTERPRET THE SOCIAL CLIMATE AS WELL AS PROVIDE BASIC CURATIVE SERVICES.
3. COMMUNICABLE DISEASE SCREENING, MONITORING, FOLLOW-UP AND MEDICATION PROVISION.
4. EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY REGARDING CHILD CARE, NUTRITION, IMMUNIZATION AND FEEDING.
5. EDUCATE REGARDING SANITATION AND HYGIENE PROMOTION.
6. PROVIDE FIRST AID TREATMENT AND TREATMENT OF MINOR AILMENTS.
7. SOCIAL WORKERS ASSESS THE NUMBER OF EXPECTING MOTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE THEM WITH PRE AND POST NATAL ADVICES. ALSO CONDUCT DELIVERIES AND THUS ALSO PROVIDE FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.
8. SOCIAL WORKERS ALSO HELP IN RESEARCH WORK WITH THE OTHER HEALTH TEAM MEMBERS.

IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL WORK FUNCTION IN FUTURE:- THE FUTURE OF THE SOCIAL WORKERS ARE NOT JUST BRIGHT BUT IT IS POSITIVELY BRILLIANT IN THE HEALTH CARE, SOME IMPORTANT REASONS FOR THIS IS AS FOLLOWS:-

THE DEMAND OF THE SOCIAL WORKERS INCREASED UPTO THREE TIMES GREATER THAN AVERAGE JOB GROWTH.

SOCIAL WORKERS ACT AS LEADERS, ADVOCATES AND CHAMPIONS:- ACT AS LEADERS IN HEALTH CARE TEAM, ADVOCATING FOR CLIENTS AS THEY CONNECT THEM TO NEEDED RESOURCES AND CHAMPIONING THE RIGHTS OF PATIENTS AND THEIR CARE-GIVERS IN A COMPLEX HEALTH CARE LANDSCAPE.

SOCIAL WORKERS ARE THE FIRST HEALTH CARE CASE MANAGERS AND ABOUT HALF OF THE ADULTS IN THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM COULD BENEFIT FROM MEETING SOCIAL CARE NEEDS.

LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST THE SOCIAL WORK IS ROOTED IN MORE THAN A CENTURY OF COMMUNITY FOCUSED OUT-REACH, LEADERSHIP AND CLIENT ADVOCACY. HEALTH CARE NEEDS MORE SOCIAL WORKERS TO CHAMPION PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS THROUGH A CAREER IN CASE MANAGEMENT.

4.PURPOSE OF PATIENT RECORDS:-

• RECORDS PROVIDES STAFF MEMBERS, ADMINSTRATOR, OR ANY OTHER MEMBERS AND NOT ONLY MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH TEAM WITH DOCUMENTATION OF THE SERVICES THAT HAVE BEEN RENDERED AND SUPPLY DATA THAT ARE ESSENTIAL FOR PROGRAMME PLANNING AND EVALUATION.
• RECORDS PROVIDE THE PHYSICIAN WITH DATA REQUIRED FOR THE APPLICATION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF FAMILY's HEALTH.
• RECORDS ARE TOOLS OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HEALTH WORKERS, THE FAMILY AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT PERSONNEL.
• EFFECTIVELY MANAGED HEALTH RECORDS SHOW THE HEALTH PROBLEM IN THE FAMILY AND OTHER FACTORS THAT AFFECT HEALTH. THUS, IT IS MORE THAN A STANDARDIZED SHEET OR FORM.
• A RECORDS INDICATES THE FUTURE TREATMENT PLANNING OF THE CLIENT.
• IT PROVIDES BASELINE DATA TO ESTIMATE THE LONG-TERM CHANGES RELATED TO SERVICES.
• HELPS IN MAKING STUDIES FOR RESEARCH, FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION AND FOR PLANNING BUDGET.
• PROVIDES A JUSTIFICATION FOR EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.
• SERVE AS A GUIDE TO PROFESSIONAL GROWTH.