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Introduction: In most facilities that are primarily focused on caring for children, there is a lack of regulated training and cardio pulmonary resuscitation certification. This is an important factor to be considered because these are higher risk facilities. Due to this fact, these locations are more prone to accidents, where even minor training could help reduce or prevent such events from occurring. However, there is still a lack of regulation for first aid and CPR certification in most facilities such as these. In addition, even if employees do receive some certification, they need to make sure that they stay up-to-date with the current trends of CPR. This is always changing as new, better, and safer ways are being changed on how to perform CPR. As there is usually not a daily need for CPR, staff do not receive a lot of practice, and in the moment, need to be able to perform CPR or first aid without hesitating. Not only are there safety risks with employees not being properly trained for a facility such as this, there are also health risks that need to be addressed. It is important to implement health changes because these locations deal with children, who have suppressed immune systems and often do not have the best hygiene standards. Furthermore, parents trust the day care attendants with the overall well-being of their children, and they need to treat their jobs as such. Often times because the locations are overcrowded, many children can get neglected or the staff will not notice if there has been an accident or if a child is in need of something. While people have tried to solve this problem in the past, there has not been much improvement in the current dilemma facing these facilities. Some daycare locations have started implementing ongoing training in addition to the standard orientation training. Although most facilities have not taken up this requirement, some others are even lacking in the orientation training altogether. Although any training is better than none, most facilities are doing the bare minimum in preparation or instruction, if even that. (Kendrick 1108-1110). The reason that most facilities have not already started the requirement of this training is due to insufficient funding for such programs, in addition to the lack of involvement by the public. Most centers would rather make a profit or be able to pay their employees higher salaries rather than spend extra money on training or certification classes for their staff. A solution to this problem would be to require the employees to be certified in order to be hired by the company. However, since attending such classes can be costly, and if that money is then coming out of pocket from the employees, there is less of a chance that many people will want to work in these centers where they have to pay for their own training. (Reder 238-8) Day care facilities that primarily take care of children need to require their staff to be trained and certified in CPR and first aid training in order to prevent accidents in such a high risk environment where children are present. This needs to be a requirement because CPR certification and training could save someone’s life one day. Health concerns also need to be made more of an importance in these facilities as they are breeding grounds for diseases and infections. Staff who work in child care centers are also involved in the rearing and development of the child, and need to treat their job as such. These locations need to make this training to improve the overall ability of their employees a top priority so they can improve the safety, health and overall welfare for the children in these centers. This is a very important topic and should be of concern to the entire community. These are the locations that parents trust and send their children to, and most parents or individuals are not even aware that there is a lack of training or ability in the staff. Parents should care about this because accidents can occur anywhere at anytime, but are more common in locations that deal with children. Looking at the fact that children and especially infants are more prone to choking hazards, it is extremely important that daycare workers are equipped in handling these situations, and need to know how to perform effective CPR. Since the lives of children are put into the hands of these employees on a daily basis, parents should care about the training and certifications they have in order to be qualified to care for our children.
Introduction: In most facilities that are primarily focused on caring for children, there is a lack of regulated training and cardio pulmonary resuscitation certification. This is an important factor to be considered because these are higher risk facilities. Due to this fact, these locations are more prone to accidents, where even minor training could help reduce or prevent such events from occurring. However, there is still a lack of regulation for first aid and CPR certification in most facilities such as these. In addition, even if employees do receive some certification, they need to make sure that they stay up-to-date with the current trends of CPR. This is always changing as new, better, and safer ways are being changed on how to perform CPR. As there is usually not a daily need for CPR, staff do not receive a lot of practice, and in the moment, need to be able to perform CPR or first aid without hesitating. Not only are there safety risks with employees not being properly trained for a facility such as this, there are also health risks that need to be addressed. It is important to implement health changes because these locations deal with children, who have suppressed immune systems and often do not have the best hygiene standards. Furthermore, parents trust the day care attendants with the overall well-being of their children, and they need to treat their jobs as such. Often times because the locations are overcrowded, many children can get neglected or the staff will not notice if there has been an accident or if a child is in need of something. While people have tried to solve this problem in the past, there has not been much improvement in the current dilemma facing these facilities. Some daycare locations have started implementing ongoing training in addition to the standard orientation training. Although most facilities have not taken up this requirement, some others are even lacking in the orientation training altogether. Although any training is better than none, most facilities are doing the bare minimum in preparation or instruction, if even that. (Kendrick 1108-1110). The reason that most facilities have not already started the requirement of this training is due to insufficient funding for such programs, in addition to the lack of involvement by the public. Most centers would rather make a profit or be able to pay their employees higher salaries rather than spend extra money on training or certification classes for their staff. A solution to this problem would be to require the employees to be certified in order to be hired by the company. However, since attending such classes can be costly, and if that money is then coming out of pocket from the employees, there is less of a chance that many people will want to work in these centers where they have to pay for their own training. (Reder 238-8) Day care facilities that primarily take care of children need to require their staff to be trained and certified in CPR and first aid training in order to prevent accidents in such a high risk environment where children are present. This needs to be a requirement because CPR certification and training could save someone’s life one day. Health concerns also need to be made more of an importance in these facilities as they are breeding grounds for diseases and infections. Staff who work in child care centers are also involved in the rearing and development of the child, and need to treat their job as such. These locations need to make this training to improve the overall ability of their employees a top priority so they can improve the safety, health and overall welfare for the children in these centers. This is a very important topic and should be of concern to the entire community. These are the locations that parents trust and send their children to, and most parents or individuals are not even aware that there is a lack of training or ability in the staff. Parents should care about this because accidents can occur anywhere at anytime, but are more common in locations that deal with children. Looking at the fact that children and especially infants are more prone to choking hazards, it is extremely important that daycare workers are equipped in handling these situations, and need to know how to perform effective CPR. Since the lives of children are put into the hands of these employees on a daily basis, parents should care about the training and certifications they have in order to be qualified to care for our children.
Reading your introduction makes me really interested in your topic, and I cannot wait to read the rest. Also, looking at your rough draft in the folder was really good! I like your topic, and I agree with everything you are writing about!
ReplyDeleteI really like your topic because when I am an adult and have children, I would want the person watching my children to be qualified to care for them. You made some very interesting points and it is a good skill to have for any place. I look forward to seeing the rest of your paper.
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