UNIT 7 PRINCIPLES OF SAFE
REVIEW IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL
CARE ASSIGNMENT TEST BANK
TESTED QUESTIONS ANSWERS
GRADED A PLUS
⩥ Preventative care. Answer: care and education that aims to ensure
people remain healthy, and are aware of factors that can lead to illness
and poor health. It includes screening and vaccination programmes.
⩥ Consultant. Answer: a senior doctor, normally based in a hospital,
who provides specialist expert healthcare support in their area of
expertise.
⩥ Nurse Practitioner. Answer: provides expert consultancy service to
patients and their carers. They contribute to the management and
development of the care provision. They also undertake research and
contribute to the education and training of other members of staff.
⩥ Adult Nurse. Answer: works with adults of all ages, who may have a
wide range of physical health conditions. They may be based in
hospitals, clinics or GP practices, or work for specialist organisations
such as the armed forces. Many work with people in their own homes.
They will often plan individual care, carry out healthcare procedures and
treatments and evaluate their effectiveness. They also work to promote
,good health by running clinics and health education programmes on
topics such as giving up smoking or weight loss.
⩥ Mental Health Nurse. Answer: they specialise in mental health work
in a range of settings. These may include psychiatric units in hospitals,
community healthcare centres, day care settings, residential homes and
prisons. Remember that most people who experience mental health
problems are cared for in the community, not in hospitals
⩥ Children's Nurse. Answer: works with children with a very wide range
of medical conditions. Works closely with the child's parents or carers.
This is to ensure that, as far as possible, the care provided meets their
social, cultural and family needs, as well as addressing their health
issues. May work in hospitals but also support children at home.
⩥ Learning Disability Nurse. Answer: works mainly with individuals
with learning disabilities living in the community rather than in
hospitals. This may include supporting people in schools and
workplaces, people living at home with their families and people who
live in specialist residential settings. They aim to work with people with
learning disabilities and their carers to maintain the person's physical
and mental health, provide specialist healthcare and support them to live
as fulfilling and independent a life as possible.
⩥ District Nurse. Answer: care for people of all ages, supporting them in
their own homes or in residential homes. Work closely with family
members and other carers. They assess the patient's needs and also the
,care and support needs of their 'informal' carers. Most commonly care
for older people, people with disabilities and people recently discharged
from hospital.
⩥ Neonatal Nurse. Answer: works with newborn babies, including
babies who are born prematurely. They work in specialist hospital
settings and in the community. Works very closely with the baby's
parents and actively encourages them to take a practical role in their
child's care.
⩥ Health Visitor. Answer: provides support for families in the early
years of their children's life, normally from birth to the age of five. They
offer support on health issues and minor illnesses, and advice on feeding
and weaning. They carry out routine checks on the child's development
and support parents in meeting the developmental needs of their
children. They see the children and their carers in their homes, at clinics,
at the GP practice and sometimes at a nursery or in other community
settings.
⩥ Practice Nurse. Answer: works in GP practices/surgeries. In small
practices there may be only one, but increasingly they are part of a larger
team. Responsibilities vary according to the GP practice but will
normally include taking blood samples, carrying out child immunisation
programmes and administering vaccinations for people travelling
abroad. Often provide health screening for men and women, and family
planning advice, if they are qualified to do so.
, ⩥ School Nurse. Answer: are usually employed by the NHS but may be
employed directly by a school. They provide a variety of services,
including developmental checks, administering immunisation
programmes and providing health education programmes.
⩥ Health Screening. Answer: the process of checking for the presence of
disease in individuals who have no signs or symptoms of the illness. For
example screening for the presence of cervical cancer for women or
testicular cancer for men before they have any symptom of the disease.
⩥ Antenatal care. Answer: care provided for a mother and her baby
before the birth of the baby.
⩥ Postnatal care. Answer: care provided for a mother and her baby after
the birth of the baby.
⩥ Midwives. Answer: play a central role in supporting women through
all stages of pregnancy, providing both antenatal and postnatal care. This
includes helping families prepare for parenthood and delivering babies
in the maternity departments of hospitals and in patients' homes. They
may be based in hospital maternity units but an increasing number work
in the community, providing support at local clinics in GP practices, in
women's homes and at children's centres.
⩥ Healthcare assistants. Answer: sometimes known as nursing assistants
or auxiliary nurses. They work under the guidance and with the support
REVIEW IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL
CARE ASSIGNMENT TEST BANK
TESTED QUESTIONS ANSWERS
GRADED A PLUS
⩥ Preventative care. Answer: care and education that aims to ensure
people remain healthy, and are aware of factors that can lead to illness
and poor health. It includes screening and vaccination programmes.
⩥ Consultant. Answer: a senior doctor, normally based in a hospital,
who provides specialist expert healthcare support in their area of
expertise.
⩥ Nurse Practitioner. Answer: provides expert consultancy service to
patients and their carers. They contribute to the management and
development of the care provision. They also undertake research and
contribute to the education and training of other members of staff.
⩥ Adult Nurse. Answer: works with adults of all ages, who may have a
wide range of physical health conditions. They may be based in
hospitals, clinics or GP practices, or work for specialist organisations
such as the armed forces. Many work with people in their own homes.
They will often plan individual care, carry out healthcare procedures and
treatments and evaluate their effectiveness. They also work to promote
,good health by running clinics and health education programmes on
topics such as giving up smoking or weight loss.
⩥ Mental Health Nurse. Answer: they specialise in mental health work
in a range of settings. These may include psychiatric units in hospitals,
community healthcare centres, day care settings, residential homes and
prisons. Remember that most people who experience mental health
problems are cared for in the community, not in hospitals
⩥ Children's Nurse. Answer: works with children with a very wide range
of medical conditions. Works closely with the child's parents or carers.
This is to ensure that, as far as possible, the care provided meets their
social, cultural and family needs, as well as addressing their health
issues. May work in hospitals but also support children at home.
⩥ Learning Disability Nurse. Answer: works mainly with individuals
with learning disabilities living in the community rather than in
hospitals. This may include supporting people in schools and
workplaces, people living at home with their families and people who
live in specialist residential settings. They aim to work with people with
learning disabilities and their carers to maintain the person's physical
and mental health, provide specialist healthcare and support them to live
as fulfilling and independent a life as possible.
⩥ District Nurse. Answer: care for people of all ages, supporting them in
their own homes or in residential homes. Work closely with family
members and other carers. They assess the patient's needs and also the
,care and support needs of their 'informal' carers. Most commonly care
for older people, people with disabilities and people recently discharged
from hospital.
⩥ Neonatal Nurse. Answer: works with newborn babies, including
babies who are born prematurely. They work in specialist hospital
settings and in the community. Works very closely with the baby's
parents and actively encourages them to take a practical role in their
child's care.
⩥ Health Visitor. Answer: provides support for families in the early
years of their children's life, normally from birth to the age of five. They
offer support on health issues and minor illnesses, and advice on feeding
and weaning. They carry out routine checks on the child's development
and support parents in meeting the developmental needs of their
children. They see the children and their carers in their homes, at clinics,
at the GP practice and sometimes at a nursery or in other community
settings.
⩥ Practice Nurse. Answer: works in GP practices/surgeries. In small
practices there may be only one, but increasingly they are part of a larger
team. Responsibilities vary according to the GP practice but will
normally include taking blood samples, carrying out child immunisation
programmes and administering vaccinations for people travelling
abroad. Often provide health screening for men and women, and family
planning advice, if they are qualified to do so.
, ⩥ School Nurse. Answer: are usually employed by the NHS but may be
employed directly by a school. They provide a variety of services,
including developmental checks, administering immunisation
programmes and providing health education programmes.
⩥ Health Screening. Answer: the process of checking for the presence of
disease in individuals who have no signs or symptoms of the illness. For
example screening for the presence of cervical cancer for women or
testicular cancer for men before they have any symptom of the disease.
⩥ Antenatal care. Answer: care provided for a mother and her baby
before the birth of the baby.
⩥ Postnatal care. Answer: care provided for a mother and her baby after
the birth of the baby.
⩥ Midwives. Answer: play a central role in supporting women through
all stages of pregnancy, providing both antenatal and postnatal care. This
includes helping families prepare for parenthood and delivering babies
in the maternity departments of hospitals and in patients' homes. They
may be based in hospital maternity units but an increasing number work
in the community, providing support at local clinics in GP practices, in
women's homes and at children's centres.
⩥ Healthcare assistants. Answer: sometimes known as nursing assistants
or auxiliary nurses. They work under the guidance and with the support
