Unit 3 health and social care Exam
Questions and Solutions
Abuse - -A single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action, occurring
within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes
harm or distress
- Effects of abuse on an individual - -Some examples: pain, cuts, anxiety,
anger, loss of confidence, sadness, broken bones
- Intentional abuse - -Deliberate Harm and abuse towards others
- Unintentional abuse - -Harm and abuse towards others through poor care
- Financial Loss - -Money an organisation may have to pay out if they are
found guilty in a lawsuit
- Poor standard of care - -Unsafe working conditions and working practices
can cause hazards not being identified, reduced or removed
- Illness - -Biological and environmental hazards, if not identified and
managed, can cause life threatening and long term illness
- Health care environment - -Hospital, clinic, GP surgery or dentist
- Risks in health care environment - -surgical procedures. Involves contact
with body fluids->infections and disease
Contact with hazardous chemicals
Stress can be experienced
- Care environment - -An individuals home, residential care Home, nursing
home
- Risks in care environments - -Vulnerable residents may have weak
immune systems
Visual or mobility impairments -more likely to fall
- Child care environments - -Schools or crèches
- Risks in child care environments - -Children's immune systems are
immature
Children don't recognise potential hazards - not washing hands, sharing
contaminated toys, eating food off the floor
, - Public environments - -Shopping centres, parks, cinemas
- Risks in public environments - -Slips, trips, falls, food poisoning, abusive or
violent people
- Transport - -Centre minibuses and ambulances
- Risks of transport - -Slips and trips whilst getting on and off, wheelchairs
not secured properly, faulty seatbelts and body fluids from medical
equipment
- The need for safeguarding - -Protecting children from maltreatment
Preventing impairment of children's health and development
Taking action to enable children to have the best outcomes
- Safeguarding - -Safeguarding adults and children from harm and abuse is
everyone's responsibility. Can insure safe and effective care
- Disclosure and barring service - -Processing criminal record checks by
searching police and barred list info
Deciding wether a person should come off the barred list
Placing people on the barred list
- DBS service checks - -5 steps
1 employer gets application form from DBS
2 gives document to applicant for them to fill out
3 employer gives completed form to DBS
4 DBS sends certificate to applicant. Employer asks to see this
5 employer can check the status of a DBS certificate online
- Influence of legislation: on staff - -Promotes safe staffing levels, effective
supervision, instruction and training of staff.
- Influences on legislation on: practices - -Good personal hygiene- effective
hand washing, clean clothes, protective clothing.
Recording and storing information correctly and securely
- Implementation of policies and procedures - -Different policies and
procedures will need carrying out in different ways
- Review of policies and procedures - -Must be reviewed regularly reflect on
any changes made
Date and number policies and procedures when they are reviewed and
updated
System in place to do so
Only effective if they contain up to date info
Questions and Solutions
Abuse - -A single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action, occurring
within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes
harm or distress
- Effects of abuse on an individual - -Some examples: pain, cuts, anxiety,
anger, loss of confidence, sadness, broken bones
- Intentional abuse - -Deliberate Harm and abuse towards others
- Unintentional abuse - -Harm and abuse towards others through poor care
- Financial Loss - -Money an organisation may have to pay out if they are
found guilty in a lawsuit
- Poor standard of care - -Unsafe working conditions and working practices
can cause hazards not being identified, reduced or removed
- Illness - -Biological and environmental hazards, if not identified and
managed, can cause life threatening and long term illness
- Health care environment - -Hospital, clinic, GP surgery or dentist
- Risks in health care environment - -surgical procedures. Involves contact
with body fluids->infections and disease
Contact with hazardous chemicals
Stress can be experienced
- Care environment - -An individuals home, residential care Home, nursing
home
- Risks in care environments - -Vulnerable residents may have weak
immune systems
Visual or mobility impairments -more likely to fall
- Child care environments - -Schools or crèches
- Risks in child care environments - -Children's immune systems are
immature
Children don't recognise potential hazards - not washing hands, sharing
contaminated toys, eating food off the floor
, - Public environments - -Shopping centres, parks, cinemas
- Risks in public environments - -Slips, trips, falls, food poisoning, abusive or
violent people
- Transport - -Centre minibuses and ambulances
- Risks of transport - -Slips and trips whilst getting on and off, wheelchairs
not secured properly, faulty seatbelts and body fluids from medical
equipment
- The need for safeguarding - -Protecting children from maltreatment
Preventing impairment of children's health and development
Taking action to enable children to have the best outcomes
- Safeguarding - -Safeguarding adults and children from harm and abuse is
everyone's responsibility. Can insure safe and effective care
- Disclosure and barring service - -Processing criminal record checks by
searching police and barred list info
Deciding wether a person should come off the barred list
Placing people on the barred list
- DBS service checks - -5 steps
1 employer gets application form from DBS
2 gives document to applicant for them to fill out
3 employer gives completed form to DBS
4 DBS sends certificate to applicant. Employer asks to see this
5 employer can check the status of a DBS certificate online
- Influence of legislation: on staff - -Promotes safe staffing levels, effective
supervision, instruction and training of staff.
- Influences on legislation on: practices - -Good personal hygiene- effective
hand washing, clean clothes, protective clothing.
Recording and storing information correctly and securely
- Implementation of policies and procedures - -Different policies and
procedures will need carrying out in different ways
- Review of policies and procedures - -Must be reviewed regularly reflect on
any changes made
Date and number policies and procedures when they are reviewed and
updated
System in place to do so
Only effective if they contain up to date info
