Health and social care Unit 2 Level 3 Past Papers

Health and social care Unit 2 Level 3 Past Papers Identify two factors that a risk assessment might highlight when an individual is admitted to hospital - -manual handling issues/hoists/availability of staff to move the patient -availability of suitable wheelchairs/trolleys -availability of suitable hospital clothing -infection control/MRSA -blood pressure Describe two responsibilities of healthcare assistants when looking after patients on hospital wards - -ensure that the dignity go the patient is preserved by providing screens around the bed when they are being washed -enable patients to mobilise so that they can be moved from the ward to where their operation/surgery is carried out Explain how the nurses who provide care during their stay in hospital are monitored to ensure that they maintain professional standards - -Are monitored by senior staff/managers -Have to demonstrate competencies at a basic standard e.g. washing a patient -Must keep notes about the patient up-to-date -Must follow instructions regarding medication -Must record observations/baseline measures in patient's notes -Registering with the NMC -Regulation by NMC -Following codes of professional conduct -Revalidation (where right to practice is reviewed/renewed every 3 years) Discuss ways that health and social care staff could empower individuals to continue to improve their health when they have been discharged from the hospital - -Providing active support -Enabling patients to express their needs and preferences -Involving other professionals (to provide a holistic approach to recovery/to address other related medical issues/to support other people related to the patient) -Adapting their home/using occupational therapy -Applying care principles -Raising self-esteem (where staff use appropriate/non-judgemental/non-discriminatory language when talking to patients about their conditions) -Devising a care plan Identify two ways that a support worker might help an individual get their new job - -Practice finding the bus stop -Finding route to work from bus stop -Setting alarm to remind her when to leave -Getting money/pass ready for the bus Describe how an individual could use an advocate - -Would use an advocate in order to express views and concerns. The advocate would help her when she prepares for/attends the interview for her job at the supermarket Describe one challenge that an individual's care manager might face when acting as an advocate - -Might feel that the individual's decisions are not in their best interests -Might have views that conflict with the individual's family -Must ensure that the individual's independence is maintained as far as possible -Must ensure the individual's decisions are taken seriously Explain how the college could prevent discrimination towards people who have learning disabilities - -College policies and procedures, which are designed to prevent discrimination and respond to it when it occurs -Having trained staff in place to support individuals -Involving the individual in decisions about their educational needs/future -Having resources that meet their needs -Having a curriculum that promotes positive images of people with learning (or other) disabilities -Involving support workers if, for example, they exhibit any challenging behaviour -Promote anti-discriminatory practice Discuss how individuals might be supported in planning for their future - -Providing active support, professional/paid and/or informal -Enabling them to express their needs and preferences to each other -Enabling them to live independently by helping them plan their wedding, helping them to find the most appropriate accommodation (their own home/supported living), discussing issues relating to sex and starting a family, having access to properly funded in