Exam 2 NHS 111 | questions with
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Why is worsening advice so important - -Worsening advice is so important
because it tells the caller what to do if there condition gets worse
- What is the purpose of other symptoms - -If there isn't a pathway for the
callers symptoms other symptoms will be used
- What is a complex call? - -Any call that isn't straight forward and the
health advisor is working beyond there knowledge
- What patients have a particular course of action? - -Patients with chronic
conditions e.g cancer, chronic illness, diabetes or people who have been
discharged from hospital
- If a caller is reluctant to accept a disposition- what should you do ? - -
Check call report and make sure you get everything right
- Why do we assess injury's older than 7 days as an illness - -Account for
any complicated symptoms from the injury rather than the injury itself
- If a caller provides additional information during a call what action should
you take ? - -Fine the question and change the answer, CHECK AND CHANGE
- If a person had a headache, sore throat and cough but was most worried
about their fever what pathway would you choose ? - -You WOULDNT take
the fever pathway as this pathway is only when fever is the only symptoms
you would choose the cold and flu pathway
- NHS pathways work on the basis of ruling out rather than diagnosis's, what
does this mean ? - -Rules out potential diagnosis and refers to the relevant
care
- Why is it so important to understand the difference between ruling out and
diagnosis - -Health advisors cannot diagnose but they can rule out possible
diagnosis , health care professionals are able to diagnose
- How many not sure answer trigger transfer to a clinician - -3x not sure
answers
- In which part of the system is it recorded whether the problem is trauma or
non trauma related - -In module 0
Verified Answers
Why is worsening advice so important - -Worsening advice is so important
because it tells the caller what to do if there condition gets worse
- What is the purpose of other symptoms - -If there isn't a pathway for the
callers symptoms other symptoms will be used
- What is a complex call? - -Any call that isn't straight forward and the
health advisor is working beyond there knowledge
- What patients have a particular course of action? - -Patients with chronic
conditions e.g cancer, chronic illness, diabetes or people who have been
discharged from hospital
- If a caller is reluctant to accept a disposition- what should you do ? - -
Check call report and make sure you get everything right
- Why do we assess injury's older than 7 days as an illness - -Account for
any complicated symptoms from the injury rather than the injury itself
- If a caller provides additional information during a call what action should
you take ? - -Fine the question and change the answer, CHECK AND CHANGE
- If a person had a headache, sore throat and cough but was most worried
about their fever what pathway would you choose ? - -You WOULDNT take
the fever pathway as this pathway is only when fever is the only symptoms
you would choose the cold and flu pathway
- NHS pathways work on the basis of ruling out rather than diagnosis's, what
does this mean ? - -Rules out potential diagnosis and refers to the relevant
care
- Why is it so important to understand the difference between ruling out and
diagnosis - -Health advisors cannot diagnose but they can rule out possible
diagnosis , health care professionals are able to diagnose
- How many not sure answer trigger transfer to a clinician - -3x not sure
answers
- In which part of the system is it recorded whether the problem is trauma or
non trauma related - -In module 0
