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WorksheetsThe roles of health and social care professionals
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
You work in a hospital or community setting.
The work varies depending on where you're based. In a hospital, for example, you may be washing and dressing patients, serving meals and helping to feed patients, helping people to move around, toileting, making beds, talking to patients and making them comfortable, monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight.
The work varies depending on where you're based. In a hospital, for example, you may be washing and dressing patients, serving meals and helping to feed patients, helping people to move around, toileting, making beds, talking to patients and making them comfortable, monitoring patients' conditions by taking temperatures, pulse, respirations and weight.
a)
Care manager
b)
Health care assistant
c)
Nurse practitioner
d)
Support worker
2.
You will work with people to find solutions to their problems. This may be helping to protect vulnerable people from harm or abuse or supporting people to live independently. You will engage with clients, their families and others around them.
a)
Health care assistant
b)
Occupational therapist
c)
Social worker
d)
Nurse
3.
You help people of all ages to carry out everyday activities which are essential for health and wellbeing.
You'll find solutions to everyday problems, for example: advising on how to approach a task differently; using equipment or assistive technology; adapting the living or working environment; finding strategies to meet an individual’s goals.
You'll find solutions to everyday problems, for example: advising on how to approach a task differently; using equipment or assistive technology; adapting the living or working environment; finding strategies to meet an individual’s goals.
a)
Social worker
b)
Care manager
c)
Physiotherapist
d)
Occupational therapist
4.
You will translate the science of nutrition into everyday information about food. You'll advise people and help them make informed and practical choices about their food and nutrition. You'll assess, diagnose and treat dietary and nutritional problems. You'll also teach and inform the public and health professionals about diet and nutrition.
a)
Doctor
b)
Nurse
c)
Dietitian
d)
Occupational therapist
5.
You’ll support people with all aspects of their day to day living, including social and physical activities, personal care, mobility and meal times.
You might work in a care home, in people’s own homes or in the community. If you work in the community you are sometimes called domiciliary carers which often involves travelling to different people’s houses.
You might work in a care home, in people’s own homes or in the community. If you work in the community you are sometimes called domiciliary carers which often involves travelling to different people’s houses.
a)
Health care assistant
b)
Care worker
c)
District nurse
d)
GP
6.
You will give care, advice and support to adults who are sick, injured or have physical disabilities. You'll work in hospitals, nursing homes, health centres, clinics or prisons.
a)
GP
b)
Physiotherapist
c)
Health care assistant
d)
Adult nurse
7.
You will visit people in their own homes or in residential care homes, providing health care for patients and supporting family members.
Your patients could be any age, but they'll often be elderly, while others may have been recently discharged from hospital, be terminally ill or have physical disabilities.
Your patients could be any age, but they'll often be elderly, while others may have been recently discharged from hospital, be terminally ill or have physical disabilities.
a)
District nurse
b)
GP
c)
Health care assistant
d)
Care worker
8.
You work with people to help with a range of problems which affect movement using exercise, massage and other techniques.
You'll help and treat people with physical problems caused by illness, injury, disability or ageing.
You'll help and treat people with physical problems caused by illness, injury, disability or ageing.
a)
Physiotherapist
b)
Adult nurse
c)
Occupational therapist
d)
GP
9.
You are passionate about promoting healthy lifestyles and preventing illness. You work with families to give pre-school-age children the best possible start in life.
You are a qualified and registered nurse or midwife who has chosen to gain additional training and qualifications. Your additional training in public health enables you to assess the health needs of individuals, families and the wider community to promote good health and prevent illness.
You’ll be working mainly with children from birth to five years and their families. You may also work with at-risk or deprived groups such as the homeless, addicts or travellers.
You are a qualified and registered nurse or midwife who has chosen to gain additional training and qualifications. Your additional training in public health enables you to assess the health needs of individuals, families and the wider community to promote good health and prevent illness.
You’ll be working mainly with children from birth to five years and their families. You may also work with at-risk or deprived groups such as the homeless, addicts or travellers.
a)
Midwife
b)
Nurse
c)
Health visitor
d)
District nurse
10.
You work to provide specialist healthcare and support to people with a learning disability, as well as their families and staff teams, to help them to achieve a fulfilling life.
The main areas of your role involve improving or maintaining a person’s physical and mental health; reducing barriers to them living an independent life; and supporting the person in living a fulfilling life.
You play a vital role working across the whole life span in both health and care settings.
The main areas of your role involve improving or maintaining a person’s physical and mental health; reducing barriers to them living an independent life; and supporting the person in living a fulfilling life.
You play a vital role working across the whole life span in both health and care settings.
a)
Learning disability nurse
b)
Mental health nurse
c)
Adult nurse
d)
Paediatric nurse
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