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WorksheetsWorking in health and social care
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 48mins
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.
Care manager
Health care assistant
Nurse practitioner
Support worker
Who helps regain strength, mobility, control- rehabilitate
Healthcare Assistant
GP
Occupational Therapist
Physiotherapist
Who arranges specialized assistance- for patients who may not be able to perform daily tasks
Physiotherapist
Occupational Therapist
Educational Psychologist
SENCO
They communicate between patients and doctors, care for patients, administer medicine
Nurse
Family Support Worker
Dietician
Healthcare Assistant
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.
Who assesses patients nutritional and health needs, counsel patients and develop meal plans
Dietician
Family Support Worker
Paediatrician
SENCO
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 GP will refer a patient to a secondary health care service...
True
False
Which of the below are Primary Health Care services?
GP surgery
Outpatients clinic
Dentist
All of them
Give some examples of responsibilities of a health care assistant
prescribing medicine and diagnosing someone
supporting people in housing or with learning difficulties
helping people with daily care such as washing, dressing, using the toilet and feeding
When you have to pay for your care service, what is this known as?
Private Care
Independent Care
Voluntary Care
Informal Care
If a neighbour offers to provide care and support for you after recovering from an operation, what type of care is this?
Primary Care
Informal Care
Secondary Care
Tertiary Care
What are the differences between statutory and private services?
Longer waiting times for key services in statutory care
Statutory services are open to all (inclusive)
Statutory services do not provide as good care
Private care is only available in London
What do doctors, registered nurses, and physical therapists have that permits them to legally practice their profession?
License
Certificate
Registration
Diploma
What health care worker would need to be willing to stick people with needles to draw blood?
Pharmacist
Phlembotomist
Dental Assistant
Medical Illustrator
What does a radiology technician do?
Take x-rays
Manage medical records
Perform minor surgeries
Plan nutritious meals
What health professional works under the supervision of a physician, performing routine examinations, order basic diagnostic tests, and treat minor injuries?
Health Care Administrator
Dietician
Physician's Assistant
EMT
What mental health professional earns the highest salary?
Psychiatric Technician
Psychologist
Psychiatrist
Social Worker
A cardiologist would be called to see a patient who comes to the A&E with:
a rash
a stomach ulcer
chest pain
muscle cramps
What medical specialist puts a patient to sleep in preparation for surgery?
psychiatrist
gerontologist
anesthesiologist
radiologist
Who would be in charge of fixing broken eye glasses?
Opthalmologist
Optometrist
Optician
Ophthalmic Technician
Teresa is at the top of her math class. Her math ability would be most helpful in what career?
Pharmacy Technician
Nursing Assistant
Occupational Therapist
Mental Health Technician
A respiratory therapist would expect to care for patients with:
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Skin Disease
Mental Disorders
Lung Disease
With whom do all service providers in England have to register?
SUS
HIW
CQC
ETI
Which of these can be used as evidence to support the regulators' judgement? (you may choose more than one)
records of complaints
on site inspection
feedback from family and friends
written reports of procedures
Where a provider or practice does no meet the required standards what changes can the regulator enforce. Give two examples.
The (a) I the regulating body of nursing practice?
The (a) is the regulating body of nursing practice?
The (a) is the regulatory body that includes midwives.
Estyn inspects education in which UK country?
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
What does NICE stand for?
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
National Institute of Curriculum and Education
National and International Creation of Excellence
National Institute for Caring Evaluation
RQIA is responsible for care and health services in which UK country?
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Which of these is NOT a role of the GMC?
Overseeing medical education and training in UK
Providing placements for oversees doctors to work in this country.
setting standards of professional practice for doctors.
To address poor standards of patient care.
