LAA - A1 Flashcards
What are the 5 types of professionals that will come up?
- Doctors, consultants, nurses, health care visitors/midwifes and health care assistants
What is a GP?
An individuals primary point of contact
What are the principle responsibilities of doctors?
- Diagnose an d treat individuals
- Discuss and agree a treatment plan
- refer patients to secondary care
- provide preventative care
What is a consultant?
Senior doctors who specialise in particular areas
What are some examples of consultants?
-Cardiologists, psychiatrists, oncologists, paediatricians and geriatricians
What are consultants principle responsibilities?
- Diagnose using specialist knowledge
- Provide more advanced treatment
- Expert advice on managing a condition
What are adult nurses and where they work?
They work with adults with conditions, usually in hospitals, GP practices and armed forces
What is a mental health nurse and where do they work?
They work with people with mental health usually in psychiatric units, residential homes, prisons and healthcare centres
What is a paediatric nurse and where do they work?
They work with children usually in hospitals or in a service users home
What is a learning disability nurse and where do they work?
They work with people with learning disabilities usually in schools, workplaces and residential homes
What is a learning disability nurse’s main role?
To maintain an individuals mental and physical health by providing support and specialist care
What is a district nurse and where do they usually work?
They work with people of all ages usually in a service users own home, residential homes
What is a neonatal nurse and where do they usually work?
They work with new born babies and premature babies usually in specialist hospital setting/neonatal ward
What is a neonatal nurse’s main role?
They work with the baby’s parents and take a practical role in the child’s life
What is a health visitor and where do they work?
They work to support families in early years of their children’s life 0-5 usually in the child’s home, GP practices and in nurseries
What are the 3 main roles of a nurse?
- provide information and advice to service users
-administer medication - provide emotional support
- provide medical support
What is a midwife and where do they usually work?
A midwife supports pregnant women before and after birth by preparing the mother and delivering babies usually in a hospital/maternity wards and patients homes
What is a healthcare assistant and where do they work?
They are known as nursing assistants and provide personal care under guidance of healthcare professionals usually in GP practices, hospitals and nursing homes
What are the main duties of a healthcare assistant?
Small procedures such as taking patients temperature and pulse, weighing patients, making beds, washing patients, serving meals and dressing patients
What is a social worker
Help and support for all ages to safeguard vulnerable people
What is the difference between adult services and childrens and young people services
Adult services work with older people and those with mental disorders or disabilities and young people services work with children at risk of harm
What are main roles of a social worker
- making referrals to other services
- visiting clients and work to make changes
- write reports and attend court cases
What are occupational therapists?
Work with people of all ages to promote independence
What are the main roles of an OT?
- create personalized targets and goals
- suggest adaptations to make people’s homes safer
-advice on specialist equipment
What is a youth worker?
Work with people between ages 11-25 to help young people reach full potential
What are the main roles of a youth worker?
- improve lives of young people
- safeguarding procedures
- confidential records
What is a care assistant?
Support people who have a difficult time with daily activities
What are the main roles of a care assistant?
-encourage physical and social activity
- accompanying service users in day to day life
- referring to other professionals
What is a care manager?
Manager with key leadership role in residential homes
What are the key roles of a care manager?
- communicate with healthcare providers
- advocate for patients preferences and are met
- organize and manage staff
What is the role of a support worker?
Work under supervision of a range of health professionals
What is a support worker’s main roles?
- teaching life skills such as bills, transport
- administer medication nd routine checks
- emotional support for service user and family
What is a mobility aid?
Appliances that allow people to be more physically active
What are examples o mobility aids?
Wheelchair
Zimmer frame
stair lift
scooter
walking stick
What are examples of appliances daily living activities?
Kettle tipper
Jar opener
Reaching aid
adaptive clothing
What is assistive technology?
Resources to ensure people with disabilities can access their educational potential
What are examples of assistive technology?
- enlarged text
- additional times in exam
- ensure wheelchair access to all learning space
Who is personal care provided by?
- domiciliary care
- care assistants
- health care assistants’
What equipment can be used to extend independence/ personal care?
- walk in bath
- hand rails
- adapted taps
- bath and shower seats
