Learning Aim C

Question 1

Provide two examples of care settings that help service users with ill health

Answer 1

Hospitals/day care units
GP practices
Hospices
Residential care homes
Domiciliary care

Question 2

Who provides care to those with ill health?

Answer 2

Doctors
Nurses (adult, mental health, paediatric)
Midwives
Health care assistants

Question 3

What is a nurse’s role in caring for someone with ill health? Provide three examples

Answer 3

Provide and administer correct medication
Keep records up to date
Monitor recovery
Liaise with family members where appropriate

Question 4

Which health care professionals care for service users with mental ill health?

Answer 4

GP

Mental health nurses

Question 5

Which health care providers offer care for service users with mental ill health?

Answer 5

NHS-mental health services-inpatient and outpatient

Charities-Mind, Rethink

Question 6

Which legislation protects people with mental health needs and those that care for them?

Answer 6

The Mental Health Act 2007

Question 7

What is the main role of the Mental Health Act?

Answer 7

To ensure those with mental health issues are assessed, treated and supported to improve their health and wellbeing.
To prevent discrimination
In serious cases, the Act allows professionals to detain a service user without their consent for their own health and safety.

Question 8

Which service providers offer support to those with learning disabilities?

Answer 8

Support workers
Social workers
Psychologists

Question 9

What is the role of the carer in supporting a service user with learning disabilities?

Answer 9

Facilitate social activities
Promote independence and empowerment
Make sure needs are met through their current care plan
Communicate in appropriate way

Question 10

Who provides care to a person with a physical or sensory disability?

Answer 10

Support workers
Physiotherapist/OT
Specialist medical teams

Question 11

What is a sensory impairment?

Answer 11

A hearing or visual impairment

Question 12

Which settings provide early years care? Identify two.

Answer 12

Schools, including special needs schools
Residential care homes
Paediatric wards
Nurseries

Question 13

Which legislation is in place to keep children safe from harm?

Answer 13

The Children’s Act 2004

Question 14

What is the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum?

Answer 14

A national guideline for all early years educational settings to follow, to support the growth and development of children in communication and langauge, physical development and personal, social and emotional development

Question 15

Which legislation is in place to protect elderly people from harm?

Answer 15

The Care Act 2014

Question 16

Why is it important to consider the needs of a carer of an elderly person? E.g. partner or child?

Answer 16

They know the service user better than anyone else
They can advocate for them and have their best interests at heart
They might have needs of their own e.g. if they have given up work to care for an individual they are entitled to financial support

Question 17

How can an elderly person be supported to live independently?

Answer 17

Adaptations to the home
Meals on wheels (provided by a private organisation or the local authority
Befriending service e.g. through Age UK

Question 18

What are the benefits of an elderly person continuing to live at home?

Answer 18

Empowerment and independence for the individual
No bed blocking in hospitals
No risk of picking up infections from a long hospital stay

Question 19

What is the purpose of having policies and procedures in place?

Answer 19

Protects service users

Protects staff

Question 20

How do policies and procedures protect staff?

Answer 20

They are working to guidelines that are in place to keep them safe at work e.g. manual handling, infection control
Protected if something goes wrong-if they have followed procedure then they have done the right thing

Question 21

How do policies and procedures protect service users?

Answer 21

Ensures that staff are working together to a high standard-they will be following the most up to date guidelines and legislation
Poor practice will always be investigated e.g. through whistleblowing

Question 22

Poor working practice at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust resulted in an investigation and enquiry into poor care. What was the outcome of the investigation?

Answer 22

The Francis Report-The 6C’s.

Stricter recruitment, training and support for staff

Question 23

Poor working practice in early years settings led to the preventable deaths of children, such as Baby P and Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. What has been implemented to prevent cases like this in the future?

Answer 23

DBS checks

Improved partnership working (The Children’s Act)