personal development & wellbeing Flashcards
Largely meaningless as a clinical descriptor but may stereotype in terms of dependency and frailty.
- hysterical
- elderly
- handicapped
- darling
- lady
Elderly
Reflective of a cultural belief that women are simply less capable of being reasonable.
- hysterical
- elderly
- handicapped
- darling
- lady
Hysterical
Potentially in breach of Equal Opportunities Commission rulings where sexual harassment is described as ‘unwelcome physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature’.
- hysterical
- elderly
- handicapped
- darling
- lady
Darling
A term with great negative impact though to be derived from a term for begging.
- hysterical
- elderly
- handicapped
- darling
- lady
Handicapped
Often used in a patronising way to reinforce gender sterotypes.
- hysterical
- elderly
- handicapped
- darling
- lady
Lady
What is this scenario an example of?
You had to persuade your nurse that head lice were unlikely to be transmitted by routine dental treatment, even though they were visible on all members of the Ventana family, including the parents.
- criminal behaviour
- inappropriate caring responsabilities
- low educational attainment
- physical maltreatment
- physical neglect
Physical Neglect
What is this scenario an example of?
Even though 16 year old Ben had been given the age-appropriate patient information leaflet, it was clear that he had understood very little of it.
- criminal behaviour
- inappropriate caring responsabilities
- low educational attainment
- physical maltreatment
- physical neglect
Low educational attainment.
What is this scenario an example of?
After much gentle persuasion, 12 year old Lucy allowed you to examine her mouth where you observed that her frenulum was torn.
- criminal behaviour
- inappropriate caring responsabilities
- low educational attainment
- physical maltreatment
- physical neglect
Physical Maltreatment
What is this scenario an example of?
You were disappointed not to able to complete treatment on 4 year old Danielle who had been brought to the practice by her 16 y/o brother.
- criminal behaviour
- inappropriate caring responsabilities
- low educational attainment
- physical maltreatment
- physical neglect
Inappropriate Caring Responsabilities
What is this scenario an example of?
You were concerned that after his appointment, 14 year old Josh waited in reception for 2 hours before his dad came to pick him up. Unfortunately, CCTV later showed that during this time he managed to steal phones from several patients.
- criminal behaviour
- inappropriate caring responsabilities
- low educational attainment
- physical maltreatment
- physical neglect
Criminal Behaviour
Consent, Ethics and Research
Which term best described the situation where a patient donating tissue for research purposes sees the donation as a gift to medical research?
- altruism
- informed consent
- non-therapeutic
- obligation
- privacy
Altruism
(behaviour that benefits others at their own expense)
Consent, Ethics and Research
What cannot be achieved if the tissue is to be stored for future uses that cannot be specified at the time consent is sought.
- altruism
- informed consent
- non-therapeutic
- obligation
- privacy
Informed Consent
Consent, Ethics and Research
Which term best describes the situation where a donated tissue sample is to be used for research which aims to generate commercial gains?
- informed consent
- non-therapeutic
- altruism
- privacy
Non-therapeutic
Consent, Ethics and Research
What cannot be achieved if the patient does not understand what is being requested of them?
- informed consent
- non-therapeutic
- altruism
- privacy
Informed Consent
Consent, Ethics and Research
What best describes the situation where a donated tissue sample is to be used in a way that has no direct medical benefit for the patient making the donation.
- informed consent
- non-therapeutic
- altruism
- privacy
Non-therapeutic
Acute Treatment for Ischaemic Stroke
Optimal if performed within 3 hours of onset but may still improve outcomes up to 24 hours later.
- computerised tomography angiography
- IV injection of tPA
- manual thrombectomy
- physiotherapy
- low dose aspirin
Manual Thrombectomy
Acute Treatment for Ischaemic Stroke
Optimal if performed within 3 hours of onset and not recommended beyond 4.5 hours.
- computerised tomography angiography
- IV injection of tPA
- manual thrombectomy
- physiotherapy
- low dose aspirin
IV injection of tPA
Acute Treatment for Ischaemic Stroke
Should be the first step of any treatment pathway.
- computerised tomography angiography
- IV injection of tPA
- manual thrombectomy
- physiotherapy
- low dose aspirin
Computerised Tomography Angiography
Acute Treatment for Ischaemic Stroke
Optimal if initiated within 24 hours of onset and should be maintained for as long improvement is observed.
- computerised tomography angiography
- IV injection of tPA
- manual thrombectomy
- physiotherapy
- low dose aspirin
Physiotherapy
Acute Treatment for Ischaemic Stroke
Optimal if initiated in advance of onset.
- computerised tomography angiography
- IV injection of tPA
- manual thrombectomy
- physiotherapy
- low dose aspirin
Low Dose Aspirin
Unconscious Bias
Changing your preferred candidate to agree with the senior partner.
- affinity bias
- authority bias
- conformity bias
- contrast effect
- halo effect
Authority Bias
Unconscious Bias
Choosing between qualified candidates on the basis of ‘Culture Fit’.
- affinity bias
- authority bias
- conformity bias
- contrast effect
- halo effect
Affinity Bias
Unconscious Bias
Meeting as a team to review all applications and draw up a shortlist.
- affinity bias
- authority bias
- conformity bias
- contrast effect
- halo effect
Conformity Bias - changing beliefs to fit with others.
Unconscious Bias
Dismissing a candidate because their interview was worse than the person before them.
- affinity bias
- authority bias
- conformity bias
- contrast effect
- halo effect
Contrast Effect
Unconscious Bias
Shortlisting a candidate on the basis of the school that they attended.
- affinity bias
- authority bias
- conformity bias
- contrast effect
- halo effect
Halo Effect
What does NICE stand for?
National Institute for Clinical Excellence
Public Health
Composed of 7 domains: income, employment, health and disability, education, barriers to housing and services, living environment, crime.
a. pearson’s correlation coefficient
b. postcode lottery
c. indices of deprivation 2015
d. prevention paradox
C - indices of deprivation
Public Health
What may account for a 70% uptake rate of the MMR vaccine in London?
a. pearson’s correlation coefficient
b. postcode lottery
c. indices of deprivation 2015
d. prevention paradox
D - prevention paradox
Public Health
What can be used to calculate whether deprivation and child abuse are linked?
a. pearson’s correlation coefficient
b. postcode lottery
c. indices of deprivation 2015
d. prevention paradox
A - pearson’s correlation coefficient
Public Health
What has relevance when attempting to introduce an intervention to improve health where for one person to benefit, many people must change their behaviour?
a. pearson’s correlation coefficient
b. postcode lottery
c. indices of deprivation 2015
d. prevention paradox
D - prevention paradox
Public Health
What might be useful when attempting to determine whether the prevalence of CVD varies by postcode?
a. pearson’s correlation coefficient
b. postcode lottery
c. indices of deprivation 2015
d. prevention paradox
C - indices of deprivation 2015
Therapists
Designs or makes equipment that is specially adapted to the individual pt’s needs at home or at work.
a. continence adviser
b. occupational therapist
c. cognitive therapist
d. speech therapist
e. orthoist
B - occupational therapist
Therapists
Involves assessment and support for people such as stroke pts who require help with bladder or bowel management.
a. continence adviser
b. occupational therapist
c. cognitive therapist
d. speech therapist
e. orthoist
A - continence therapist
(incontinence is the uncontrolled function of the bladder)
Therapists
Help highlight the negative distortions in a patients perspective of themselves.
a. continence adviser
b. occupational therapist
c. cognitive therapist
d. speech therapist
e. orthoist
C - cognitive therapist
Therapists
Provide splints, braces and special footwear to aid movement, correct deformity and relieve discomfort.
a. continence adviser
b. occupational therapist
c. cognitive therapist
d. speech therapist
e. orthoist
E - orthoist
Therapists
Works with the pt to work on physical strengthening and the treatment of aphasia, dyspraxia and dysarthria.
a. continence adviser
b. occupational therapist
c. cognitive therapist
d. speech therapist
e. orthoist
D - speech therapist
