role of people in health care Flashcards
doctor primary responsibility
diagnose illness
discuss treatments
prescribe medicine
monitor treatment
consultant
senior doctors who specialize in areas of complex cases.
nurse practitioner
management and development of care
research and educating other staff members
who do Adult nurses work with
people with wide range of conditions
where do adult nurses work
hospitals
GPS
clinics
service users home
Adult nurse main duties
promote good health by running clinics and education programs
who do mental health nurses work with
mentally ill people
where do mental health nurses work
Psychiatric units in hospital
community health care center
prisons
who do pediatric nurses work with
children with conditions and their parents
where do peadiatric nurses work
hospitals
service users home
who do learning disability nurses work with
people with learning disability’s and their parents
where do learning disability nurses work
schools
workplace
residential settings
learning disability nurses main duties
maintain service users physical and mental health with specialist support.
who do district nurses work with
all ages
where do district nurses work
service users home
people recently discharged from hospital
district nurses main duties
asses patients needs and support needs of their informal carers
who do health advisors work with
family’s in the early years of child life 0-5
where do health advisors work
child’s home
clinics
GP’s
nursery’s
health advisors main duty
offer health and illness advice
advice on weaning
routine checks on Childs development
who do neonatal nurses work with
new born babies
where do neonatal nurses work
specialist hospital settings
neonatal nurses main duty
work with baby parents
encourage parents to have practical role in baby life
who do practice nurses work with
everyone
where do practice nurses work
GP practice
