S2 8 – Respecting Others - Roles and Responsibilities of Health Professionals Flashcards
State the role of a nurse and state whether or not a degree is required.
Work in every sort of health setting from accident and emergency to patients’ homes, with people of all ages and backgrounds.
They juggle numerous priorities and use caring, counselling, managing.
They undertake assessment and re-assessment, development of a care plan, patient and family teaching, medication teaching, addressing changes, catheter management, and all aspects of interpersonal skills to improve the quality of patients’ lives, sometimes in difficult situations.
Degree in adult/child nursing required
State the role of a diagnostic radiographer and state whether or not a degree is required.
Use a range of different imaging modalities e.g. ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine and, X-rays to look at injuries or disease, or monitor changes inside the body.
Degree in radiography required
State the role of a physiotherapist and state whether or not a degree is required.
Help and treat people with physical problems caused by illness, accident or ageing. See human movement as central to the health and well-being of individuals and identify and maximise movement through health promotion, preventive healthcare, treatment and rehabilitation. Core skills include manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and the application of electro-physical modalities. They also have an appreciation of psychological, cultural and social factors influencing their clients.
Degree in physiotherapy required
State the role of a healthcare assistant and state whether or not a degree is required.
Work with nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals, helping with care and looking after patients’ comfort and well-being.
Degree not required
State the role of a biomedical scientist and state whether or not a degree is required.
Carry out a range of laboratory tests to assist doctors in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. The work is highly varied and both practical and analytical. Work with computers, sophisticated automated equipment, microscopes and other hi-tech laboratory equipment. They employ a wide range of complex modern techniques.
Degree required
State the role of a drama therapist and state whether or not a degree is required.
Make use of role play, voice work, myth, ritual and storytelling.Movement and objects can also be used expressively without words. Itcan help increase clients’ self-awareness and offer a creative way for an individual or group to explore and solve personal and social problems.
Encourages self-awareness, exploration and reflection of feelings and relationships withthemselves and others. This offers the opportunity to change by experimenting in different ways of thinking, feeling and behaving.
By encouraging creative expression, individuals and group members can feel involved in relationships with others and in the course of having some fun, clients can build self-confidence and self-awareness. Through role play and experimenting with alternative behaviors and strategies, clients can learn to deal with social situations with increased understanding and assertiveness. Offer a safe environment to reflect upon existing beliefs, attitudes and feelings and the opportunity to try alternative ways of acting in the world.
Degree required
State the role of an anaesthetist and state whether or not a degree is required.
Doctors whose role is to ensure patients are asleep during surgery. Also use epidurals, spinals and other nerve blocks. Role in acute and chronic pain management. Have in-depth understanding of applied physiology and pharmacology. As intra-operative care includes continual observation and monitoring of the patients, attention to detail is important, as is the ability to respond appropriately to sudden changes. Offer intensive care support to very sick patients.
Degree required
State the role of a paediatrician and state whether or not a degree is required.
Doctor who focuses on the child within a family, working to minimise the adverse effect of disease and to allow children to live as normal a life as possible. Diagnosis and treatment of children and babies.
Degree required
State the role of a medical illustrator and state whether or not a degree is required.
Produce accurate and objective images that truthfully record injuries and diseases, as well as the progress of operations and medical procedures. Their work can be both technically and emotionally engaging with images used for measurement and analysis, as well as to accompany medical or scientific reports, articles or research papers. They are also used for educational purposes, and to demonstrate the effects of a range of diseases and/or medical conditions.
Degree required (not as strict on which one i.e. fine art or biology)
State the role of a pharmacist and state whether or not a degree is required.
An expert in medicines and their use working to ensure that patients get the maximum benefit from their medicines. They advise medical and nursing staff on the selection and appropriate use of medicines. They provide information to patients on how to manage their medicines to ensure optimal treatment. They are able to undertake additional training in order to allow them to prescribe medicines for specific conditions.
Degree required
State the role of a Therapeutic Radiographer and state whether or not a degree is required.
Theydeliver doses of X-rays and other ionising radiation to patients, most of whom are suffering from various forms of cancer. The aim of the treatment is to deliver an accurate dose of radiation to the tumour/cancer whilst minimising the dose received by the surrounding tissues. They establish where the area to be treated is located and work out the exact dosage required with doctors and medical physicists.
May be involved in the care of the cancer patient from the initial referral clinic stage, where pre-treatment information is given, through the planning process, treatment and eventually post-treatment review (follow-up) stages.
Degree required
State the role of a phlebotomist and state whether or not a degree is required.
Specialised clinical support workers/assistant healthcare scientists who collect blood from patients for examination in laboratories, the results of which, provide valuable information to diagnosing illness.
Responsible for taking blood without harming the patient or disturbing the nursing care they are receiving at the time. They also need to ensure the blood is taken correctly, as if specimens are harmed during collection, test results may be unobtainable or worthless. Once the blood is taken, they are also responsible for transporting the specimen to the correct laboratory, as and when required.
Degree not required
State the role of a Emergency Medicine Specialist/Consultant and state whether or not a degree is required.
Doctors responsible for assessing and resuscitating patients with serious illness and injuries before their transfer to hospital wards or operating theatres. Other patients are assessed, treated and sent home for follow up and ongoing care with their General Practitioner.
Degree required
State the role of a gynaecologist and state whether or not a degree is required.
A doctor specializing in the management of diseases specific to women.
Degree required
State the role of a psychologist and state whether or not a degree is required.
Deal with the way the mind worksstudy of people; how they think, how they act, react and interact. It is concerned with all aspects of behaviour and the thoughts, feelings and motivation underlying them.
Degree required
