Unit 2: Healthcare Professionals

Question 1

Doctor: medical Responsibility

Answer 1

Diagnose illness and prescribe treatment

Referring patients to specialists

Question 2

Doctor: non medical responsibility

Answer 2

Keeping confidentiality

Creating and keeping relationships with patients

Question 3

Nurses: medical responsibility

Answer 3

Administering drugs and injections

Preparing patients for operations

Question 4

Nurses: non medical responsibility

Answer 4

Write care plans

Provide care and counselling

Question 5

Midwives: medical responsibility

Answer 5

Assisting during labour

Providing antenatal care

Question 6

Midwives: non medical responsibility

Answer 6

Provide support for things such as miscarriage

Provide parenting and health education

Question 7

Healthcare assistant: medical responsibility

Answer 7

Monitoring patients conditions by taking temperature

Weight patients/take blood samples

Question 8

Healthcare assistant: non medical responsibility

Answer 8

Washing and dressing patients

Help with day to day routines

Question 9

Occupational therapist: medical responsibility

Answer 9

Be aware of acute medical conditions in contexts such as A/E

Question 10

Occupational therapist: non medical responsibility

Answer 10

Helping people with learning difficulties for example handling money

Assisting people to return to work