Year 1 case study Flashcards
Describe content skills
What doctors communicate - substance of their questions and responses, information they gather and give
Describe perceptual skills
What they are thinking and feeling - their internal decision making and clinical reasoning, awareness of their own biases, attitudes and distractions
Describe process skills
How they communicate with the patients, how they go about taking a history or providing information, the verbal and non-verbal skills they use, the way they structure and organise communication
How can the government promote health in a population?
Legislation on smoking/acohol e.g. min age Improvements in housing Provision of health education Health and safety laws Traffic/transport legislation
What factors did Blaxter identify which influence an individuals beliefs about health?
Age
Social class
Gender
Culture
What health professionals are involved following a baby being born?
GP
Midwife
Health visitor
Pharmacist
How long do midwifes follow up babies following birth?
10 days, then health visitors take over
How long do health visitors follow up babies following birth?
from 10 days old to school age e.g. immunisations
What is involved in safety netting?
Advise patient on expected course of illness and recovery
Advise of symptoms indicating deterioration
Advise on who to contact if they deteriorate
List some ways Neighbour described to decrease or minimise risk
Summarise and verbally check reasons for attendance
Hand over to the patient and bring consultation to a close
Deal with the housekeeping of recovery and reflection by keeping accurate records, referral if needed and pausing to reflect before the next patient
List some ways computers are useful in patient care within general practice
Store appointments Book appointments Assist in consultations - patient records Support prescribing Electronic management of hospital letters Electronic management of lab results Use in audits E-consultations Chronic disease management and recall Patient leaflets and resources Public health information Identify patient for screening programmes
List some types of hazard
Physical Chemical Biological Mechanical Psychosocial
Define cultural competence
Cultural competence is the ongoing capacity of healthcare systems, organisations and professionals to provide for diverse patient populations high quality care that is safe, patient- and family-centred evidence based and equitable
Define equitable
Fair and impartial
