A Elements Revision Questions

Question 1

What piece of legislation covers the requirement for diversity and inclusion for people with certain characteristics?

Answer 1

The Equality Act 2010

Question 2

Who is responsible for obtaining a DBS check for work?

Answer 2

The employer

Question 3

What is the name for the legal parts of an employment contract?

Answer 3

Terms (of employment).

Question 4

Your employer has a disciplinary policy that includes informal and formal written warnings.

You have been found stealing and dismissed.

You feel that you have been treated unfairly because you weren’t given any warnings or notice period. Are you correct?

Answer 4

No, In the case of gross misconduct an employer can immediately dismiss an employee

Question 5

Give 2 reasons why an organisation needs and equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Answer 5

To ensure equality and to comply with legislation

Question 6

Explain, using an example, what is meant by safeguarding

Answer 6

To ensure everyone is treated equally and to comply with legislation.

Question 7

Give 2 reasons why organisations adhere to quality standards

Answer 7

• Ensuring individuals are protected from harm, such as a vulnerable child
• Adult being abused by a carer or relative

Question 8

During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were serious concerns that NHS hospitals would be overwhelmed and unable to treat patients.

Therefore, hospitals were instructed by the government to discharge any patients who could be transferred back to their care homes.

In many cases this lead to the induction of COVID-19 into many care homes from hospitals because patients were not tested for or known to be infected.

Evaluate this instruction, considering the key principles of ethical practice. Your response should demonstrate: reasoned judgements and informed consent.

Answer 8

Two from: ensuring consistency; maintaining health
and safety; monitoring processes and procedures;
facilitating continuous improvement; facilitating
objective independent review.

Question 9

Briefly explain three roles within the NHS

Question 10

Give 3 examples of private healthcare services

Question 11

Explain what is meant by a non-profit organisation. Give an example

Question 12

Other than hospitals, list 3 examples of healthcare working environments

Question 13

State 2 environments where judicial care is provided

Question 14

Define the term primary care

Question 15

Give 4 examples where primary care would be provided

Question 16

What does the term ‘public participation’ in primary care mean?

Question 17

Explain the features of secondary care

Question 18

List 3 features of tertiary care

Question 19

Identify 4 personal factors that would require access to healthcare services

Question 20

Give an example for each of the following barriers to healthcare services: -socioeconomic -psychological -physical -cultural and language -geographical

Question 21

Describe how 2 different personal factors would influence the services required by an individual

Question 22

State 2 benefits for an individual using a health app

Question 23

State 2 benefits for healthcare services of individuals using a health app

Question 24

List 4 functions of the NHS app

Question 25

Identify 4 potential main application for 3D printing in healthcare

Question 26

Explain the benefits for patients of having a robotic surgery rather than conventional surgery

Question 27

State the 3 essential principles of the NHS

Question 28

When were prescription charges where introduced?

Question 29

Describe 2 ways the role of a nurse has changes since the NHS was introduced

Question 30

List 3 ways the NHS long term plan is helping prepare the NHS to meet future deadlines

Question 31

State 2 features of the private sector

Question 32

Name 4 examples of policies that would be used in a healthcare setting

Question 33

Give 3 reasons why staff should adhere to policies in the workplace

Question 34

Describe 2 possible consequences for service users of a health and safety policy not being adhered to

Question 35

State 3 actions that the CQC can take if the services of a healthcare provider are found to be below the required standard

Question 36

Explain what is meant by ‘deregistration’ for a care practitioner

Question 37

Write a definition of evidence based practice

Question 38

List 3 benefits of evidence based practice for the populations as a whole

Question 39

Identify 2 benefits of evidence based practice for the healthcare sector

Question 40

List the 5 pieces of key information that job description should include

Question 41

A person specification lists ‘essential and desirable skills’. What does this mean?

Question 42

A person specification states ‘attributes required’. What does this mean?

Question 43

Identify 3 external factors that can potentially impact the activities of the healthcare sector

Question 44

Describe 2 examples of the long term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the NHS that have already become evident

Question 45

What is the purpose of a disaster recovery plan?

Question 46

Give 3 examples of what a disaster recovery plan should cover

Question 47

What do the initials WHO stand for?

Question 48

Describe the role of WHO

Question 49

What does UKHAS stand for?

Question 50

List 4 responsibilities of the UKHAS

Question 51

State 2 benefits of using a ‘public health’ approach to national health

Question 52

Describe the role of community health services

Question 53

Give an example for each of the following barriers to seeking healthcare services and explain why they are a barrier. Socioeconomic, Psychological and Geographical

Question 54

Evaluate the use of public health and disease orientated approaches to national health. Your answer should demonstrate: a comparison of the 2 approaches and a reasoned conclusion

Question 55

Explain how charity organisation play an important role within the healthcare sector

Question 56

Identify whether each of the following care services are primary, secondary or tertiary care: GP surgery, hospice, hospital maternity department, optician, physiotherapy clinic and residential nursing home.

Question 57

Discuss the benefits of remotely monitored health implants (e.g. pacemaker) for the individual sand for the NHS.

Question 58

Identify 2 policies that would be followed in a healthcare setting.

Question 59

Explain why it is important to adhere to organisational policies

Question 60

Give a definition of evidence based practice

Question 61

Explain why it is necessary for healthcare settings to have a disaster recovery plan

Question 62

Which act (rather than regulations) controls the disposal of waste in the workplace?

Question 63

Name 2 sets of regulations that cover accidents in the workplace

Question 64

Name 2 sets of regulations that cover hazardous substances

Question 65

How does RIDDOR define a work related accident

Question 66

What is a reportable injury under RIDDOR?

Question 67

Who is responsible for safety within the workplace- the employer or the employee?

Question 68

What is meant by a hazard?

Question 69

What are the 5 steps in a risk assessment?

Question 70

Identify 3 ways that management can promote health and safety at work?

Question 71

Identify 3 ways that employees can promote health and safety at work?

Question 72

Why is it important that equipment is properly maintained?

Question 73

Why is it important that the workplace is kept clean and tidy?

Question 74

A delivery of boxes has just arrived. You have been given the task of moving them to the storeroom and putting them onto shelves. Name 3 things you would have to consider to ensure safe handling

Question 75

Give 3 situations where the management of health and safety at work regulations 1999 says that the training is particularly important.

Question 76

There is a chemical spillage in a school lab. Describe 3 actions that you should take to deal with it.

Question 77

Under what circumstances should you evacuate an area?

Question 78

Following a small fire in a chemical store, a debriefing is held for all employees involved. What is the main purpose of this?

Question 79

Who does the health and safety at work act 1974 make responsible for the health and safety of everyone at work?

Question 80

To what extent does the health an safety at work act 1974 compel employers to remove all risk from the workplace?

Question 81

Which should come first, writing the SOP’s or preparing the risk assessment?

Question 82

A company is reviewing its training policy. All new employees undergo a half-day induction processes that includes health and safety training. Half-day refresher courses are offered to all staff every 5 years. Evaluate this policy and suggest how it could be improved and why.

Question 83

A new company has developed an approach to health and safety that includes the following: - the human resources department has the responsibility for carrying out all risk assessments. - the production department has the responsibility for preparing and SOP’s - risk assessments and SOP’s are made available on the company intranet Asses what might be missing from the company’s approach to risk assessment and SOP’s.

Question 84

Explain why the use of PPE should be considered only when all other steps have been taken to reduce risk.

Question 85

You have been asked to dispose of large drums of solid and liquid chemical waste. Describe what the flowing legislation would require the process to include: - environmental protection act 1990 - control of substances hazardous to health regulations 2002 - manual handling operations regulations 1992

Question 86

A company kept an accident book that was used to record all accidents that led to an employee being f=off work for more than 7 days. Describe what the reporting if injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations (RIDDOR) requires in terms of recording and reporting incidents.

Question 87

A technician has been given the task of producing SOP’s for maintenance and disposal of specific equipment. Outline the legislation and regulations that they would need to consider in producing the SOP’s.

Question 88

Outline the purpose of the health and safety (first aid) regulations 1981

Question 89

Outline the purpose of the care act 2014

Question 90

A friend says that they do not want to be vaccinated because ‘vaccines aren’t properly tested’. What arguments would you use to persuade them?

Question 91

A colleague is a trained first aider. They are facing disciplinary action because there are several items missing from their fist aid box. In their defence, they say that other members of staff are taking them without their knowledge or consent and they cannot afford to keep replacing the items that are taken. Evaluate your colleagues defence.

Question 92

What is the purpose if the guidelines concerning the provision and use of external defibrillators?

Question 93

You are working on a night shift in a care home and you are the only staff member on your wing. An alarm sounds and you discover that an elderly patient with dementia has fallen out of bed. How do the manual handling regulations determine the action you should take?

Question 94

Describe the difference between qualitative and quantitative data

Question 95

Give 2 advantages of automated data capture

Question 96

How would you present and process or analyse the following data? a- Raw data from an investigation into blood glucose concentration in diabetics. Each patient had their blood glucose concentration measured every day for a week b- Measurement of mean blood glucose concentration and body mass index in a group of type 2 diabetic patients

Question 97

Which would be the most appropriate method to present information about the incidence of the top 20 causes of death in young people to: - The general public - Group of health professionals

Question 98

Give 2 advantages and one disadvantage of using results of experiments or investigations in healthcare

Question 99

Give one advantage of using data or information from published research

Question 100

What is the difference between objective and subjective observations

Question 101

Define artificial intelligence

Question 102

Define cloud based systems

Question 103

Give one advantage of the use of mobile technology in healthcare data capsule

Question 104

Give one advantage of using the digital information management systems