understanding potential hazards in health, social care and child care environments

Question 1

what are potential hazards in a residential nursery (nursing) home?

Answer 1

-medications
-wardrobes not being chained to the wall
-allergy and intolerances
-meals (hot/scolding incidence)

Question 2

what are some things in a nursing home that keep residents safe?

Answer 2

-secure bathrooms
-walking aids
-assistance buttons
-lift chairs
-grab rails
-sign in visitors
-locks on doors
-ratio of staff

Question 3

what are some potential hazards in a nursery?

Answer 3

-water hazard
-holes in gates
-unsecured heavy objects
-medications
-trip hazards, eg. toys
-allergies and intolerances
-outside play areas, fences, gates

Question 4

what are some things in a nursery that keep children safe?

Answer 4

-registers
-lock down procedures
-fire drills
-heavy objects being secured

Question 5

what is a hazard?

Answer 5

anything with the potential to cause harm, e.g. soiled bedding

Question 6

what is a risk?

Answer 6

the chance of harm occurring, e.g. getting an infection from bedding

Question 7

what is a health hazard?

Answer 7

incident or event leading to illness

Question 8

what is a safety hazard?

Answer 8

incidents leading to personal injury or damage equipment or premises

Question 9

what is a security hazard?

Answer 9

intruders, theft of property or info (data protection act), kidnapping of individuals or individuals leaving without consent or supervision

Question 10

what is a type of health setting?

Answer 10

hospital, GP surgery

Question 11

what is a type of care setting?

Answer 11

residential care homes and individual homes

Question 12

what is a type of childcare setting?

Answer 12

nursery or school

Question 13

what is a type of public setting?

Answer 13

shopping center or park

Question 14

what is a type of transport setting?

Answer 14

minibus, ambulance

Question 15

what is a type of environmental hazard?

Answer 15

wet floors, uneven surfaces

Question 16

what is a type of biological hazard?

Answer 16

bodily fluids, waste

Question 17

what is a type of chemical hazard?

Answer 17

unlabelled cleaning fluid, hot oil

Question 18

what is a type of physiological hazard?

Answer 18

stress or tiredness

Question 19

what is a type of physical hazard?

Answer 19

noise or radiation

Question 20

what is a type of musculoskeletal hazard?

Answer 20

manual handling

Question 21

what is a working conditions hazard?

Answer 21

poor lighting, cold

Question 22

what is a working practices hazard?

Answer 22

long hours, lack of training

Question 23

what is a lack of security hazard?

Answer 23

faulty smoke alarms, broken locks

Question 24

what are the impacts that hazards could have?

Answer 24

illness
injury or harm
poor standards of care
financial loss

Question 25

what can physical abuse consist of?

Answer 25

hitting, biting, punching, kicking

Question 26

what can sexual abuse consist of?

Answer 26

unwanted contact

Question 27

what can emotional and psychological abuse consist of?

Answer 27

verbal abuse

Question 28

what can financial exploitation abuse consist of?

Answer 28

withholding or taking money

Question 29

what can neglect consist of?

Answer 29

not meeting needs

Question 30

what does PENSFIBED stand for?

Answer 30

Physical Emotional Neglect Sexual Financial Institutional Bullying Exploitation Discrimination types of abuse

Question 31

what are some reasons why harm and abuse may occur?

Answer 31

-lack of carer training -carers are stressed -failure to monitor caregivers -inadequate level of carer support -financial dependency -prejudice and hostility -isolation of carer -resentment towards vulnerable person