Health and Social Care: Unit 2 Solutions
2025
9 main job roles - Correct Answer Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Youth Worker
Social Worker
Support Worker
Occupational Therapist
Care manager/assistant
Healthcare Assistant
Main roles of a doctor - Correct Answer - caring for individuals who are unwell
- carry out simple surgical procedures
- provide preventative care
Main roles of nurses - Correct Answer - provide care
- prioritise needs
- prescribe medication
Types of nurses - Correct Answer - adult
- mental health
- children
- learning disability
- district
- neonatal
- health visitor
- practice nurse
Roles of midwives - Correct Answer - support women through stages of pregnancy
(antenatal/ postnatal)
- help prepare families for parenthood
- delivering children
Roles of healthcare assistants - Correct Answer - carrying out observations
- recording patients: weight, temperature, blood pressure
- toileting
- making beds
- washing and dressing
- serving meals
Roles of social workers - Correct Answer - provide help and support
- help protect the most vulnerable
,- safeguard vulnerable from harm
- help individuals live independently
- support children with learning disabilities or mental health issues
Roles of an Occupational therapist - Correct Answer - work with people of all ages
- who find it difficult to carry out day to day tasks
- will agree to specific activities with an individual that will allow them to overcome
BARRIERS, in order for them to live an independent life
Roles of youth workers - Correct Answer - work with people aged 11-25
- support young people to help them reach their full potential
- deliver programmes
- organise residential trips
- work with parents
Roles of care managers - Correct Answer - part of leadership within a residential home
- routine running
- manging teams
- managing budget
- ensuring quality of care is met
Roles of care assistants - Correct Answer - provide practical help and support with daily
activities
- personal care
- household tasks
- paying bills
- liaising with other health care professionals
A2- Responsibilities of people who work in H&SC settings - Correct Answer
(PHREPRA)
1) following policies and procedures - Correct Answer - should be followed to ensure
that the care provided meets service users needs
- aim to ensure that all staff work within the law
- ensure highest professional standards
2) healing and supporting recovery for people who are ill - Correct Answer different
strategies to help support and recover ill people
- prescribing medication
- surgery
- radiotherapy
- organ transplant
- support for lifestyle changes
- accessing support from specialists agencies
, 3) Enabling rehabilitation - Correct Answer rehabilitation- restoring a person to good
health
- rehabilitation programmes
- physiotherapists, occupational therapists
4) Providing equipment and adaptations to support people in being more independent -
Correct Answer using a range of equipment
- equipment to increase mobility
- appliances that support daily living activities
- technology and other resources that support educational achievement
5) Providing personal care - Correct Answer - dealing with personal care has an effect
on self esteem and general confidence
- important to approach this care with thoughtfulness and sensitivity
- must discuss routines with individuals
- follow policies and procedures
Providing personal care cont....... - Correct Answer Domiciliary care- care at home
- equipment
- healthcare professionals must be aware of and respect religious and cultural
differences- dietary requirements
6) Supporting routines of service users in the context of their day to day life - Correct
Answer - need to address the wider personal needs
- in attending to the needs of the whole person they will help support individuals to
maintain a fulfilling and satisfying daily life.
7) Assessment and care and support planning, involving service users and their families
- Correct Answer - care planning cycle
- assessing care needs
- agreeing a care plan to promote the service user
- evaluating the effectiveness of the care implemented
- adjustments may be necessary
A3- Specific responsibilities of people who work in health and social care settings -
Correct Answer - all professionals are required to work to high professionals standards
- required to follow agreed policies and procedures
Value systems and its commitments - Correct Answer - promoting anti discriminatory
practice
- empowering individuals
- ensuring safety to staff and service users
- maintaining confidentiality
- promoting good communication
- being accountable to professional bodies
2025
9 main job roles - Correct Answer Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Youth Worker
Social Worker
Support Worker
Occupational Therapist
Care manager/assistant
Healthcare Assistant
Main roles of a doctor - Correct Answer - caring for individuals who are unwell
- carry out simple surgical procedures
- provide preventative care
Main roles of nurses - Correct Answer - provide care
- prioritise needs
- prescribe medication
Types of nurses - Correct Answer - adult
- mental health
- children
- learning disability
- district
- neonatal
- health visitor
- practice nurse
Roles of midwives - Correct Answer - support women through stages of pregnancy
(antenatal/ postnatal)
- help prepare families for parenthood
- delivering children
Roles of healthcare assistants - Correct Answer - carrying out observations
- recording patients: weight, temperature, blood pressure
- toileting
- making beds
- washing and dressing
- serving meals
Roles of social workers - Correct Answer - provide help and support
- help protect the most vulnerable
,- safeguard vulnerable from harm
- help individuals live independently
- support children with learning disabilities or mental health issues
Roles of an Occupational therapist - Correct Answer - work with people of all ages
- who find it difficult to carry out day to day tasks
- will agree to specific activities with an individual that will allow them to overcome
BARRIERS, in order for them to live an independent life
Roles of youth workers - Correct Answer - work with people aged 11-25
- support young people to help them reach their full potential
- deliver programmes
- organise residential trips
- work with parents
Roles of care managers - Correct Answer - part of leadership within a residential home
- routine running
- manging teams
- managing budget
- ensuring quality of care is met
Roles of care assistants - Correct Answer - provide practical help and support with daily
activities
- personal care
- household tasks
- paying bills
- liaising with other health care professionals
A2- Responsibilities of people who work in H&SC settings - Correct Answer
(PHREPRA)
1) following policies and procedures - Correct Answer - should be followed to ensure
that the care provided meets service users needs
- aim to ensure that all staff work within the law
- ensure highest professional standards
2) healing and supporting recovery for people who are ill - Correct Answer different
strategies to help support and recover ill people
- prescribing medication
- surgery
- radiotherapy
- organ transplant
- support for lifestyle changes
- accessing support from specialists agencies
, 3) Enabling rehabilitation - Correct Answer rehabilitation- restoring a person to good
health
- rehabilitation programmes
- physiotherapists, occupational therapists
4) Providing equipment and adaptations to support people in being more independent -
Correct Answer using a range of equipment
- equipment to increase mobility
- appliances that support daily living activities
- technology and other resources that support educational achievement
5) Providing personal care - Correct Answer - dealing with personal care has an effect
on self esteem and general confidence
- important to approach this care with thoughtfulness and sensitivity
- must discuss routines with individuals
- follow policies and procedures
Providing personal care cont....... - Correct Answer Domiciliary care- care at home
- equipment
- healthcare professionals must be aware of and respect religious and cultural
differences- dietary requirements
6) Supporting routines of service users in the context of their day to day life - Correct
Answer - need to address the wider personal needs
- in attending to the needs of the whole person they will help support individuals to
maintain a fulfilling and satisfying daily life.
7) Assessment and care and support planning, involving service users and their families
- Correct Answer - care planning cycle
- assessing care needs
- agreeing a care plan to promote the service user
- evaluating the effectiveness of the care implemented
- adjustments may be necessary
A3- Specific responsibilities of people who work in health and social care settings -
Correct Answer - all professionals are required to work to high professionals standards
- required to follow agreed policies and procedures
Value systems and its commitments - Correct Answer - promoting anti discriminatory
practice
- empowering individuals
- ensuring safety to staff and service users
- maintaining confidentiality
- promoting good communication
- being accountable to professional bodies
