HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE UNIT 3 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE UNIT 3 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED Terms in this set (157) LO1 Name type of hazards in health and social care. - Environmental hazards. - Biological hazards. - Chemical hazards. - Psychological hazards. - Working conditions. - Working practices. - Lack of security systems. - Musculoskeletal. - Physical. Give some examples of environmental hazards. - Crowded areas. - Wet floors that could cause slips or trips. - Worn vinyl flooring in a shower room in a hospital - A wet bathroom floor in a residential care home. - Frayed carpet in the hallway entrance of a children's centre. Give some examples of biological hazards. - Waste and body fluids that can cause the spread of infections and affect people's health. - A used bandage left on a bed in a clinic. - Soiled laundry left on the floor in a bathroom of a nursing home. - Vomit on the floor of a children's play area that has not been cleared up. - Waste and infection. Give some examples of chemical hazards. - Cleaning agents and medication that can cause harm if not used and stored correctly. - An unlocked medicine trolley on a hospital ward. - An unlabelled cleaning fluid in the cupboard of an individual's home. - Hot cooking oil left unattended in the kitchen of an after-school club. - Medicines and cleaning materials. Name some examples of psychological hazards. - Stress and violence that can affect people's physical and emotional wellbeing. - Stress caused by people in a dentists's waiting room behaving in a challenging way. - Tiredness caused by a high workload due to staff absence in a supported living scheme. - Stress caused by children not wanting to participate in the activities that have been planned for them. - Fatigue. Name some working conditions hazard exmples. - Poor lighting and environments that are too hot or too cold that can cause harm and ill-health. - Noise and disruption to the reception area of an opticians due to maintenance works. - A senior homecare worker that travels long distances in between individual's homes. - A child's bedroom that is very cold and has poor lighting. - Temperature, noise, travel. Name some working practices that are unsafe examples. - Long working hours due to staff absence on a mental health community unit. - Lack of supervision for new volunteers working in a support group for adults who have dementia. - Lack of training for staff in a children's residential home on the procedures to follow when a faulty hoist is identified. - Working hours. - Supervision. Explain lack of security systems. - Window locks and alarm systems that can cause security and fire risks. - Faulty smoke alarm systems in a clinic. - A broken security chain on an individual's front door. - Lack of interlocking doors in a school. Explain physical hazards. - Noise. - Radiation. Explain musculoskeletal hazards. - Manual handling. - DSE (display screen equipment). What is a hazard? - A potential source of harm or adverse health effects. What is a risk? - The likelihood that a person may be harmed or suffer adverse health effects if exposed to a hazard What are the potential impacts of hazards for individuals who require care or support? - Injury or harm. - Illness. - Poor standards of care. - Financial loss. Explain injury or harm. - Individuals who require care and support may be harmed, especially if environmental hazards have not been identified. - For example, in GP surgery an individual may fall if uneven steps at front are not repaired. - Chemical hazards can cause injuries to both service providers and users. - For example, not using cleaning agents in line with the manufacturer's instructions by not wearing protective equipment. This may lead to skin rashes and burns. Not storing medicines securely can lead to children swallowing them accidently. Explain illness. - Biological and psychological hazards, if not identified and managed, can cause life-threatening and long-term illnesses.. - For example used dressings need to be safely disposed of, dirty laundry needs to be washed separately and body fluid spillages need to be cleaned quickly using the correct protective equipment and cleaning agents. Not doing so may lead to the spread to the infections ultimately serious illnesses like clostridium difficile that can prove fatal. - Psychological hazards, such as stress and tiredness have the potential to impact in everyone. Employees will be more likely to make mistakes when carrying out their day-to-day working practices if they are tired and their interactions with others may also become strained if they are stressed. As a result, individuals who require care and support may receive a poor or even unsafe level of care. - Biological and psychological hazards can also impact on employers, who may incur unplanned costs, in terms of employees' absences from work due to stress and fatigue.