Deck 20: Safe-guarding

Question 1

What is the Francis Report (2013) mainly concerned with?

A) a report into the state of nursing care in the UK
B) a report into the failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust
C) a report into the effectiveness of hand washing in the NHS
D) a report into the use of psychotropic medication in the treatment of psychiatric illness

Answer 1

B

Question 2

If you believe that a colleague or anyone else may be putting someone at risk, you must :

A) give yourself plenty of time to think about it
B) take your time in doing something about it
C) act without delay
D) speak to as many people as possible before acting

Answer 2

C

Question 3

If you have a concern in practice you should first:

A) phone your local newspaper
B) post a message on Twitter or Facebook
C) tell everyone in the clinical area
D) raise the concern internally with your line manager or mentor

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Questioning and reflective practice should always be:

A) encouraged
B) undertaken only in the classroom
C) discussed with experienced people
D) undertaken when you have plenty of time

Question 5

The responsibility for safeguarding is:

A) for the multi-disciplinary safeguarding team only
B) with the police
C) everyone's responsibility
D) only for senior managers

Question 6

Safeguarding is:

A) just about keeping people safe
B) bout stopping people taking risks
C) a proactive approach which includes a range of activity aimed at upholding a person's fundamental right to be safe.
D) concerned with not making mistakes.

Question 7

Name three of the six safeguarding principles for health professionals advocated by the Department of Health.

A) Empowerment, accountability and training
B) Empowerment, protection and accountability
C) Protection, preparation and listening
D) Prevention, compassion and dignity

Question 8

In terms of who is vulnerable or at risk of abuse.

A) It is only older people who are at risk of abuse
B) It is only children who are at risk of abuse
C) Everyone is vulnerable to the risk of abuse
D) Only people with learning disabilities and mental health issues are at risk of abuse

Question 9

Research undertaken by people with learning disabilities into their experiences of abuse highlights three important actions:

A) Listen to us, believe what we say and do something about it
B) Don't listen to us as we don't make sense or have little understanding
C) Don't believe what we say as we have a learning disability and don't know the difference between right and wrong
D) Don't do anything as we don't care what happens as we have no feelings

Question 10

What is abuse?

A) Just hitting and slapping people
B) Swearing and shouting at patients
C) Not providing basic care
D) All the above

Question 11

All nurses must act first and foremost to care for and --------the public.

Question 12

We should be ------------- children from maltreatment.

Question 13

Adults who lack capacity are provided with additional protection under the Mental ------- Act (2005).

Question 14

All nurses must be able to recognize when a person is at --------- and in need of extra support and protection and take reasonable steps to protect them from abuse.

Question 15

In ------- legislation was specifically introduced which sought to safeguard adults who were at risk and who were unable to safeguard their own interests.

Question 16

Nurses should not assume that a person is automatically ------- just because they have an illness or disability.

Question 17

Nursing should be concerned with--------------impairment of children's health or development.

Question 18

Currently, there is a move away from the term vulnerability towards 'adults at -----'.

Question 19

Perceived -------- or behaviours may act as a trigger for others to abuse vulnerable people.

Question 20

Safeguarding should ---------------that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care.

Question 21

Sexual abuse involves the non-consensual touching of ----- parts of the body.

Question 22

People can trust the newly registered graduate nurse to work to prevent and resolve conflict and maintain a ------- environment.

Question 23

The Francis report (2013) made a total of ----- recommendations for improvement.

Question 24

Domestic violence can be a --------- area of safeguarding practice.

Question 25

Nurses should take----------------to enable all children to have the best outcome.