CHCMHS005 Knowledge Assessment

This document is a knowledge assessment for the unit CHCMHS005 - Provide services to people with coexisting mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues. It includes written questions and case studies to test the learner's understanding of the subject. The assessment covers topics such as co-morbidity, signs/symptoms of drug or alcohol problems, mental health and AOD issues, holistic care, evidence-based best practices, and more.

CHCMHS005
Knowledge Assessment
Learner
Section 1 – Personal
Details
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Workplace:
Section 2 –
Qualification Details
Qualificatio
n Code:
CHC43315 Qualification
Title:
Certificate IV in Mental Health
Units Being Assessed:
Unit Code Unit Title
CHCMHS005 Provide services to people with coexisting mental health and
alcohol and other drugs issues
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I, __________________________________ (Learner Name), state that the attached assessment is my own work. I have
kept a copy of this assessment for future records.
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General Information
Resources to complete these units of competency may include
To establish overall competency for this unit you may utilise workplace resources such as the ones listed below.
You are not limited to, the following resources:
 Legislation
 Consumer Care Manual
 Aged Care Act
 Disability Act
 Mental Health Act
 Industry and organisation service standards
 Industry and organisation codes of practice/ethics
 Accreditation standards
 International and national charters
 Organisation policy and procedure
 Consumers/consumer/consumers/consumers
 Workplace documents
 Workplace
 Industry - web
Hints and Tips
 Attend all training sessions as this will assist with your knowledge and understanding of the unit
requirements.
 If you need assistance please contact your trainer/assessor and ask for it
Assessment Instructions
Assessment Process for the Learner
Recognition of Prior Skills (RPL)
If you feel you can demonstrate or have prior skills for this unit, it is recommended that you inform your assessor
and apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for this.
Overall Assessment
As a learner you are required to demonstrate competency for each unit within your chosen qualification.
To achieve competency follow the steps below:
1. Knowledge Assessment – Written questions and Case Studies.
Additional Assessment
1. WHS and workplace practices will continue to be assessed throughout the course.
2. This assessment is completed holistically.
Conditions of Assessment
All work submitted must be your own work. Should you add content from other sources, please make sure this is
referenced in your assessment.
Assessment Process for the Assessor
Overall Assessment
Your learners are required to demonstrate competency for each unit within their chosen qualification.
Competency will need to be demonstrated through the following methods:
1. Knowledge Assessment – Written questions and Case Studies.
2. Completed assessor confirmation
Note: should the learner be required to re-submit or repeat the assessment, a new assessment (full or
partial) is to be provided to the learner with a new assessment cover sheet.
Wherever these boxes are located, the ATS assessor is to complete. S NS
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Part A – Written Questions
1. Define the terms co-morbidity and dual diagnosis as they relate to co-existing
mental health and AOD issues.
S NS
Co-morbidity
It denotes presence of more than one disorders within the same person like taking
drugs or
Dual diagnosis
This implies close relationship among two situations that indicates cause and their
effect.
2. Describe five (5) signs/symptoms that could indicate a person has drug or alcohol
problems.
S NS
1 Craving to drink
2 Impaired control
3 Physical dependence like shakiness, nausea, etc.
4 Tolerance for needs of increased amount of alcohol
5 Loss of sensitiveness
You have a new consumer. A profile of the consumer reads; the consumer is erratic and their behaviour can
change very quickly rapidly from being really happy and socially interactive to extreme anger resulting in abusive
remarks and aggressive behaviour. The consumer has problems with finance as she gambles on the pokies, use
over the counter non-prescribed drugs excessively and is a binge eater, most of the food consumed has no
nutritional content – junk food. Consumer hates being alone but has difficulty sustaining stable and enduring
relationships. At times the consumer engages in self-harming behaviour such as cutting on the arms, lower wrist
area. The consumer usually wears long sleeves to hide this behaviour.
3. Identify the mental health or AOD issue the consumer as having? Discuss the
reasons for your answer.
S NS
The consumer has became habitual for pokies and non-prescribed drugs. They have also became alone and due
to this they self-harm. This denotes the condition of depression in which person have a thought that they are
alone which further leads to anxiety.
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You are working with a new consumer to your service, AOD day respite. You notice the consumer is often unsteady
on their feet and has trouble communicating clearly, speech is slurred and they are slow to respond to a
conversation. The muscles in their legs look thin and weak. The consumer eats very little and is often agitated and
at times is talking about things that are not there.
4. Identify the mental health or AOD issue the consumer as having? Discuss the
reasons for your answer.
S NS
This implies ARBI (Alcohol related brain injury), this denotes misuse of alcohol over time which leads to
unsteady. This can be regarded as traumatic dementia instead of mental illness. This leads to prolonged
damage to central nervous system.
5. Holistic Care S NS
a) Why is holistic care an important aspect with recovery?
Often there are poor people, homeless and get minimized social support from care services. Therefore, emphasis
is laid on holistic care so that this section of society gets relevant services and support.
b) Provide a brief overview of the three (3) treatment models for dually diagnosed persons.
1. Sequential
(serial)
treatment
This implies non-simultaneous or serial participation within both addiction and mental
health treatment settings. Like person who have dual disorders receive mental health
at occasional time frame of depression.
2. Parallel
treatment
It denotes separate treatment for substance misuse and mental health disorders. Like
person may participate within drug refusal and AOD education at addiction treatment
program.
3. Integrated
treatment
This implies that same personnel is rendering substance misuse along with mental
health treatment in concurrent manner. This comprises of both the entities mental
health as well as addiction treatment within unified treatment program.
6. Explain the term ‘Evidence Based Best Practice’ as it applies to the mental health
and AOD sectors.
S NS
This implies that best practice strategies as well as methodologies are adapted for distinct situations along with
organizational needs that are utilized for attainment of higher levels of outcome. The evidence based practices
are dependent on latest practices that will lead to support procedures which have higher chances to succeed
and accomplish customer needs.
A consumer suffers from clinical depression and anxiety. The consumer is dependent on and abuses prescribed
drugs such as Xanax and diazepam (Valium). Part of your role as a mental health worker is to support the
consumer to commit and engage in rehabilitation services as a dual diagnosis consumer. The consumer is a single
mother with three children aged 6 – 10. The consumer says that they are too busy with their children and work to
undergo rehabilitation. The consumer works 9 – 3 so they are able to pick their children up after school.
7. Discuss the services and support options you can discuss with the consumer to
achieve engagements with treatment.
S NS
Customer can be provided with effective integrated treatment where care givers are liable for ensuring that
interventions are together bundled. In this case, illness model of problem must be utilized instead of moralistic
one.
8. Identify five (5) common characteristics and experiences for a consumer with a
mental illness and or AOD abuse.
S NS
1 Lack of support from friends and family
2 Financial issues
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3 Psychological problems will be denied
4 There will be no cooperation with health care providers
5 Might be homeless or frequent moves from one place to other
9. Provide five (5) examples to describe the impact of mental health and AOD on
mainstream society.
S NS
1 Person might become homeless
2 Imprisoned or drifter
3 Economic disadvantage
4 Rejection from mainstream society
5 Behavioral problems and poor personal hygiene
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10. Why is a readiness assessment completed for a consumer? S NS
This is done to improvise person's rating in context of dimensions where they have scored poorly. In case if
individuals have scored low implies the level of readiness . This will further aid within improvisation of
dimensions in which score is low.
11. Discuss the five (5) dimensions that demonstrates readiness to develop activities to
support a recovery plan.
S NS
1 Processing readiness
2 Development of awareness
3 Choosing a direction
4 Mobilizing support
5 Personalizing accomplishment
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12. Why is it necessary for a Mental Health and AOD service providers to research and
consult with specialist services?
S NS
Each individual have different immunity system which means that consumption of alcohol will also have a
different impact on their health. Thus, it is necessary that depending upon the problems faced by them they
must opt for adequate specialist services in order top avoid negative impact.
13. Referring to the substance listed in Column 1, discuss the symptoms associated with
the use of the substance.
S NS
Substance Symptoms
Alcohol Dampens the sensory and motor centers, nervous system depressant will inhibit
functions of brain.
Cannabis
Hallucinogenic impacts, lung damage, impact on memory and ability to learn
Opioids
Infertility, coma, low sex drive and coma
Amphetamines
High blood pressure, mood swings, depression, seizures and anxiety
Ecstasy
Depression and memory problems
Methamphetamine
Insomnia, anxiety, mood disturbance and confusion
14. Discuss the aim and purpose of the models of intervention to help people with
mental health and AOD problems.
S NS
Model of intervention Aims and purpose
Crisis intervention
Aim: To minimize intensity of individual's mental, behavioral, physical and
emotional reactions to crisis.
Purpose: To assists individuals to get back to levels of functioning before any
crisis
Harm minimisation Aim: To find achievable and immediate goals for reduction of harm that comprises
of availability of options to their users
Purpose: The purpose is reduce the harm that is caused by drugs
Brief or early
intervention It aims at providing intervention strategies for all concerned parties in context of
what they have to do and what to say.
The rationale is to bring friends and family together by educating them
Psychosocial
interventions Aim is to identify efficacious psychosis ail interventions for reductions of substance
use among population.
The purpose is to assess the dependency of consumers.
Detoxification
intervention
Aim: This denote the process by which individuals are withdrawn from any kind of
effects caused by psychoactive substances
Purpose: To compute the withdrawal syndrome without taking into consideration
intoxication
15. Describe five (5) strategies to build effective working relationships with a consumer. S NS
1 Planning and monitoring them
2 Self appraisal
3 Self awareness
4 Building up trust
5 Open discussion in context of ways in which services will assist them
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16. What is the aim of interagency collaboration? S NS
It aims at rendering minimized delay and timely response
Encourage participation of customer
Ease workforce restrictions
Render diverse expertise
17. Why is it important to discuss current services and supports of a consumer with
planning?
S NS
For ascertaining what further supports and services are needed for gaining customers perspectives on
coordination and collaboration around their offerings.
18. Explain why it is essential that elements of cultural sensitivity and competence are
integrated into treatment programs.
S NS
Each service provider possess capacity for cultural and individual differences. This will lead them to have
surety that they will not be discriminated against anything and make sure that cultural requirements are
addressed.
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19. Outline the recovery principles for recovery planning AOD? S NS
Recovery Principles Outline
1 Pathways to recovery This illustrates that there are different options through which consumer can
be recovered.
2 Recovery have cultural
dimensions
This specifies that the cultural aspect will be included within recovery process
to avoid any kind of disparities.
3 Support by allies and
peers
Consumers will be provided with relevant support that will aid them to recover
quickly.
4 Hope and gratitude They will be motivated and a sense of hope will be created in context of quick
recovery.
5 Reality The reality will be depicted to them so that they are aware about condition
and do not utilize any kind of drugs.
You are working with a new consumer Janice who is an alcoholic leading to a breakdown in the marriage. In the
interview the consumer shared that she had be physically abused for a number of years and lived in fear of her
husband. Janice has been locked out of the home and told by her husband to never come back. Janice is very
pleased that she is out of the marriage but has no idea how she is going to manage on her own. Janice also
mentioned that she was usually intoxicated by lunch time.
20. Support and service options S NS
a) List the options that you could recommend to support Janice to make informed decisions about service
models and approaches to assist with excessive drinking, her marriage breakdown and history of abuse?
Have a advice from health professionals
Communicate with family members
Spend time with friends
b) Identify short, medium and long term goals to support Janice with her recovery.
Short term goal Surround with friends or family members at lunch time
Medium term goal Interact with people and inculcate habits in them
Long term goal To ensure that Janice is engaged within activities and have a strong support from their
family members.
21. Define motivational interviewing as it relates to the AOD sector? S NS
This implies therapeutic approach which deals with treating addiction behaviors that tends to view continued
substance like evidence for inherent personality defects like denial.
22. List five (5) service options and treatment models to assist consumers to make
informed choices about their recovery.
S NS
Service Options Treatment Models
1 Sequential treatment This illustrates non-simultaneous or serial participation
within addiction and mental health.
2 Parallel treatment The separate treatment for both substance misuse
disorder and mental health.
3 Integrated treatment This concurrently aggregates elements of mental health
within comprehensive treatment program.
4 Treatment engagement It implies process that enlists and sustain participation of
consumers within ongoing treatments.
5 Treatment comprehensiveness This implies treatment of dual disorders that comprises of
addiction of treatment programs and mental health.
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23. Under what circumstances a consumer may be referred to other another agency? S NS
Active listening, adequate questioning and observation that aids workers within identification of needs of
consumers. This implies identification of people to identify who need priority service due to suffer
disadvantage, health status or those who are at risks are refereed.
24. List three (3) key principles to ensure the referral is effective referral for a
consumer.
S NS
1 Self-determination of one over other
2 Shared decisions
3 Active consumer participation
25. Why is it necessary to follow up on referrals? S NS
To ensure that peculiar information is delivered within timely way and formulate relevant contact with peculiar
people. To make sure that information is being passed within verifiable, correct and reliable manner.
26. How is informed consent applied to working with AOD consumers? S NS
The informed consent has to be inferred depending on communication or observation and person must verbally
agree for perceived social pressure, fear or any kind of psychological difficulties. This implies asserting true
feelings of individuals.
27. List two (2) risks factors associated with mental illness and AOD for each of the
following.
S NS
Mental Illness / AOD Risk Factors
Physical 1. Their physical health might get impacted
2. People might get injured severely unintentionally
Suicide and self - harm 1. People may cut their hands
2. When people do not have any control over things they do self
harm
Risk to others 1. They tends to create a physical harm with whom they do not
have good contacts.
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2. They might lose their senses and may hit a person
Risks other than physical
and mental health 1. Due to loss of memory they might go somewhere
2. High probability of misguidance which may lead them to
danger
28. Describe three (3) effects and the risks with long-term use of the following
substances for the user.
S NS
Substance Effects Risk to self (Long Term Effects)
Ecstasy 1 Increased heart rate
2 Nausea
3 Anxiety
1 Cracked teeth due to grinding & clenching
2 Nerve cell damage
3 Declined emotional control
Marijuana 1 Slow thinking
2 Reduced coordination
3 Dilated pupils
1 Sleep problems
2 Dependence
3 Lowered sex drive
Cocaine 1 Vomiting
2 Muscle twitches
3 Agitation
1 Sleeping and eating disorders
2 Impaired sexual performance
3 Kidney
Speed 1 Excessive sweating
2 Headaches
3 Diarrhea
1 Stroke
2 Dental problems
3 Heart problems
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29. Outline the steps that can be taken to assist a consumer with their anger
management.
S NS
Learn to identify anger which involves physical & emotional aspects
Identify aspects which trigger angry outbursts
Identification and challenges for anger-producing via cognitive restructuring techniques
Minimisation of anger levels through teaching deep breathing, pleasant imagery and backwards counting
Finding alternatives to express anger
Differential anger
Ways to prevent and manage relapse
30. Discuss how each of the treatment models can be employed to assist people with
their recovery?
S NS
Treatment Model How to employ to assist recovery
Harm reduction This emphasize on reducing harms related with risk activities. This can be done by
avoiding mixing of drugs, go to sobering shelter, think about alternatives and
clean injecting equipments.
Pharmacotherapy This can be utilized like a comprehensive treatment program which involves
counseling, monitoring and rendering support.
Peer education and
outreach activities
Appropriate information is given to people who gives injection so risks associated
with hepatitis C can be reduced.
Needle and Syringe
Programs (NSPs) This aid within minimization of harm for this injecting equipments are sterile.
Methadone Program If any drug is not giving adequate benefits then they must be substituted and is
utilized for withdrawal to ease discomfort related with withdrawing from heroin.
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31. Discuss the five (5) styles for dealing with conflict. S NS
Style About
1 Avoidance
The person do not express their view point and withdraws from any kind of further
discussions.
2 Accommodation
They will often do whatever they can to help the other person get what they
want. They will give in to sometimes unreasonable demands to avoid
disagreement.
3 Competition The focus becomes winning the issue rather than the quality of the outcome.
People in this situation become defensive of their position, often take advantage
of people willing to avoid conflict or those who accommodate others.
4 Compromise
This is often the expedient way to reach a conclusion, and usually ends up with a
result with which both parties are willing to accept but with which neither is
completely satisfied.
5 Collaborate The outcomes of these processes often lead to options that neither had thought
of prior to starting the process.
32. Explain the communication techniques you could use to de-escalate an incident with
consumers.
S NS
Use an even, calm tone of voice
Introduce yourself by name acknowledge the grievance and communicate willingness to assist them
Illustrate concerns through non-verbal and verbal responses
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33. List seven (7) situations where the personal safety of consumers or workers could be
at risk.
S NS
1 Dramatic change in moods
2 Losing interest in activities.
3 Unexplained injuries
4 Hiding objects like lighters or blades
5 Demanding content
6 Extended eye contact
7 Blocking of escape routes
34. How can senior staff or supervisors assist workers in emergency situations? S NS
Provide assistance in solving problems
Have backup in crisis
Exchange ideas
Provide suggestions
Render feedback
35. List three (3) situations when you would you not approach a consumer. S NS
1 Person have sharp weapon like razor
2 When person has enclosed themselves within small space
3 When person is threatening to harm others
36. Outline what you would do if you identify that it is not safe to approach a consumer
in an emergency situation?
S NS
Considering the emergency situation of patient, it has been analyzed that it is risky to approach
consumer for any purpose because it may impact negatively on their health condition. It is not
generally safe too approach consumer in emergency situation to avoid complications which are
difficult to be addressed. However, I would never approach a consumer in emergency situation
when they are risk of complications because it is not safe for them. I will communicate with
respective specialist or physician regarding patient and use the relevant information for specific
purpose. It is very important to provide special care people who were in emergency room of ward to
avoid complexities along with facilitating recovery.
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37. Provide a brief outline of the following legislative requirements with service
delivery.
S NS
Mandatory reporting legislation The mandatory legislation in order to conduct clinical reporting includes
Therapeutic Goods Act 1989Therapeutic Goods regulations 1990 and
privacy act 1988.
Child protection legislation It includes Adoption Act 1988, Children & Young People Act 2009, Crimes
(Child Sex Offenders) Act 2005, Family violence Act 1026 and Working
with vulnerable people Act 2011.
National Standards for Mental
Health Services The standards for mental health consist:
Standard 1: Rights and responsibilities
Standard 2: Safety
Standard 3: Consumer and carer participation
Standard 4: Diversity responsiveness
Standard 5: Promotion and prevention
Standard 6: Consumers
Standard 7: Carers
Standard 8: Governance, leadership and management
Standard 9: Integration
Standard 10: Delivery of care
Dignity of risk
It includes to provide right to an individual to take reasonable risks and
that impeding of this right and suffocate personal growth, self-esteem
and overall quality of life.
Ethics
It is necessary to ethical principles such as autonomy, beneficence,
justice, non-maleficence, honesty, trustworthiness, confidentiality etc.
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Social Justice Principles It includes several social justice principles which should be considered by
care providers such as access, equity, rights and participation of client.
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38. Why is it important to record and document information? S NS
The recording and information related to patients including their recovery, assessments and
treatment is very important because they are useful for future purposes. It includes the future
condition when patient is unconscious and care professionals do not have any idea about condition
then they used patients records as well as documents in order to provide appropriate treatment to
them. It will facilitate to deal with emergency situation effectively along with avoiding relevant
complications that is important to make an individual disease free as soon as possible. These
medical records and documents are also useful in some of legal matters to provide justice to
victims in several cases like rape, domestic violence, illegal abortion etc.
39. List five (5) things that should be considered with communication. S NS
1 It is necessary to use effective communication method according to specific patient.
2 It is required to conduct communication face-to-face to gain their confidence and develop mutual
understanding with them
3 It is required to use appropriate technology to share details of patients with colleagues inn order
to maintain accuracy of data which is important to avoid drug efforts or clinical mistakes.
4 It is essential to use simple language and communicate clearly and precisely with client.
5 It is required to ask open ended questions, understand non-verbal signs, use teach-back method
and active listening & emphasize.
40. Outline the principles of Australian Privacy Legislation. S NS
Principle 1: Open and transparent management of personal information
Principle 2: Anonymity and pseudonymity
Principle 3: Collection of solicited personal information
Principle 4: Dealing with unsolicited personal information
Principle 5: Notification of the collection of personal information
Principle 6: Use or disclosure of personal information
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Principle 7: Direct marketing
Principle 8: Cross-border disclosure of personal information
Principle 9: Adoption, use or disclosure of government related identifiers
Principle 10: Quality of personal information
Principle 11:Security of personal information
Principle 12:Access to personal information
Principle 13: Correction of personal information
41. What does an organisation require before releasing information to a third party? S NS
The organization is not bale to release any kind of personal information to third but it is required in
some genuine cases then organizations are required to fulfill some criterion before releasing data
to third party. It is necessary to complete aspects of data sharing code of practice which covers
several activities that should be done by institutions before releasing information to third party.
However, it involves to share data bout employees who were dismissed for stealing, a local
authority disclose personal data about its staff to an anti-fraud company, primary school passing
details can be shared and police passing information about victim of a crime to a counseling
charity. It also includes exchange of data between police and immigration authorities, supermarket
can give consumer’s purchases to the police, tow departments of local authority can exchange data
for promoting one of the authority facilities, two neighboring health authorities can share
information related to their staff for fraud prevention purposes etc. These are some of specific
purpose for which personal information of employees and consumers can be shared.
42. Describe five (5) personal qualities in communicating relevant information to work
colleagues, consumers and others.
S NS
1 Active listening is one the important quality to make communication effective and beneficial.
2 It includes the quality of straight talking which is favorable to reduce confusion and clearly make
other understand about the concept of information by making conversation
3 Non-verbal communications should be used in order to maintain accuracy of data or communicate
the aspect which creates hesitation to communicate the same via relevant symbols or written
method.
4 Stress management by communicating positive words and aspects of life to reduce stress of
others to work with them properly.
5 The emotion control is important quality to effective communication and maintain focus of other
people to the point.
43. List six (6) methods to communicate information to workers and others. S NS
1 Non-verbal communication
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2 Verbal-oral-face-to-face communication
3 Verbal-oral distance communication
4 Verbal written communication
5 Formal communication
6 Informal communication
44. Discuss the benefits for self –assessment. S NS
Self-assessment can be defined as method in which a person evaluate own problems in order to
perform at work place. it includes the criterion of reflecting on self-performance which is favorable
to identify strengths and weaknesses to work on them for acquire more potential to become better
performer. Meanwhile, it includes the effective process which is helpful to a care professional to
determine their actual needs of learning to develop specific clinical skills as well as knowledge
level. There are number of benefits which are gained with the help of carrying out self-assessment
which are mentioned here. Initially, it includes to encourage employees to critically reflect their
own learning progress and performance at clinical settings. It is beneficial in terms of motivating
care professionals to be more responsible towards what has handed with patient after providing
treatment for their own learning whether it is positive or negative. However, it is profitable for
nursing staff to help each other in order to develop their clinical skills and knowledge level.
Moreover, it is suitable because of lack of peer pressure when they reflect on self-performance
which helps to remain encouraged to improve skills.
45. Provide one (1) example to discuss what you would concentrate on to conduct a self-
assessment to measure your skills and performance in line with your job position.
S NS
Leadership skills
It includes to focus on motivation to learn, delegation, feedback, positivity,
trustworthiness and responsibility to measure performance.
Communication skills It consist the concentrate on active listening, correct & clear information, use of
simple language and remain persuasive for self assessment
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Problem solving skills
It is required to focus on proper investigation to analyze relevant aspects of specific
situation in order to conduct problem solving attempt.
Self-management It is necessary to work on technical skills by gaining proper knowledge about use of
new software, applications and advanced equipment to fulfill respective clinical task.
46. Define and discuss the benefits of independent learning. S NS
Independent learning can be defined as ability of an individual to think, act and pursue won studies
in autonomous manner. It includes the way of conducting self-study with the help of study material
to gain knowledge and improve learning. However, it is beneficial in terms of improving clinical
performance of nursing staff which helps to increase rate of recovery among patients. In addition to
this, it is also profitable for care professionals in order to boost up motivation level as well as
confidence to deal with sick individuals in appropriate manner. Meanwhile, it includes the benefit of
greater awareness among clinical staff regarding their limitations and their capability for managing
them properly. It is helpful to foster social inclusion by countering alienation and increase clinical
skills to become better performance in clinical settings.
47. Outline the purpose and aim of professional supervision. S NS
The professional supervision can be defined as an enabling and positive procedure which is
responsible to offer an opportunity to bring employee as well as supervisor together for reflecting
on work practices. It includes the a practice through which medical staff can discuss about their
work with supervisor to review their performance which helps to improve the same. However, the
purpose of make supervisee ad supervisor aware about what is expected from them at work pace
on regular basis. moreover, the professional supervision has an aim of enhancing clinical skills
among medical staff along with improving clinical reasoning via review performance and discussing
on it.
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48. Provide five (5) examples you would need to seek advice from your supervisor. S NS
1 For example, I need to seek an advice to master my clinical tasks and procedures.
2 It is required to gain advice from supervisor in regard to develop team work skills to perform with
colleagues in effective manner.
3 I need an advice bout way to reduce fear of patient and make them comfortable.
4 I need advice about effective strategies to be used for dealing with violent mental patients.
5 It is required an advice to follow codes of conduct, ethics and legislations completely.
49. Discuss four (4) strategies for a worker to prevent burnout. S NS
1 It is necessary to intake balanced diet and eat healthy food to maintain energy level in body to
perform effectively.
2 Regular exercise and yoga
3 Routine schedule of restful sleep and balance between work & personal life
4 Drink alcohol in moderation
After a critical incident (or emergency) occurs, it is important to be offered and supported to be involved in
debriefing.
50. Discuss the role of trained personnel with debriefing. S NS
1. It includes to raise important learning points among staff.
2. Trained personnel has role to help people to learn from their experiences.
3. They have role to learn for experiences and remember important aspects of working.
4. The role of trained personnel to learn from complicated events to improve clinical skills.
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