Pearson T Level Technical Qualification in Health (Health TQ)
T-Level Health
Answer sheet
Working in health
Separate mark scheme — do not issue with the student worksheet
Time guide: — · Questions: 32 · Total marks: 104
Written in T-Level Health style. Answer in the context of a health or care setting.
Indicative marking points. Award marks for equivalent scientific or mathematical wording. Do not issue this sheet with the student worksheet.
1. State what is meant by the health and science route.
[1 mark]
- NHS, private, social care, public health
2. State what is meant by scope of practice.
[1 mark]
- tasks you are trained and allowed to do
3. State what is meant by confidentiality in health.
[1 mark]
- Caldicott principles and GDPR
4. State what is meant by duty of care.
[1 mark]
- legal responsibility to keep people safe
5. State what is meant by person-centred values.
[1 mark]
- dignity, respect, choice, partnership
6. State what is meant by communication barriers.
[1 mark]
- language, hearing, anxiety, jargon
7. State what is meant by record keeping.
[1 mark]
- accurate, contemporaneous, attributable
8. State what is meant by supervision.
[1 mark]
- oversight by a competent person
9. State what is meant by wellbeing of staff.
[1 mark]
- breaks, PPE, occupational health
10. State what is meant by equality in care.
[1 mark]
- protected characteristics
11. Pat is asked about the health and science route in a Pearson Health paper.
12. Pat is asked about scope of practice in a Pearson Health paper.
(b) [3 marks]
- ask a registered professional
13. Pat is asked about confidentiality in health in a Pearson Health paper.
(b) [3 marks]
- never discuss patients in public
14. Pat is asked about duty of care in a Pearson Health paper.
(a) [2 marks]
- includes raising concerns
15. Pat is asked about person-centred values in a Pearson Health paper.
(a) [2 marks]
- care is with the person not to them
16. Pat is asked about communication barriers in a Pearson Health paper.
(a) [2 marks]
- use interpreters and plain English
17. A shift is 12 hours with 3 × 20 min breaks. Working time?
18. A caseload of 18 patients, 6 need a translator. Percentage?
19. Observations every 15 min for 2 hours. How many sets if starting at t=0?
20. Training: 8 modules, 5 completed. Remaining?
21. A handover is 10 minutes for 8 patients. Mean per patient?
22. Incident forms: 4 in 80 shifts. Rate per shift?
23. Pat carries out a T-Level occupational task on working in health. This is a typical Pearson required-practical style question.
(a) [2 marks]
- Independent: the factor being investigated
- Dependent: the measured result or quality check
(b) [2 marks]
- follow the SOP and keep other variables constant
- so the test is fair / only one variable is changed
(c) [2 marks]
- not recording the batch/lot number or operator ID
24. Pat carries out writing or following an SOP for working in health. This is a typical Pearson required-practical style question.
(a) [2 marks]
- Independent: a step in the method
- Dependent: whether the acceptance criteria are met
(b) [2 marks]
- same calibrated instrument
- so the test is fair / only one variable is changed
(c) [2 marks]
- skipping a verification check
25. Pat carries out a COSHH / risk-assessment review for working in health. This is a typical Pearson required-practical style question.
(a) [2 marks]
- Independent: hazard
- Dependent: control measure effectiveness
(b) [2 marks]
- same PPE and waste route
- so the test is fair / only one variable is changed
(c) [2 marks]
- using expired reagents or the wrong waste stream
26. Pat carries out data review in a LIMS or quality log for working in health. This is a typical Pearson required-practical style question.
(a) [2 marks]
- Independent: sample ID
- Dependent: result vs specification
(b) [2 marks]
- same calculation method
- so the test is fair / only one variable is changed
(c) [2 marks]
- transcription error between the instrument and the LIMS
27. Compare the health and science route with duty of care.
[4 marks]
- NHS, private, social care, public health
- legal responsibility to keep people safe
- state one workplace implication
28. Compare scope of practice with person-centred values.
[4 marks]
- tasks you are trained and allowed to do
- dignity, respect, choice, partnership
- state one workplace implication
29. Compare confidentiality in health with communication barriers.
[4 marks]
- Caldicott principles and GDPR
- language, hearing, anxiety, jargon
- state one workplace implication
30. Compare duty of care with record keeping.
[4 marks]
- legal responsibility to keep people safe
- accurate, contemporaneous, attributable
- state one workplace implication
31. Apply your knowledge of record keeping to this situation: legal document
32. Apply your knowledge of supervision to this situation: students must be supervised
[3 marks]
- students must be supervised