NACC - PSW EXAM REVIEW 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2024
The Canada Health Act
Which law ensures that every citizen has access to health care?
Rising costs of providing technology, drugs and services
The most pressing cause of health care reform has been :
Support services provided through home care DO NOT include
Respiratory Therapy
A holistic approach to health
Takes into account the whole person
Do people with strong emotional health show their emotions easily?
People with strong emotional health do not show their emotions easily.
Acute Illness
Appears suddenly and lasts a short time
People usually recover from chronic illness
This is not true of chronic illness
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
A system that arranges human needs into categories
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
the bill identifying human rights that are guaranteed to everyone in Canada; on every
level and embedded in the Constitution of Canada
,Provincial Human Rights Codes
Freedom from discrimination, harassment. Equal treatment with respect to services and
facilities, age, sex, ethnicity. Does not promote the right to vote
informed consent
Must include information about the nature of the treatment, discuss potential risks and
side effects, likely consequences of not having the treatment. Does not include
reassurance that this is the best and only option.
Negligence
careless neglect, often resulting in injury. Prison term is unlikely.
Assault
Intentional attempt or threat to touch a persons body without the persons consent.
False Imprisonment
the illegal restraint of another person's movement
prejudice
preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
Activities of Daily Living
Self care activities that people perform to remain independant and function in society
Unregulated Health Care Provider
Personal Support Worker
Professionalism
An approach to work that demonstrates a respect for others, commitment, competence
and appropriate behaviour
Hospitals
, Work settings that provide acute care
respite services
service that provides a temporary break to family caregivers
Residents in retirement facilities
older adults with limited care needs
Membership of the healthcare team
determined by the clients needs
opportunity for collaboration
benefits of team approach to health care
Case manager
evaluates a clients needs and coordinates the services of the health care in a
community team
Delegated task responsibility
You, and the RN are responsible
Stress
the emotional, behavioural, or physical response to an event or situation. Not influenced
by gender.
Displacement
When you respond in anger to someone who was not the person who angered you.
S.M.A.R.T
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timely
Non-maleficence
duty to do no harm, provide a safe environment
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2024
The Canada Health Act
Which law ensures that every citizen has access to health care?
Rising costs of providing technology, drugs and services
The most pressing cause of health care reform has been :
Support services provided through home care DO NOT include
Respiratory Therapy
A holistic approach to health
Takes into account the whole person
Do people with strong emotional health show their emotions easily?
People with strong emotional health do not show their emotions easily.
Acute Illness
Appears suddenly and lasts a short time
People usually recover from chronic illness
This is not true of chronic illness
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
A system that arranges human needs into categories
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
the bill identifying human rights that are guaranteed to everyone in Canada; on every
level and embedded in the Constitution of Canada
,Provincial Human Rights Codes
Freedom from discrimination, harassment. Equal treatment with respect to services and
facilities, age, sex, ethnicity. Does not promote the right to vote
informed consent
Must include information about the nature of the treatment, discuss potential risks and
side effects, likely consequences of not having the treatment. Does not include
reassurance that this is the best and only option.
Negligence
careless neglect, often resulting in injury. Prison term is unlikely.
Assault
Intentional attempt or threat to touch a persons body without the persons consent.
False Imprisonment
the illegal restraint of another person's movement
prejudice
preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
Activities of Daily Living
Self care activities that people perform to remain independant and function in society
Unregulated Health Care Provider
Personal Support Worker
Professionalism
An approach to work that demonstrates a respect for others, commitment, competence
and appropriate behaviour
Hospitals
, Work settings that provide acute care
respite services
service that provides a temporary break to family caregivers
Residents in retirement facilities
older adults with limited care needs
Membership of the healthcare team
determined by the clients needs
opportunity for collaboration
benefits of team approach to health care
Case manager
evaluates a clients needs and coordinates the services of the health care in a
community team
Delegated task responsibility
You, and the RN are responsible
Stress
the emotional, behavioural, or physical response to an event or situation. Not influenced
by gender.
Displacement
When you respond in anger to someone who was not the person who angered you.
S.M.A.R.T
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timely
Non-maleficence
duty to do no harm, provide a safe environment
