WORKPLACE SETTING FOR PSW EXAM
WITH QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS2025 UPDATE.
Workplace Setting for the PSW - ANS PSW are employed in different settings with different
goals and service
PSW provide - ANS services that enable the client to be as safe, comfortable, dignified and
independent as possible
scope of practice - ANS regardless of which setting you work in
Types of Settings - ANS Long-term care
Community
Day Programs
Mental Health Homes
Group Homes
Retirement Homes
Palliative Care - ANS care for people living with progressive, life-threatening illnesses or
conditions that aim to relieve or reduce uncomfortable symptoms but not to produce a cure
Rehabilitation - ANS assist with exercise
Respite care - ANS - temporary care - gives caregiver a break
Acute care - ANS provided by hospital for short time, intended to diagnose and treat an
immediate health issue
Sub-acute Care - ANS condition is stable but still needs care, requiring complex equipment and
procedures
Chronic illness - ANS is an ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset,
grow worse over time, no known cure,
can be controlled and complications prevented
Goal is to assist client to cope with disease and to maintain as much independence as possible
CCAC - ANS -Provides information and access to care in the home and long-term care facilities
for people of all ages and cultures.
-Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health
Provides access to health services - nursing, rehabilitation, social work, nutrition, personal
support work
WITH QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS2025 UPDATE.
Workplace Setting for the PSW - ANS PSW are employed in different settings with different
goals and service
PSW provide - ANS services that enable the client to be as safe, comfortable, dignified and
independent as possible
scope of practice - ANS regardless of which setting you work in
Types of Settings - ANS Long-term care
Community
Day Programs
Mental Health Homes
Group Homes
Retirement Homes
Palliative Care - ANS care for people living with progressive, life-threatening illnesses or
conditions that aim to relieve or reduce uncomfortable symptoms but not to produce a cure
Rehabilitation - ANS assist with exercise
Respite care - ANS - temporary care - gives caregiver a break
Acute care - ANS provided by hospital for short time, intended to diagnose and treat an
immediate health issue
Sub-acute Care - ANS condition is stable but still needs care, requiring complex equipment and
procedures
Chronic illness - ANS is an ongoing illness, slow or gradual in onset,
grow worse over time, no known cure,
can be controlled and complications prevented
Goal is to assist client to cope with disease and to maintain as much independence as possible
CCAC - ANS -Provides information and access to care in the home and long-term care facilities
for people of all ages and cultures.
-Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health
Provides access to health services - nursing, rehabilitation, social work, nutrition, personal
support work
