NACC / PSW EXAMS (LATEST UPDATES
STUDY BUNDLE PACKAGE WITH SOLUTIONS)
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | GRADE A | 100%
CORRECT (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Rising costs of providing technology, drugs and services
.....ANSWER.....The most pressing cause of health care reform has
been :
Support services provided through home care DO NOT include
.....ANSWER.....Respiratory Therapy
A holistic approach to health .....ANSWER.....Takes into account
the whole person
Do people with strong emotional health show their emotions
easily? .....ANSWER.....People with strong emotional health do not
show their emotions easily.
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Acute Illness .....ANSWER.....Appears suddenly and lasts a short
time
People usually recover from chronic illness .....ANSWER.....This is
not true of chronic illness
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs .....ANSWER.....A system that
arranges human needs into categories
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms .....ANSWER.....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 .....ANSWER.....Freedom from
discrimination, harassment. Equal treatment with respect to
services and facilities, age, sex, ethnicity. Does not promote the
right to vote
informed consent .....ANSWER.....Must include information about
the nature of the treatment, discuss potential risks and side
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effects, likely consequences of not having the treatment. Does not
include reassurance that this is the best and only option.
Negligence .....ANSWER.....careless neglect, often resulting in
injury. Prison term is unlikely.
Assault .....ANSWER.....Intentional attempt or threat to touch a
persons body without the persons consent.
False Imprisonment .....ANSWER.....the illegal restraint of another
person's movement
prejudice .....ANSWER.....preconceived opinion that is not based
on reason or actual experience
Activities of Daily Living .....ANSWER.....Self care activities that
people perform to remain independant and function in society
Unregulated Health Care Provider .....ANSWER.....Personal
Support Worker
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Professionalism .....ANSWER.....An approach to work that
demonstrates a respect for others, commitment, competence and
appropriate behaviour
Hospitals .....ANSWER.....Work settings that provide acute care
respite services .....ANSWER.....service that provides a temporary
break to family caregivers
Residents in retirement facilities .....ANSWER.....older adults with
limited care needs
Membership of the healthcare team .....ANSWER.....determined
by the clients needs
opportunity for collaboration .....ANSWER.....benefits of team
approach to health care
Case manager .....ANSWER.....evaluates a clients needs and
coordinates the services of the health care in a community team