PSW FINAL EXAMINATION TEST PAPER
2026 FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Professionalism. Answer: an approach to work that demonstrates
respect for others, commitment, competence, and appropriate
behaviours.
⩥ Professional Boundaries. Answer: Appropriate limitations on
behaviour, meant to protect the vulnerable client from the caregiver who
has access to private knowledge about him or her.
⩥ Regulation of a PSW. Answer: The PSW is an unregulated profession.
For an unregulated care provider there are clearly identified services we
provide under the supervision of the client, family member, regulated
health care provider or employer. There is no legislation to regulate
PSW's or an organization of professional college that governs the role.
There is no official code of ethics but they must adhere to the codes of
behaviour from their employer.
⩥ Regulated Health Professions Act. Answer: Regulated Health
Professions. In Ontario, regulated health professions are governed under
the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA) and health
profession Acts (i.e., Medicine Act, 1991). This legislative framework
establishes health regulatory colleges, which regulate the professions in
the public interest. i.e. the college of nurses.
,⩥ Role of the occupational therapist. Answer: Focuses on rehabilitation;
teaches clients skills needed to perform ADLs; designs adaptive
equipment for ADLs
⩥ Role of the physical therapist. Answer: Focuses on rehabilitation;
assist clients with musculo-skeletal impairments; focuses on restoring
function and preventing disability from illness or injury
⩥ Role of Registered Nurse (RN). Answer: assesses, makes nursing
diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care. Tends to
clients with unstable health conditions; provides direct client care,
administers medications, supervises support workers
⩥ Role of RPN Licenced practical nurse (LPN). Answer: a health care
provider licensed and regulated by the province or territory to carry out
nursing techniques and provide client care. Known as a registered
practical nurse (RPN) in Ontario.
⩥ ALL RULES REGARDING DELEGATION. Answer: Only regulated
health care providers like nurses have the authority (legal right) to
perform certain tasks because they have the knowledge, skill and
training to perform them. They are called controlled acts and are
considered harmful if they are performed by unqualified people. In some
circumstances some acts will be delegated to you. In order to do this,
specific conditions called "exceptions" must be met for delegation to be
permitted. The nurse must feel confident the support worker understands
what the responsibilities are when performing the task, knowns when
,and who to ask for assistance, and knowns when, how and whom to
report the outcome of the task.
Tasks that may be delegated to support workers must be routine ones
with predictable outcomes that require little supervision and can only be
delegated for stable clients.
Delegation tasks may include: suctioning a permanent tracheotomy in
and out catherization; administering glucometers, dressings, tube
feedings and medication.
Only some nursing tasks can be delegated. Your employer's policies and
guidelines, your job description and provincial or territorial legislation
determine what tasks can be delegated to you.
Sometimes these rules vary between community and LTC.
In Ontario an RN, RPN and LPN can delegate.
A delegated task is not transferrable to another client. Just because you
did it for one person, does not mean you are able to perform the SAME
task on another client without training.
⩥ Before delegating tasks, the nurse must know the following:. Answer:
• What tasks your province or territory allows support workers to
perform.
• The tasks included in your job description.
• What you were taught in your training program.
• What skills you have learned and how they were evaluated.
• Your work experiences.
, ⩥ A nurse who delegates a task is required to:. Answer: • Have the
knowledge, skill, and judgement to perform the task competently.
• Have the additional knowledge, skill and judgement to teach the task to
others. The delegating nurse is responsible for providing all necessary
teaching, but not everyone is able to teach others how to perform
something. Good communication skills and patience required.
• Accept responsibility for teaching the task to the support worker. The
nurse must first determine the risks and benefits of teaching the task and
be able to confidently predict its outcome.
• Assess your performance. The nurse must determine if you're able to
perform the task correctly.
• Determine if the task that is taught can be performed for more than one
client. Each client is unique.
• Monitor you over time to ensure you remain able to perform the task
correctly and safely.
In the community the nurse may provide you with written instructions,
predicted outcome and what to record.
⩥ You can refuse a task to be delegated to you if:. Answer: • you have
concerns about your ability to do the task
• it is beyond your scope of practice
• the client's condition changes
⩥ 5 RIGHTS OF DELEGATION. Answer: right task
right circumstance
2026 FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Professionalism. Answer: an approach to work that demonstrates
respect for others, commitment, competence, and appropriate
behaviours.
⩥ Professional Boundaries. Answer: Appropriate limitations on
behaviour, meant to protect the vulnerable client from the caregiver who
has access to private knowledge about him or her.
⩥ Regulation of a PSW. Answer: The PSW is an unregulated profession.
For an unregulated care provider there are clearly identified services we
provide under the supervision of the client, family member, regulated
health care provider or employer. There is no legislation to regulate
PSW's or an organization of professional college that governs the role.
There is no official code of ethics but they must adhere to the codes of
behaviour from their employer.
⩥ Regulated Health Professions Act. Answer: Regulated Health
Professions. In Ontario, regulated health professions are governed under
the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 (RHPA) and health
profession Acts (i.e., Medicine Act, 1991). This legislative framework
establishes health regulatory colleges, which regulate the professions in
the public interest. i.e. the college of nurses.
,⩥ Role of the occupational therapist. Answer: Focuses on rehabilitation;
teaches clients skills needed to perform ADLs; designs adaptive
equipment for ADLs
⩥ Role of the physical therapist. Answer: Focuses on rehabilitation;
assist clients with musculo-skeletal impairments; focuses on restoring
function and preventing disability from illness or injury
⩥ Role of Registered Nurse (RN). Answer: assesses, makes nursing
diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care. Tends to
clients with unstable health conditions; provides direct client care,
administers medications, supervises support workers
⩥ Role of RPN Licenced practical nurse (LPN). Answer: a health care
provider licensed and regulated by the province or territory to carry out
nursing techniques and provide client care. Known as a registered
practical nurse (RPN) in Ontario.
⩥ ALL RULES REGARDING DELEGATION. Answer: Only regulated
health care providers like nurses have the authority (legal right) to
perform certain tasks because they have the knowledge, skill and
training to perform them. They are called controlled acts and are
considered harmful if they are performed by unqualified people. In some
circumstances some acts will be delegated to you. In order to do this,
specific conditions called "exceptions" must be met for delegation to be
permitted. The nurse must feel confident the support worker understands
what the responsibilities are when performing the task, knowns when
,and who to ask for assistance, and knowns when, how and whom to
report the outcome of the task.
Tasks that may be delegated to support workers must be routine ones
with predictable outcomes that require little supervision and can only be
delegated for stable clients.
Delegation tasks may include: suctioning a permanent tracheotomy in
and out catherization; administering glucometers, dressings, tube
feedings and medication.
Only some nursing tasks can be delegated. Your employer's policies and
guidelines, your job description and provincial or territorial legislation
determine what tasks can be delegated to you.
Sometimes these rules vary between community and LTC.
In Ontario an RN, RPN and LPN can delegate.
A delegated task is not transferrable to another client. Just because you
did it for one person, does not mean you are able to perform the SAME
task on another client without training.
⩥ Before delegating tasks, the nurse must know the following:. Answer:
• What tasks your province or territory allows support workers to
perform.
• The tasks included in your job description.
• What you were taught in your training program.
• What skills you have learned and how they were evaluated.
• Your work experiences.
, ⩥ A nurse who delegates a task is required to:. Answer: • Have the
knowledge, skill, and judgement to perform the task competently.
• Have the additional knowledge, skill and judgement to teach the task to
others. The delegating nurse is responsible for providing all necessary
teaching, but not everyone is able to teach others how to perform
something. Good communication skills and patience required.
• Accept responsibility for teaching the task to the support worker. The
nurse must first determine the risks and benefits of teaching the task and
be able to confidently predict its outcome.
• Assess your performance. The nurse must determine if you're able to
perform the task correctly.
• Determine if the task that is taught can be performed for more than one
client. Each client is unique.
• Monitor you over time to ensure you remain able to perform the task
correctly and safely.
In the community the nurse may provide you with written instructions,
predicted outcome and what to record.
⩥ You can refuse a task to be delegated to you if:. Answer: • you have
concerns about your ability to do the task
• it is beyond your scope of practice
• the client's condition changes
⩥ 5 RIGHTS OF DELEGATION. Answer: right task
right circumstance
