PSW NACC Exam Personal Support Worker
- National Association of Career Colleges
(Latest Update )
1. What are the rules of conduct that guide society in deciding what is right
versus wrong, concerned with what you should and shouldn't do?
a. Legislation
b. Ethics
c. Policies
d. Procedures
Rationale: Ethics are moral principles and rules of conduct that guide individuals
and society in determining right from wrong. Ethics is concerned with what one
should and should not do. Legislation is law enacted by government; policies and
procedures are organizational guidelines.
2. What is a body of law that governs the behaviour of a country's residents
and tells people what they can and can't do?
a. Ethics
b. Legislation
c. Code of conduct
d. Standards of practice
Rationale: Legislation refers to laws enacted by a government that govern the
behaviour of residents within a country. It tells people what they can and cannot
do. Ethics are moral principles, while codes of conduct and standards of practice
are professional guidelines.
3. Who enforces legislation?
a. Healthcare providers
b. Courts
,c. Regulatory colleges
d. Employers
Rationale: Courts enforce legislation by interpreting laws and adjudicating
disputes. Regulatory colleges enforce professional standards, but courts are
responsible for enforcing the law.
4. What is the term for patients who are assigned a bed and admitted
overnight or longer in a facility?
a. Outpatient
b. Inpatient
c. Resident
d. Client
Rationale: An inpatient is a patient who is assigned a bed and admitted to a
healthcare facility for an overnight stay or longer. Outpatients receive care without
being admitted overnight.
5. What is the term for appointing someone to take on a task or responsibility
of providing client care and support that is within their scope of practice?
a. Delegation
b. Transfer of function
c. Assigning
d. Controlled act
Rationale: Assigning means appointing a specific person to take on a task or
responsibility that is within their scope of practice. It differs from delegation,
which involves a nurse authorizing another healthcare provider to perform certain
tasks.
6. What are tasks that must be performed only by those authorized to
perform them, considered harmful if performed by unqualified individuals?
a. Controlled acts
b. Routine tasks
,c. Delegated tasks
d. Basic care tasks
Rationale: Controlled acts are tasks that must be performed only by authorized
individuals because they are considered potentially harmful if performed by
unqualified persons. Examples include catheter insertion and administering insulin.
7. What is the term for a process by which a nurse authorizes another
healthcare provider to perform certain tasks?
a. Assigning
b. Delegation
c. Transfer of function
d. Authorization
Rationale: Delegation is the process by which a nurse (or regulated professional)
authorizes another healthcare provider to perform certain tasks, transferring
accountability while retaining responsibility for the overall care.
8. Which statement best describes the difference between assigning and
delegating?
a. Assigning is appointing someone to a task within their scope; delegation
involves a nurse authorizing a task outside the person's usual scope
b. Assigning and delegating are the same thing
c. Delegation is always for unregulated care providers
d. Assigning is only for nurses
Rationale: Assigning involves giving a task to someone who already has that task
within their scope of practice. Delegation involves a nurse authorizing someone
(often an unregulated care provider) to perform a task that is beyond their usual
scope.
9. A PSW is asked to perform a task that is outside their scope of practice.
What should the PSW do?
, a. Perform the task as requested
b. Refuse to perform the task and notify the supervisor
c. Perform the task but document that it was requested
d. Ask another PSW to perform the task
Rationale: A PSW must work within their scope of practice. If asked to perform a
task outside their scope, the PSW should refuse and notify the supervisor. Working
outside one's scope can have legal and professional consequences.
10. Which of the following is an example of a controlled act?
a. Feeding a client
b. Inserting a catheter
c. Bathing a client
d. Ambulating a client
Rationale: Inserting a catheter is a controlled act that requires specific training and
authorization. Feeding, bathing, and ambulating are routine PSW tasks within the
scope of practice.
11. A nurse delegates the task of taking blood pressure to a PSW. What is the
PSW's responsibility?
a. Perform the task only if the nurse stays in the room
b. Perform the task competently and report any abnormal findings
c. Refuse to perform the task
d. Delegate the task to another PSW
Rationale: When a task is delegated, the PSW must perform it competently, within
their training and scope, and report any abnormal findings to the delegating nurse.
The PSW is accountable for their own actions.
12. What is the primary purpose of professional standards of practice?
a. To protect the public by ensuring safe, competent care
b. To protect healthcare providers from legal liability
- National Association of Career Colleges
(Latest Update )
1. What are the rules of conduct that guide society in deciding what is right
versus wrong, concerned with what you should and shouldn't do?
a. Legislation
b. Ethics
c. Policies
d. Procedures
Rationale: Ethics are moral principles and rules of conduct that guide individuals
and society in determining right from wrong. Ethics is concerned with what one
should and should not do. Legislation is law enacted by government; policies and
procedures are organizational guidelines.
2. What is a body of law that governs the behaviour of a country's residents
and tells people what they can and can't do?
a. Ethics
b. Legislation
c. Code of conduct
d. Standards of practice
Rationale: Legislation refers to laws enacted by a government that govern the
behaviour of residents within a country. It tells people what they can and cannot
do. Ethics are moral principles, while codes of conduct and standards of practice
are professional guidelines.
3. Who enforces legislation?
a. Healthcare providers
b. Courts
,c. Regulatory colleges
d. Employers
Rationale: Courts enforce legislation by interpreting laws and adjudicating
disputes. Regulatory colleges enforce professional standards, but courts are
responsible for enforcing the law.
4. What is the term for patients who are assigned a bed and admitted
overnight or longer in a facility?
a. Outpatient
b. Inpatient
c. Resident
d. Client
Rationale: An inpatient is a patient who is assigned a bed and admitted to a
healthcare facility for an overnight stay or longer. Outpatients receive care without
being admitted overnight.
5. What is the term for appointing someone to take on a task or responsibility
of providing client care and support that is within their scope of practice?
a. Delegation
b. Transfer of function
c. Assigning
d. Controlled act
Rationale: Assigning means appointing a specific person to take on a task or
responsibility that is within their scope of practice. It differs from delegation,
which involves a nurse authorizing another healthcare provider to perform certain
tasks.
6. What are tasks that must be performed only by those authorized to
perform them, considered harmful if performed by unqualified individuals?
a. Controlled acts
b. Routine tasks
,c. Delegated tasks
d. Basic care tasks
Rationale: Controlled acts are tasks that must be performed only by authorized
individuals because they are considered potentially harmful if performed by
unqualified persons. Examples include catheter insertion and administering insulin.
7. What is the term for a process by which a nurse authorizes another
healthcare provider to perform certain tasks?
a. Assigning
b. Delegation
c. Transfer of function
d. Authorization
Rationale: Delegation is the process by which a nurse (or regulated professional)
authorizes another healthcare provider to perform certain tasks, transferring
accountability while retaining responsibility for the overall care.
8. Which statement best describes the difference between assigning and
delegating?
a. Assigning is appointing someone to a task within their scope; delegation
involves a nurse authorizing a task outside the person's usual scope
b. Assigning and delegating are the same thing
c. Delegation is always for unregulated care providers
d. Assigning is only for nurses
Rationale: Assigning involves giving a task to someone who already has that task
within their scope of practice. Delegation involves a nurse authorizing someone
(often an unregulated care provider) to perform a task that is beyond their usual
scope.
9. A PSW is asked to perform a task that is outside their scope of practice.
What should the PSW do?
, a. Perform the task as requested
b. Refuse to perform the task and notify the supervisor
c. Perform the task but document that it was requested
d. Ask another PSW to perform the task
Rationale: A PSW must work within their scope of practice. If asked to perform a
task outside their scope, the PSW should refuse and notify the supervisor. Working
outside one's scope can have legal and professional consequences.
10. Which of the following is an example of a controlled act?
a. Feeding a client
b. Inserting a catheter
c. Bathing a client
d. Ambulating a client
Rationale: Inserting a catheter is a controlled act that requires specific training and
authorization. Feeding, bathing, and ambulating are routine PSW tasks within the
scope of practice.
11. A nurse delegates the task of taking blood pressure to a PSW. What is the
PSW's responsibility?
a. Perform the task only if the nurse stays in the room
b. Perform the task competently and report any abnormal findings
c. Refuse to perform the task
d. Delegate the task to another PSW
Rationale: When a task is delegated, the PSW must perform it competently, within
their training and scope, and report any abnormal findings to the delegating nurse.
The PSW is accountable for their own actions.
12. What is the primary purpose of professional standards of practice?
a. To protect the public by ensuring safe, competent care
b. To protect healthcare providers from legal liability
