PSW COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
●● Nursing diagnosis
Answer: describes a health problem that can be treated by nursing
measures; a step in the nursing process
●● medical diagnosis
Answer: the identification of a disease or condition by a doctor
●● Planning involves...
Answer: Setting priorities and goals and developing measures or actions
to help the client meet these goals
●● Intervention
Answer: Action or measure taken by the nursing team to help the client
reach a goal
●● ADL
Answer: activities of daily living
, ●● BDL
Answer: Behaviours of daily living
●● CCL
Answer: Continency care level ( size of depends)
●● Cognitive level
Answer: Memory and orientation
●● CCAC
Answer: Community Care Access Centre, arrange for community in
home supports as well as admission into LTC facilities
●● Care plan
Answer: Document that details the care and services the client must
receive each shift
●● Evaluation
Answer: To measure and assess the clients progress toward meeting
goals that are outlined in the care plan
●● Objective data
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
●● Nursing diagnosis
Answer: describes a health problem that can be treated by nursing
measures; a step in the nursing process
●● medical diagnosis
Answer: the identification of a disease or condition by a doctor
●● Planning involves...
Answer: Setting priorities and goals and developing measures or actions
to help the client meet these goals
●● Intervention
Answer: Action or measure taken by the nursing team to help the client
reach a goal
●● ADL
Answer: activities of daily living
, ●● BDL
Answer: Behaviours of daily living
●● CCL
Answer: Continency care level ( size of depends)
●● Cognitive level
Answer: Memory and orientation
●● CCAC
Answer: Community Care Access Centre, arrange for community in
home supports as well as admission into LTC facilities
●● Care plan
Answer: Document that details the care and services the client must
receive each shift
●● Evaluation
Answer: To measure and assess the clients progress toward meeting
goals that are outlined in the care plan
●● Objective data