PSW Client Care Issues Exam Review.
What resources can you use to find information about your Scope of Practice? (3) -
ANSWER-your training program, employers policies and procedures, your supervisor.
DIPPS - ANSWER-Dignity, independence, preference, privacy, safety
5 Dimensions of client's life - ANSWER-physical, emotional, social, intellectual, spiritual.
Things to consider when problem solving - ANSWER-priorities of support work, clients
viewpoint, scope of practice, supervisors viewpoint.
5 rights of delegation - ANSWER-right task
right circumstance
right person
right direction/communication
right supervision/evaluation
Ultimate goal as a PSW - ANSWER-Improve the person's quality of life
PSW Responsibility categories - ANSWER-personal care
support for nurses and other H/C professionals
family support
social support
housekeeping/home management
Assisting with ADL's - ANSWER-Eating, grooming, toileting, dressing, bathing, changing
positions in bed.
People you support - ANSWER-older adults
mothers and newborns
children
people with disabilities
people having surgery
people needing rehab.
What does Scope of Practice mean for you? - ANSWER-legal limits of the job.
T/F: is a PSW a regulated profession? - ANSWER-False
What resources can you use to find information about your Scope of Practice? (3) -
ANSWER-your training program, employers policies and procedures, your supervisor.
DIPPS - ANSWER-Dignity, independence, preference, privacy, safety
5 Dimensions of client's life - ANSWER-physical, emotional, social, intellectual, spiritual.
Things to consider when problem solving - ANSWER-priorities of support work, clients
viewpoint, scope of practice, supervisors viewpoint.
5 rights of delegation - ANSWER-right task
right circumstance
right person
right direction/communication
right supervision/evaluation
Ultimate goal as a PSW - ANSWER-Improve the person's quality of life
PSW Responsibility categories - ANSWER-personal care
support for nurses and other H/C professionals
family support
social support
housekeeping/home management
Assisting with ADL's - ANSWER-Eating, grooming, toileting, dressing, bathing, changing
positions in bed.
People you support - ANSWER-older adults
mothers and newborns
children
people with disabilities
people having surgery
people needing rehab.
What does Scope of Practice mean for you? - ANSWER-legal limits of the job.
T/F: is a PSW a regulated profession? - ANSWER-False
