PSW Foundations Module 1 Test (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Questions & Answers | Grade A| 100 out of 100 (Verified Solutions)

PSW Foundations Module 1 Test (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Questions & Answers | Grade A| 100 out of 100 (Verified Solutions) Question: If your resident is going back to bed, what type of bed would you make? Answer: Open Bed Question: What direction is proximal? Answer: nearest the trunk of the body / point of origin Question: List the order you would collect fresh bedding when changing full bed Answer: pillow case, bed spread, blanket, top sheet, soaker pad, slider, bottom sheet Question: what position would you place your resident in while using a bedpan? Answer: semi-fowler Question: what are the 3 levels of health care? Answer: primary, secondary, tertiary Question: what is autonomy? Answer: having the freedom to make choices & decisions that affects ones life Question: The principle of medicare are? Answer: public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability, accessibility Question: what direction is anterior? Answer: toward front of body or body part Question: List ways a non-verbal pt may be showing pain Answer: agitation, moaning, grimacing Question: Define confidentiality Answer: respecting, guarding using discretion in regard to private & personal info about your client Question: What is negligence? Answer: failure to act in a careful or competent manner resulting in harm or damage to a person or property Question: What PPE is required for droplet precautions? Answer: mask, gowns, gloves, mask, eye shield Question: what is universal precautions Answer: hand washing, gloves Question: is mrsa a bacteria, virus, fungi or parasite? Answer: bacteria Question: What are the 4 moments of hand hygiene? Answer: 1) before contact 2) before aseptic procedure 3) after bodily fluid exposure 4) after pt contact Question: what are the 5 dimensions of health? Answer: physical, mental, social, spiritual, emotional Question: DIPPS Answer: Dignity, independence/INDIVIDUALIZED CARE, preference, privacy, safety Question: what is the difference between subjective and objective? Answer: subjective = symptoms your pt is reporting objective = your observations Question: what is hematuria? Answer: blood in the urine Question: what is the difference between medical asepsis & surgical asepsis? Answer: med asepsis - reduce number of pathogens surgical asepsis - absence of all pathogens Question: what is the chain of infection? Answer: pathogen, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host Question: what are the 5 steps of care planning? Answer: assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation Question: what is stress incontinence? Answer: the leaking of urine during exercise / movement Question: what does SMART mean when planning resident care plans? Answer: Specific, Measurable, achievable, realistic, time frame Question: what is a RCP? Answer: regulated care provider Question: what direction is proximal? Answer: nearest the trunk of the body Question: list the process of nail care Answer: soak, clean w/ soft brush under nails, trim, file Question: what direction is distal? Answer: farthest from the center of the body Question: if your patient is in the lateral bed position... what position are they in? Answer: side lying Question: what is functional incontinence? Answer: incontinence caused by physical conditions, environmental barriers that prevent you from getting to the toilet Question: what are IADL's? Answer: instrumental activities of daily living: finances, meds, transportation, shopping, meals, house work Question: what are ADL's? List them Answer: Activities of daily living: eating, bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting Question: how many resident bill's of rights are there? Answer: 27 Question: how long should you wash your hands? Answer: 15 seconds Question: when you provide nail care there are certain diseases that may affect healing. What are they? Answer: diabetes, peripheral vascular disease Question: who can delegate to a psw? Answer: RN or RPN