PSW EXAM 2026/2027 | PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, STUDY
GUIDE & EXAM REVIEW
Care planning 5 steps - ANS ✔✔Assessment, nursing, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
Nursing diagnosis - ANS ✔✔describes a health problem that can be treated by nursing measures; a step
in the nursing process
medical diagnosis - ANS ✔✔the identification of a disease or condition by a doctor
Planning involves... - ANS ✔✔Setting priorities and goals and developing measures or actions to help the
client meet these goals
Intervention - ANS ✔✔Action or measure taken by the nursing team to help the client reach a goal
ADL - ANS ✔✔activities of daily living
BDL - ANS ✔✔Behaviours of daily living
CCL - ANS ✔✔Continency care level ( size of depends)
Cognitive level - ANS ✔✔Memory and orientation
CCAC - ANS ✔✔Community Care Access Centre, arrange for community in home supports as well as
admission into LTC facilities
Care plan - ANS ✔✔Document that details the care and services the client must receive each shift
Evaluation - ANS ✔✔To measure and assess the clients progress toward meeting goals that are outlined
in the care plan
Objective data - ANS ✔✔information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs
Subjective data - ANS ✔✔things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses;
symptoms
Graphic sheets - ANS ✔✔are used to record measurements and observations made daily, every shift , or
3-4 times a day
Kardex - ANS ✔✔A type of card file that summarizes information found in the medical record-drugs,
treatments, diagnoses, routine care measures, equipment, and special needs
Charts - ANS ✔✔A written account of the clients condition, illness, the care and treatment given to a
client and the clients response to care
SOAP - ANS ✔✔subjective, objective, assessment, plan
GUIDE & EXAM REVIEW
Care planning 5 steps - ANS ✔✔Assessment, nursing, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
Nursing diagnosis - ANS ✔✔describes a health problem that can be treated by nursing measures; a step
in the nursing process
medical diagnosis - ANS ✔✔the identification of a disease or condition by a doctor
Planning involves... - ANS ✔✔Setting priorities and goals and developing measures or actions to help the
client meet these goals
Intervention - ANS ✔✔Action or measure taken by the nursing team to help the client reach a goal
ADL - ANS ✔✔activities of daily living
BDL - ANS ✔✔Behaviours of daily living
CCL - ANS ✔✔Continency care level ( size of depends)
Cognitive level - ANS ✔✔Memory and orientation
CCAC - ANS ✔✔Community Care Access Centre, arrange for community in home supports as well as
admission into LTC facilities
Care plan - ANS ✔✔Document that details the care and services the client must receive each shift
Evaluation - ANS ✔✔To measure and assess the clients progress toward meeting goals that are outlined
in the care plan
Objective data - ANS ✔✔information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs
Subjective data - ANS ✔✔things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses;
symptoms
Graphic sheets - ANS ✔✔are used to record measurements and observations made daily, every shift , or
3-4 times a day
Kardex - ANS ✔✔A type of card file that summarizes information found in the medical record-drugs,
treatments, diagnoses, routine care measures, equipment, and special needs
Charts - ANS ✔✔A written account of the clients condition, illness, the care and treatment given to a
client and the clients response to care
SOAP - ANS ✔✔subjective, objective, assessment, plan
