NACC PSW (PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER) EXAM -
COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
JUST RELEASED
Question 1: The following statements are about health care teams
and facilities. Which is true?
A. team are often interdisciplinary
B. family conferences do not include the client
C. team members usually work in different locations
D. team members have few opportunities to meet
Answer:
A. team are often interdisciplinary (Ans: A)
Question 2: In a community setting, who usually assesses,
monitors, and evaluates a client's needs and coordinates the
services of the health care team?
A. the family physician
B. the case manager
C. the occupational therapist
D. the social worker
Answer:
B. the case manager (Ans: B)
Question 3: Delegation means:
A. giving someone responsibility for providing care
, B. authorizing an unregulated care provided to perform a task
C. transferring responsibility to another worker
D. giving the support worker power to enforce an act
Answer:
B. authorizing an unregulated care provided to perform a task (Ans:
B)
Question 4: Which factor affects delegation decisions made by a
nurse?
A. is the client's condition stable?
B. does legislation restrict who can perform this task?
C. what tasks are included in the support worker's job description?
D. all of the above
Answer:
D. all of the above (Ans: D)
Question 5: If a nurse delegates a task to you, which of the
following is true?
A. the nurse is completely responsible for your actions; you are not
responsible
B. the nurse has overall responsibility for your actions; you are also
responsible
C. you are completely responsible for your actions; the nurse is not
responsible
D. neither you nor the nurse is responsibe
Answer:
, B. the nurse has overall responsibility for your actions; you are also
responsible (Ans: B)
Question 6: A procedure can be deleted to you:
A. by any regulated health care provider
B. by a physician
C. by the client
D. by nurse only
Answer:
D. by nurse only (Ans: D)
Question 7: A nurse delegates a task to you that you are not
comfortable doing. Which of the following is a true statement?
A. you must perform the task
B. you can refuse to perform the task
C. you cannot ask for further training on how to perform the task
D. you cannot ask the nurse to stay while you perform the task
Answer:
B. you can refuse to perform the task (Ans: B)
Question 8: You are assisting Mr. Chiang with personal care in his
home. Mrs, Chiang asks you to change her husbands dressing.
Nurses have deleted dressing changes to you for other clients.
What should you do?
A. tell Mrs. Chiang that you are not allowed to perform the procedure
without the authorization of your supervisor. Call your supervisor
, B. tell Mrs. Chiang that you can change the dressing if her husband
(your client) asks you to do it
C. tell Mrs. Chiang that you can change the dressing if she stays in
the room during the procedure
D. tell Mrs. Chiang she has to obtain permission from your supervisor
Answer:
A. tell Mrs. Chiang that you are not allowed to perform the procedure
without the authorization of your supervisor. Call your supervisor
(Ans: A)
Question 9: True or False: ethics apply only to life-and-death
situations
Answer:
False
Question 10: True or False: codes of ethics provide rules and
answers to ethical dilemmas
Answer:
False
Question 11: True or false: ethics are a guide wen decided between
right and wrong, and good and bad.
Answer:
True
COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
JUST RELEASED
Question 1: The following statements are about health care teams
and facilities. Which is true?
A. team are often interdisciplinary
B. family conferences do not include the client
C. team members usually work in different locations
D. team members have few opportunities to meet
Answer:
A. team are often interdisciplinary (Ans: A)
Question 2: In a community setting, who usually assesses,
monitors, and evaluates a client's needs and coordinates the
services of the health care team?
A. the family physician
B. the case manager
C. the occupational therapist
D. the social worker
Answer:
B. the case manager (Ans: B)
Question 3: Delegation means:
A. giving someone responsibility for providing care
, B. authorizing an unregulated care provided to perform a task
C. transferring responsibility to another worker
D. giving the support worker power to enforce an act
Answer:
B. authorizing an unregulated care provided to perform a task (Ans:
B)
Question 4: Which factor affects delegation decisions made by a
nurse?
A. is the client's condition stable?
B. does legislation restrict who can perform this task?
C. what tasks are included in the support worker's job description?
D. all of the above
Answer:
D. all of the above (Ans: D)
Question 5: If a nurse delegates a task to you, which of the
following is true?
A. the nurse is completely responsible for your actions; you are not
responsible
B. the nurse has overall responsibility for your actions; you are also
responsible
C. you are completely responsible for your actions; the nurse is not
responsible
D. neither you nor the nurse is responsibe
Answer:
, B. the nurse has overall responsibility for your actions; you are also
responsible (Ans: B)
Question 6: A procedure can be deleted to you:
A. by any regulated health care provider
B. by a physician
C. by the client
D. by nurse only
Answer:
D. by nurse only (Ans: D)
Question 7: A nurse delegates a task to you that you are not
comfortable doing. Which of the following is a true statement?
A. you must perform the task
B. you can refuse to perform the task
C. you cannot ask for further training on how to perform the task
D. you cannot ask the nurse to stay while you perform the task
Answer:
B. you can refuse to perform the task (Ans: B)
Question 8: You are assisting Mr. Chiang with personal care in his
home. Mrs, Chiang asks you to change her husbands dressing.
Nurses have deleted dressing changes to you for other clients.
What should you do?
A. tell Mrs. Chiang that you are not allowed to perform the procedure
without the authorization of your supervisor. Call your supervisor
, B. tell Mrs. Chiang that you can change the dressing if her husband
(your client) asks you to do it
C. tell Mrs. Chiang that you can change the dressing if she stays in
the room during the procedure
D. tell Mrs. Chiang she has to obtain permission from your supervisor
Answer:
A. tell Mrs. Chiang that you are not allowed to perform the procedure
without the authorization of your supervisor. Call your supervisor
(Ans: A)
Question 9: True or False: ethics apply only to life-and-death
situations
Answer:
False
Question 10: True or False: codes of ethics provide rules and
answers to ethical dilemmas
Answer:
False
Question 11: True or false: ethics are a guide wen decided between
right and wrong, and good and bad.
Answer:
True
