HCA Course 1
Activities of daily living are? correct answer A: social and recreational activities
B: Activities that support workers perform to prevent injury
C: physical exercises that people perform daily to keep themselves fit
D: self-care activities that people perform daily to remain independent and to function in society
Ans: D
Which of the following is a way in which support workers assist nurses or other health care team members? correct answer A: assess the client's needs
B: order range-of-motion exercises
C: witness legal signatures on permission forms
D: Report changes in the client's behaviour or health
Ans: D
Resident is a term used to describe a person who is receiving care at: correct answer A: home
B: A long-term care facility
C: An outpatient clinic
D: A hospital
Ans: B
The main focus of the health care team is to: correct answer A: see as many client's as possible
B: provide quality care for the client
C: complete assigned tasks as quickly as possible
D: find a cure for the client's illness or disease
Ans: B
Support workers are: correct answer A: unregulated care providers B: licenses health care workers
C: members of a professional college
D: members of a regulatory body
Ans: A
Scope of practice means: correct answer A: the tasks that are assigned by your supervisor
B: the tasks that a client asks you to perform
C: the effort you put into performing a task or procedure
D: the legal limits of your role
Ans: D
Professionalism is: correct answer A: a term used to describe workplace settings
B: an approach to work that demonstrate respect for others, commitment, competence and appropriate behaviour
C: a commitment made by regulated professionals
D: Another term for confidentiality
Ans: B
Which of the following is true? correct answer A: you can use a client's phone to make personal calls
B: friends can visit you at work
C: you must follow your employer's dress code and policies
D: sharing your personal problems with a client shows compassion:
Ans: C
In a long-term care facility, the client's information should be shared among: correct answer A: health care team members involved in the client's care
B: health care team members and friends who visit the client
C: family and friends of the client
D: all staff members at the facility Ans: A
Compassion means: correct answer A: keeping one's feelings to oneself
B: approaching your work with enthusiasm
C: taking pity on those who are less fortunate
D: caring about another's misfortune and suffering
Ans: D
The acronym DIPPS stands for: correct answer A: disability, independence, preferences, policies, sympathy
B: dignity, independence, preferences, privacy, safety
C: discretion, individuality, pity, privacy, support
D: disability, individuality, pity, privacy, scope of practice
Ans: B
Which is false? When solving problems, you should: correct answer A: consider your scope of practice
B: consider the principles of compassionate care
C: discuss the problem with the client
D: not involve the client to prevent causing more problems
Ans: D
Canada's health care system is: correct answer A: strictly a federal responsibility
B: delivered by government employees
C: funded by private insurance companies
D: publicly funded through provincial or territorial and federal taxes
Ans: D
Provincial and territorial governments are responsible for: correct answer A: paying the full amount of all
medical procedures
Activities of daily living are? correct answer A: social and recreational activities
B: Activities that support workers perform to prevent injury
C: physical exercises that people perform daily to keep themselves fit
D: self-care activities that people perform daily to remain independent and to function in society
Ans: D
Which of the following is a way in which support workers assist nurses or other health care team members? correct answer A: assess the client's needs
B: order range-of-motion exercises
C: witness legal signatures on permission forms
D: Report changes in the client's behaviour or health
Ans: D
Resident is a term used to describe a person who is receiving care at: correct answer A: home
B: A long-term care facility
C: An outpatient clinic
D: A hospital
Ans: B
The main focus of the health care team is to: correct answer A: see as many client's as possible
B: provide quality care for the client
C: complete assigned tasks as quickly as possible
D: find a cure for the client's illness or disease
Ans: B
Support workers are: correct answer A: unregulated care providers B: licenses health care workers
C: members of a professional college
D: members of a regulatory body
Ans: A
Scope of practice means: correct answer A: the tasks that are assigned by your supervisor
B: the tasks that a client asks you to perform
C: the effort you put into performing a task or procedure
D: the legal limits of your role
Ans: D
Professionalism is: correct answer A: a term used to describe workplace settings
B: an approach to work that demonstrate respect for others, commitment, competence and appropriate behaviour
C: a commitment made by regulated professionals
D: Another term for confidentiality
Ans: B
Which of the following is true? correct answer A: you can use a client's phone to make personal calls
B: friends can visit you at work
C: you must follow your employer's dress code and policies
D: sharing your personal problems with a client shows compassion:
Ans: C
In a long-term care facility, the client's information should be shared among: correct answer A: health care team members involved in the client's care
B: health care team members and friends who visit the client
C: family and friends of the client
D: all staff members at the facility Ans: A
Compassion means: correct answer A: keeping one's feelings to oneself
B: approaching your work with enthusiasm
C: taking pity on those who are less fortunate
D: caring about another's misfortune and suffering
Ans: D
The acronym DIPPS stands for: correct answer A: disability, independence, preferences, policies, sympathy
B: dignity, independence, preferences, privacy, safety
C: discretion, individuality, pity, privacy, support
D: disability, individuality, pity, privacy, scope of practice
Ans: B
Which is false? When solving problems, you should: correct answer A: consider your scope of practice
B: consider the principles of compassionate care
C: discuss the problem with the client
D: not involve the client to prevent causing more problems
Ans: D
Canada's health care system is: correct answer A: strictly a federal responsibility
B: delivered by government employees
C: funded by private insurance companies
D: publicly funded through provincial or territorial and federal taxes
Ans: D
Provincial and territorial governments are responsible for: correct answer A: paying the full amount of all
medical procedures
