HCA Course 1 Module 2 and 3 Review
Personal Information - ANSThis includes name, race, origin, martial status and etc.
Abuse - ANSDefined as intentionally caused harm
Alberta's Protection for Persons Care Act - ANSMeaning of PPICA
Alberta's Health Professions Act - ANSMeaning of HPA
PPICA - ANSThis Act is for the Health Care Aide to must report any abue or neglect
witnessed
*Can be fined if she does not report anyabuse she is aware of
*Is protected from harm if she reports abuse
HPA - ANSThis Act's purpose is to protect the public by:
*Regulating health care professional
*Ensuring their standards of education
*Ensuring their competency
*Having a complaint process
*Identifies high-risk activities and restricts who can perform these activities
Alberta's Health Information Act - ANSMeaning of HIA
HIA - ANSThis Act is purpose to protect the "privacy" of an individual's health information
while still allowing health care professionals access to it to provide the best care.
Health Care Workers:
*Keeps client's access to and the reason for the health information
*Give client's access to and the reason for the health information
*Acess only the information they need to provide the best care to clients
Alberta's Emergency Medical Aid Act - ANSThis Act is purpose to protect any individual who
provides first aid to a person at an accident scene from being sued by the victims(s)
*"Health Care Providers" who give "First Aid" at the scene of an accident "away from a
hospital" are "protected" if they give "reasonable first aid care" in the circumstances. They
would be "legally liable" only if "gross negligence" occured.
Alberta's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act - ANSMeaning of FOIP
FOIP - ANSThis Act's purpose is to control how "public bodies" (hospital, schools, colleges,
etc.) "collect" personal information from individuals
*Controls how the information is used
*Fines persons guilty of an offence
, GOA - ANSThis Act allows regulated health care proffesional such as nurses to assign
"restricted activities" to unregulated health-care provides such as HCA's
Goverment Organization Act - ANSMeaning of GOA
Restricted Activities - ANS_____________ activities are those that can only be performed by
appropriately trained and licensed proffesionals and include activities such as cutting into the
skin, inserting items into the body, and prescribing or administering medication.
Collaborate - ANSTo willingly work together
Competent - ANSHaving knowledge and ability to perform a skill successfully
Diversity - ANSDifference; Variety
Regulated Health Professional - ANSA health professional who meets the education and
training requirements of a regulatory body to obtain a license to practice a certain profession
ie: LPN
Restricted Activity - ANSA care activity that can only be performed by health professional
who has received training and demostrated competence
Pandemic - ANSSpread throughout the world
Team - ANSA groupd of people working together towards a common purpose.
Communicate - ANSHealth team members ______________ with each other to give
coordinated and effective care.
Holistic - ANSHealth care teams must have a __________ approach and promote all five
dimensions of client's life.
What was done for the client, what needs to be done for the client and the client's response
to treatment - ANSHealth team members share information about:......
Handling conflict - ANSMay mean apologizing or admitting mistakes
Nurses, social worker, support workers, therapist, the client, and the client's family -
ANSMost teams include a......(7 members)
Facility Support team - ANSDirector, supervisor, doctor, activities director, wound and skin
care specialist, physiotherapist, RN, RPN, PSW
Community Team - ANSSupervisor or case manager, family, friends, other areas (nutritionist,
cancer specialits, etc,)
Direct Supervision - ANSFacility - the regulated nurse is with the client and supervises the
HCA while the task is being performed
Personal Information - ANSThis includes name, race, origin, martial status and etc.
Abuse - ANSDefined as intentionally caused harm
Alberta's Protection for Persons Care Act - ANSMeaning of PPICA
Alberta's Health Professions Act - ANSMeaning of HPA
PPICA - ANSThis Act is for the Health Care Aide to must report any abue or neglect
witnessed
*Can be fined if she does not report anyabuse she is aware of
*Is protected from harm if she reports abuse
HPA - ANSThis Act's purpose is to protect the public by:
*Regulating health care professional
*Ensuring their standards of education
*Ensuring their competency
*Having a complaint process
*Identifies high-risk activities and restricts who can perform these activities
Alberta's Health Information Act - ANSMeaning of HIA
HIA - ANSThis Act is purpose to protect the "privacy" of an individual's health information
while still allowing health care professionals access to it to provide the best care.
Health Care Workers:
*Keeps client's access to and the reason for the health information
*Give client's access to and the reason for the health information
*Acess only the information they need to provide the best care to clients
Alberta's Emergency Medical Aid Act - ANSThis Act is purpose to protect any individual who
provides first aid to a person at an accident scene from being sued by the victims(s)
*"Health Care Providers" who give "First Aid" at the scene of an accident "away from a
hospital" are "protected" if they give "reasonable first aid care" in the circumstances. They
would be "legally liable" only if "gross negligence" occured.
Alberta's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act - ANSMeaning of FOIP
FOIP - ANSThis Act's purpose is to control how "public bodies" (hospital, schools, colleges,
etc.) "collect" personal information from individuals
*Controls how the information is used
*Fines persons guilty of an offence
, GOA - ANSThis Act allows regulated health care proffesional such as nurses to assign
"restricted activities" to unregulated health-care provides such as HCA's
Goverment Organization Act - ANSMeaning of GOA
Restricted Activities - ANS_____________ activities are those that can only be performed by
appropriately trained and licensed proffesionals and include activities such as cutting into the
skin, inserting items into the body, and prescribing or administering medication.
Collaborate - ANSTo willingly work together
Competent - ANSHaving knowledge and ability to perform a skill successfully
Diversity - ANSDifference; Variety
Regulated Health Professional - ANSA health professional who meets the education and
training requirements of a regulatory body to obtain a license to practice a certain profession
ie: LPN
Restricted Activity - ANSA care activity that can only be performed by health professional
who has received training and demostrated competence
Pandemic - ANSSpread throughout the world
Team - ANSA groupd of people working together towards a common purpose.
Communicate - ANSHealth team members ______________ with each other to give
coordinated and effective care.
Holistic - ANSHealth care teams must have a __________ approach and promote all five
dimensions of client's life.
What was done for the client, what needs to be done for the client and the client's response
to treatment - ANSHealth team members share information about:......
Handling conflict - ANSMay mean apologizing or admitting mistakes
Nurses, social worker, support workers, therapist, the client, and the client's family -
ANSMost teams include a......(7 members)
Facility Support team - ANSDirector, supervisor, doctor, activities director, wound and skin
care specialist, physiotherapist, RN, RPN, PSW
Community Team - ANSSupervisor or case manager, family, friends, other areas (nutritionist,
cancer specialits, etc,)
Direct Supervision - ANSFacility - the regulated nurse is with the client and supervises the
HCA while the task is being performed
