PSW (NACC Final) EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
HOLISTIC CARE - CORRECT ANSWER-HOLISTIC CARE/HEALTH IS CARING FOR THE WHOLE PERSON
( PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, INTELLECTUAL, SPIRITUAL) A STATE OF WELL-BEING IN ALL
DIMENSIONS OF ONE'S LIFE
PROFESSIONALISM - CORRECT ANSWER-is an approach to work that demonstrates respect for
others ,commitment competence and appropriate behavior.
PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES - CORRECT ANSWER-appropriate limitations on behavior meant to protect
the vulnerable client from the caregiver who has access to private knowledge about him or her.
EXPLAIN THE REGULATION OF A PSW - CORRECT ANSWER-PSW's work under a regulated healthcare
provider. You must follow and know the scope of practice. Never act beyond the legal limits of your role.
THE REGULATED HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT - CORRECT ANSWER-Health regulatory colleges are
responsible for ensuring that regulated health professionals provide health services in a safe,
professional and ethical manner. This includes, among other things, setting standards of practice for the
profession and investigating complaints about members of the profession and, where appropriate,
disciplining them. the HPA also lists the tasks that can be delegated to PSW
ROLE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - CORRECT ANSWER-focuses on the rehabilitation and teaches
clients skills needed to perform ADLs, designs adaptive equipment for ADLs, they are regulated
ROLE OF PHYSICAL THERAPIST - CORRECT ANSWER-focuses on rehabilitation, assist clients with
muscular-skeletal impairments, focuses on restoring function and preventing disability from illness also
they are regulated.
ROLE OF RN - CORRECT ANSWER-Assesses, makes nursing diagnosis, plans, implements, and evaluates
nursing care, tends to clients who have unstable health conditions provides direct client care and
administers medication supervisors support workers, they are regulated
PSW (NACC Final) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
,ROLE OF RPN - CORRECT ANSWER-assesses, makes nursing diagnoses, plans, implements and evaluates
nursing care, tends to clients who have stable health conditions provides direct client care, administers
medications and supervisors support workers they are also regulated
UNDERSTAND PROCESS OF DELEGATION OF AN ACT TO A PSW - CORRECT ANSWER-The process of
delegation of an act to an personal support worker has to follow the five rights of delegation Those five
Rights are , The right task , the right circumstances , the right person , the right directions and
communication, and the right supervision and evaluation . a nurse is the only one who can delegate to a
personal support worker
CULTURE - CORRECT ANSWER-refers to the characteristics of a group of people, language, values,
beliefs, habits and ways of life
RELIGION - CORRECT ANSWER-relates to spiritual beliefs needs and practices. may promote beliefs and
practices related to daily living habits, behaviors relationships with others, diet, healing, days of worship,
birth and birth control, medicines and also death.
CULTURE AND RELIGION AND HOW IT IMPACTS THE CLIENT - CORRECT ANSWER-impacts the client by
how healthcare can be performed and given to someone or may give the health service.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs - CORRECT ANSWER-It is described as a persons basic needs must be met
for a person to survive and function. There are five levels and the lower level must be met before the
higher need levels are achieved those levels are as follows physical needs, the need for safety, the need
for love and belonging, the need for self-esteem, and the need for self-actualization or fulfillment.
Assault - CORRECT ANSWER-initially attempting to or threatening to touch a person's body without
consent, causing the person to fear bodily harm
Battery - CORRECT ANSWER-the touching of a persons body without the person's consent
Slander - CORRECT ANSWER-the making of false verbal statements that hurt the reputation of a person
Negligence - CORRECT ANSWER-failure to act in the careful and confident manner resulting in harm to a
person or damage to property
PSW (NACC Final) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
, False imprisonment - CORRECT ANSWER-an unlawful restraint or restrictions of a person's freedom of
movement
Harassment - CORRECT ANSWER-troubling tormenting offending or worrying a person through one's
behavior or comments
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER-also called self determination means having the freedom and choice to
make decisions that affect one's life
Dependence - CORRECT ANSWER-the state of relying on others for support, being unable to manage
without help
Interdependence - CORRECT ANSWER-the state of relying on one another
Independence - CORRECT ANSWER-The state of not relying on others for control or authority
Active listening - CORRECT ANSWER-means paying close attention to the clients verbal and nonverbal
communication Face the client, make eye contact, lean toward the client, respond to the client, avoid
communication barriers
Paraphrasing - CORRECT ANSWER-restating another persons message in your own words
Empathetic listening - CORRECT ANSWER-being intuitive to the speakers feelings
closed questions - CORRECT ANSWER-focuses on information that you need to learn that require a yes
or no answer
open-ended questions - CORRECT ANSWER-Invites the person to share thoughts and feelings or ideas
that must be more than a yes or no
Clarifying - CORRECT ANSWER-helps you make sure you understand what the person's messages
PSW (NACC Final) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
HOLISTIC CARE - CORRECT ANSWER-HOLISTIC CARE/HEALTH IS CARING FOR THE WHOLE PERSON
( PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, INTELLECTUAL, SPIRITUAL) A STATE OF WELL-BEING IN ALL
DIMENSIONS OF ONE'S LIFE
PROFESSIONALISM - CORRECT ANSWER-is an approach to work that demonstrates respect for
others ,commitment competence and appropriate behavior.
PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES - CORRECT ANSWER-appropriate limitations on behavior meant to protect
the vulnerable client from the caregiver who has access to private knowledge about him or her.
EXPLAIN THE REGULATION OF A PSW - CORRECT ANSWER-PSW's work under a regulated healthcare
provider. You must follow and know the scope of practice. Never act beyond the legal limits of your role.
THE REGULATED HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT - CORRECT ANSWER-Health regulatory colleges are
responsible for ensuring that regulated health professionals provide health services in a safe,
professional and ethical manner. This includes, among other things, setting standards of practice for the
profession and investigating complaints about members of the profession and, where appropriate,
disciplining them. the HPA also lists the tasks that can be delegated to PSW
ROLE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - CORRECT ANSWER-focuses on the rehabilitation and teaches
clients skills needed to perform ADLs, designs adaptive equipment for ADLs, they are regulated
ROLE OF PHYSICAL THERAPIST - CORRECT ANSWER-focuses on rehabilitation, assist clients with
muscular-skeletal impairments, focuses on restoring function and preventing disability from illness also
they are regulated.
ROLE OF RN - CORRECT ANSWER-Assesses, makes nursing diagnosis, plans, implements, and evaluates
nursing care, tends to clients who have unstable health conditions provides direct client care and
administers medication supervisors support workers, they are regulated
PSW (NACC Final) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
,ROLE OF RPN - CORRECT ANSWER-assesses, makes nursing diagnoses, plans, implements and evaluates
nursing care, tends to clients who have stable health conditions provides direct client care, administers
medications and supervisors support workers they are also regulated
UNDERSTAND PROCESS OF DELEGATION OF AN ACT TO A PSW - CORRECT ANSWER-The process of
delegation of an act to an personal support worker has to follow the five rights of delegation Those five
Rights are , The right task , the right circumstances , the right person , the right directions and
communication, and the right supervision and evaluation . a nurse is the only one who can delegate to a
personal support worker
CULTURE - CORRECT ANSWER-refers to the characteristics of a group of people, language, values,
beliefs, habits and ways of life
RELIGION - CORRECT ANSWER-relates to spiritual beliefs needs and practices. may promote beliefs and
practices related to daily living habits, behaviors relationships with others, diet, healing, days of worship,
birth and birth control, medicines and also death.
CULTURE AND RELIGION AND HOW IT IMPACTS THE CLIENT - CORRECT ANSWER-impacts the client by
how healthcare can be performed and given to someone or may give the health service.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs - CORRECT ANSWER-It is described as a persons basic needs must be met
for a person to survive and function. There are five levels and the lower level must be met before the
higher need levels are achieved those levels are as follows physical needs, the need for safety, the need
for love and belonging, the need for self-esteem, and the need for self-actualization or fulfillment.
Assault - CORRECT ANSWER-initially attempting to or threatening to touch a person's body without
consent, causing the person to fear bodily harm
Battery - CORRECT ANSWER-the touching of a persons body without the person's consent
Slander - CORRECT ANSWER-the making of false verbal statements that hurt the reputation of a person
Negligence - CORRECT ANSWER-failure to act in the careful and confident manner resulting in harm to a
person or damage to property
PSW (NACC Final) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
, False imprisonment - CORRECT ANSWER-an unlawful restraint or restrictions of a person's freedom of
movement
Harassment - CORRECT ANSWER-troubling tormenting offending or worrying a person through one's
behavior or comments
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER-also called self determination means having the freedom and choice to
make decisions that affect one's life
Dependence - CORRECT ANSWER-the state of relying on others for support, being unable to manage
without help
Interdependence - CORRECT ANSWER-the state of relying on one another
Independence - CORRECT ANSWER-The state of not relying on others for control or authority
Active listening - CORRECT ANSWER-means paying close attention to the clients verbal and nonverbal
communication Face the client, make eye contact, lean toward the client, respond to the client, avoid
communication barriers
Paraphrasing - CORRECT ANSWER-restating another persons message in your own words
Empathetic listening - CORRECT ANSWER-being intuitive to the speakers feelings
closed questions - CORRECT ANSWER-focuses on information that you need to learn that require a yes
or no answer
open-ended questions - CORRECT ANSWER-Invites the person to share thoughts and feelings or ideas
that must be more than a yes or no
Clarifying - CORRECT ANSWER-helps you make sure you understand what the person's messages
PSW (NACC Final) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
