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1. Holistic Care: Considering the whole person. Considering their physical, social, emotional
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, cognitive and spiritual dimensions.
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2. Professionalism: an approach to work that demonstrates respect for others, commitm u u u u u u u u u u
ent, competence, and appropriate behaviours.
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3. Professional Boundaries: Appropriate limitations on behaviour, meant to protect the vulner
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able client from the caregiver who has access to private knowledge about him or her.
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4. Regulation of a PSW: The PSW is an unregulated profession.For an unregulated care provider
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there are clearly identified services we provide under the supervision of the client, family mem
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ber, regulated health care provider or employer.There is no legislation to regulate PSW's or an o
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rganization of professional college that governs the role. There is no official code of ethics but t
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hey must adhere to the codes of behaviour from their employer.
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5. Regulated Health Professions Act: Regulated Health Professions. In Ontario, regulated h
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ealth professions are governed under the Regulated Health Profes-
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sions Act, 1991 (RHPA) and health profession Acts (i.e., Medicine Act, 1991). This legislative f
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ramework establishes health regulatory colleges, which regulate the professions in the publi
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c interest. i.e. the college of nurses.
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6. Role of the occupational therapist: Focuses on rehabilitation; teaches clients skills need
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ed to perform ADLs; designs adaptive equipment for ADLs
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7. Role of the physical therapist: Focuses on rehabilitation; assist clients with mus- culo-
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skeletal impairments; focuses on restoring function and preventing disability from illness or i
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8. Role of Registered Nurse (RN): assesses, makes nursing diagnoses, plans, implements, a
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nd evaluates nursing care. Tends to clients with unstable health conditions; provides direct cli
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ent care, administers medications, supervises support workers
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9. Role of RPN Licenced practical nurse (LPN): a health care provider licensed and regulate
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d by the province or territory to carry out nursing techniques and provide client care. Known as a
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registered practical nurse (RPN) in Ontario.
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10. ALL RULES REGARDING DELEGATION: Only regulated health care providers like nurses hav
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e the authority (legal right) to perform certain tasks because they have the knowledge, skill an
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d training to perform them. They are called controlled acts and are considered harmful if they
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are performed by unqualified people. In some circumstances some acts will be delegated to y
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ou. In order to do this, specific conditions called "exceptions" must be met for delegation to be p
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ermitted.The nurse must feel confident the support worker understands what the responsibili
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ties are when performing the task, knowns when and who to ask for assistance, and knowns wh
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en, how and whom to report the outcome of the task.
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,Tasks that may be delegated to support workers must be routine ones with pre-
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dictable outcomes that require little supervision and can only be delegated for stable clients.
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Delegation tasks may include: suctioning a permanent tracheotomy in and out catherization; a
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ministering glucometers, dressings, tube feedings and medication. Only some nursing tasks ca
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be delegated.Your employer's policies and guidelines, your job description and provincial or ter
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torial legislation determine what tasks can be delegated to you.
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Sometimes these rules vary between community and LTC. In Ontari
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o an RN, RPN and LPN can delegate.
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A delegated task is not transferrable to another client. Just because you did it for one person, doe
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not mean you are able to perform the SAME task on another client without training.
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11. Before delegating tasks, the nurse must know the following:: • What tasks your provinc
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e or territory allows support workers to perform.
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• The tasks included in your job description.
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• What you were taught in your training program.
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• What skills you have learned and how they were evaluated.
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• Your work experiences. u u
12. A nurse who delegates a task is required to:: • Have the knowledge, skill, and judgement t
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o perform the task competently.
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• Have the additional knowledge, skill and judgement to teach the task to others. The delega
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ting nurse is responsible for providing all necessary teaching, but not everyone is able to tea
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ch others how to perform something. Good communication skills and patience required.
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• Accept responsibility for teaching the task to the support worker. The nurse must first deter
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mine the risks and benefits of teaching the task and be able to confidently predict its outcome.
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• Assess your performance. The nurse must determine if you're able to perform the task corre
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• Determine if the task that is taught can be performed for more than one client. Each client is un
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ique.
• Monitor you over time to ensure you remain able to perform the task correctly and safely.
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In the community the nurse may provide you with written instructions, predicted outcome and
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hat to record. u u
13. You can refuse a task to be delegated to you if:: • you have concerns about your ability t
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o do the task
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