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PSW (NACC Final) Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
HOLISTIC CARE Ans: 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 Ans: is an approach to work that demonstrates
respect for others ,commitment competence and appropriate behavior.
PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES Ans: 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 Ans: 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 Ans: 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 Ans: focuses on the rehabilitation
and teaches clients skills needed to perform ADLs, designs adaptive
equipment for ADLs, they are regulated
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ROLE OF PHYSICAL THERAPIST Ans: 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 Ans: 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
ROLE OF RPN Ans: 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 Ans:
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 Ans: refers to the characteristics of a group of people,
language, values, beliefs, habits and ways of life
RELIGION Ans: 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 Ans:
impacts the client by how healthcare can be performed and given to
someone or may give the health service.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs Ans: 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,
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the need for love and belonging, the need for self-esteem, and the need
for self-actualization or fulfillment.
Assault Ans: initially attempting to or threatening to touch a person's
body without consent, causing the person to fear bodily harm
Battery Ans: the touching of a persons body without the person's
consent
Slander Ans: the making of false verbal statements that hurt the
reputation of a person
Negligence Ans: failure to act in the careful and confident manner
resulting in harm to a person or damage to property
False imprisonment Ans: an unlawful restraint or restrictions of a
person's freedom of movement
Harassment Ans: troubling tormenting offending or worrying a person
through one's behavior or comments
Autonomy Ans: also called self determination means having the
freedom and choice to make decisions that affect one's life
Dependence Ans: the state of relying on others for support, being
unable to manage without help
Interdependence Ans: the state of relying on one another
Independence Ans: The state of not relying on others for control or
authority
Active listening Ans: 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 Ans: restating another persons message in your own
words
PSW (NACC Final) Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
HOLISTIC CARE Ans: 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 Ans: is an approach to work that demonstrates
respect for others ,commitment competence and appropriate behavior.
PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES Ans: 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 Ans: 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 Ans: 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 Ans: focuses on the rehabilitation
and teaches clients skills needed to perform ADLs, designs adaptive
equipment for ADLs, they are regulated
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ROLE OF PHYSICAL THERAPIST Ans: 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 Ans: 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
ROLE OF RPN Ans: 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 Ans:
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 Ans: refers to the characteristics of a group of people,
language, values, beliefs, habits and ways of life
RELIGION Ans: 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 Ans:
impacts the client by how healthcare can be performed and given to
someone or may give the health service.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs Ans: 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,
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the need for love and belonging, the need for self-esteem, and the need
for self-actualization or fulfillment.
Assault Ans: initially attempting to or threatening to touch a person's
body without consent, causing the person to fear bodily harm
Battery Ans: the touching of a persons body without the person's
consent
Slander Ans: the making of false verbal statements that hurt the
reputation of a person
Negligence Ans: failure to act in the careful and confident manner
resulting in harm to a person or damage to property
False imprisonment Ans: an unlawful restraint or restrictions of a
person's freedom of movement
Harassment Ans: troubling tormenting offending or worrying a person
through one's behavior or comments
Autonomy Ans: also called self determination means having the
freedom and choice to make decisions that affect one's life
Dependence Ans: the state of relying on others for support, being
unable to manage without help
Interdependence Ans: the state of relying on one another
Independence Ans: The state of not relying on others for control or
authority
Active listening Ans: 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 Ans: restating another persons message in your own
words
