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Discover how to start a rewarding career as a Personal Support Worker (PSW). Our free PDF guide covers essential duties, required skills, certification paths, job outlook, and salary expectations.

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PSW (NACC) FINAL EXAM (LATEST UPDATE 2025 /

2026) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | GRADE A | 100%

CORRECT (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

Holistic care .....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 .....answer.....is an approach to work that

demonstrates respect for others ,commitment competence and

appropriate behavior.

Professional boundaries .....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 .....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.

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The regulated health professions act .....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 .....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 .....answer.....focuses on rehabilitation,

assist clients with muscular-skeletal impairments, focuses on

restoring function and preventing disability from illness also they

are regulated.

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Role of rn .....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

Role of rpn .....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

.....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

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supervision and evaluation . A nurse is the only one who can

delegate to a personal support worker

Culture .....answer.....refers to the characteristics of a group of

people, language, values, beliefs, habits and ways of life

Religion .....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

.....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 .....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

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