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NACC - PSW EXAM REVIEW
NACC PSW CERTIFICATION EXAM
REVIEW 2025 | 2026 PERSONAL
SUPPORT WORKER, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & EXPERT-VERIFIED
ANSWERS FOR GUARANTEED PASS
GRADED A+
Which law ensures that every citizen has access to health care?
- ..........ANSWER.............
The Canada Health Act
The most pressing cause of health care reform has been :
- ..........ANSWER.............
Rising costs of providing technology, drugs and services
Respiratory Therapy
- ..........ANSWER.............
Support services provided through home care DO NOT include
Takes into account the whole person
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- ..........ANSWER.............
A holistic approach to health
People with strong emotional health do not show their emotions easily.
- ..........ANSWER.............
Do people with strong emotional health show their emotions easily?
Appears suddenly and lasts a short time
- ..........ANSWER.............
Acute Illness
This is not true of chronic illness
- ..........ANSWER.............
People usually recover from chronic illness
A system that arranges human needs into categories
- ..........ANSWER.............
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
the bill identifying human rights that are guaranteed to everyone in
Canada; on every level and embedded in the Constitution of Canada
- ..........ANSWER.............
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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Freedom from discrimination, harassment. Equal treatment with respect
to services and facilities, age, sex, ethnicity. Does not promote the right
to vote
- ..........ANSWER.............
Provincial Human Rights Codes
Must include information about the nature of the treatment, discuss
potential risks and side effects, likely consequences of not having the
treatment. Does not include reassurance that this is the best and only
option.
- ..........ANSWER.............
informed consent
careless neglect, often resulting in injury. Prison term is unlikely.
- ..........ANSWER.............
Negligence
Intentional attempt or threat to touch a persons body without the persons
consent.
- ..........ANSWER.............
Assault
The illegal restraint of another person's movement
- ..........ANSWER.............
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False Imprisonment
Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
- ..........ANSWER.............
prejudice
Self care activities that people perform to remain independant and
function in society
- ..........ANSWER.............
Activities of Daily Living
Personal Support Worker
- ..........ANSWER.............
Unregulated Health Care Provider
An approach to work that demonstrates a respect for others,
commitment, competence and appropriate behavior
- ..........ANSWER.............
Professionalism
Work settings that provide acute care
- ..........ANSWER.............Hospitals
service that provides a temporary break to family caregivers
NACC - PSW EXAM REVIEW
NACC PSW CERTIFICATION EXAM
REVIEW 2025 | 2026 PERSONAL
SUPPORT WORKER, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & EXPERT-VERIFIED
ANSWERS FOR GUARANTEED PASS
GRADED A+
Which law ensures that every citizen has access to health care?
- ..........ANSWER.............
The Canada Health Act
The most pressing cause of health care reform has been :
- ..........ANSWER.............
Rising costs of providing technology, drugs and services
Respiratory Therapy
- ..........ANSWER.............
Support services provided through home care DO NOT include
Takes into account the whole person
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- ..........ANSWER.............
A holistic approach to health
People with strong emotional health do not show their emotions easily.
- ..........ANSWER.............
Do people with strong emotional health show their emotions easily?
Appears suddenly and lasts a short time
- ..........ANSWER.............
Acute Illness
This is not true of chronic illness
- ..........ANSWER.............
People usually recover from chronic illness
A system that arranges human needs into categories
- ..........ANSWER.............
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
the bill identifying human rights that are guaranteed to everyone in
Canada; on every level and embedded in the Constitution of Canada
- ..........ANSWER.............
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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Freedom from discrimination, harassment. Equal treatment with respect
to services and facilities, age, sex, ethnicity. Does not promote the right
to vote
- ..........ANSWER.............
Provincial Human Rights Codes
Must include information about the nature of the treatment, discuss
potential risks and side effects, likely consequences of not having the
treatment. Does not include reassurance that this is the best and only
option.
- ..........ANSWER.............
informed consent
careless neglect, often resulting in injury. Prison term is unlikely.
- ..........ANSWER.............
Negligence
Intentional attempt or threat to touch a persons body without the persons
consent.
- ..........ANSWER.............
Assault
The illegal restraint of another person's movement
- ..........ANSWER.............
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False Imprisonment
Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
- ..........ANSWER.............
prejudice
Self care activities that people perform to remain independant and
function in society
- ..........ANSWER.............
Activities of Daily Living
Personal Support Worker
- ..........ANSWER.............
Unregulated Health Care Provider
An approach to work that demonstrates a respect for others,
commitment, competence and appropriate behavior
- ..........ANSWER.............
Professionalism
Work settings that provide acute care
- ..........ANSWER.............Hospitals
service that provides a temporary break to family caregivers
