NACC-PSW 2024 UPDATE STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
Support services provided through home care DO NOT include -
(correct answer) Respiratory Therapy
A holistic approach to health - (correct answer) Takes into account
the whole person
Do people with strong emotional health show their emotions easily? -
(correct answer) People with strong emotional health do not show
their emotions easily.
Acute Illness - (correct answer) Appears suddenly and lasts a short
time
People usually recover from chronic illness - (correct answer) This is
not true of chronic illness
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - (correct answer) A system that
arranges human needs into categories
The Canada Health Act - (correct answer) Which law ensures that
every citizen has access to health care?
,Rising costs of providing technology, drugs and services - (correct
answer) The most pressing cause of health care reform has been :
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - (correct answer) the bill
identifying human rights that are guaranteed to everyone in Canada; on
every level and embedded in the Constitution of Canada
Provincial Human Rights Codes - (correct answer) Freedom from
discrimination, harassment. Equal treatment with respect to services
and facilities, age, sex, ethnicity. Does not promote the right to vote
informed consent - (correct answer) 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.
Negligence - (correct answer) careless neglect, often resulting in
injury. Prison term is unlikely.
Assault - (correct answer) Intentional attempt or threat to touch a
persons body without the persons consent.
,False Imprisonment - (correct answer) the illegal restraint of
another person's movement
prejudice - (correct answer) preconceived opinion that is not based
on reason or actual experience
Activities of Daily Living - (correct answer) Self care activities that
people perform to remain independant and function in society
Unregulated Health Care Provider - (correct answer) Personal
Support Worker
Professionalism - (correct answer) An approach to work that
demonstrates a respect for others, commitment, competence and
appropriate behaviour
Hospitals - (correct answer) Work settings that provide acute care
respite services - (correct answer) service that provides a temporary
break to family caregivers
Residents in retirement facilities - (correct answer) older adults with
limited care needs
, Membership of the healthcare team - (correct answer) determined
by the clients needs
opportunity for collaboration - (correct answer) benefits of team
approach to health care
Case manager - (correct answer) evaluates a clients needs and
coordinates the services of the health care in a community team
Delegated task responsibility - (correct answer) You, and the RN are
responsible
Stress - (correct answer) the emotional, behavioural, or physical
response to an event or situation. Not influenced by gender.
Displacement - (correct answer) When you respond in anger to
someone who was not the person who angered you.
Non-maleficence - (correct answer) duty to do no harm, provide a
safe environment
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