Mod 2 Leglislation Flashcards
Accountability
The obligation for the professional, ethical, and legal and ethical responsibilities of ones activities and actions
ADL
Daily tasks that the client would complete for himself if he were not prevented from doing so by a health condition
Agent
Refers to a person designated in a personal directive and make personal decisions on behalf of the maker
Confidentiality
No private information about a client or the clients care is shared with people who do not have the right or need to know this information
Consent
Agreement or approval e.g medical treatment, health care, or personal care
Direct supervision
A regulated health care professional is present while an HCA completes a task
Hazard assessment
Working together with the employer to determine any unsafe working conditions
Indirect supervision
A regulated health care professional is a confident that an HCA can perform a task safely and is available if help is needed
Informed consent
Consent obtained under the legal condition whereby a person is first given complete accurate, and relevant information so as to fully understand the action or procedure and it’s potential implications
Private guardian
A friend, acquaintance, or family member who has been appointed by the court to make decisions on behalf of a client. These decisions do not include financial matters
Public guardian
An employee of the government who has been assigned by the courts to make decisions on behalf of a client. These decisions do not include financial matters
Restricted activities
Health care procedures that have a degree of risk and may be assigned to HCAS only after specific training, under the supervision of a regulated health care professional, and with the permission of the client or the clients family
Rights
Choices that individuals are entitled to make regarding religion, cultural practices, beliefs and personal expression, these are examples of individual rights
The employer and employee work together to identify potential dangers of working alone
Hazard assessment
Family members may be asked to be present during a home care visit
Safe visit plan
The supervisor calls the employee at scheduled times
Good communication system
An employee is instructed on how to protect herself during an aggressive attack
Employee safety training
An employee submits a detailed list of the days activities to the employer before leaving the office
Safe travel plan
An employee travels away from the office
Defined as “working alone”
This government department developed the “ working alone” leglislation
Occupational health and safety
If your supervisor is present while you perform a task, this is an example of
Direct supervision
A friend or relative who is appointed by the court to make decisions on your behalf, but not financial decisions, is called a
Private guardian
You must maintain _ about client information
Confidentiality
Tasks that would normally perform for themselves are referred to as
Activities of daily living
When the client receives, accurate and relevant information about the procedure and gives consent, is referred to as
Informed consent
When you are assigned a task, you can refuse the assignment when
You have never done this task for this client before and have not received instruction on this task, which is a restricted activity
Activity is restricted when
There is a degree of risk involved
Health care aids are unregulated health care workers who work under the supervision of
The regulated health care professionals
The health information acts ensures that
If the client does not wish to have any health information disclosed, this wish will be respected
When a request for information on a clients condition is made, the responsibility of the hca is to
Refer the person making the the request to the health care professional in charge of client care
A client may not make a personal directive if
He is under the age of 18
An agent named in a personal directive must
Agree to act as the agent for this client
Which decision is not a part of the personal directive
Financial decisions made by the client
The protection for persons in care act is designed to protect
Clients who live in care facility’s
What is one of the certification criteria under the mental health act?
Clients you are likely to cause harm to them or others
One of the most common types of abuse in care is
Financial
The first thing an hca should do if she witnesses abuse is
Ensure that the client is safe
A public guardian is
Appointed by the court
One responsibility when working alone is to
Follow a safe visit plan
