Module 2 Role Of The Worker Feb 17th Flashcards
What does RHP stand for?
Regulated health professionals act
What is the PSW’s role?
– housekeeping – assisting in exercise – laundry – medication – ROM (range of motion) – Assisting in PHYSIO – menu/ meal prep
Who assists in the health care team?
– Nurse RN RPN – Doctor – Physio – PSW – Dietitian – OT (occupational therapist) –SW (social worker) – Spiritual leaders
Define delegation
Delegation: Given a task that is regulated
Who would a PSW be delegated by?
RN / RPN
What are ‘Delighted acts’ do they apply the same to everyone?
– It must be an activity of daily living
– Client specific (doesn’t apply for everyone)
– Nurse must train if they don’t know how to preform a delighted act
5 rights of delegation
1) Right task
2) Right circumstance (Are you doing it for the right reasons)
3) Right person
4) Right direction
What do you do when you first meet a client (6)
- introduce yourself
- have a positive attitude
- punctuality
- professional appearance
- discretion about personal matters
- acceptable speech and language
What does the privacy legislation do for a client?
Establishes rules for use and discloser of personal health information
What does PHIPA stand for?
Privacy Health Information Protection Act
Name 7 people in the Health care team.
Respiratory Therapy, Social Worker, RN, RPN,, Psychologist, Activity Director, Dentist.
What is accountability?
Accepting responsibility, & to explain your actions interactions, or omissions intentions and decisions
Can accountability be shared
No only one person can be held accountable
What is the privacy legislation?
Pledge to respect guard personal and private information about the client family or agency
Define autonomy.
Freedom and choice to make desisions that affect someone’s life
What would a PSW do to protect a clients Privacy
- close doors/curtains before procedures
- conversations are private only health care people should know
What is confidentiality?
Respecting, guarding and using discretion with a person and private information
What is holistic care?
Providing a whole persons physical emotional social spiritual and cognitive needs
How to use efficient Time management skills
Providing competent compassionate care
- daily planning
- scheduling
Righting a report
- punctuality
- write what client says happened, or what you seen heard
- be clear
What is stress?
Emotional/physical response to an event that can take over the whole person chronic stress can lead to burnout.
What is meant by being a burn out?
Physical, emotional and mental exhaustion
Stressors
Kids Money Aging Having a baby at the wrong age Death Spouse Buying a home Transportation A job Getting sick
What does LTC stand for?
Long term care act
What is a Care plan
Document that details the care & services a client should recieve
Define Non-maleficene give an example of it happening in the work place
Principal of doing no harm
Not serving cake to a client and advises that he’s going to consult his manager before the client eats the cake
Define Beneficence give an example of it happening
Doing or promoting good
Reported to the supervisor what happened
4 places a PSW could work
Hospital, assisted living, long term care, and group homes
What would a PSW do in a Hospice/palliative care system
Comfort them, ADL’s comfort family giving resources
What is negligence
Failing to act in a careful competent manor An intentional wrong Not performing a task properly Performing a task your not trained to do Making a mistake due to carelessness
Assault is?
Attempting to touch a clients body without consent
What is battery?
The actual touching of someone’s body without consent
What is false imprisionment?
Unlawful restraint or restrictions on a clients movement
Invasion of privacy - give an example
Opening their mail without consent
6 legal rights
Human rights legislation OHS Employment standards Labour relations WSIB LTC act
What is an ethical dilemma
Conflict between opposing moral choices and choosing one would go against the other
4 principal health care ethics
Autonomy
Justice
Benefice
Non maleficene
What should you do if you are making an ethical decision for the client?
Collect as much information as possible consider 4 principals of health care ethics. Consider all options to resolve the dilemma
What are ethics
The principals or values that guide you to decide what is right from wrong and what is good or bad
