PSW Ch. 2 Flashcards
True/False
Health care service delivery to indigenous peoples is a provincial or territorial responsibility only
False
True/False
The Canadian health care system has seen a shift in focus from home care to hospital care
False
hospital care to home care
True/False
Clients are being sent home sooner after hospital procedures
True
True/False
Indigenous health and wellness is based on a holistic model of health
True
True/False
People can lose their medicare coverage if they are fired from a job
False
Multiple choice
home care services today provide support to a large range of clients including
A. Women in labour
B. People with short-term medical conditions
C. Babies being treated in neonatal critical care units
D. Inmates in a correctional facility
B. People with short-term medical conditions
Multiple choice
In 2004 Tommy Douglas was voted “the Greatest Canadian” His main contribution to Saskatchewan as a health minister was to initiate
A. A support worker program
B. A medicare system
C. A free food program for the people in Saskatchewan
D. 4 weeks of paid vacation time for everybody
B. A medicare system
Professional or support service?
Nursing care
Professional
What are the five principles of Medicare listed in the Canadian Health act
- Public administration
- Comprehensiveness
- Universailty
- Portability
- Accessibility
Professional or support service?
Physiotherapy
Professional
Professional or support service?
Social work
Professional
Professional or support service?
Personal care
Support
Professional or support service?
Assistance with activities of daily living
Support
Professional or support service?
Speech therapy
Professional
