PSW Ch.5 Flashcards
True/False
Employment standards and legislation protect you from harassment
False
True/False
A designated health care provider can ask you to obtain consent from a client
False
True/False
You may refuse to do something that is beyond your scope of practice
True
True/False
Human rights legislation protects you against harassment
True
Multiple choice
If you are asked to obtain a client’s signature on an informed consent form, you should..
A. Make sure the client is mentally competent
B. Refuse because this is not a support worker’s responsibility
C. Ask a family member to witness the signature
D. Call the doctor/nurse to witness the signature
B. Refuse because this is not a support worker’s responsibility
Multiple choice
What rights do clients have
A. They have the right to electronic privacy and confidentiality
B. They may part in social, cultural, religious, and community activities
C. They may receive support and reassurance from family members and friends
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Definition
A legal document stating the client’s wishes about future health care
Advance directive
Definition
Preferences about the care used to sustain the clients life
Living will
An act is another term for..
Law
Definition
Making a false written statement that hurts the reputation of another
Libel
Definition
A worker causing harm to a person deliberately is called..
Intentional harm
Definition
Attempting or threatening to touch a persons body without consent
Assault
Definition
Touching a persons body without consent
Battery
Definition
What you should or should not do
Ethics
Definition
Having free choice
Autonomy
