Role Of The PSW

Question 1

Stress

Answer 1

• feeling of the inability to cope with certain situations or behaviours. It may be external and perceived by our senses. stress can lead to burnout

Burnout is the state of mental or physical exhaustion

Question 2

Sources of Stress

Answer 2

• money
• relationships
• work
• health
• school
• death
• lack of support

Question 3

How to deal with Stress

Answer 3

• yoga
• exercise
• sleep
• distraction
• meditation

Question 4

PSW Role

Answer 4

• a PSW can do for a person whatever he/she would normally do for themselves
• assisting with cooking, cleaning, grooming, dressing, toileting and repositioning
• provide safe and physical comfort

Question 5

Professional Appearance and Behaviours

Answer 5

• dress appropriate
• positive attitude
• a sense of responsibility
• be discreet about personal matters
• use acceptable speech and language

Question 7

Time Managment

Answer 7

• don’t procrastinate
• break things into parts
• pace yourself

Question 8

Long Term Care Act

Answer 8

Is designed to help ensure that the residents receive safe, consistent, high quality, resident centred care. The goal is to create an environment that feels like home.

Question 9

Breach of Privacy

Answer 9

• discussing information with others
• call other clients from another clients home
• losing your schedular or day planner

Question 10

Rapport

Answer 10

1) introduce yourself
2) talk about what the client wants
3) ask open ended questions
4) use active listening

Question 11

Accountability

Answer 11

• the willingness to accept responsibility and to explain you actions, inactions or omissions. This can not be shared, it is solely on the individual.

Question 12

Autonomy

Answer 12

• having the freedom and choice to make decisions on your own

Question 13

Negligence

Answer 13

• occurs when you fail to act in a compassionate manner, thereby harming the client or their property.
• ensuring that you document everything correctly will help you with negligence

Question 14

Assault and Battery

Answer 14

• is intentionally attempting to touch a clients body without consent, causing the client to fear bodily harm

Question 15

5 Right of Delegation

Answer 15

1) right task
2) right circumstance
3) right person
4) right direction or instruction
5) right supervision and evaluation

Question 16

Delegation

Answer 16

• an activity that you assist the client with or perform for the client. Some fall out of you scope of practice.
• only a nurse can delegate you a task, it can’t not come from another PSW

Question 18

Holistic Care

Answer 18

• meeting the physical, mental, social and spiritual needs of a person

Question 19

Client, Patient, Resident

Answer 19

• the person receiving health care or support and service

Question 20

Confidentiality

Answer 20

-information that is not disclosed outside of work, even to other clients, friends or family members

Question 21

Empathy

Answer 21

• a feeling of compassion, having an understanding of what another person is feeling

Question 22

Care Plan

Answer 22

• a document written by a nurse, this is to identify the care the client is to receive

Question 23

Regulated

Answer 23

• governed by a professional organization called a college which sets education and license requirements, establishing a scope of practice, codes of ethics and standards of conduct. The college disciplines the member that shows professional misconduct

Question 24

Where can a PSW work?

Answer 24

• hospital
• long term care
• retirement home
• group home
• hospice
• schools - EA