Week 3

Question 1

What the Psw role do

Answer 1

Assist/support clients

Question 2

What the PSW role does

Answer 2

Personal care
Home management
Family responsibilities
recreation activities

Question 3

When for the PSW

Answer 3

24/7 (shift work)

Question 4

Where does the PSW work

Answer 4

Variety of settings (facility vs community)

Question 5

Why PSW Role

Answer 5

Less nurses, more care needed in home, and more cost effective

Question 6

Goal of support work

Answer 6

Support improving clients quality of life

Question 7

Facility based

Answer 7

Hospital, LTC, retirement homes

Question 8

Community based

Answer 8

Personal homes
Supportive housing

Question 9

Patient

Answer 9

Receives care in hospital

Question 10

Resident

Answer 10

Person living in a residential facility

Question 11

Client

Answer 11

General term for People receiving health care or support services in community

Question 12

Unregulated workers

Answer 12

No professional college or governing workers
No official requirements for education
No disciplinary action
No official code of ethics

Question 13

Regulated workers

Answer 13

Self-governing
Need a license or certificate
Regulatory bodies are called colleges

Question 14

Scope of practice

Answer 14

A- skills that the employer wants you to preform
B- amount of practice that is needed to preform skill safely
C- limit and extent of health care workers role as determined by the employers policies
D- amount of time it takes to preform skill

Question 15

RN AND RPN

Answer 15

assess client/situation, develop nursing care plans, implement and evaluate work done

Question 16

Discretion

Answer 16

Means showing good judgement about what you say, how you say it, when you say it, and where you say it

Question 17

Confidentiality

Answer 17

Respecting and guarding personal and private information about another person

Question 18

Professionalism

Answer 18

Demonstrates respect for others, commitment, competence, and appropriate behaviour

Question 19

When problem solving consider

Answer 19

The goal of the support work
The clients viewpoint
Scope of practice
Supervisors viewpoint

Question 20

Support workers responsiblilities

Answer 20

Personal care
Support for other health care workers
Family support
Social support
Housekeeping or home management
Documenting and reporting

Question 21

Activities of daily living

Answer 21

Self-care actions that people perform everyday to remain independent

Question 22

Instrumental activities of daily living

Answer 22

Complex and necessary skills needed to successfully live independently

Question 23

Clients can be grouped according to

Answer 23

Issues, needs, and ages

Question 24

Primary care nurse

Answer 24

Responsible for the ongoing management of the health of a client