PSW (NACC FINAL) EXAM|LATEST MOCK TEST 2024
|COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS |PRE-EVALUATED A+
HOLISTIC CARE - ANSWER-HOLISTIC CARE/HEALTH IS CARING FOR THE WHOLE PERSON (
PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, INTELLECTUAL, SPIRITUAL) A STATE OF WELL-BEING IN ALL
DIMENSIONS OF ONE'S LIFE
PROFESSIONALISM - ANSWER-is an approach to work that demonstrates respect for others
,commitment competence and appropriate behavior.
PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES - ANSWER-appropriate limitations on behavior meant to protect
the vulnerable client from the caregiver who has access to private knowledge about him or her.
EXPLAIN THE REGULATION OF A PSW - ANSWER-PSW's work under a regulated healthcare
provider. You must follow and know the scope of practice. Never act beyond the legal limits of
your role.
THE REGULATED HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACT - ANSWER-Health regulatory colleges are
responsible for ensuring that regulated health professionals provide health services in a safe,
professional and ethical manner. This includes, among other things, setting standards of practice
for the profession and investigating complaints about members of the profession and, where
appropriate, disciplining them. the HPA also lists the tasks that can be delegated to PSW
ROLE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - ANSWER-focuses on the rehabilitation and teaches clients
skills needed to perform ADLs, designs adaptive equipment for ADLs, they are regulated
,ROLE OF PHYSICAL THERAPIST - ANSWER-focuses on rehabilitation, assist clients with muscular-
skeletal impairments, focuses on restoring function and preventing disability from illness also
they are regulated.
ROLE OF RN - ANSWER-Assesses, makes nursing diagnosis, plans, implements, and evaluates
nursing care, tends to clients who have unstable health conditions provides direct client care
and administers medication supervisors support workers, they are regulated
ROLE OF RPN - ANSWER-assesses, makes nursing diagnoses, plans, implements and evaluates
nursing care, tends to clients who have stable health conditions provides direct client care,
administers medications and supervisors support workers they are also regulated
UNDERSTAND PROCESS OF DELEGATION OF AN ACT TO A PSW - ANSWER-The process of
delegation of an act to an personal support worker has to follow the five rights of delegation
Those five Rights are , The right task , the right circumstances , the right person , the right
directions and communication, and the right supervision and evaluation . a nurse is the only one
who can delegate to a personal support worker
CULTURE - ANSWER-refers to the characteristics of a group of people, language, values, beliefs,
habits and ways of life
RELIGION - ANSWER-relates to spiritual beliefs needs and practices. may promote beliefs and
practices related to daily living habits, behaviors relationships with others, diet, healing, days of
worship, birth and birth control, medicines and also death.
CULTURE AND RELIGION AND HOW IT IMPACTS THE CLIENT - ANSWER-impacts the client by
how healthcare can be performed and given to someone or may give the health service.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs - ANSWER-It is described as a persons basic needs must be met for
a person to survive and function. There are five levels and the lower level must be met before
the higher need levels are achieved those levels are as follows physical needs, the need for
safety, the need for love and belonging, the need for self-esteem, and the need for self-
actualization or fulfillment.
, Assault - ANSWER-initially attempting to or threatening to touch a person's body without
consent, causing the person to fear bodily harm
Battery - ANSWER-the touching of a persons body without the person's consent
Slander - ANSWER-the making of false verbal statements that hurt the reputation of a person
Negligence - ANSWER-failure to act in the careful and confident manner resulting in harm to a
person or damage to property
False imprisonment - ANSWER-an unlawful restraint or restrictions of a person's freedom of
movement
Harassment - ANSWER-troubling tormenting offending or worrying a person through one's
behavior or comments
Autonomy - ANSWER-also called self determination means having the freedom and choice to
make decisions that affect one's life
Dependence - ANSWER-the state of relying on others for support, being unable to manage
without help
Interdependence - ANSWER-the state of relying on one another
Independence - ANSWER-The state of not relying on others for control or authority
Active listening - ANSWER-means paying close attention to the clients verbal and nonverbal
communication Face the client, make eye contact, lean toward the client, respond to the client,
avoid communication barriers
