NACC PSW EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE

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NACC PSW EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE

NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL COMPLETE 400 QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS )

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The acronym DIPPS stands for:

• Disability, independence, preferences, policies, sympathy
• Dignity, independence, preferences, privacy, safety
• Discretion, individuality, pity, privacy, support
• Disability, individuality, pity, privacy, scope of practice - ANSWER-

B

Which is false? When solving problems, you should:

• Consider your scope of practice
• Consider the principles of compassionate care
• Discuss the problem with the client
• Not involve the client to prevent causing more problems - ANSWER-

D

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Canada's health care system is:

• Straightly a federal responsibility
• Delivered by government employees
• Funded by private insurance companies
• Publicly funded through provincial or territorial and federal taxes -

ANSWER- D

Provincial and territorial government are responsible for:

• Paying the full amount of all medical procedures
• Planning, financing, and delivering their own health care insurance

plans

• Delivering health care services to indigenous peoples and military

personal

• Delivering health care services to inmates of federal penitentiaries

and to the RCMP - ANSWER- B

Which law ensures that every citizen has access to healthcare?

• The Medical Care Act
• The Canada Health Act
• The Long-Term Care Facilities Act
• The Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act - ANSWER- B 2 / 4

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Canadians who travel to other parts of the country still maintain their provincial or territorial health care coverage. Which principle of medicare does this exemplify?

• Portability
• Universality
• Comprehensiveness
• Public administration - ANSWER- A

The most pressing cause of health care reform has been:

• The Great Depression
• Lack of accessibility
• Lack of available technology
• Rising cost of providing technology, drugs, and services - ANSWER-

D

Immunization programs are an example of a:

• Medicare System
• Disease prevention program
• Home care services
• Facility-based treatment - ANSWER- B 3 / 4

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One of the major focus of home care is to:

• Diagnose and treat disease
• Enable clients to remain in their own homes
• Provide accommodations for people with disabilities
• Provide accommodation for acutely ill people who do not want to go

into the hospital - ANSWER- B

Home care services provided by the support worker might include:

• Vacuuming and dusting
• Respiratory therapy
• Assisting the client with physiotherapy
• Assisting the client with banking - ANSWER- A

Which statement about Canadian home care programs is correct?

• All home care is free to Canadians.
• Provincial government funding is shifting to home care.
• Hospital care is cheaper and better alternative for most people
• All provinces and territories govern their programs in a similar

manner - ANSWER- B

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