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NACC PSW EXAM/ PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2024
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS |ALREADY
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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - ANSWER - the bill identifying human rights that are guaranteed to everyone in Canada; on every level and embedded in the Constitution of Canada
Provincial Human Rights Codes - ANSWER - Freedom from discrimination, harassment. Equal treatment with respect to services and facilities, age, sex, ethnicity. Does not promote the right to vote
informed consent - ANSWER - Must include information about the nature of the treatment, discuss potential risks and side effects, likely consequences of not having the treatment. Does not include reassurance that this is the best and only option.
Negligence - ANSWER - careless neglect, often resulting in injury. Prison term is unlikely.
Assault - ANSWER - Intentional attempt or threat to touch a persons body without the persons consent.
False Imprisonment - ANSWER - the illegal restraint of another person's movement
prejudice - ANSWER - preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
Activities of Daily Living - ANSWER - Self care activities that people perform to remain independant and function in society
Unregulated Health Care Provider - ANSWER - Personal Support Worker
Professionalism - ANSWER - An approach to work that demonstrates a respect for others, commitment, competence and appropriate behaviour 1 / 2
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - ANSWER - A system that arranges human needs into categories
Daily Value - ANSWER - indicates whether there is a little or a lot of a nutrient in a serving of food
Diabetes - ANSWER - A condition in which the body is unable to produce enough insulin. Does not require a sodium restricted diet.
Insulin - ANSWER - A hormone produced by the pancreas or taken as a medication by many diabetics
Diabetic diet - ANSWER - must eat the same amount of carbohydrates, protein and fat each day.
Gastronomy tube - ANSWER - The surgical placement of a feeding tube from the exterior of the body directly into the stomach.
Common reasons for tube feedings - ANSWER - cancer of the esophagus, surgery to the mouth, dysphasia
dysphasia - ANSWER - difficulty speaking
Aspiration - ANSWER - Breathing fluid, food, vomitus, or an object into the lungs. Major complication of nasogastric or naso-intestinal tubes.
rehabilitation - ANSWER - Restore to normal life. Often slower for older adults.
physiotherapist - ANSWER - therapist who treats with exercises and other physical treatments to restore strength and balance
Rehabilitation process - ANSWER - addresses the whole person
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