Module 2 Role Of The Worker Feb 17th

Question 1

What does RHP stand for?

Answer 1

Regulated health professionals act

Question 2

What is the PSW’s role?

Answer 2

– housekeeping
– assisting in exercise
– laundry
– medication
– ROM (range of motion)
– Assisting in PHYSIO
– menu/ meal prep

Question 3

Who assists in the health care team?

Answer 3

– Nurse RN RPN
– Doctor
– Physio
– PSW
– Dietitian
– OT (occupational therapist)
–SW (social worker)
– Spiritual leaders

Question 4

Define delegation

Answer 4

Delegation: Given a task that is regulated

Question 5

Who would a PSW be delegated by?

Answer 5

RN / RPN

Question 6

What are ‘Delighted acts’ do they apply the same to everyone?

Answer 6

– It must be an activity of daily living
– Client specific (doesn’t apply for everyone)
– Nurse must train if they don’t know how to preform a delighted act

Question 7

5 rights of delegation

Answer 7

1) Right task
2) Right circumstance (Are you doing it for the right reasons)
3) Right person
4) Right direction

Question 8

What do you do when you first meet a client (6)

Answer 8

• introduce yourself
• have a positive attitude
• punctuality
• professional appearance
• discretion about personal matters
• acceptable speech and language

Question 9

What does the privacy legislation do for a client?

Answer 9

Establishes rules for use and discloser of personal health information

Question 10

What does PHIPA stand for?

Answer 10

Privacy Health Information Protection Act

Question 11

Name 7 people in the Health care team.

Answer 11

Respiratory Therapy, Social Worker, RN, RPN,, Psychologist, Activity Director, Dentist.

Question 12

What is accountability?

Answer 12

Accepting responsibility, & to explain your actions interactions, or omissions intentions and decisions

Question 13

Can accountability be shared

Answer 13

No only one person can be held accountable

Question 14

What is the privacy legislation?

Answer 14

Pledge to respect guard personal and private information about the client family or agency

Question 15

Define autonomy.

Answer 15

Freedom and choice to make desisions that affect someone’s life

Question 16

What would a PSW do to protect a clients Privacy

Answer 16

• close doors/curtains before procedures

- conversations are private only health care people should know

Question 17

What is confidentiality?

Answer 17

Respecting, guarding and using discretion with a person and private information

Question 18

What is holistic care?

Answer 18

Providing a whole persons physical emotional social spiritual and cognitive needs

Question 19

How to use efficient Time management skills

Answer 19

Providing competent compassionate care

• daily planning
• scheduling

Question 20

Righting a report

Answer 20

• punctuality
• write what client says happened, or what you seen heard
• be clear

Question 21

What is stress?

Answer 21

Emotional/physical response to an event that can take over the whole person chronic stress can lead to burnout.

Question 22

What is meant by being a burn out?

Answer 22

Physical, emotional and mental exhaustion

Question 23

Stressors

Answer 23

Kids
Money
Aging
Having a baby at the wrong age
Death
Spouse
Buying a home
Transportation
A job
Getting sick

Question 24

What does LTC stand for?

Answer 24

Long term care act

Question 25

What is a Care plan

Answer 25

Document that details the care & services a client should recieve

Question 26

Define Non-maleficene give an example of it happening in the work place

Answer 26

Principal of doing no harm | Not serving cake to a client and advises that he's going to consult his manager before the client eats the cake

Question 27

Define Beneficence give an example of it happening

Answer 27

Doing or promoting good | Reported to the supervisor what happened

Question 28

4 places a PSW could work

Answer 28

Hospital, assisted living, long term care, and group homes

Question 29

What would a PSW do in a Hospice/palliative care system

Answer 29

Comfort them, ADL's comfort family giving resources

Question 30

What is negligence

Answer 30

``` Failing to act in a careful competent manor An intentional wrong Not performing a task properly Performing a task your not trained to do Making a mistake due to carelessness ```

Question 31

Assault is?

Answer 31

Attempting to touch a clients body without consent

Question 32

What is battery?

Answer 32

The actual touching of someone's body without consent

Question 33

What is false imprisionment?

Answer 33

Unlawful restraint or restrictions on a clients movement

Question 34

Invasion of privacy - give an example

Answer 34

Opening their mail without consent

Question 35

6 legal rights

Answer 35

``` Human rights legislation OHS Employment standards Labour relations WSIB LTC act ```

Question 36

What is an ethical dilemma

Answer 36

Conflict between opposing moral choices and choosing one would go against the other

Question 37

4 principal health care ethics

Answer 37

Autonomy Justice Benefice Non maleficene

Question 38

What should you do if you are making an ethical decision for the client?

Answer 38

Collect as much information as possible consider 4 principals of health care ethics. Consider all options to resolve the dilemma

Question 39

What are ethics

Answer 39

The principals or values that guide you to decide what is right from wrong and what is good or bad