Test 1

Front 1

Clients

Residents

Patients

Back 1

Community

Facility

Hospital

Front 2

Maslow's needs

Back 2

Physical needs- 1st

Need for safety

Need for love and belonging

Need for self esteem

Need for self actualization

Front 3

Nurse delegation to PSWs

Back 3

Only nurses can delegate

Can authorize an act but has to be a routine activity or living

Delegating nurse remains accountable for task

Front 4

5 rights of delegation

Back 4

Right task

Right circumstance

Right person

Right directions and communication

Right supervision and evaluation

Front 5

Delegation

Facility vs community

Back 5

Facility: a nurse who delegates a task in a facility is required to teach, assess and monitor

Community: same process as facility and should also provide you with written instruction on how to carry out task, predicted outcome, and what you need to record.

Front 6

Addressing a client

Back 6

Professional. Call by their title and last name

Front 7

Health care team

Back 7

Communicate to give coordinated and effective care

Goal is to provide client with the best possible care

Should share information about what was done for client, what needs to be done for client, the clients response to treatment

Front 8

Types of teams

Back 8

Multidisciplinary team - includes Heath care professionals from a variety of backgrounds and specialties

Hospice and palliative care units - are facilities but also considered community bases services. Outreach programs

Assisted-living facilities- # of staff usually small, members depend on needs of client

Front 9

Teamwork

Back 9

May be a nurses and support worker only

Long term care teams often include physician, nurses, support workers, therapists,client and family

Family conference -meeting attended by team and family to discuss clients care. A time to ask questions, express feelings, make decisions

Front 10

Benefits of teamwork

Back 10

Opportunity for collaboration, communication

Wide array of abilities, skills, and perspectives

Better decision making and problem solving

Positive, trusting atmosphere

Front 11

Challenges of working on a team

Back 11

Recognizing role boundaries

Being flexible

Handling conflict

Expressing your needs and views

Front 12

ADLs

Back 12

Eating,bathing,grooming, walking, dressing, toile ting, moving and positioning

Front 13

Regulated vs unregulated

Back 13

Regulated- self governing. Has a college which sets education and license requirements, the organization establishes scope of practice, code if ethics and conduct standards for members

Unregulated- does not have a college, no official requirement for educational programs, no code of ethics. PSWs

Front 14

Scope of practice

Back 14

Legal limit or role as a support worker

Education, employers policies, supervisor

Front 15

Principles of Medicare

Back 15

Comprehensiveness, universality, portability, accessibility, public administration

Front 16

Comprehensiveness

Back 16

Insurance plan must pay for all medically necessary services

Front 17

Universality

Back 17

Every permanent resident if a province or territory is entitled to receive the insured health care services provided by the plan on similar terms and conditions.

Front 18

Portability

Back 18

People, can keep their hath care coverage even when they are unemployed, change jobs, relocate between provinces and territories, or travel within Canada or abroad

Front 19

Accessibility

Back 19

People can receive medically necessary services regardless of their income, age, health status, gender, or geographical location . Additional charges for insured services are not permitted

Front 20

Public administration

Back 20

The insurance plan must be run by a public organization on a nonprofit basis, the public organization must be accountable to the citizens and the government of the province or territory

Front 21

Acute vs chronic

Back 21

Acute- an illness or disability that appears suddenly and lasts for a shirt period, usually less than 3 months

Chronic- ongoing, slow or gradual in onset, may grow worse over time. Focus is on preventing complications of illness or disability

Front 22

12 key determinants of health

Back 22

1. Income and social status

2. Social support networks

3. Education and literacy

4. Employment and working conditions

5. Social supports

6. Physical environments

7. Personal health practices and coping skills

8. Healthy child development

9. Biology and genetic endowment

10. Health services

11. Gender

12. Culture

Front 23

Illness vs disability

Back 23

Illness is the loss of physical or mental health

Disability is the loss do physical or mental function

Front 24

Change and loss associated with illness and disability

Back 24

Change in routine, work life, family life, sexual function, self image . And loss of independence and dignity

Front 25

dimensions of health

Back 25

All dimensions of health: physical, emotional, social, cognitive, spiritual

Holism involves all

Front 26

Personal factors that influence the dimensions of health

Back 26

Personal life skills

Stress

Personal beliefs about health care

Social relationships and belonging

A sense of control

Front 27

Hospitals and other medical facilities

Back 27

Acute care, subacute care, long term care, respite care, rehabilitation services, palliative care, hospice, mental health care services

Front 28

Residential facilities

Back 28

Assisted living facilities, group homes, retirement residences, long-term care facilities

Front 29

Community based services

Back 29

Services provided outside of a facility such as school boards, community Hewitt centres, doctors offices, home care agencies, day programs

Front 30

DIPPS

Back 30

Dignity, independence, preference privacy, safe

Front 31

Health care challenges

Back 31

Worker shortages, aging population, long waiting lists, increasing cost of care

Front 32

Primary

Back 32

First point of contact with health care system ex. Dr visit

Front 33

Secondary

Back 33

Assessment, diagnosis, treatment and preventative services associated with more complex medical issues ex, hospital

Front 34

Tertiary

Back 34

Specialized, highly technical level of health care, most costly level of health care ex. Research

Front 35

PSW professional BEHAVIOUR

Back 35

a positive attitude, a sense of responsibility, a professional appearance, discretion about client information, keeping your knowledge up to date, discretion about personal matters, using acceptable speech and language

Front 36

Subacute

Back 36

Condition is stable but still needs care, requiring complex equipment and procedures