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Chapter 1 and 2
The Role of a Support Worker, Canadian Health Care System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ADL's | Activities of Daily Living |
| Caring | Concern for Clients, as well as for their families |
| Chronic Care | Pre-existing or long-term illness or health problem. Also known as long-term or continuing care |
| Client | A person receiving care or support services in a community setting |
| Compassion | The awareness of the misfortune and suffering of another person |
| Complex Care | 24 hour professional care required by clients within a residential care |
| Confidentiality | Respect and guarding personal and private information |
| Continuing Care | For people who can not care for themselves over a long period of time |
| Dignity | The state of feeling worthy, valued and respected |
| Discretion | Ability to use responsible judgment, avoiding embarrassment to a person |
| Empathy | Put oneself in the others shoes recognize,understand the emotions of another |
| LPN | Registered Practical Nurse |
| long-term care | services provided over the course of months and years. AKA Complex care, Chronic care and continuing care |
| Primary Care Nurse | Is responsible for the ongoing management of the health of a client |
| Professionalism | respect for others, commitment, competence, and appropriate behaviour |
| RN | Registered Nurse |
| RPN | Registered Practical Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse |
| Rehabilitation | restoring a person to the highest level of function as possible |
| Resident | A person living in a Long-term care facility |
| Residential Facility | provides living accommodations and services |
| Scope of Practice | Legal limits |
| Social Reintegration | Social Support |
| Social Support | Necessities to live independently |
| Support Worker | PSW - help with daily needs both in a facility and community |
| UCP's | Unregulated Care Providers AKA PSW |
| Canada Health Act (1984) | Federal Legislation that clarifies the type of health care services |
| Comprehensiveness | Canada Health Act that states all the necessary health services |
| Disease Prevention | Strategies to prevent disease or injury |
| Health Promotion | to improve the population's health by providing information and tools so that people will be informed |
| Medicare | Canada's national Health care insurance system |
| Portability | Canada Health Act - resident is to continue from their home |
| Pubic Administration | Canada Health Act - provincial health insurance must be administered by public authority on a nonprofit basis |
| Telehealth | Medical telephone call centres |
| Universality | Canada Health Act - all residents are entitled to the same basic health care |
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