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Chapter 1
The Role of the Support Worker
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Person receiving care in a hospital is called | Patient |
| Person living in a residential facility | Resident |
| Person receiving care in community | Client |
| D.I.P.P.S | Dignity, Independence, Preferences, Privacy, and Safety |
| Activities of daily living (ADLs) are | Self-care activities that people perform daily to remain independent and to function in society |
| The main focus of the health care team is to | Provide quality care for the client |
| Support workers are | Unregulated care providers |
| Scope of practice means | The legal limits of your role |
| Professionalism is | An approach to work that demonstrates respect for others, commitment, competence, and appropriate behaviour |
| Which of the following is true | You must follow your employer's dress code policies |
| In a long- term care facility, the client's information should be shared among | Health care team members involved in the client's care |
| Compassion means | Caring about another's misfortune and stuffing |
| When solving problems, you should | Not involve the client to prevent causing more problems |
| Regulated workers | Profession is self-governing |
| Unregulated workers | Unprofessional is not self-governing |
| Caring | Having concern for the D.I.P.P.S of clients and their families at all times |