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Intro to PSW CH1
Intro to PSW
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the ultimate goal of personal support work? | To improve the quality of life of the client and family by offering support in a safe, kind, sensitive, caring and understanding manner. |
| How is compassionate care defined? What is another name for compassionate care? | Also known as person centred care. Uses DIPPS principles: dignity, indpendence, preferences, privacy, safety. |
| Define ADLs | Activities of Daily Living: self-care activities people perform daily to remain independent and to function in society. |
| Define IADLs | Instrumental activities of daily living; The complex skills needed to successfully live independently. |
| Rehabilitation | Restoring person to the highest possible level of functioning through the use of therapy, exercise, or other methods. |
| What are the five categories of a support worker's general responsibilities? | personal care, support for nurses and other health care providers, family support, social support, housekeeping/home mgmt. |
| People who receive support services can be grouped according to their issues, needs, and ages. | older adults, people with disabilities, people with medical issues, people having surgery, people with mental health issues, people needing rehabilitation, children, mothers and newborns, people requiring special care. |
| Three sources of information about PSWs scope of practice are? | Educational program, employer's policies, supervisor. |
| What is a reflective practice? | Self evaluation of care provided with goal of identifying ways to improve clinical performance and caregiving. |
| Critical thinking defined. | Ability to think clearly and logically, using knowledge and reason obtained from experience, observation, education. |
| Professionalism involves 8 things. What are they? | Positive attitude, sense of responsibility, professional appearance, discretion about client info, lifelong learning, advocating for client, discretion about personal matters, using acceptable speech, language. |
| When solving problems, consider the following: | The goal of support work (should not compromise DIPPS), client's viewpoint (involve client), scope of practice, supervisor's viewpoint (can you handle it or should your spvsr). |
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