Work place settings
A place a person can go to give their family caregivers a break
Respite care
The 5 principles of medicare are listed in what document
The Canadian Health Act
This is the person who decides who will be on the health care team
Client
This is a conviction that something is true
Belief
These are the people who are responsible for ensuring the rights of the clients
all facility employees
It is the male and female form meaning guardian of property
executor executrix
What are the 2 basic settings a HCA works in
Community /Facility
These are the levels of health care delivery in Canada
Primary , secondary, Teriary
This is the person the HCA will most often speak with in regards to any concerns they may have
Supervisor
Another word for self-determination
Autonomy
Freedom of conscience and religion and freedom of peaceful assembly are examples of what charter
Canadian charter of rights and freedoms
A legal document that allows a client to convey their decisions about their own end of life care
Advanced care directives
This is the most common community based service
Home care
Breast screening is an example of this principal of medicare
Comprehensiveness
Assisting with dressing, bathing and meals are all examples of this type of task
assigned task
A situation that involves an apparent conflict between opposing moral choices
Ethical dilemma
Ontario, Manitoba and BC are examples of provinces that have a bill of right specific to this group of peoples
Bill of rights for clients
This act does not determine which health care services are to be covered
Canada Health Act
The philosophy of this unit is to provide holistic support and address symptoms
Hospice
This principle of the Canada Health Act states that every permanent resident of a province or territory is entitled to health care services
Universality
These are the 5 rights of delegation
Task; Circumstance; Person; Directions and Communication & supervision
this term means fair and equal treatment
justice
All provinces and territories have legislation that goes by this acronym OH&S
Occupational health and safety
Acute care, surgery and ER are all examples of this
Units in a hospital
Meeting multiple needs, demands and doing many tasks with in a short period of time are all challenges of working in what kind of setting
Facility
Age discrimination , disability, employment and sexual harassment are all issues that are addressed in this code.
Human right code of each province
When you are delegated a task it is the responsibility of the nurse to do what 3 things
Teach the task; Assess your performance; Monitor over time
These are the 4 questions an HCA must consider when faced with an ethical dilemma
Autonomy, Justice, beneficence,nonmaleficence
Ontario in league with the aphasia institute has designed this version of the residents bill of rights
Pictographic
You have committed this ,If you commit an wrongful act against another person or their property
Tort
Though some hospitals have this type of unit most do not
Long term care/ complex care
Only these people can administer health insurance as stated in the Canada Health act
A Public Authority
List 2 challenges of working as a team
Being flexible and conflict
If there was a legal HCA code of ethics, it would most defiantly include this 5 letter acronym
DIPPS
To give informed consent the patient must be told these 5 things
The reason for treatment, what will be done, how it will be done, who will be doing it, the expected outcome
To protect vulnerable clients ;establish and improve standards of care and to promote professional development are all part of this mandate
Community Health Worker Registry