A unique and customized approach to care that honors the individuality of a persons preferences, lifestyle, personality, etc.
What is person centered care?
three examples of principles of growth and development
including: G and D occur from fertilization until death, goes from simple to complex, in certain directions, in a sequence and pattern, the rate is uneven, not everyone fits into the "norm"
Community actualization and cultural perpetuity
What is the highest levels of basic human needs based on Siksika (Blackfoot) teachings/traditions
What are the roles and responsibilities of a family
Refers to the characteristics of a group of people – the language, values, beliefs, habits, ways of life, rules of behaviour, and traditions
What is culture?
Smothering, caretaking, rescuing
What are examples of pseudocaring?
Tolerating separation from the primary caregiver, gaining control of bowel and bladder functions, using words to communicate with others
What are developmental tasks of a toddler
Food, air, water, shelter, elimination
What are examples of physical needs
Anything the client says it is.
What is a family?
True or False: It helps us to provide culturally competent care when we acknowledge and recognize our biases
What is true
providing or concerned with short-term usually immediate medical care (as for serious illness or traumatic injury)
What is acute care?
The reason that HCA's study growth and development
What is, to recognize what is normal or abnormal, and to support and encourage normal G an D and to report abnormal G and D
What are reasons why Maslow's theory is controversial
An organization for British Columbians to protect the legal and financial interests of children under the age of 19 years, protect the legal, financial, personal and health care interests of adults who need help with decision making, and administer estates of deceased and missing persons.
What is the public guardian and trustee of BC
The ways you present gender, through your actions, dress, and demeanor and how those presentations are interpreted based on gender norms
What is gender expression?
True of false: It is appropriate to be friends with a client that you are close with
What is false
3 developmental tasks of the older adult
What is, adjusting to decreased physical strength and loss of health, adjusting to retirement and reduced income, coping with the death of one's partner, developing new friends and relationships, preparing for one's own death.
One is a perception of safety, the other is being safe from physical harm
What is the difference between safety and security
True or false: a client's family is automatically under the care of the HCA
What is True
Prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age.
What is ageism?
True or False: An HCA should do everything they can for a person to demostrate professional caring, even if it's something the client can do themselves.
What is false, an HCA must provide independence for the client where possible
An activity that must be mastered during a particular stage of development
What is a developmental task
The levels of Maslow's pyramid, from the bottom to the top.
What are: physical needs, safety and security, love and belonging, self esteem and self actualization
3 Guidelines for healthy families
What are: Individual and family problems are recognized and resolved All members can express their ideas, feelings and wishes Each person is of equal value as a person Communication is direct and specific Family members can be/are different and unique Parents are trustworthy – they do what they say Family roles are flexible Rules are based on values and accountability Mistakes are learning tools The family exists for ALL its members
A couple with two or more children, one or more of whom is the natural child of one or both members of the couple and at least one is the stepchild of one of the partners
What is a blended family?