👑 “The Right Stuff”
This is the right to make decisions about your own care, even if it might affect your health.
What is autonomy?
Touching a client without consent is called this.
What is battery?
This type of consent is given clearly through words or gestures.
What is expressed consent?
The set of expectations and responsibilities that guide your behaviour as a PSW.
What is a code of ethics?
This law promotes safety in the workplace and allows workers to refuse unsafe work.
What is Occupational Health and Safety legislation?
This right means being treated as a valuable person with worth and importance.
What is dignity?
Threatening to harm or restrain a client is an example of this legal violation.
What is assault?
A client has the legal right to do this, even if their family disagrees with their care decision.
What is refuse care or treatment?
If a nurse asks you to do something outside of your training, this is what you should do.
What is refuse and report to a supervisor?
This legislation ensures minimum wage and hours of work are respected.
What is Employment Standards legislation?
This right allows clients to choose who can see or hear private health information.
What is confidentiality or privacy?
Failing to lock a client’s wheelchair brakes and causing a fall could lead to this type of lawsuit.
What is negligence?
This is the minimum requirement for consent to be considered valid.
What is it must be informed?
Posting a photo of a client on social media without consent is an example of this.
What is invasion of privacy?
A support worker must never do this, even if asked by a family member or nurse, unless trained and delegated.
What is perform tasks outside their scope of practice?
Name two things a client must understand in order for consent to be considered “informed.”
What are treatment options, risks, benefits, who is doing the procedure, and expected outcome?
This is the legal term for making harmful false statements about someone in writing.
What is libel?
A client is unconscious. Who is typically responsible for making decisions about their care?
Who is a substitute decision maker or legal guardian?
This principle of ethics means “do no harm.”
What is nonmaleficence?
This act exists to prevent discrimination and ensure human rights in Alberta.
What is the Alberta Human Rights Act (based on the Canadian Human Rights Act)?
This type of document allows someone to make decisions for a client who is unable to give consent.
What is a power of attorney or substitute decision maker?
This law outlines the rights and freedoms for all Canadians.
What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
This legal document outlines a client’s wishes for end-of-life care.
What is an advance directive or living will?
Doing a task you aren’t trained to do can lead to this type of legal consequence.
What is liability or negligence?
This law gives workers the right to join a union and collectively bargain.
What is Labour Relations legislation?