Role of the PSW
Canadian Health System
Workplace Setting
Ethics
Legislation & Rights
100
Acronym PSW's use to care for clients
DIIPPS: Dignity, Individualization, Independence, Preferences, Privacy, Safety
100
The year the Canadian Health Act was established
1984
100
- Home care
- Community Day Programs
- Indigenous & First Nations services
- Residential/Congregate Living Settings
These are examples of what kind of care setting?
Community Care Setting
100
The below statements are examples of:
Values
100
A body of laws that govern the behaviour of a country's residents
Legislation
200
How we refer to individuals we care for in community, long term care, congregate, and acute care settings
Community: clients
Long-term care: residents
Congregate Care / Assisted Living Homes: residents
Hospital: patients
200
What OHIP stands for?
Ontario Health Insurance Plan
200
Long-term care, hospital based care are what
Facility-Based Care Setting
200
The below statements area examples of:
Morals
200
Federal legislation that applies to all Canadians regardless of where they live.
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
300
We care for individuals across this.
Lifespan
300
This Act sets out the primary objective of Canadian health care policy.
The Canadian Health Act
300
As a PSW you will work with an interprofessional team. These include regulated and unregulated care providers. PSW are these?
Unregulated Care Providers
300
Ethics = Behaviours
Values =
Beliefs
300
This code prohibits actions that discriminate against people based on a protected ground and a protected social area.
The Ontario Human Rights Code
400
ADL's are activities of daily living: personal care, grooming, positioning, medication assist etc.
IADL's are instrumental activities of daily living: they include these activities
Light Housekeeping
Home Management: Meal planning and preparation; laundry
400
Secondary care takes place here
Community or Acute Care Setting (Hospital)
400
This service provides families and caregivers a temporary break
Respite Care Services
400
Read the story about values (hint: Lesson on Ethics)
What does ICARE mean?
Integrity
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Empathy
400
Healthcare Bill of Rights is in which provinces
Ontario
Manitoba
British Columbia
500
Having an appearance that includes a clean and neat uniform, minimal jewelry, hair neat and back, clean shoes, short and clean nails, a positive attitude and use of language that reflects this kind of behaviour.
Professional Behaviour
500
The federal government has 4 roles in Health Care:
- Administrator
Deliverer
Design and Implement: What is the the fourth role?
- Transfer: Transfer tax money to provinces for health care.
500
This workplace setting provides clients with accommodation.
Facility-Based Setting
500
State the four basic principles of ethics
Autonomy
Justice
Beneficence
Autonomy
500
An advanced directive often goes along with informed consent regarding decisions including end of life care.
There is a legal document (often divided into personal/medical care and financial/property care) giving another person the right to make decisions for you if you are not able to.
What is this person called? AND When does their role cease?
Substitute Decision Maker or Power of Attorney (Health and/or Finance)