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What is Ethics

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Rules of conduct that decide what is wrong vs right (rules).

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What is an ethical dilema?

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An ethical dilemma is when you you are having to decide between ethics to make a decision

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Define morals

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Morals is a personal belief of right and wrongs

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Define values

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What an individual considers worthwhile

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Define Justice

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People should all be treated fair and equal

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What are the health care principle of ethics (4)

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Autonomy
Justice
Beneficence
Nonmaleficince

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Define Autonomy

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Self-determination/self decisions

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Define Beneficence

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Doing good

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Define nonmalefence

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Do no harm

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Ultimate goal of being a PSW?

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Promoting quality of life care

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Define “scope of practice”

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The limitations of your duties

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Who’s above PSWs?

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Nurse (RN) then LPN/RPN

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What acronym do we follow when providing care to patients?

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D.I.P.P.S

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Define D.I.P.P.S

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Dignity
Independence
Preference
Privacy
Safety

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Define dignity

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The state of feeling worthy and valued

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Define independence

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The state of doing as much as one can for themselves

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Define privacy

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Maintain self being and/or staff respecting the space of a client.

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Define safety

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Secure environment, lifestyle and well-being for an individual

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Define preference

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Honoring clients beliefs, values, and goals.

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What do LPN/RPN stand for

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LPN: Licensed Practical Nurse
RPN: Registered Practical Nurse

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What is an RNs job

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Nurse is someone who has a more wide range of knowledge, usually university and sometimes post graduates. Leaves direct care sheets for RPN/LPNs

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What is an LPN/RPNs job?

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Regulated by the province or territory to provide care. Community college diploma. More focused on direct care left by the RN

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What is a UCP?

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An “unregulated care provider” is someone who didn’t attend a college or have the liscens or requirement.

Activity director
Aboriginal support worker
Recreational therapist

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Scope of practice tiers (3)

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  1. Territorial/Provincial
  2. Employer
  3. Supervisor
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Current trend in Healthcare?
To decrease hospital costs and increase community-based services.
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List some types of community services?
1. School boards 2. Community health centers 3. Doctors office 4. Home care 5. Day programs 6. Live-in facilities
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Can support workers be privately funded?
Yes. They can be privately hired, paid and supervised by family.
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Define acute care/illness
Short term care/short term illness or disability.
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What is an assisted living facility?
Individuals live in their own apartments but have access to full time care (retirement homes(
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What is comprehensive complex continuing care
Comprehensive inpatient care also known as subacute care, transitional care or convalesent care. Short term recovery care.
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What is end of life care?
Emotional, physical, social or spiritual care given to clients who have stopped their treatment and to families in these situations.
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What is a group home?
A group of individuals living together with physical or mental disabilities
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What is hospice
Palliative care that provides live-in, home or in-patient care to a client who is no longer seeking life-prolonged care (ending of life)
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What is In-patient and out-patient?
In-patient: in a facility. Out-patient: only comes back for appointments.
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Define Rehabilitation services
Restoring or improving clients independence and functional abilities
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Define restorative care
Establishing clients abilities to their fullest potential
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What is a community day program/center?
Area where adult indivuals can go to attend activities in society or group settings.
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What is palliative care?
Assisting clients who have illnesses that cannot be cured. Goal is to improve their quality of life by managing pain and distressing symptoms.
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Define a long-term care facility
A place where individuals need long term care. Nursing home, some old age homes, special needs care homes
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Define unethical
Not morally right/correct
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Define assault
Intentionally touching an individual to cause harm
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Define battery
Touching an individual without concent
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What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
A list of basic rights and freedoms that all Canadians are entitled to
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Define defamation
Ruining the name and reputation of an individual
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Define false imprisonment
Restraining someone/restricting someone
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Liable vs Lible
Liable - legal responsibility Lible - statements to harm an individuals reputation
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Define legislation
Laws that help run a place
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What is a proxy
Indivual who makes decisions for health care
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Define slander
Making false statements to harm someone
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What is the bill of rights?
Generalized list of rights an individual will have in a care home
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What are the determinants of health? (4)
Lifestyle, enviroment, human Biology, and health services
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Dimensions of optimal health
Aspects of a person's health: Physical Emotional Social Spiritual and cognitive
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Define holistic care
Well being in aspects of life
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What is stigma
Social shame associated with something
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Dimensions of health - Holistic approach? (5)
Physical, emotional, social, spiritual and cognitive (P.E.C.S.S)
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What is optimal health
Succeeding in all dimensions of health
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What are the 5 main influence of health
1. Personal life choices 2. Stress 3. Personal beliefs 4. Social relationships 5. Sense of control
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Culture vs ethnicity
Culture is characteristics of a group of people (language, habits, values, customs etc) Ethnicity is sharing common history of identifying things (geography, origin)
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Define nuclear family
Standard family. 2 adults and a child under one roof
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Define prejudice
Attitude that forms an opinion of an individual
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Define eustress
Good stress
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What is assigning a task?
Appointing someone to a duty/service
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Define delegation
Taking over someone's task
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Federal meaning
Of all canada
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Define provincial
All provinces
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Who funds canadian health care act?
Publicly funded via taxes
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What year did Saskatchewan implement first insurance plan?
1947
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What year did other 10 provinces and 2 territories agree to split hospital care?
1961
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When was insurance covered outside hospitals?
1972
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Meaning of comprehensive
Doctors must pay it all out
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Universality meaning
Everyone gets the same
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Define portability
Ontario gets OHIP if they go to BC for example
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Who is public administration?
Provinces and territorial authorities
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Examples of primary care?
First point of contact (fam doctor, nurse)
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Examples of secondary care?
Assessments, diagnosis, treatment plans
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Examples of Tertiary care
Large research and teaching hospitals
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Current health care trends
1. Slow results = less people want to go to hospitals 2. Wait times are long 3. Prevention - eat better, walk more and consistency.
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