Module 1 – PSW Foundations Test A

General Directions:

A. There are a total of 21 questions.

• Questions 1 to 19 - 1 mark each
• Question 20 - 6 marks
• Question 21 – 5 marks
• Total 30 marks

B. Answer all questions directly on the test paper as indicated.

C. In multiple choice questions, always choose the best answer.
D. A minimum mark of 21/30 (70%), must be achieved to pass the test.
E. The test will count for 20% of your final mark in Module 1.

Jashanpreet Singh, Student ID- Psw9700

Name: ___________________________________________________________

Date: ___________________________________________________________

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 SCENARIO 1
You have been assigned to provide assistance to Mrs. Johnson. You visit Mrs. Johnson (a 90-
year-old widow of Irish Canadian heritage) two times a week for a two-hour period. The care
plan states that you are responsible for dusting, vacuuming and basic assistance care. Mrs.
Johnson is Roman Catholic and conscientiously recites her beads (prayers) two or three
times a day. She tells you that she does not eat meat on Fridays. In working with her, you
discover that she wants a strict routine for housekeeping and that all of her things must be
placed back in their exact places, following house cleaning. She stated that in her country,
a woman’s pride was based on having a clean house. Many of her meals consist of tea and
toast and she never eats vegetables, stating that they are too hard to chew. You know that
she sometimes has pain from arthritis; however, she seems to hide it. “We don’t talk about
that. I can manage.” In assisting her with morning care and dressing, she often will change
her outfit three times before being satisfied. This cuts into your work time and you
find it very frustrating.

Her daughter visits once a week and when she left one day, you heard Mrs. Johnson say, “I
don’t know why she can’t come more often.” Her daughter was heard to mutter, “I am
too busy. I wish I could come more often but there isn’t time in the week.”

Using Scenario 1, Answer Questions 1 to 7

1. Identify two ways Mrs. Johnson is attempting to meet her need for independence:
a) Changes her outfit 3 times
b) Doesn’t eat meat on Fridays
c) Has a strict routine for housekeeping
d) Both a and c

2. Mrs. Johnson’s self-esteem is likely influenced by:

a) Family, friends and professional helpers
b) Appearance and aging
c) Mobility and pain
d) All of the above

3. Which one of the following needs of Mrs. Johnson is directly affected by religion?
a) Oxygen
b) Shelter
c) Diet
d) Elimination
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 4. Identify one behaviour of Mrs. Johnson that is most likely influenced by culture:
a) Eats fish on Fridays
b) Recites prayer beads daily
c) Changes outfit 3 times each morning
d) Her strict routine for housekeeping

5. What is the reason behind her strict regimen for housekeeping?

a) She prefers a tidy home
b) She does not like others in her home
c) In her country, a woman’s pride was based on how her house is kept
d) Her religion dictates how she keeps her house

6. The statement of the daughter indicates that she is:

a) Satisfied with her role
b) Dissatisfied with the Personal Support Worker
c) Angry with her mother
d) Frustrated by her responsibilities

7. What is meant by the need for belonging?

a) To be loved, valued, and have a close interpersonal relationship
b) To have good self-esteem
c) To reach your full potential
d) To have your basic needs met

8. Which of the following lists are on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
a) Right to drive, have children, to have universal health care and follow Ontario laws
b) Right to have a job, legal assistance, to have children and be safe
c) Right to vote, belong to any organization or religion, to speak and to move about
in or out of Canada
d) Right to senior pension, affordable housing, paid prescriptions, and health care

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 9. When a client is proposed a treatment and they are informed of what it is, why it’s being
done, who will do it, how it will be done, risks, alternative options and expected outcome,
it is referring to what Act?
a) Substitute Decisions Act
b) Right to Choice
c) Consent to Treatment Act
d) Self-determination Act

10. How does the Consent to Treatment Act affect the PSW?
a) A PSW must ask the client for consent before touching them for any reason
b) A PSW must ask for written consent before giving a bed bath to a client
c) A PSW must ask the nurse for permission before touching the client
d) The Doctor must give consent for the client to have care completed

11. Identify two different examples of harassment a PSW can be exposed to at work:
a) Being exposed to inappropriate sexual gestures by a client or other staff member
b) Verbal or physical abuse by a staff member to another staff member, such as
being yelled at or pushed
c) Being appropriately complemented by a staff member or client
d) Both a and b

12. What should the PSW do in the situations described in Question 11?
a) Keep quiet and don’t tell anyone as you don’t want to start a problem
b) Tell a co-worker and see what they think
c) Ask the person to stop and report to your supervisor immediately
d) Tell a friend or family member

13. Relying on each other in a group for support is called:

a) Interdependence
b) Competence
c) Control
d) Dependence

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 14. Applying Abraham Maslow’s theory of needs to the work of a PSW means that you
understand that basic physical needs and lower level needs must be met first before
higher level needs?
a) True
b) False

15. Ms. Piet states she has pain. What do you do first?
a) Tell her she looks good, to preserve her self-esteem
b) Call the nurse
c) Ask about pain’s location, duration, intensity and other symptoms
d) State you have Tylenol and will share some with her

16. Ms. Piet is weak and depends on you for her care. You do all except:
a) Pull curtain for privacy and cover her body when providing care
b) Do everything for her, so she rests and gets well soon
c) Let her complete all the self-care she can perform safely
d) Knock on her door before entering

17. You are walking with Ms. Piet and would like to touch her. You know:
a) Touch conveys caring and affection
b) Since she is of French origin, she does not mind being touched
c) You ask for your supervisor’s opinion, since your client is a VIP
d) You do not need her permission each time you touch her

18. Ms. Piet has difficulty falling asleep tonight. You:

a) Reassure her that sleep deprivation is not a health concern
b) Sing while doing your tasks to distract her
c) Ask her about rituals and what has helped her in the past
d) Ask the nurse to request a sleeping aid from the physician

19. Mr. Stobes has pancreatic cancer. He refuses medical treatment and tries alternative
therapies, street drugs and herbs. Please choose the correct statement:
a) To promote wellness, you need to focus on the person’s disease and nothing else
b) His cognitive health has declined, so he makes poor choices
c) “Beliefs about health care” is a personal determinant of health
d) You tell him that the alternative therapies and drugs will kill him

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 20. Please enter T (True) or F (False) to the following:
False
a) ________ Income has no effect on health
False People who do not practice a religion are not spiritually healthy
b) ________
True
c) ________ Optimal health is the achievement of the best health possible in all
five dimensions of one’s life
True
d) ________ People with a disability are at risk for discrimination and stigma
True
e) ________ Disability and illness often affect sexual function
True
f) ________ Residents have the right to refuse care

21. Place the letter (a or b, etc.) for the correct statement from column B beside the
words listed in column A.

Column A Column B
c
_______ confidential a. Established by law

e
_______ dignity b. False verbal statement that hurts the reputation of a person

a c. Placed in trust; respecting and guarding personal and private

_______ legal
information
d
_______ negligence d. Failure to act in a careful or competent manner

b
_______ slander e. A feeling of worth, value and respect

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