Deck 9: Legislation: the Clients Rights and Your Rights

Question 1

The support worker can avoid a charge of assault and battery by doing which of the following?

A)Explaining to the client what you are going to do and getting consent.
B)Getting the client's informed consent in writing.
C)Refusing to perform a task that involves touching the client.
D)Making sure the task was delegated by a nurse.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A resident could not get to the bathroom in time and soiled her clothing with urine and feces.Later, in order to prevent a similar accident happening in the dining room, the nurse makes this client stay in her room.What is this an example of?

A)Negligence
B)False imprisonment
C)Neglect
D)Physical abuse

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Protecting the right to privacy involves all of the following except:

A)Keeping information about the client confidential
B)Allowing visitors to remain in the room when care is given
C)Exposing only the body part involved in the treatment procedure
D)Screening the client when giving care

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following statements about occupational health and safety (OH&S) legislation is correct?

A)It does not protect the support worker in home care.
B)Not all provinces have this type of legislation.
C)It does not apply to supervisors.
D)It is enforceable only in home care settings.

Question 5

In order to respect the client's right to dignity, you should do all of the following except:

A)Calling a client "sweetie" or "dear"
B)Being patient
C)Saying "please" and "thank you"
D)Making eye contact with the client if culturally appropriate

Question 6

Which term refers to unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's movement?

A)Slander
B)Invasion of privacy
C)Negligence
D)False imprisonment

Question 7

Harriet has been made the trustee of her father's affairs.She would also be known as which of the following?

A)The executrix
B)The executor
C)The exectra
D)The execufemme

Question 8

Which is true about the substitute decision maker for health care?

A)This person is always a family member.
B)This person is always the nurse.
C)This person is also called the power of attorney.
D)This person is always the Attorney General.

Question 9

The support worker can share information about a client or resident with which of the following?

A)The client's family
B)Co-workers
C)The nurse
D)Visitors

Question 10

Understanding what the support worker should do or should not do is also known as which of the following?

A)Ethics
B)Torts
C)Civil law
D)Legislation

Question 11

Which of the following statements about the Access to Information Act is correct?

A)It allows citizens to demand records from federal bodies.
B)It replaces the Privacy Act.
C)It is a provincial law.
D)Complaints can be directed to the Complaints Commissioner.

Question 12

Which of the following statements about the substitute decision maker for property is correct?

A)The federal government can assign one.
B)This is not a legally binding position.
C)This person makes decisions based on his or her own interests, not the client's.
D)In some provinces, this person is known as the estate trustee.

Question 13

Which term refers to saying things that offend another person?

A)Gossip
B)Defamation
C)Being rude
D)Harassment

Question 14

Because Agnes failed to check the temperature of the bath water, her client is burned.What is this is an example of?

A)Battery
B)Negligence
C)Defamation
D)Harassment

Question 15

Which is correct regarding the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

A)It is part of the provincial constitution.
B)It applies only to provincial law.
C)It applies only to older adults.
D)It applies to all Canadians.

Question 16

Threatening to touch a person's body without that person's consent is also known as which of the following?

A)Assault
B)Battery
C)Invasion of privacy
D)Defamation

Question 17

What is touching a person without that person's consent called?

A)Assault
B)Battery
C)Invasion of privacy
D)Libel

Question 18

Behaving ethically involves doing what is:

A)Right
B)Wrong
C)Good
D)A and C

Question 19

To give informed consent regarding a procedure, what must the client be made aware of?

A)Whether visitors are allowed during the procedure
B)All information relevant to the procedure
C)His or her blood type
D)That the procedure applies only in the community setting

Question 20

Which one of the following statements about an advance care directive is correct?

A)This document is signed after a client passes away.
B)Usually the support worker is involved.
C)It is a legal document about end-of-life care.
D)The support worker needs to sign this document.

Question 21

Joseph is a patient in a Catholic-based hospital.He was told that he could not bring his Jewish artifacts into his hospital room.This is a violation of which of his rights according to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

A)Freedom of conscience and religion
B)The right to vote
C)Freedom of thought, belief, opinion, and expression
D)The right to life, liberty, and security

Question 22

All of these statements about the Ontario Residents' Bill of Rights are true except which of the following?

A)Some facilities and agencies write their own.
B)It is a combination of moral and legal rights.
C)It is the same in every province and territory.
D)It is essentially a summary of the lengthy rules contained in regulations and standards.

Question 23

Which statement is correct about the Human Rights Act? It is:

A)Provincial legislation based on the Canadian Human Rights Act
B)Federal legislation based on the Canadian Human Rights Act
C)Provincial legislation based on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
D)The same throughout Canada

Question 24

A resident who is unfamiliar to the new support worker is ringing the call bell.The support worker checks the care plan quickly and does not know the meaning of some of the abbreviations related to ambulation and toileting.What should the support worker do first?

A)Look up the abbreviations prior to answering the call bell.
B)Go check on the resident to see what he needs.
C)Check with the supervisor to clarify the care plan.
D)Let another support worker answer the call bell as she knows the resident.

Question 25

The following are examples of negligence except which of the following?

A)The client care plan states to leave three bed rails up; the support worker leaves up only two and the client falls out of bed.
B)The client rings the call bell, no one answers, and the client suffers a heart attack.
C)A client begins to cry in the shower and the support worker tells her to "shut up."
D)A support worker leaves the bed in a high position and a confused client breaks a hip trying to get out of the bed.

Question 26

Many long-term care acts, regulations, standards, and facility policies recognize that residents have rights.Examples of these rights include all except which of the following?

A)To be properly sheltered, fed, clothed, and groomed
B)To have their families present only for the last 24 hours if a patient is dying
C)To keep and display personal possessions, pictures, and furnishings in their rooms
D)To be free from emotional, physical, sexual, and financial abuse