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NACC PSW EXAM REVIEW LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM| COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRE, Exams of Nursing

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NACC PSW EXAM REVIEW LATEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM| COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS2026
1. 5 rights of medication administration - right patient, right
drug, right dose, right route, right time
2. Professionalism - An approach to work that demonstrates a
respect for others, commitment, competence and
appropriate behaviour
3. prone position - lying on abdomen, facing downward
4. Protein - needed for tissue growth and repair
5. Provincial Human Rights Codes - Freedom from
discrimination, harassment. Equal treatment with respect to
services and facilities, age, sex, ethnicity. Does not promote
the right to vote
6. Psychoanalysis - exploring unconscious conflict and
underlying reasons for problems
7. purulent drainage - thick green, yellow, or brown drainage
8. qid - four times a day
9. Questions - Used to promote good communication
10. radial pulse - the pulse felt at the wrist, most common
method
11. Radiation pain - pain that spreads out from an area
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NACC PSW EXAM REVIEW LATEST 2025

ACTUAL EXAM| COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED

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  1. 5 rights of medication administration - right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time
  2. Professionalism - An approach to work that demonstrates a respect for others, commitment, competence and appropriate behaviour
  3. prone position - lying on abdomen, facing downward
  4. Protein - needed for tissue growth and repair
  5. Provincial Human Rights Codes - Freedom from discrimination, harassment. Equal treatment with respect to services and facilities, age, sex, ethnicity. Does not promote the right to vote
  6. Psychoanalysis - exploring unconscious conflict and underlying reasons for problems
  7. purulent drainage - thick green, yellow, or brown drainage
  8. qid - four times a day
  9. Questions - Used to promote good communication
  10. radial pulse - the pulse felt at the wrist, most common method
  11. Radiation pain - pain that spreads out from an area
  1. receptive aphasia - difficulty understanding spoken or written words, language
  2. 8 years old - the age when peer group activities become important
  3. A holistic approach to health - Takes into account the whole person
  4. a potential sign of sexual abuse - intense fear of bathing or perineal care
  5. A single tip cane - To be used on the strong side
  6. a.c - before meals
  7. abdominal incision - caused by cesarian delivery
  8. Activities of Daily Living - Self care activities that people perform to remain independant and function in society
  9. Acute Illness - Appears suddenly and lasts a short time
  10. adult pulse of 120 bpm - report immediately
  11. Adults of all ages often fear - dying alone
  12. alopecia - hair loss
  13. Ambulation - the act of walking. Do not let client shuffle or slide after bed rest
  14. Amount of time between medication and procedure - 30 minutes
  1. BRP - bathroom privileges
  2. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - the bill identifying human rights that are guaranteed to everyone in Canada; on every level and embedded in the Constitution of Canada
  3. Case manager - evaluates a clients needs and coordinates the services of the health care in a community team
  4. Cell - basic unit of body structure
  5. Cerebral cortex - place for the highest functions of the brain
  6. Cerebral palsy - caused by lack of oxygen to the brain
  7. clean the perineum - before collecting midstream specimens
  8. Closed questions - Questions that can usually be answered with yes or no.
  9. Cognitive - how we encode, process, store, and retrieve information. Not related to personality.
  10. Common reasons for tube feedings - cancer of the esophagus, surgery to the mouth, dysphasia
  11. connective tissue - anchors, connects and supports other body tissues
  12. Contracture - The lack of joint mobility caused by abnormal shortening of a muscle
  1. Cord and circumcision care - given at every diaper change
  2. Cyanosis - bluish discoloration of the skin
  3. Cycle of abuse - honeymoon phase, tension building phase, abusive incident. Both men and women can be abused.
  4. Daily Value - indicates whether there is a little or a lot of a nutrient in a serving of food
  5. Delegated task responsibility - You, and the RN are responsible
  6. Delirium - mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement
  7. dementia - a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes. Not a normal part of aging.
  8. developmental disability - can occur before birth, at birth, or during childhood or adolescents. Permanent.
  9. Diabetes - A condition in which the body is unable to produce enough insulin. Does not require a sodium restricted diet.
  10. Diabetic diet - must eat the same amount of carbohydrates, protein and fat each day.
  1. Fall prevention - wipe up spills, use nightlights, encourage hand rails and grab bars, keep bed in lowest position
  2. Falls - the most common accident in all settings
  3. False Imprisonment - the illegal restraint of another person's movement
  4. fecal impaction - the prolonged retention and buildup of feces in the rectum
  5. financial abuse - stealing, taking advantage of, or threatening someone for financial gain
  6. Fire alarm sounds - turn off oxygen, move clients to a safe place. Close windows and doors. Do NOT use elevators.
  7. Flexion - Bending the body part
  8. Focussing as a communication tool - When a person is rambling
  9. Fowler's position - a semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised between 45 and 60 degrees
  10. Friction - A force that opposes motion, skin rubbing on bed sheet
  11. Function of the Care Plan - Provide central reference point on the clients health problems, needs and care for communication and to ensure everyone provides the same care. NOT to provide information that never changes.
  1. Gastronomy tube - The surgical placement of a feeding tube from the exterior of the body directly into the stomach.
  2. Glass thermometer - rarely used in a health care setting
  3. Gloves are worn - For blood, body fluids, secretions and excretions, NOT sweat
  4. Goal of first aid - to prevent death and prevent injuries from becoming worse
  5. Good body alignment - Having the head, trunk, arms, and legs aligned with one another.
  6. Graphic sheet - used to record measurements and observations made three to four times per day.
  7. hemoglobin - the substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen and gives blood its red color
  8. Home management duties include - Light housekeeping tasks
  9. homeostasis - steady state or stable internal environment maintained when the organs all work together
  10. Hormones - secretions from endocrine glands that help regulate bodily processes
  11. Hospitals - Work settings that provide acute care
  12. How many bones in the body - 206 bones
  13. How often should a client who tires easily rest? - As often as they need too.
  1. Left Ventricle - part of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood to the body
  2. Lochia - red vaginal discharge after childbirth
  3. manic phase of bipolar disorder - behaviour becomes disorganized and chaotic, avoid stimulating environment
  4. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs - A system that arranges human needs into categories
  5. mastication - the process of chewing
  6. mastitis - pain and inflammation of the breast
  7. medial - relating or located at or near the middle or midline of the body or body part
  8. Medulla - the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing
  9. Melena - Black tarry stool
  10. Membership of the healthcare team - determined by the clients needs
  11. Meniere's disease - disorder of inner ear causing vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss
  12. Negligence - careless neglect, often resulting in injury. Prison term is unlikely.
  13. Non-maleficence - duty to do no harm, provide a safe environment
  1. Not a sign of physical abuse - stiff and sore joints
  2. Not obvious hearing problems - loneliness and isolation
  3. Nursing diagnosis - a health problem that can be treated by nursing measures.
  4. Nutrition - the many processes involved in the ingestion, digestion, absorption and use of foods and fluids by the body
  5. obsessive-compulsive disorder - An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts and/ or actions
  6. Older stomachs - decreased digestive juices
  7. opportunity for collaboration - benefits of team approach to health care
  8. Orthopnea - ability to breathe only in an upright position
  9. Ostomy - surgically create an opening
  10. Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged - between the alveoli and capillaries
  11. Palliative care - Services for all people with a progressive and life threatening illness that relieves and reduces uncomfortable symptoms
  12. People usually recover from chronic illness - This is not true of chronic illness
  1. renal failure - loss of kidney function resulting in its inability to remove waste products from the body and maintain electrolyte balance
  2. Residents in retirement facilities - older adults with limited care needs
  3. respite services - service that provides a temporary break to family caregivers
  4. restraint - a physical or chemical way to restrict voluntary movement or behavior. Can not be used to make work easier.
  5. Rising costs of providing technology, drugs and services - The most pressing cause of health care reform has been :
  6. S.M.A.R.T - Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timely
  7. Schizophrenia - delusions of grandeur and hallucinations
  8. secondary dementia - Caused by or related to another disease or condition
  9. Semi-Fowler's Position - the head of the bed is raised 30 degrees
  10. serosanguineous drainage - thin, watery drainage that is blood-tinged
  11. serous drainage - clear, watery drainage
  1. Signs of Infection - fever, nausea, rash, pain, swelling, redness. NOT bleeding.
  2. Sims position - lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn behind, parallel to the back
  3. Situation with an abusive client - Do not touch the client
  4. skeletal muscle - striated and voluntary, appears striped under a microscope
  5. Skeletal muscles - Under voluntary control
  6. small intestine - duodenum, jejunum, ileum. where most food absorption takes place.
  7. Spastic Cerebral Palsy - problems with posture, balance and movement
  8. Speaker to reciever - exchange of information
  9. Speech and language disorders - Can cause problems relating to family and friends
  10. Spina Bifida - Improper closing of the spine. Common problems are bowel and bladder issues.
  11. Standard Precautions - Used for all clients
  12. STAT - At once, immediately
  13. Stress - the emotional, behavioural, or physical response to an event or situation. Not influenced by gender.
  1. Unregulated Health Care Provider - Personal Support Worker
  2. urinary tract infection - microbial infection of any part of the urinary tract
  3. Vascular dementia - form of dementia caused by a stroke or other restriction of the flow of blood to the brain
  4. Veins - Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
  5. Verbal communication - expressing ideas to others by using spoken words, NOT the truest reflection of a persons feelings.
  6. water temperature for bed bath - 40.5 degrees (105F)
  7. When a restraint is used - Check on the client and the position of the restraint every 15 minutes. Report a pulse in the restrained extremities. Must be able to slide an open hand between the restraint and the client.
  8. When infants are placed for sleep - lay them on their backs. Do not use pillows.
  9. When transferring a client - Move the strong side first
  10. When working in a clients kitchen - Use paper towel to dry hands
  11. When you suspect a client is being abused - Tell your supervisor