Which statement is false?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Sympathy and pity don't aid adjustment empathy does unlike true skills (B, C) and hope . PSWs use empathy e.g., understanding struggles not pity, which disempowers. Pity risks despair; skills and hope lift. This correction ensures PSWs foster resilience, a key care distinction.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Safety comes from devices e.g., call bells unlike insecurity , security (C, broader), or both . PSWs ensure use e.g., access for reassurance. Misnaming risks neglect; safety fits. This supports client confidence, a PSW role in care.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Advising and reporting respects scope e.g., no meds unlike doing it , asking peers , or clients . PSWs stay safe e.g., escalate per policy. Overstepping risks harm; this fits. This ensures client safety, a PSW boundary in practice.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: A dependent person relies on aid e.g., ADLs unlike independent , interdependent , or self-determined . PSWs support this e.g., bathing for needs. Misnaming risks mismatch; this fits. This defines care scope, a PSW focus.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Bacterial transmission occurs through specific pathways. Direct transmission involves physical contact, like touching an infected person. Indirect transmission happens via contaminated objects, such as shared equipment. Vector transmission uses an intermediary, like an insect, to spread bacteria. Sterilization , however, is a process to eliminate bacteria, not a mode of transmission. It's a preventive measure that destroys pathogens on surfaces or instruments, breaking the chain of infection rather than facilitating it. Understanding these distinctions is key for PSWs in infection control, and since sterilization does not transmit bacteria but prevents their spread, it stands out as the option that does not belong, making it the correct answer.