# PSW Leap > NACC Personal Support Worker exam prep platform for Ontario candidates. 2,400+ practice questions, full mock exams, and progress tracking aligned to the 12 NACC modules. ## Docs - [Homepage](https://pswleap.com/): Product overview — practice questions, mock exams, progress tracking, pricing, and FAQ for the NACC PSW certification exam. - [About PSW Leap](https://pswleap.com/about): Background on the platform, mission, and how it helps PSW candidates pass the NACC certification. - [Blog Home](https://pswleap.com/blog): Index of 27+ articles on NACC exam prep, PSW clinical knowledge, careers, and student life. - [Learn](https://pswleap.com/learn): Entry point to the structured learning experience covering all 12 NACC modules. ## Exam Prep - [What Is the NACC PSW Exam? 2026 Guide (Ontario)](https://pswleap.com/blog/exam-prep/nacc-psw-exam-guide): Plain-English overview of the NACC PSW certification exam — what NACC stands for, who has to write it, how 2026 scheduling works through your career college, what the 12-module exam covers, and how it is scored. - [How to Pass the NACC PSW Exam (2026 Guide)](https://pswleap.com/blog/exam-prep/how-to-pass-nacc-psw-exam): In-depth guide to the NACC PSW exam format, a week-by-week study plan, high-yield topics, scenario-question strategy, and common pitfalls. - [NACC PSW Exam Format Explained](https://pswleap.com/blog/exam-prep/nacc-psw-exam-format): Question count, time limit, scoring, and section breakdown for the NACC PSW certification exam. - [Free PSW Practice Questions (2026 Sample Test)](https://pswleap.com/blog/exam-prep/free-psw-practice-questions): Free NACC-style multiple-choice practice questions with answer explanations. - [PSW Study Schedule — 5-Week Plan](https://pswleap.com/blog/exam-prep/psw-study-schedule): Week-by-week study plan to prepare for the NACC PSW exam covering all 12 modules. - [10 Common NACC Exam Mistakes](https://pswleap.com/blog/exam-prep/common-nacc-exam-mistakes): Frequent test-taker errors and how to avoid them on the NACC PSW certification exam. - [PSW Mnemonics — Memory Tricks for the NACC Exam](https://pswleap.com/blog/exam-prep/psw-mnemonics-study-tricks): RACE, PASS, DIPPS, SBAR and other mnemonics PSW candidates use to remember NACC content. - [How to Answer PSW Scenario Questions](https://pswleap.com/blog/exam-prep/psw-scenario-questions-tips): Strategy for tackling scenario-based items that dominate the NACC PSW exam. - [NACC Exam Day — What to Expect](https://pswleap.com/blog/exam-prep/nacc-exam-day-what-to-expect): Logistics, ID requirements, and timing for NACC PSW exam day in Ontario. ## Clinical Knowledge - [PSW Scope of Practice in Ontario](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/psw-scope-of-practice-ontario): What Personal Support Workers are and are not allowed to do under Ontario regulations. - [PSW Medication Assistance Scope](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/psw-medication-assistance-scope): What medication-related tasks PSWs in Ontario can perform and which require a regulated nurse. - [Vital Signs Normal Ranges for PSWs](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/vital-signs-psw-normal-ranges): Adult normal ranges for temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation. - [IPAC Infection Control for PSWs](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/ipac-infection-control-psw): Hand hygiene, PPE, isolation precautions, and chain-of-infection content tested on the NACC exam. - [Dementia Care for PSWs](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/dementia-care-psw-guide): Types and stages of dementia plus person-centred care strategies for PSWs. - [Palliative and End-of-Life Care](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/palliative-end-of-life-care-psw): PSW responsibilities in palliative care, comfort measures, and supporting families. - [DIPPS Framework Explained](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/dipps-psw-explained): Dignity, Independence, Privacy, Preferences, Safety — the PSW care framework. - [Abuse and Neglect — PSW Reporting](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/abuse-neglect-psw-reporting): Recognizing signs of abuse and Ontario reporting requirements for PSWs. - [Medical Terminology for PSWs](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/medical-terminology-psw): Common prefixes, suffixes, and root words PSWs must know for the NACC exam. - [Free NACC Practice Questions on Diabetes Care](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/free-nacc-practice-questions-diabetes-care): Free NACC-style diabetes care questions with answers — hypoglycemia vs hyperglycemia, the 15-15 rule, insulin scope, and diabetic foot care for Ontario PSWs. - [Free NACC Practice Questions on Dysphagia & Safe Swallowing](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/free-nacc-practice-questions-dysphagia): Free NACC-style dysphagia questions with answers — safe positioning, aspiration warning signs, and texture-modified diets for Ontario PSWs. - [Free NACC Practice Questions on Pressure Injuries](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/free-nacc-practice-questions-pressure-injuries): Free NACC-style pressure injury questions with answers — staging, prevention, repositioning, and skin assessment for Ontario PSWs. - [Free NACC Practice Questions on Dementia Care & Responsive Behaviours](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/free-nacc-practice-questions-dementia-care): Free NACC-style dementia care questions with answers — responsive behaviours, validation, communication, sundowning, restraints, and the PSW scope for Ontario PSWs. - [Free NACC Practice Questions on Infection Control & PPE](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/free-nacc-practice-questions-infection-control): Free NACC-style infection control questions with answers — hand hygiene, the 4 moments, PPE donning/doffing order, routine practices, and contact/droplet/airborne precautions for Ontario PSWs. - [Free NACC Practice Questions on Fall Prevention](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/free-nacc-practice-questions-fall-prevention): Free NACC-style fall prevention questions with answers — risk assessment, the Morse Fall Scale, orthostatic hypotension, safe transfers, post-fall response, and restraints for Ontario PSWs. - [Free NACC Practice Questions on Vital Signs](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/free-nacc-practice-questions-vital-signs): Free NACC-style vital signs questions with answers — normal adult ranges for temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation, plus measurement technique, red flags, and documentation for Ontario PSWs. - [Free NACC Practice Questions on Medication Safety](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/free-nacc-practice-questions-medication-safety): Free NACC-style medication safety questions with answers — the rights of medication, the three checks, the PSW assist-vs-administer scope, refusals, errors, and what not to crush for Ontario PSWs. - [Free NACC Practice Questions on Emergency Response & First Aid](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/free-nacc-practice-questions-emergency-response): Free NACC-style emergency response questions with answers — choking (mild vs severe), CPR and cardiac arrest, fire safety (RACE/PASS), falls, stroke (FAST), and seizures for Ontario PSWs. - [Free NACC Practice Questions on Personal Care & Hygiene](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/free-nacc-practice-questions-personal-care-and-hygiene): Free NACC-style personal care and hygiene questions with answers — privacy and dignity, perineal care, safe bathing, eye and mouth care, denture care, dressing a weak (affected) side, and skin observation for Ontario PSWs. - [Free NACC Practice Questions on Nutrition & Hydration](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/free-nacc-practice-questions-nutrition-and-hydration): Free NACC-style nutrition and hydration questions with answers — dehydration warning signs, recording intake and output (I&O), safe feeding positioning, therapeutic diets, malnutrition, and mealtime dignity for Ontario PSWs. - [Free NACC Practice Questions on Body Mechanics & Safe Transfers](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/free-nacc-practice-questions-body-mechanics): Free NACC-style body mechanics and safe transfer questions with answers — wide base of support, bending at the knees, gait belts, mechanical lifts, repositioning, and what to do if a client starts to fall for Ontario PSWs. - [Free NACC Practice Questions on Palliative & End-of-Life Care](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/free-nacc-practice-questions-palliative-care): Free NACC-style palliative and end-of-life care questions with answers — comfort measures, signs of approaching death, non-verbal pain cues, mouth care, terminal congestion, DNR orders, MAID awareness, and after-death care for Ontario PSWs. - [Free NACC Practice Questions on Catheter & Continence Care](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/free-nacc-practice-questions-catheter-and-continence-care): Free NACC-style catheter and continence care questions with answers — keeping the drainage bag below the bladder, closed systems, peri/catheter care, reporting signs of infection, the PSW scope (insertion is a controlled act), incontinence, and dignity for Ontario PSWs. - [Free NACC Practice Questions on Mental Health, Delirium & Depression](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/free-nacc-practice-questions-mental-health): Free NACC-style mental health questions with answers — telling delirium, dementia, and depression apart, delirium as an emergency, depression and self-harm reporting, the PSW scope of practice, least restraint, and Behavioural Supports Ontario for Ontario PSWs. - [Free NACC Practice Questions on Pain Management](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/free-nacc-practice-questions-pain-management): Free NACC-style pain management questions with answers — believing the client's report, recognizing pain in non-verbal and dementia clients, comfort measures, the PSW scope (never giving or adjusting pain medication), what to report, and total pain in palliative care for Ontario PSWs. - [Free NACC Practice Questions on Wound Care & Skin Tears](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/free-nacc-practice-questions-wound-care): Free NACC-style wound care and skin tear questions with answers — what to do for a skin tear (never remove the flap), signs of wound infection, the PSW scope (sterile dressing changes are a controlled act), diabetic foot wounds, and what to observe and report for Ontario PSWs. - [Free NACC Practice Questions on Stroke Care](https://pswleap.com/blog/clinical/free-nacc-practice-questions-stroke-care): Free NACC-style stroke care questions with answers — dressing the affected (weak) side first, safe transfers and protecting a weak shoulder, post-stroke dysphagia and aphasia, one-sided neglect, recognizing a new stroke (FAST), and the PSW scope for Ontario PSWs. ## Career - [PSW Salary in Ontario (2026)](https://pswleap.com/blog/career/psw-salary-ontario): Hourly rates and annual salary ranges for PSWs in Ontario by setting (LTC, home care, hospital). - [Is PSW a Good Career in Canada?](https://pswleap.com/blog/career/is-psw-good-career-canada): Honest assessment of PSW career outlook, demand, pay, and progression in 2026. - [LTC vs Home Care vs Hospital](https://pswleap.com/blog/career/psw-ltc-vs-home-care-vs-hospital): Comparison of the three main PSW work settings on pay, hours, and day-to-day work. - [PSW to RPN Bridging Programs in Ontario](https://pswleap.com/blog/career/psw-to-rpn-bridging-ontario): Bridging pathways and college programs for PSWs becoming Registered Practical Nurses. - [HSCPOA PSW Registration in Ontario](https://pswleap.com/blog/career/hscpoa-psw-registration): The Health and Supportive Care Providers Oversight Authority registration process for Ontario PSWs. - [International Student Guide to PSW](https://pswleap.com/blog/career/international-student-psw-ontario): Study permits, PGWP eligibility, and immigration pathways for international PSW students. - [PSW Interview Questions (20 with Sample Answers)](https://pswleap.com/blog/career/psw-interview-questions): Common PSW job-interview questions with sample answers. - [PSW Resume Tips](https://pswleap.com/blog/career/psw-resume-tips): Resume template and structure tips for PSWs applying in Ontario. ## Student Life - [PSW Placement Tips](https://pswleap.com/blog/student-life/psw-placement-tips): How to succeed on PSW clinical placements in Ontario. - [I Failed the NACC PSW Exam — Now What?](https://pswleap.com/blog/student-life/failed-nacc-exam-what-to-do): Retake policy, study reset, and emotional recovery after failing the NACC PSW exam. ## Legal - [Privacy Policy](https://pswleap.com/privacy): How PSW Leap collects, uses, and protects user data. - [Terms of Service](https://pswleap.com/terms): Terms governing use of the PSW Leap platform. ## Key Facts - Product: Web-based exam prep platform for the NACC PSW certification exam (Ontario, Canada) - Question bank: 2,400+ practice questions across all 12 NACC modules - Question types: multiple choice, scenario, matching, fill-in-the-blank, true/false - Mock exams: full-length timed mock exams that mirror the NACC exam's structure and timing - Pricing model: one-time payment (no subscription) - Free trial: yes — sample questions available without payment - Geography: built specifically for Ontario, Canada candidates - NACC pass mark: set by NACC — confirm the current mark at nacc.ca - Affiliation: PSW Leap is independent — not affiliated with NACC - Stack: Next.js 16 (App Router) on Vercel, Supabase backend ## Contact - Website: https://pswleap.com - Support email: support@pswleap.com - 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