Abuse II AP PostTest - Medical Update

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Abuse II PostTest for AP

Instructions: The following multiple-choice questions have 1, 2, 3, or 4 correct answers. Check all the correct answers.

1. Specific incidents of abuse occur more frequently when

a. Residents are cared for by staff from minority cultures
b. Learned family violence is brought into the workplace
c. Caregivers believe that a demented resident’s behavior is purposeful rather than due to his/her underlying disease
d. All of the above

2. In order to provide interventions for abuse in your facility, you should focus on training:

a. The CNAs
b. The Nursing Staff
c. The Housekeeping, Dietary and Activities Staff
d. All levels of staff in every department

3. It is the facility’s responsibility to provide abuse prevention

a. For residents by employees,
b. By family members to residents
c. By a resident to another resident.
d. All of the above

4. If a husband wants to have a sexual relationship with his wife who is demented and resides in the nursing home

a. A private space should be available where the couple can spend some time together
b. The wife should be available to visit with her husband
c. A determination should be made as to whether the wife is competent to give consent
d. None of the above

5. How does abuse of older people correlate with child abuse? Young children and the elderly are both

a. Dependent
b. In positions of low power
c. Inclined to misbehave
d. All of the above

6. Dependent people require more expenditure of

a. Time
b. Energy
c. Patience.
d. All of the above

7. Psychological abuse involves

a. The infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement or punishment that results in physical harm
b. The threat of injury, unreasonable confinement and punishment that may result in mental anguish, anxiety or depression
c. Restraining a resident for more than two hours
d. Tripping, hitting, burning a resident

8. Active neglect involves

a. The deprivation of goods or services that are necessary to maintain physical or mental health; however there is no conscious intent to inflict physical or emotional distress on the resident
b. Improper conduct that results in financial exploitation of the resident’s resources
c. The willful deprivation of goods or services that is necessary to maintain the resident’s physical or mental health
d. All of the above

9. A resident that demonstrates the following symptoms may be a victim of abuse:

a. Extreme upset while being bathed
b. Aggressive behavior
c. Intense fear reaction to specific individuals
d. All of the above

10. When interviewing residents to determine if abuse has occurred

a. It is not necessary to match the gender of the resident with the gender of the interviewee
b. It is important to build rapport before asking questions
c. Efforts should be made to ensure that the resident feels safe
d. All of the above

11. When interviewing residents to determine if abuse has occurred

a. Make sure that residents answer all the questions that are asked
b. Begin with open-ended questions
c. A good place to conduct the interview is at the nurses’ station that is located in the center of the unit
d. None of the above

12. Mrs. Jones has had 4 falls recently. To ensure her safety the facility restrains her in a Posey restraint. She is released every 3 hours and then repositioned and/or walked. This is an example of

a. Psychological abuse
b. An effective fall prevention program
c. Physical abuse
d. None of the above

13. Mr. Smith watches his favorite TV program in his room everyday from 11:00 AM until noon. Housekeeping staff regularly schedules cleaning his room at this time. They come in, turn off the TV and tell him that he can’t watch the program because his room is so dirty. This is an example of

a. An effective housekeeping department
b. Passive neglect
c. Psychological abuse
d. None of the above

14. The use of a resident’s telephone by staff members is an example of

a. Improper conduct by staff for their own benefit, at the resident’s expense
b. A convenient and effective way for staff to communicate with other staff members
c. Passive neglect of the resident’s property
d. None of the above

15. When an alleged case of sexual abuse occurs in the facility

a. The resident should be protected against further abuse
b. The facility should notify the Department of Health
c. The victim should be referred to the rape crisis center
d. All of the above