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2020 Assisted Field Staff SB Safety Test

September 20, 2020

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When would you be required to perform hand hygiene?

A. Immediately when you enter the patient’s home

B. After touching your hair or face prior to touching the patient

C. Before entering your “Care Bag”

D. After touching surfaces in the immediate patient care environment, even if you didn’t touch the patient while there

E. Between clean and dirty steps of procedure

F. Between glove changes

G. Before touching Point of Care computer

A, C, E, F

A, B, E

All of the above

The CDC recommends the use of an alcohol based hand rub as the most effective method for hand hygiene.

True

False

All of the following elements are important in cleaning patient care equipment such as thermometers, stethoscopes, PT/INR machines EXCEPT :

Disinfect with Lysol or Clorox wipes and let them air dry

Disinfection contact time should be at least 1 minute

Clean and disinfect them immediately after use

Disinfect after use with a 70% alcohol wipe

The patient you are seeing has a diagnosis of C-Diff. Which hand hygiene should be performed?

Alcohol-based hand rub, rubbing until hands are dry

Wash hands with antibacterial soap and water for 15 seconds

You are providing care in a very small apartment. It is difficult to find working space. Where may you correctly and safely place your Care Bag?

On the end of the patient’s bed where the patient is lying

On the end table next to the couch where the patient is seated

On the floor next to the lounge chair where the patient is seated

On the stuffed arm chair near the couch where the patient is resting

You are caring for a patient who resides in a small residential care facility. He spends many hours a day watching "the news." He asks you if he should be concerned about getting Novel Coronavirus. Which of the following would be correct information to share with him?

Instruct him not to worry, that Novel Coronavirus is not contagious

Tell him not to worry, that there is a vaccine for Novel Coronavirus

Tell him that unless he was in close contact with someone infected with or suspected of having Novel Coronavirus is unlikely he would become infected

Tell him that as long as his caregivers wash their hands he will be ok

Best Practices for influenza prevention includes all except:

Stay home if you are sick for at least 24 hours after fever is gone

Get a flu vaccine

Drink lots of water to keep hydrated

Always follow good hand hygiene by washing your hands every time you use a tissue to cover coughs or sneezes

CDC recommends that all persons aged 6 months and older receive an annual influenza vaccine with rare exceptions.

True

False

You are concerned the patient you have been asked to see may have TB Disease. Which of the following symptoms is most indicative of Active TB?

Fever, chills, loss of appetite

Night sweats, persistent cough with blood-tinged sputum

Diarrhea, abdominal pain

Weakness and weight loss

Both Active TB Disease and Latent TB Infection are contagious meaning the bacteria can be spread to others.

True

False

You are accompanying the patient to ambulate from the living room back to her bed. She is very fatigued and you are concerned she will be too weak; however, she insists she is fine to walk with you and doesn’t require the wheelchair. As the two of you negotiate the corner to the bedroom entrance her knees buckle. You should:

Hold her up against the wall so she doesn’t fall

Twist to catch her and hold her up

Push her toward the chair you see just inside the door

Ease her down to the floor gliding her against carefully your body

The patient you are visiting spends her days and nights in a recliner. She asks you to help her put on her socks and shoes. Utilizing sound body mechanics, how might you help her perform this task?

You bend over to slide on the socks and shoes

You tell her it is better that she not wear socks and shoes, since she doesn’t get up much from the recliner

You kneel down on the floor and stoop over to put on the socks and shoes

You elevate the recliner foot rest and place a chair beside her. While seated in the chair, you put her socks and shoes on

Which of the following activities demonstrates safe moving strategies and appropriate use of body mechanics?

Patient asks you to get a new box of face tissues for her. She stores them on the top shelf in her pantry. You stretch to get one down

The caregiver just assisted the patient in the shower. You notice the floor is wet and the caregiver is barefoot

You assist the patient to transfer from the bed to a chair. You bend at the knees and pivot when shifting from facing the bed to chair

Your 300 pound diabetic patient is very fatigued today and can’t get up from the chair to walk to her bed on her own. The caregiver is not home right now to assist you. You decide to try and assist the patient by yourself since you can’t wait and have other visits to make

You receive a text message while driving between patient homes. You may do the following legally and safely except:

Use a hands-free device to talk on the phone

Pull over to the side of the road and review the message

Answer the text message when are you are stopped at the stop light

Wait until you arrive at your destination. Then check the message.

You knock on the door to the patient’s home. Immediately you hear a dog barking loudly. It seems the dog is just on the other side of the door! Your appropriate response should be:

Go on in an stoop down to the dogs level letting it smell you

When the door is answered, stay outdoors and ask that the dog be placed in another location – outdoors, another room or crate

Refuse to see the patient and leave the home

Pet the dog gently, unafraid and go in to perform your visit

Healthcare workers have a responsibility to assist in prevention of opioid overdose by teaching patients safe opioid management.

True

False

A confused patient frequently pinches and tries to scratch you during cares. You are very frustrated by his actions as none of the “therapeutic” responses have worked. You should:

Walk out of the room and do not go back

Push the patient away from you

Scold him loudly

Notify your Supervisor immediately and report the situation

If a chemical in the home is splashed, spilled or ingested, you can obtain product and management information by calling Poison Control or locating the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) in the agency office.

True

False

A patient’s Emergency Evacuation Level determines:

How often a patient is seen weekly

If the patient’s needs are high tech or routine

Whether the patient is VIP or regular

A level of risk as it relates to assigning care in an emergent situation [service priority]

Assisted clinicians need to determine if they are available to take on additional patients in a community disaster because the Agency may experience a surge in new patients because hospitals may release less acute patients to accept more critical patients

True

False

If your Agency location is unable to function due to loss of power, phones, or the physical structure you should do all of the following EXCEPT:

Try texting your manager – sometimes that works when phone lines do not

Report to the nearest Assisted location if safe to do so

Call 911 and report you are a nurse / therapist / Assisted employee

Turn on a radio to KHAY 100.7 FM or KNX 1070 AM [CA] or KTAR 620 AM or 92.3 FM [AZ] listen for local, state guidance

You are a mandated reporter when it comes to patient abuse. Which of the following suggests there is abuse?

Patient has bruising on wrists and ankles

Patient states he/she is being handled roughly by caregiver

Patient acts fearful each time son enters the room

All of the above

Patient Rights include all of the following EXCEPT:

Unlimited access by family to patient medical records

Receiving information in a language they can understand – meaningful communication

Being treated with respect and full recognition of their dignity

Being informed of any financial liability prior to obtaining services

Submitting visit notes for visits not performed is an example of Medicare Fraud.

True

False

Transferring patient face sheets and History & Physicals onto Google Docs on your cellphone is efficient and a safe practice for storing medical records.

True

False

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2020 Assisted Field Staff SB Safety Test

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