Documentation
A written description of the authorized home care services and tasks to be provided to a client
What is the Plan of Care
The number of days our agency has to report an incident to Adult Protective Services?
What is 2
What includes steps taken to reduce risks before, during, and after an emergency and includes steps taken to reduce risks before, during, and after an emergency?
What is Emergency Preparedness
Series of steps through which infections are spread
What is the chain of infection
What is one of the most common bacterial infections that lead to hospitalizations in older adults
What is a Urinary Tract Infection
Why don't we check off all the tasks at the beginning of a visit?
What is it's a LEGAL RECORD of tasks completed AND not completed
In what time frame should you report concerns to your manager?
Within 24 hours!
What is patient and family care centered that optimizes quality of life by anticipating, preventing, and treating suffering?
What is Palliative Care
You wear these PPE items for contact isolation, ie: MRSA, VRE, diarrheal illnesses, open wounds, RSV
What are gloves, gown, and a mask
Kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
What are parts of the Urinary Tract
This is dependent on you bringing your tablet with you to a visit
What is EVV (electronic Visit Verification)
What are reasons vulnerable adults reluctant to report or disclose abuse, neglect or exploitation? (get at least 3 of the 8 reasons)
•Denial
•Self-Blame
•Shame and Embarrassment
•Dependency
•Loyalty to Caregiver
•Fear of Retaliation
•Physical inability to Report
•Perceptions of the system
What is the concept or philosophy of care that focuses on a person’s comfort and quality of life rather than curing the person’s disease?
What is Hospice Care
What PPE do you wear for a Droplet Transmission, ie: Flu, common cold, pneumonia
Surgical mask you were fit tested with, gown, eye protective visor and gloves
Who has high Risk factors for developing a UTI?
Who are older adults, females, enlarged prostate, stroke, diabetes, kidney disease, cancer, immobile, incontinence, catheters
When to contact your manager if a client or their family is asking for something not on the care plan?
What is immediately!
If a client or their family is pressuring you to do something that is not on the plan of care, we want to help by informing the client/family of the reasons WHY we don't allow our PCAs to do that task!
Indicators that abuse may have occurred (get 2 of 5 reasons)
•Changes in behavior/demeanor when a certain person is present
•Prevention of access to friends, family, telephone, social groups
•Changes in mental health – withdrawn, depressed, low self-esteem
•Changes in sleep patterns or appetite
•Unexplained fear or defensiveness
What technique discusses the use of care to not spread germs?
What is Bag Technique
For airborne transmission, ie: Covid-19, TB, measles
N95 mask (whichever one you were FIT tested with), gloves, gown, and eye protective visor
Burning, frequency, strong smell and cloudy urine, fever, lower back pain are what?
What are traditional symptoms of a UTI
Increasing illness, a worsening of the client’s physical or mental condition and/or a change in the client’s disease process
What is changes in condition.
We should be marking the visit as "needs adjustment" and writing the change in the note space under "needs adjustment"
If you think it's a change that requires URGENT notification, please do not hesitate to call the agency number and request to speak with any member of management!
When do you NOT:
Promise to keep secrets
Make promises you cannot keep
Make assumptions
Be judgemental
Stop someone who is freely recalling events
Destroy evidence
Contact anyone other than your manager
If a vulnerable adult fully or partially discloses abuse
What is is a group of inherited connective tissue disorders caused by abnormalities in the structure, production, and/or processing of collagen?
What is EDS or Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Hand Hygene: When is it performed?
Extra bonus: When is it best to use soap and water?
Immediately before touching a patient.
After touching a patient or patient's surroundings.
After contact with blood, body fluids, or contaminated surfaces.
Immediately after glove removal
Soap and water
Use when hands are visibly soiled
Before eating
After using the rest room
Bonus: Providing care to patients with suspected or confirmed C. diff and norovirus
Acute changes in behavior or function (increased falls+/or motor function, decreased appetite, vomiting, dizziness, blood pressure changes
What are non traditional signs of a UTI