SELF CARE
True or False:
Feelings of helplessness is one sign of Compassion Fatigue and Burnout?
True
Incident Reports and Customer Concerns are reported in what area of Blink?
Hub/Formstack Forms
What are two common symptoms in terminally ill patients?
Pain, trouble breathing, nausea/vomiting, constipation, delirium.
Name 3 Factors that could influence the grief process:
Personality, culture, gender, age, type of death, relationship with the deceased person.
True or False:
We don't need to assess for spiritual or emotional distress if Social Work or Chaplain are declined.
False
Name one way you can take care of your needs physically.
Exercise, sleep, good nutrition, physical touch
Who should you speak with first if you believe an individual’s health is at risk?
Report to your direct manager/supervisor
Name the scale used to measure end stage Alzheimer's Disease:
FAST Scale
True or False:
Grief is a normal, natural and expected response to significant change and/or loss in life.
True.
False
True or False:
Decompression Routines allow you to diffuse physical energy developed from work.
False: Emotional energy
Name one Bag Care, Handling, or Storage guideline:
Launder bag annually or sooner, if visibly soiled; store bag in the trunk of your car inside a hard barrier with high sides and a lid; when in the patient’s home, place the bag on a chux on a clean, hard surface; hang your bag somewhere it does not touch the floor if no clean place available; don’t place non-rolling bag on floor
Visits in the last days of life should start how many days prior to passing using our best clinical judgement?
7 days
True or False:
Part of our role is to help normalize grief.
True
cognitive, visual or hearing impairments, language barriers, health literacy barriers, and how we communicate with the family.
What is a form of burnout that manifests itself as physical, emotional, and spiritual exhaustion?
Compassion Fatigue
Name the 4 Levels of Care:
Routine, GIP, Continuous Home Care, Respite
Name 4 of the 9 Common Disease in Hospice:
Cardiac, Respiratory/Pulmonary, Renal, Liver, Cancer, ALS, Stroke, Coma, Dementia(s)
Name the 5 Stages of Grief:
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance.
The PCG receives this after the patient passes away.
The CAHPS survey.
Coping Tools must be:
Attainable, enjoyable, and possible
What are the 4 types of discharges in hospice?
Moving Out of Service Area, Transfer to Another Hospice, No Longer Meeting Hospice Criteria, Discharge for Cause
Name 2 indicators of Hours-Final Moments of Life:
Cheyne Stokes Respirations/Guppy Breathing, mouth open, eyes glossed over, pupils dilating, faint pulses
Name the 5 pieces that are a compilation of influences that make up grief:
Feelings, thought processes, physical sensations, spiritual sensations, behaviors and social norms.
Name 3 ways we can hold space for others:
Learn how to sit in uncomfortable situations, read the room, allow moments of silence, listen x 3, validate and repeat back, ask open ended questions.