Miscellaneous
General Observation
Resident Rights / Abuse
Infection Control
Resident Cares
100
You should always knock when entering a patient’s room to maintain their privacy and to ask permission to enter their room.
Why should you always knock on a resident’s door?
100
Linens are transported in a bag. Not touching your uniform.
How do we properly handle/transport soiled linens in the hallways?
100
Reapproach the resident after a few minutes, provide encouragement, and offer alternatives. If the resident still is refusing then you should notify your teamleader
Describe what to do if a resident is refusing cares or food?
100
Hand hygiene.
What is the single most important way to stop the spread of infection?
100
Only leave alone if resident is alert and oriented and no safety risk. Never leave hooked to lift and lift in front of resident.
When is it OK to leave a resident unattended on the toilet? Can you leave the lift there?
200
The privacy curtain should be drawn whenever you are providing personal cares to a resident. Also pull in front of the outside windows.
When should you use the privacy curtain?
200
The red outlets located throughout the building are the emergency power outlets. They are used to plug patient care equipment into during a power failure. Red outlets
What outlets are powered by an emergency power source? Where are they located?
200
To ensure the safety of all residents.
Resident abuse is reported to you. What is your first responsibility?
200
Putting on and taking off PPE at the doorway of an isolation room
What does “Zero Threshold” or “Zero Barrier” mean?
200
Resident is independent with peri-care. Care plan documented.
When can peri-care be completed in the bathroom?
300
With all staff assisted transfers or ambulation
When do you use a gait belt?
300
Use gloves, deli papers, napkins, utensils.
How do you avoid bare hand contact with food?
300
Administrator must be notified immediately.
After a report of mistreatment, how long do you have to notify the administrator?
300
During all personal cares of a resident. When handling contaminated linens or equipment. Several answers may be possible.
When do we wear gloves?
300
Heels must always be suspended above the bed or other surfaces. Use 2 pillows in bed as one will flatten out after time.
When the group list says to float a resident’s heels, what does that mean?
400
When you are working with GI symptoms (c-diff potential)
When do you use bleach to clean equipment?
400
30 minutes because it blocks fire egress
How long can equipment remain motionless in the hallway?
400
How it occurred, size, location, color, pain
What is important to document if you find a bruise on a resident?
400
We will put a sign on the door that spells out the precautions that are need to prevent the spread of the infection. Supplies needed will be kept on a cart outside the door.
What do we do if a resident needs isolation to prevent the spread of infection?
400
They will observe the resident and the interventions for skin, safety, etc that are in place. Will observe toileting, repositioning, and all cares as well. Then compare to the care plan.
What will surveyors look for to see if we are following the care plan?
500
Wiped down following each use – cleaned nightly
How is equipment on the unit cleaned?
500
Label with name, date. Cover all food. Throw out after 3 days. No mingling of staff and resident foods.
What are the “rules” for storage of food in the DME/resident refrigerators?
500
Verbal, Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Misappropriation of property (theft).
Define the types of abuse?
500
o Before touching a resident o Before a procedure o After touching a resident o After body fluid exposure o After touching a resident’s environment
When do we wash our hands? •WHO 5 moments for hand hygiene
500
Ensure that the resident eats within 15 minutes - take to DR, get menu and put on top of pile
When administering short/rapid acting insulin to a resident what is your responsibility after?
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