Trainings
Monthly Staff meetings/Monthly House trainings are ?
What is monthly training on paycom and a true or false question for monthly staff meeting.
What does it usually mean when a client is having a behavior?
What unmet need, needs to be met. Behavior is communication.
We have no limit to how many hours you work.
What is wrong. HRS has a policy of a 16 hour rule. you can work up to 16 hours, then you need to leave HRS for at least 8 hours before coming back for another shift. UNLESS you're doing a live-in weekend or you are working at an asleep house. CALL your supervisor is you get stuck working longer than 16 hours.
What is maltreatment?
What is abuse, neglect, financial exploitation.
True or False In the clients T-log its okay for the staff to write their opinions about how their shift went.
What is False.
Who is responsible for making sure your training is complete and up to date?
What is YOU!!!! The employee themselves.
Level 1 of Maslow's Hierarchy of needs?
What is basic survival needs. Air, Water, Shelter, Food, Sleep, Health.
If you want to take a 20 min nap. The clients will be okay if they are in their rooms.
What is NO. Staff need to be supervising their clients per there support plans.
How many hours do you have before you tell someone?
What is 24 hours from the time of abuse was knowing about or observed.
True or False It's only the PC's job to chart on the clients.
What is FALSE!!! It's every ones job to chart on the clients. EVERY SHIFT. T-logs, MARS, ISP's, any incident reporting, or vital signs, skin checks, etc.
*Clients are able to attend parties, drink and have friends.
What is Yes. PER SUPPORT PLAN/Supervision level. Person centered services. Clients are allowed to go out and have fun as you or I would. :)
The crisis cycle: what level is a client loses control and maybe unsafe?
What is the CRISIS level
Who is a vulnerable adult?
What is Adults with developmental disabilities, 18 years or older, riles on others for care and support, may be unable to protect themselves.
HRS allows staff to go and run and grab food, or go get gas, or run home while you are on the clock.
What is NO! HRS does not allow staff to leave the site during their scheduled shift for personal reasons.
How does maltreatment happen?
what is risk factors. Employee burnout, stress, poor communication, poor training, lack of supervision, high support needs.
Clients are NOT allowed to refused their medication.
What is NO! Clients have the right to refuse if they want too. But I would reapproach my clients a few different times and maybe ask why? Try to see if its something that you can change. For example the client wants their medication closer to 8pm. As long as its in the 2 hour window you are ok. If a client likes to refused start at that 2 hour mark. If the client does refuse a GER will also need to be completed.
True or False CPR is done every 1 years, and First aid is completed every 2 years.
What is False! CPR is done every 2 years in-person, First aid is completed every year on paycom.
If your co-worker ask you to cover for them while they run off the site for a while. This is okay, at least one staff is on-site.
What is WRONG! Houses are staffed per the clients needs and wants. 2 or more staff members are at the house for reasons. Such as outings, cares, feedings, supervision, etc.
Name two of the steps if maltreatment is suspected, what to do?
What is ensure immediate safety, notify supervisor, contact the reporting authority, document facts only, cooperate with investigation.
When writing about two clients in T-logs or other documentation. Its okay to just complete one T-log or other documentation for the incident.
What is no. You need to keep all client documentation per the client you are charting on. For example: 2 Clients got into it at the house, Jim threw the remote at the Joe. NO!!! Joe got into an argument and threw the remote at his housemate. You would also fill out 2 different GER for this situation as well.