CLIENT'S RIGHTS
What is abuse?
Abuse is when someone does something or says something that makes you frightened.
Name 5 over the counter medications that our clients take routinely.
Tylenol, Ibuprofen, gas x, docusate sodium, multivitamins with minerals, miralax, etc.
how often are you expected to check, change and reposition a client?
at least every 2 hours, and as needed.
when should a staff apply a gait belt on a client?
Whenever they are going to be transferred or ambulated with assistance.
Where are all the shut off valves at the house you are attending the house meeting for?
specific answers.
Name the different types of abuse?
physical financial
emotional neglect
sexual
What action or why are Valtoco, Nayazelam, and Ativan administered?
To abort, or stop a seizure
How often must our client's brush or be assisted with brushing their teeth?
twice a day
What is the name for someone who gives support, someone who stays educated on a certain topic, and someone who stands up for what they believe in, whatever that might be.
An advocate
is someone who gives support, someone who stays educated on a certain topic, and someone who stands up for what they believe in, whatever that might be.
Where are the med keys located and what is the combination of the lock and how can you find it if you forget it?
in the lock box next to the med cabinet, 0485. last 4 digits of Meagan's phone number.
Name 5 rights that a disabled person has?
The right to:
wear their own clothing, keep your personal belonging in a private place that you can access whenever you want to, use their own personal possessions, see visitors (friends, family, have a girlfriend or boyfriend visit), privately, use the telephone privately, read their own mail, write and receive letters without them being read, refuse electric shock therapy, refuse painful stimuli, say NO to anyone trying to change the way you act by scaring you, hurting you, or upsetting you, say NO to brain surgery to change the way you act, choose how you spend your free time and who to spend your free time with, services that help you live, work and play in the most normal way possible, keep and spend your own money on the things you want and keep and use your own things, freedom of religion, meet people and take part in your community, exercise and have fun, say NO to things that will put you in danger, make choices about where you will live, who you will live with, the way you spend your time and who you will spend time with.
What condition are anti-hypertensive medications given to control?
High Blood Pressure
When can you give a bed bath?
1. When ordered by the physician
2. When the licensed nurse okays it
3. When the client has already had a shower, but requires another bathing.
What does it mean to be an advocate?
helping to be the voice of someone who needs to be heard and maybe can or cannot be for themselves. Helping someone to understand what they are going through and what their choices are in a given situation. An advocate can help a person to prepare for and take part in a meeting. An advocate can help a person raise concerns about themselves.
What is the "chain of command" at the house you work at?
Program Manager
Licensed Nurse
Celeste RN or Anthonia, RN / QIDP Mimi or Meagan for behaviors or enviornmental concerns
Dana VP operational concerns
Aaron VP environmental concerns
Discuss what things people with developmental disabilities can say NO to regarding their health, as we have discussed.
The right to say NO to electric shock therapy,
The right to say NO to brain surgery to change the way you act.
Right: person, medication, dose, route, time, reason, documentation.
Why do we give showers daily.
This is the usually accepted time frame in this country for good hygiene.
Give a scenerio when YOU could be an advocate for one of our clients?
listen to answer and the group decides.
Where can you find the client's behavior plan?
In the ISP binder.
An advocate is someone who gives support, someone who stays educated on a certain topic, and someone who stands up for what they believe in, whatever that might be.
Name the new or clarified step, when administering a person his/her medications (that what just discussed).
Click on each medication, on the MAR, as it is verified or popped into the med cup, then click save when all medications have been prepared, and BEFORE medications are administered to the client. EACH AND EVERY TIME a medication (s) are passed.
How often do we wash the client's hair, do we need to dry each person's hair before going to bed, is it acceptable to pull wet hair into a ponytail and put to bed?
Unless otherwise ordered, we do wash clients' hair daily (this being said, this may be changing).
We must thoroughly dry a client's hair before going to bed, using a blow dryer for long hair.
No it is NOT acceptable to pull a client's long hair into a pony tail and put to bed wet.
WHY?
What training do you need to be an advocate for another person?
Where are the care plans kept? AND Who updates the care plans? AND How often must you review and sign the care plans?
In the care plan binder in the med room. The RN updates the care plan. At least quarterly, and when there are changes.