Resident Rights
The state appointed advocate for residents in a nursing home
What is ombudsman
A resident hits a nurse while she is giving him medication and the nurse swats him back.
This type of abuse is called
What is physical abuse
How long should you wash your hands with soap and water?
What is 15 seconds
True or False:
If a confused resident is looking for their mother, it is best to gently remind her that her mother passed away.
False:
Redirect the resident to a different topic instead. Reminding her that her mother has passed may retraumatize her
What is the name of the Little Sisters of the Poor/St. Mary's online learning platform?
What is Relias?
When a resident tells surveyors that the building is too cold he is exercising what right
What is the right to air grievances or complaints
Laughing at a resident who is trying to leave the building to go to work is a type of abuse called
What is emotional abuse
True or False:
Put on gown, gloves, and mask before entering the room of residents on any type of isolation
False:
The type of isolation a resident is on determines what type of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) you must wear
The most common form of dementia
What is Alzheimer's Disease
Who is the foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor?
St. Jeanne Jugan
When you fail to knock on a resident's door before entering you are violating what right?
What is right to privacy
A resident with dementia gives you her diamond ring and you accept it. You have committed what?
What is financial abuse
True or False:
You only have to wash your hands before putting on gloves and not after because gloves protect you from contracting germs.
False:
Gloves do not provide a 100% barrier from germs.
What types of memories are lost first when someone suffers from dementia?
What are short-term memories
What does PASS stand for?
Pull, aim, squeeze, sweep when using a fire extinguisher
When a resident declines to have his annual flu shot
he is exercising what right?
What is right to refuse treatment
To keep a resident from getting out of bed, you tie her sheets to the bedrails. What form of abuse is this?
What is confinement or restraint
The medical name of the respiratory flu
What is inflluenza
When a resident with dementia sees, hears or smells something that isn't real
What is hallucination
What does RACE stand for?
What is Rescue, alarm, contain and extinguish
When a resident reads his medical record he is
exercising what right?
What is Right to Information
What 3 things must you do if you suspect abuse?
What is stop the abuse, report it to the administrator and your supervisor, and participate in an investigation
This germ causes diarrhea and is seen most often in residents who have had prolonged use of antibiotics
What is C. Diff
________ and Memory is part of the LSP Culture Change initiative that DePaul Students have been helping us to launch
What is music
Residents that have survived traumatic experiences in the past such as war, abuse, etc. may suffer from this condition
What is PTSD
(Post-traumatic Stress Disorder)