Resident Care and Services Flashcards
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A resident on a physician-ordered mechanical soft diet is served regular-texture food and chokes. This event is best classified as what?
Answer: A reportable incident requiring investigation and corrective action
Failure to follow a therapeutic diet order that harms a resident is an incident requiring documentation, reporting, and prevention measures.
Which strategy is most effective for reducing fall risk among residents?
Answer: Individualized fall risk assessments with tailored interventions
Fall prevention relies on assessing each resident's specific risks and applying targeted, least-restrictive interventions.
Self-administration of medication with staff assistance typically allows staff to do which of the following?
Answer: Remind the resident and open the container upon request
Assistance with self-administration is limited to reminders and physical help like opening containers, not clinical judgment.
A family demands that staff use a lap belt to keep their mother from getting up. The administrator should explain that this is what?
Answer: A physical restraint that generally requires assessment, consent, and often is prohibited
Devices that restrict voluntary movement are restraints, and assisted living regulations tightly restrict or prohibit their use.
Which change in a resident most clearly triggers the need for an updated assessment and service plan?
Answer: A hospitalization followed by new mobility limitations
A significant change in health or functional status, such as post-hospitalization decline, requires reassessment and plan revision.
What is the primary purpose of an activities program in assisted living?
Answer: Supporting residents' physical, social, and cognitive well-being
Activity programming must promote holistic well-being and be tailored to residents' interests and abilities.
A resident with diabetes shows confusion, sweating, and shakiness before lunch. Staff should suspect what condition?
Answer: Hypoglycemia
Confusion, diaphoresis, and tremors before a meal are classic signs of low blood sugar requiring prompt intervention.