Resident Care and Services Flashcards
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During a shower, an aide notices unexplained bruising on a resident's inner arms and torso. What must happen next?
Answer: Report suspected abuse immediately per facility policy and state law
Staff are mandated reporters, and unexplained injuries in patterns suggestive of abuse must be reported without delay.
Which approach best manages a resident with dementia who wanders toward exit doors each evening?
Answer: Identify triggers and provide structured evening engagement and redirection
Nonpharmacological, person-centered interventions addressing sundowning triggers are the first-line response to wandering behavior.
What is the main purpose of a negotiated risk or shared responsibility agreement?
Answer: To document the resident's informed choice to accept risks of a preference against staff advice
Negotiated risk agreements record an informed resident decision that balances autonomy with documented understanding of potential consequences.
A resident's daughter asks staff to give her mother's leftover antibiotics to another resident with similar symptoms. Staff should do what?
Answer: Refuse, because medications may only be used by the resident for whom they are prescribed
Sharing prescription medications between residents is illegal and unsafe under all circumstances.
Which observation about a normally alert resident most warrants urgent clinical evaluation?
Answer: Sudden onset of confusion and slurred speech
Acute confusion with slurred speech may indicate stroke or another emergency requiring immediate medical attention.
How should staff respond when a resident with dysphagia begins coughing repeatedly while eating?
Answer: Stop the feeding, keep the resident upright, and notify the nurse
Coughing during meals signals aspiration risk, so feeding must stop and clinical staff must be alerted.
Which practice best protects resident dignity during personal care?
Answer: Closing doors and curtains and explaining each step before performing it
Privacy measures and communication throughout care preserve the resident's dignity and sense of control.