Resident Care & Safety Management Flashcards
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A resident's condition declines and they now require twice-daily wound care and two-person transfers. The administrator's key responsibility is to:
Answer: Reassess whether the resident's needs still fall within the facility's licensed scope of care
Administrators must ensure resident needs remain within the facility's license and capabilities, initiating appropriate discharge planning if not.
Which element must be included in a resident elopement response protocol?
Answer: Immediate search procedures, notification of authorities and family, and time-based escalation
Effective elopement protocols require an immediate organized search with rapid escalation to law enforcement and family notification.
During rounds, the administrator finds an unlabeled spray bottle of cleaning chemical on a memory care hallway rail. The immediate concern is:
Answer: Cognitively impaired residents may ingest or misuse the accessible hazardous chemical
Hazardous chemicals must be labeled and secured because residents with dementia may drink or spray substances they cannot recognize as dangerous.
A hospice resident's family asks staff to withhold all food and water against the resident's expressed wishes. The administrator should:
Answer: Honor the competent resident's own wishes and clarify decision-making authority
A competent resident's expressed wishes govern their care; family preferences cannot override them absent legal decision-making authority.
Which measure best prevents pressure injuries in residents with limited mobility?
Answer: Scheduled repositioning, skin checks, and pressure-redistributing surfaces per the service plan
Repositioning schedules, routine skin inspection, and pressure-redistribution equipment are the evidence-based core of pressure injury prevention.
An evacuation drill reveals that two residents using wheelchairs were left waiting at a stairwell. The best corrective action is to:
Answer: Revise the evacuation plan with assigned staff and equipment for mobility-impaired residents, then re-drill
Drill deficiencies require plan revision with specific assignments for residents needing assistance, verified by a repeat drill.
Which observation suggests a resident may be experiencing caregiver neglect within the facility?
Answer: Recurrent poor hygiene, unexplained weight loss, and unattended call lights
A pattern of unmet basic needs such as hygiene decline, weight loss, and ignored requests for help is a classic neglect indicator.