Risk Management & Mitigation Flashcards
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An SLP suspects a patient with dysphagia is silently aspirating during a clinical swallow evaluation. What is the most appropriate immediate risk mitigation step?
Answer: Recommend modified diet textures and refer for instrumental assessment
Recommending modified diet textures immediately reduces aspiration risk while an instrumental assessment (MBSS or FEES) provides definitive information.
Under ASHA's Code of Ethics, an SLP is ethically obligated to do which of the following when a risk to a client's welfare is identified?
Answer: Take immediate action to protect the client and report concerns through appropriate channels
ASHA's Code of Ethics Principle I requires SLPs to act in the best interest of clients and report welfare concerns through appropriate channels.
Which factor most significantly increases fall risk for elderly patients receiving speech-language pathology services in a skilled nursing facility?
Answer: Cognitive impairment combined with impulsivity
Cognitive impairment with impulsivity leads to unsafe independent transfers and ambulation, dramatically increasing fall risk.
When an SLP identifies that a supervisee has been providing services beyond their competency level, what is the supervisor's primary risk mitigation responsibility?
Answer: Immediately reassign affected clients and provide remedial training or supervision
The supervisor must immediately act to protect clients and provide remediation, as supervisors are accountable for the quality of services their supervisees provide.
A client with severe TBI demonstrates agitation and combative behavior during speech therapy. Which risk mitigation strategy is most appropriate?
Answer: End the session, ensure safety, and consult with the interdisciplinary team
Ensuring physical safety by ending the session and consulting the IDT is the priority when a client exhibits combative behavior.
Which of the following best describes a 'near miss' in the context of healthcare risk management for SLPs?
Answer: An event that could have caused harm but was caught before reaching the client
A near miss is an unplanned event that had the potential to cause harm but did not, often due to chance or timely intervention.
An SLP working in a school setting discovers a student has disclosed abuse during a therapy session. What is the most critical risk management action?
Answer: Report the disclosure to Child Protective Services as mandated by law
SLPs are mandated reporters under state law and must report suspected child abuse immediately to the appropriate authorities regardless of other considerations.