ASHA Risk Management & Mitigation 4

Question 1

A school-based SLP notices that a child's IEP goals have not been updated despite significant regression over the past three months. What risk does this present?

Accepted Answer

Legal, ethical, and clinical risk due to failure to provide appropriate services under IDEA

Answer

Failure to update IEP goals during regression violates IDEA requirements and creates legal liability while potentially denying the child appropriate services.

Question 2

Which practice best supports informed consent as a risk management strategy in speech-language pathology?

Accepted Answer

Explaining the nature of services, potential risks and benefits, alternatives, and the right to withdraw

Answer

True informed consent requires a thorough explanation of services, risks, benefits, alternatives, and client autonomy, documented appropriately.

Question 3

An SLP working in a hospital is treating a patient when monitoring alarms begin sounding. The SLP should FIRST:

Accepted Answer

Assess the patient's status and call for nursing assistance immediately

Answer

Medical alarms signal potential physiological emergencies; the SLP must immediately assess the patient and summon appropriate medical assistance.

Question 4

A client's family member insists that the SLP share confidential treatment information without the client's written consent. The SLP's correct response is to:

Accepted Answer

Decline to share and explain HIPAA protections, offering to facilitate authorized disclosure

Answer

HIPAA prohibits disclosure of protected health information without written authorization except in specific circumstances; the SLP must decline and explain the process for authorized release.

Question 5

Which element is most critical when completing an incident report after an adverse event involving a client during SLP treatment?

Accepted Answer

Providing a factual, objective account of events, actions taken, and client status

Answer

Incident reports must be objective and factual, completed promptly, and focused on what occurred and how it was managed rather than personal interpretations.

(ASHA) American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Certification Practice Test

(ASHA) American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Certification Practice Test

ASHA Risk Management & Mitigation 4