CAD Needs Assessment and Care Planning 2

Question 1

The interdisciplinary team (IDT) approach to care planning benefits residents because:

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It brings multiple professional perspectives together to address all aspects of the resident's well-being

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It reduces the number of staff involved in care

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It allows activity staff to avoid care plan meetings

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It standardizes care for all residents

Question 2

When a resident has limited verbal communication, how should the activity director conduct the needs assessment?

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Use alternative communication methods, family input, observation, and life history records

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Skip the assessment entirely

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Rely solely on nursing staff observations

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Assign the resident to the basic activity program without assessment

Question 3

Which of the following is a psychosocial need commonly addressed through activity programming?

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The need for social connection and a sense of belonging

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Blood pressure management

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Wound care

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Medication adherence

Question 4

A resident-centered care plan is best described as one that:

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Incorporates the resident's own goals, preferences, and values into the plan

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Reflects the facility's standard programming schedule

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Is developed solely by the medical team

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Focuses only on clinical outcomes

Question 5

Which of the following would indicate that an activity care plan needs to be revised?

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The resident's functional status declines significantly

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The resident continues to enjoy the same activities

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The care plan was recently written

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The resident has not attended any new activities

Question 6

The 'strength-based' approach to activity assessment focuses on:

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Identifying what the resident CAN do and building programming around those abilities

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Documenting all of the resident's deficits

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Comparing the resident to peers of the same age

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Focusing exclusively on the resident's medical diagnoses