CDP Ethics & Patient Safety 2

Question 1

A dementia patient repeatedly asks to go home despite living in a memory care facility for two years. What is the most ethical response?

Accepted Answer

Acknowledge their feelings and redirect to a meaningful activity

Answer

Acknowledging feelings and redirecting is a person-centered approach that validates emotion without causing distress from blunt correction.

Question 2

Which ethical principle is most directly applied when a care team ensures a resident with dementia is free from unnecessary physical restraints?

Accepted Answer

Non-maleficence

Answer

Non-maleficence means 'do no harm,' and unnecessary restraints cause physical and psychological harm to persons with dementia.

Question 3

A family member insists on withholding a dementia diagnosis from their loved one. The care team's ethical obligation is to:

Accepted Answer

Support the patient's right to know their diagnosis while working sensitively with the family

Answer

Patients have an ethical right to their own diagnosis, and practitioners must balance truth-telling with family dynamics and cultural sensitivity.

Question 4

During a care conference, a surrogate decision-maker requests a treatment that the care team believes is not in the patient's best interest. The best first step is to:

Accepted Answer

Facilitate a meeting to clarify goals of care and explore the surrogate's reasoning

Answer

Open dialogue to understand the surrogate's perspective and clarify goals of care is the appropriate first step before escalation.

Question 5

Which action best demonstrates respect for the dignity of a person with advanced dementia during personal care?

Accepted Answer

Explaining each step of care before and during the process even if the patient cannot respond verbally

Answer

Narrating care preserves dignity by treating the person as a communicative individual regardless of cognitive status.

(CDP) Certified Dementia Practitioner Practice Test

(CDP) Certified Dementia Practitioner Practice Test

CDP Ethics & Patient Safety 2