SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Becoming A Caregiver
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
certifications
,
health-sciences
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Acquiring or using a client's money deceitfully; a form of abuse that is specifically prohibited by law
financial exploitation
food and fluids
1/5
theft - damage - or misuse
2. Help clients with gross motor skills - Tasks from the waist down (walking - balance - mobility)
PT
Direct Care Workers
mobility
health care providers
3. A term that describes tasks that the PCA can perform by law because he or she has been taught how to do them by a nurse. Each state has different definitions of what tasks may be taught by a nurse and then legally performed by a caregiver
chemical restraint
termination of services
exploitation
nurse delegation
4. Client has the right to voice ____________ regarding services or any other issue without discrimination or reprisal for exercising such rights
discrimination
grievances or complaints
informed choice
1/8
5. The entire team of individuals involved in providing care to a client. This team may extend beyond the typical members of the health care team (doctors - nurses - social workers - therapists - and other medical professionals) and include neighbors -
financial exploitation
exploitation
Core Caregiver Values
caring team
6. An alternative word for the person receiving care from the caregiver or Personal Care Aide. The word 'client' may also be used
resident
informed choice
client's Bill of Rights
work focus
7. Caregiver does the task of Providing companionship and leisure time activities - including exercise and ________
fitness
Personal Care Aide
service plan
work Settings
8. Specially trained to help individuals meet unique nutritional needs. A dietitian may be used to help plan meals for a person who is diabetic or who has other special dietary needs; typically work closely with caregivers - physicians - and nurses
planning
financial exploitation
CNA
Dietitian
9. Someone who has successfully competed an approved certification training program including a written and/or manual skills test - and who has received a certificate by the state - defined by law as people who assists licensed nursing personnel in the
changing
CNA
financial exploitation
toileting
10. Caregiver does the task of Providing light ___________ and assistance in keeping the client's environment clean - tidy - and safe
nurse delegation
written notice
housekeeping
mobility
11. Or care plans are written documents detailing what care is to be provided - who is to provide the care - and what the goals of the care are for the person
work focus
service plan
planning
health care providers
12. Caregiver does the task of Maintaining _______ for each client
daily living - bathing - dressing - eating - toileting - and mobility
grievances or complaints
client's pet
records
13. Client has the right to be given a ___________ of his or her rights as specified by law - before service begins. Your organization should maintain evidence that each client has received this notice
grievances or complaints
food and fluids
work Settings
written notice
14. Fastest growing group out of this population
Over Age 85
Social Service Coordinator
grievances or complaints
Other names for 'caregivers'
15. Broad term used to describe anyone who provides care to another person.
toileting
informed choice
creativity
caregiver
16. Works with clients on buttoning - zipping - and eating - etc. May teach a client to use an adaptive tool to help with these activities (esp. waist up)
toileting
informed
OT
discrimination
17. Caregiver does the task of Providing or arranging for ___________ for clients
transportation
informed choice
caregiver
financial exploitation
18. Client has the right to be treated with ___________
grievances or complaints
work focus
caregiver
dignity and respect
19. Caregiver does the task of Keeping track of client's _____ for prescription refills - clothing - and personal items
resident
needs
Social Service Coordinator
informed
20. Client hasClient has the right to participate in ____________ of the services and care to be furnished - any changes in the services and care - the frequency of visits - and cessation of services
OT
planning
changing
confidentially maintained
21. Client has the right to be free from ___________ of personal property
RN
client's pet
theft - damage - or misuse
restraint
22. Client has the right to a written notice of ___________ that specifies the reason(s) for the termination
client record
telephone calls
meeting
termination of services
23. A client's home - a small care home or a larger care community
chemical restraint
work Settings
resident
client's pet
24. Ratio of Americans over the age of 65 to every American
1/5
chemical restraint
termination of services
1/8
25. Client has the right to have client information and records _____________
Resident Care Aide/Attendant
nurse delegation
daily living - bathing - dressing - eating - toileting - and mobility
confidentially maintained
26. Caregiver does the task of administering or setting up ___________ (if properly trained and supervised)
needs
health care providers
housekeeping
medications
27. Any activity related to the body's elimination of waste. Toileting assistance may include helping a client to the bathroom - helping a client with briefs - or with using a bedpan - urinal - or other device.
confidentially maintained
toileting
Speech Therapist
fitness
28. Exciting ways you can personally change the lives of real people
nurse delegation
work focus
planning
PT
29. Caregiver assists clients in activities of....
written notice
termination of services
daily living - bathing - dressing - eating - toileting - and mobility
Other names for 'caregivers'
30. Estimated ratio in 25 years of American over the of 65 to every Americans
1/5
PT
termination of services
work Settings
31. People working as caregivers in assisted living or residential care communities
Dietitian
caring team
Resident Care Aide/Attendant
Other names for 'caregivers'
32. Direct Care Worker - Resident Care Aide - Attendant - Caregiver
33. Caregiver does the task of ________ with families - health care providers - and supervisors
grievances or complaints
meeting
nurse delegation
toileting
34. Caregiver does the task of Sometimes asked to help care for a ________
35. Client has the right to be free from __________ in regard to race - color - national origin - gender - sexual orientation - or religion
discrimination
charges
confidentially maintained
1/5
36. Caregiver does the task of Writing on the ______ as indicated by the nurse or supervisor
Core Caregiver Values
work Settings
Over Age 85
service plan
37. Client has the right to be advised in writing - before care is initiated - of the ________ for the services to be furnished - and the amount of repayment that will be required from the client
nurse delegation
informed choice
Dietitian
charges
38. An individual certified by a licensed school - a governmental agency or another recognized entity as having met the training standards preparing him or her to become a caregiver. May work in private individual's homes - in assisted living or resident
Personal Care Aide
records
food and fluids
OT
39. Client has the right to be free from ____ of care - verbal - mental - emotional - and sexual abuse
nurse delegation
neglect
housekeeping
health care providers
40. The process of allowing the client to make a decision after they've been provided with - and understand - all relevant information
informed choice
caring team
meeting
termination of services
41. The ability to come up with a solution to a problem or situation that is unique or unusual - but that gets the job done. Caregivers often have to be creative when they are helping other people with personal care tasks. Learning to be creative - while
changing
creativity
exploitation
health care providers
42. Assists individuals with their spiritual needs; can be valuable friends to people who are dying or who need spiritual comfort - often available through a home health or in-home care agency
records
chemical restraint
restraint
chaplain
43. Any medication that is used to control or subdue a client
housekeeping
chemical restraint
telephone calls
Core Caregiver Values
44. Often used interchangeably with the terms 'doctor' or 'physician.' today - many receive their primary care by someone other than a licensed doctor (a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - for example). Anyone with the legal authority to prescri
creativity
caring team
health care providers
telephone calls
45. Ending care services to a client for any reason
RN
termination of services
1/5
service plan
46. A person who provides regular non-medical assistance to seniors or others who need assistance
termination of services
caregiver
nurse delegation
PT
47. Client has the right to be free from physical or chemical ________
termination of services
theft - damage - or misuse
restraint
records
48. Caregiver does the task of Setting up ________ for clients
fitness
RN
client's Bill of Rights
appointments
49. A nurse who has competed 2-4 year nursing program and has passed the national licensing exam. They plan and evaluate care for clients and supervise LPN's and CNAs - as well as work in many nurse education roles
1/8
RN
dignity and respect
fitness
50. The team who provides health care and emotional care services for a client - including chaplain - Certified Nursing Assistant - Dietitian - Occupational Therapist - Physical Therapist - Registered Nurse - Social Worker - Speech Therapist and other he
PT
records
health care team
Other names for 'caregivers'