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Becoming A Caregiver

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Direct Care Worker - Resident Care Aide - Attendant - Caregiver

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2. Caregiver does the task of Setting up ________ for clients






3. Helps people with their emotional and family needs. they also assist individuals and their families with future care needs with a focus on returning home or to a lesser care setting during hospitalizations or nursing home stays






4. Exciting ways you can personally change the lives of real people






5. 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






6. Client has the right to be given the __________ choice and opportunity to select or refuse service and to accept responsibility for the consequences






7. Caregiver assists clients in activities of....






8. Broad term used to describe anyone who provides care to another person.






9. Caregiver does the task of _______ clothes - bedding - and linens






10. Caregiver does the task of ________ bed linens






11. An alternative word for the person receiving care from the caregiver or Personal Care Aide. The word 'client' may also be used






12. Caregiver does the task of Providing companionship and leisure time activities - including exercise and ________






13. 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






14. 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.






15. 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






16. Caregiver does the task of Providing or arranging for ___________ for clients






17. 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






18. 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






19. Fastest growing group out of this population






20. Caregiver does the task of Sometimes asked to help care for a ________

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21. 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)






22. 1. Taking direction 2. Responsibility 3. Member of the Caregiving Team 4. Bonding with Clients 5. Making a difference






23. Client's rights protected by law; may vary from state to state and between service locations

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24. 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






25. Client has the right to have access to his or her __________






26. Caregiver does the task of Providing light ___________ and assistance in keeping the client's environment clean - tidy - and safe






27. A client's home - a small care home or a larger care community






28. Client has the right to be free from ____ of care - verbal - mental - emotional - and sexual abuse






29. Ratio of Americans over the age of 65 to every American






30. 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






31. Client has the right to be free from __________ in regard to race - color - national origin - gender - sexual orientation - or religion






32. Caregiver does the task of Keeping track of client's _____ for prescription refills - clothing - and personal items






33. 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






34. 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






35. Client has the right to be free from physical or chemical ________






36. People who provide care to individuals in homes or other settings






37. Caregiver does the task of Providing tx or procedures as instructed under ________






38. 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






39. Client has the right to be free from ___________ of personal property






40. Client has the right to voice ____________ regarding services or any other issue without discrimination or reprisal for exercising such rights






41. 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






42. Client has the right to a written notice of ___________ that specifies the reason(s) for the termination






43. Client has the right to be treated with ___________






44. Estimated ratio in 25 years of American over the of 65 to every Americans






45. 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






46. Caregiver does the task of Making and receiving ___________






47. Caregiver does the task of Planning and preparing meals or ensuring that the client's need for ___________ are met






48. Client has the right to be free from financial ___________






49. Caregiver does the task of administering or setting up ___________ (if properly trained and supervised)






50. A person who provides regular non-medical assistance to seniors or others who need assistance