Above and Beyond Caregivers

Above and Beyond Caregivers
Provider 2548434
Name ________________________
Date:______________
Annual Refresher Test
1. Individuals with developmental disabilities do not have the right to vote.
True
False
2. Individuals with disabilities have the right to refuse medication and to be part of medical experiments.
True
False
3. Individuals with disabilities have no rights when it comes to their choice of providers.
True
False
4. Individuals with disabilities have the right to have friends of their own choosing.
True
False
5. Individuals with disabilities do not have the right to live in the community unless they live in a group home.
True
False
6. An agency that could help an individual secure his/her rights is:
The Local ARC chapter
The ARC of Ohio
Ohio Legal Rights
All of the above
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Above and Beyond Caregivers
Provider 2548434
Name ________________________
Date:______________
7. From case study 1: Ginger has a right to attend the church of her choice and her provider has an obligation
to comply with her choice.
True
False
8. From case study 2: Must an individual’s staff refrain from discussing personally embarrassing issues like
Chuck’s?
They should never discuss it
Only the nurse should discuss it
Staff will have to discuss this issue professionally among themselves so they can determine how to help
him and plan for him to participate with others without feeling embarrassed
None of the above
9. From case study 3: Scotty has a right to tell his roommate to leave the apartment when he has friends over to
visit.
True
False
10. From case study 4: While Rowynn has a right to decide what to wear, how could her staff help her to make
more age-appropriate choices?
Rowynn’s staff could help her assemble the outfits she likes and assist her in deciding which are good for
work and which are good for the weekend
They could keep her at home when she makes a bad choice
They could choose the clothes for her
None of the above
11. From case study 5: Stefanie’s options include:
Tell her mom to fly a kite and move anyway
Give up on the idea of moving
Ask her SSA to help her make a list of skills she needs to have to move out on her own
None of the above
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Above and Beyond Caregivers
Provider 2548434
Name ________________________
Date:______________
12. From case study 6: If George is not a danger to himself or others, he has a right to refuse counseling.
True
False
13. From case study 7: If Donna asks her team to consider her vacation request, what rights might they
consider?
Donna has a right to reasonable programs of recreation
Donna has a right to spend her money how she chooses
Donna has a right to socialization with men and women
All of the above
14. From case study 8: Mark could benefit from financial counseling
True
False
15. From case study 9: Amy’s new staff needed to know about Amy’s past behaviors and had the clearance to
read her ISP. However, the way she indicated to Amy that she knew about those behaviors was upsetting and
embarrassing. This new staff could help Amy if:
She never brings up Amy’s obsession with calling her old boyfriend
She ignores the issue
She tries to teach Amy appropriate ways of communicating by phone
None of the above
16. Which of the following explains how the MUI rule relates to individual rights?
Makes sure no rights are violated
Provides a procedure for addressing rights violations
Only deals with physical and verbal abuse
Polices staff for misappropriation of funds only
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Above and Beyond Caregivers
Provider 2548434
Name ________________________
Date:______________
17. Which of the following should be reported?
suspected abuse of individuals being served
neglect of individuals being served
conflicts among staff
a and b
18. Which of the following describes the types of abuse that should be reported?
physical, verbal, and sexual abuse
abuse of residential property, such as phones
violation of rights including exploitation and deprivation of personal or real property
a and c
19. Physical abuse is defined as which of these?
Use of physical force that can cause physical harm
a person with developmental disabilities causing physical harm to a staff person
one person causing physical harm to another
staff causing physical harm to each other
20. Verbal abuse is using words or gestures to do which of the following to another individual?
compliment, encourage, reinforce, congratulate, or thank
threaten, coerce, intimidate, harass, or humiliate
sexual advances, harassment, or inappropriate touching
none of the above
21. Sexual abuse is defined as
non-consensual sex
unwanted touching
consensual sex acts between individuals with developmental disabilities
a and b
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Above and Beyond Caregivers
Provider 2548434
Name ________________________
Date:______________
22. Misappropriation involves
depriving, defrauding or otherwise obtaining the real or personal property of an individual
borrowing money from another staff person
giving money to an individual
none of the above
23. Exploitation involves which of the following?
using property belonging to a person with DD for personal profit, benefit, or gain
an agency’s property for personal use
a residential vehicle for personal use
all of the above
24. Who or what is protected by Incident reporting and Major Unusual Incident reporting?
the agency providing services
the staff providing direct care services
the perception of developmental disabilities service providers in the community
the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities
25. “Failure to Report” a Major Unusual Incident means
a report of an incident of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation is never made
a report of an incident of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation is not reported immediately
report of an incident of abuse, neglect, or misappropriation is reported immediately
none of the above
26. Administering rescue breaths to an individual in distress classifies as which of the following?
HPC services
Known injury
A Medical Emergency MUI
none of the above
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Above and Beyond Caregivers
Provider 2548434
Name ________________________
Date:______________
27. A Major Unusual Incident designated as “peer to peer acts” involves which of the following?
any exploitation or intentional misappropriation of property of significant value
verbal abuse with intent to intimidate, harass, or humiliate
acts committed by one individual against another when there is physical abuse with intent to harm; any
sexual abuse
any of the above.
28. From the rule Rule 5123:2-17-02 "Primary person involved" (PPI) means the person alleged to have
committed or to have been responsible for the abuse, exploitation, failure to report, misappropriation, neglect,
prohibited sexual relations, rights code violation, or suspicious or accidental death. What is the protocol for
contact with the person who is the PPI, even if the person is the guardian or parent?
Do not inform the PPI of the investigation details
Remove the individual who has allegedly been abused from the presence of the PPI
The Department may inform other agencies employing the PPI if they work for other DD agencies
All of the above
29. The immediate response that should be taken when an MUI occurs is to:
Call every staff and tell them
Write it in the group home’s documentation log
Ensure the health and safety of the individual involved, using the appropriate intervention including
medical attention, removing them from the presence of the person suspected of abuse, or any other necessary
measures
none of the above
30. Rights code violation refers to which of the following?
Any violation of the rights enumerated in section 5123.62 of the Revised Code that creates a reasonable
risk of harm to the health or safety of an individual
Rights of staff to work overtime
Rights of individuals to attend a work program
None of the above
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Above and Beyond Caregivers
Provider 2548434
Name ________________________
Date:______________
31. An Unusual Incident, less impactful than a Major Unusual Incident, is described as a risk to health and
safety that involves something out of the normal range for the individual.
True
False
32. Criteria for trends and patterns would be defined by 5 incidents in a day.
True
False
33. An agency hiring a staff person to work with individuals with DD must check the abuser registry and make
sure that person’s name is not listed.
True
False
34. For an individual who has been involved in an incident, the individual's team should collaborate on the
development of preventive measures. These should address the causes and contributing factors to the incident.
Team members play a role in determining what constitutes reasonable steps necessary to prevent the
reoccurrence of MUIs.
True
False
35. The Departments “Health and Safety Alerts” contain fact sheets on topics such as falls, flu, choking, and
sun exposure.
True
False
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