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Do you have at least 2 years experience?
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1. When giving your client perineal care (cleaning the genital and rectal areas), you should:
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Always wash the dirtiest areas first
Always wash from front to back
Always look somewhere else so the client is not embarrassed
2. Wrinkles in the client's bedclothes can:
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Irritate the client's skin
Overheat the client
Restrict the client's movement
3. If your client or family member tells you to give a client an enema three times a day, you should:
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Make sure to write down the correct times
Let them know that you are unable to give enemas
Ask them to show you how to do it
4. Which of the following should be include in daily personal hygiene:
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Vacuuming and dusting
Clean laundry
Oral care
All the above
5. When oxygen is in use, it is extremely important that:
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There is no smoking, lighted matches or flammable liquids in the area
You turn off the oxygen if you or the client wants to smoke
The room is kept at a cold temperature
6. If your client starts to fall while you are providing "stand-by assistance", you should:
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Tell the client to stand up straight
Try to assist the client gently to the floor without injuring or hurting yourself
Jump out of the way so the client does not fall on you
7. What does "Hospice" mean?
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Client has severe confusion or dementia
Client has cancer and may be on oxygen
Client is in the dying process
When caring for a hospice client that is bed bound, which one of the following should you do?
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Take the client to the bathroom every 2 hours
Ask about the client's eating and drinking abilities with the family or hospice nurse
Wear perfume or cologne so you will smell nice for the client
9. What is the best thing you can do to help the family of the hospice client?
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Take the client out for a walk
Respect the families wishes even when you don't agree with them
Clean their house and wash their dirty laundry
10. When bathing a client that has a colostomy or catheter, the area around the colostomy or catheter should be:
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Washed gently with soap and water
Never be cleaned
Not sure
11. If a client were to ask you to work for them privately, you would:
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Set up a schedule with the client
Call the office directly to let them know
Tell them to check with the office
Check with the client's family
12. If you were running late to the client's home who would you contact?
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The client
The office
The client's family
None of the above
13. If a call came through to your cell phone while on a shift, what would you do?
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Answer the call immediately
Call the person back on the client's phone
Ignore all phone calls
Excuse yourself at an appropriate time to return the call
14. If a family member was in town while you were working with a client you would:
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Wait until you were off of work to visit with your family
Take them with you to the client's home
Have them meet you with your client while you were running errands.
15. If you were unable to make it to a shift, what would you do?
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Not show to my shift
Call the client to cancel
Call the office the day of the shift to cancel
Contact the office immediately
None of the above
16. If you are dropped off by family or a friend at the client's house, would it be okay for them to come inside with you?
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Only if the client asked
Never
Every time
A regular daily activity will be helpful and less confusing for Alzheimer's and dementia patients.
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You can argue with a dementia or Alzheimer's client if you don't agree with what they say as long as you don't hurt them.
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False
A safe walking area is not necessary for dementia and Alzheimer's clients since they sleep most of the time.
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False
If your client hits you, you should lightly hit them back to make them stop.
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False
Medications for dementia and Alzheimer's patients should be on the counter so it's easy for them to find.
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False
A cane should be used on the weak side of the client's body.
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False
When helping your client use a walker, you should tell the client to move the walker, place the walker firmly and then step.
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True
False
If the hoyer lift chains are not even (one end is shorter than the other), you should use the shorter end toward the client's head.
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False
Use standard precautions only with patients you know for sure have a blood borne pathogen.
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False
Used sharps should be placed in a leak-proof, puncture- proof container.
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False
When you are wearing gloves, it is safe to pickup broken glass by hand.
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False
A vaccine is available to protect you from the hepatitis C virus.
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You can tell by looking whether someone is infected with a blood bome pathogen.
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False
Germs can infect you if blood or other potentially infections materials touch your eyes, nose or mouth.
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False
A person with inactive TB can spread the disease to others.
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False
You must wear a respirator when you're around a patient who is suspected of having active TB.
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False
All personal protective equipment should be washed and disinfected so it can be used again.
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False
Germs in droplets can contaminate the objects they land on.
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False
You don't need to wash your hand after removing gloves.
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True
False
If you are exposed to blood or other potentially infections materials, you can reduce your chances of infection by seeking medical attention right away.
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False
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