Resident Care & Safety Management Flashcards
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A new resident's assessment notes a history of aggressive outbursts. Before admission, the administrator must primarily determine:
Answer: Whether the facility can safely manage the behavior while protecting other residents and staff
Admission decisions must weigh the facility's ability to manage known behaviors against the safety of the entire community.
Which practice violates safe oxygen management in resident rooms?
Answer: Allowing smoking materials in a room where oxygen is in use
Smoking near oxygen creates severe fire risk and is prohibited wherever oxygen is stored or administered.
A resident with diabetes shows confusion, sweating, and shakiness before lunch. Trained staff should first:
Answer: Check blood glucose if able and provide fast-acting sugar per protocol
These are classic hypoglycemia signs requiring immediate glucose verification and fast-acting carbohydrate, never additional insulin.
What is the administrator's obligation when a resident's prescribed bed rail is requested for convenience on another resident?
Answer: Deny it; bed rails require individual assessment because of entrapment and restraint risks
Bed rails pose entrapment hazards and can function as restraints, so each use requires an individualized assessment and clinical justification.
Which incident must typically be reported to the state licensing agency, not just documented internally?
Answer: A resident death resulting from an unwitnessed fall with head injury
Deaths and serious injuries connected to incidents like falls are reportable events to the state licensing authority in most jurisdictions.
To reduce nighttime falls among residents who toilet frequently, the most effective environmental strategy is:
Answer: Motion-activated night lighting and clear, uncluttered paths to the bathroom
Lighting the path and removing clutter and trip hazards directly targets the conditions that cause nighttime toileting falls.
A staff member reports a coworker slapped a resident's hand during care. The administrator's immediate steps must include:
Answer: Protecting the resident, suspending the accused pending investigation, and making required abuse reports
Alleged physical abuse requires immediate resident protection, removal of the accused from care duties, investigation, and mandatory reporting.