Certified Caregiver Personal Care and Safety Flashcards
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What should a caregiver do if they smell gas when entering a client's home?
Answer: Get the client out immediately, leave the door open, and call 911 from outside
Gas leaks are life-threatening emergencies requiring immediate evacuation; no switches or flames should be used as they can ignite the gas.
Which observation about a client's skin should be reported immediately to a supervisor?
Answer: A new area of redness that does not blanch when pressed, over the hip bone
A non-blanching red area over a bony prominence is a Stage 1 pressure ulcer and requires immediate reporting to prevent progression.
A client begins choking on food and cannot cough, speak, or breathe. What is the first action?
Answer: Perform abdominal thrusts (Heimlich maneuver) and call 911
A complete airway obstruction requires immediate abdominal thrusts to dislodge the object while someone else calls 911.
What is the proper way to dispose of soiled incontinence briefs?
Answer: Place them in a sealed plastic bag and dispose in the trash per agency policy
Soiled incontinence briefs contain body waste and must be sealed to contain pathogens and odor before disposal in regular trash per agency guidelines.
How should a caregiver respond when a client expresses sadness and says they feel lonely?
Answer: Listen actively, acknowledge the client's feelings, and report to the supervisor
Active listening and acknowledging feelings validates the client, while reporting to the supervisor ensures appropriate mental health support is arranged.
A client's family member offers a caregiver a large cash gift for 'extra help.' What should the caregiver do?
Answer: Decline the gift and explain agency policy about accepting gifts
Accepting gifts creates conflicts of interest, ethical issues, and violates most agency policies; caregivers must decline and explain professional boundaries.
When assisting a client with oral hygiene, what should the caregiver do if the client has dentures?
Answer: Remove dentures, clean over a basin of water or towel, rinse, and reinsert or store in solution
Dentures should be removed and cleaned over a padded surface to prevent breakage, then rinsed before reinsertion or stored in appropriate solution.