Service Plan Management Skills Quiz

1. Service Plans must include (circle all that apply):

2. Service plans are used for helping the caregiver do their job and for continuity. T or F.

UNCERTAIN

TRUE

NOT PROVIDED

FALSE

Service plans are indeed used to assist caregivers in performing their tasks effectively and ensuring continuity in care delivery.

Explanation

Service plans are indeed used to assist caregivers in performing their tasks effectively and ensuring continuity in care delivery.

3. Service plans must be completed within how many days of the resident's move in?

14 days

21 days

30 days

7 days

Service plans need to be completed within a specific timeframe after a resident's move in to ensure timely and appropriate care.

Explanation

Service plans need to be completed within a specific timeframe after a resident's move in to ensure timely and appropriate care.

4. Why are records necessary?

Records are too time-consuming to maintain and are not worth the effort.

Records are not important and can be disregarded.

Records are only needed for historical purposes.

Records are essential as they provide a means of storing information that can be used to understand the past, plan for the future, and make informed decisions in the present.

Explanation

Records are essential as they provide a means of storing information that can be used to understand the past, plan for the future, and make informed decisions in the present.

5. Managers are ultimately responsible for ensuring that Service Plans are completed and updated? T or F.

Not Applicable

Partially True

FALSE

TRUE

Managers hold the ultimate responsibility for ensuring that Service Plans are completed and updated, making the correct answer TRUE. The completion and updating of Service Plans are crucial for the smooth functioning and success of the service delivery process.

Explanation

Managers hold the ultimate responsibility for ensuring that Service Plans are completed and updated, making the correct answer TRUE. The completion and updating of Service Plans are crucial for the smooth functioning and success of the service delivery process.

6. Any medication that is administered for purposes of discipline or convenience and is not required to treat a resident's medical symptoms is considered:

B. A physical restraint

A. Inappropriate care and a deficiency will be cited by DHS

C. A chemical restraint

D. Not a good practice

In this scenario, the correct answer is 'c. A chemical restraint' as administering medication for reasons other than medical necessity can be considered a chemical restraint, which is not an appropriate practice in healthcare settings.

Explanation

In this scenario, the correct answer is 'c. A chemical restraint' as administering medication for reasons other than medical necessity can be considered a chemical restraint, which is not an appropriate practice in healthcare settings.

7. An individual who provides supervisory, personal care or directed care services to a resident on a regular basis under the direct supervision of a manager or a caregiver but does not receive compensation is:

Chaplain

Assistant Caregiver

D.Volunteer

Lead Caregiver

A volunteer is someone who provides services without compensation. In this scenario, the individual is offering their time and assistance voluntarily.

Explanation

A volunteer is someone who provides services without compensation. In this scenario, the individual is offering their time and assistance voluntarily.

8. Who can develop a Service Plan?

Only the healthcare professionals can develop a Service Plan.

Only the manager or their designess can develop a Service Plan.

Only the resident themselves can develop a Service Plan.

The correct answer includes various members in the team involved in setting up the Service Plan, not limited to just one individual or group. It is a collaborative effort involving different parties.

Explanation

The correct answer includes various members in the team involved in setting up the Service Plan, not limited to just one individual or group. It is a collaborative effort involving different parties.

9. What is an Assessment?

A nursing document that is completed prior to move-in and updated upon any change of condition of the resident.

Completed upon admission, after 14 days and then every 90 days thereafter.

Completed upon admission into an assisted living center or home.

An assessment in a senior living setting typically involves evaluating a resident's physical, mental, and emotional well-being to determine the level of care and services they require.

Explanation

An assessment in a senior living setting typically involves evaluating a resident's physical, mental, and emotional well-being to determine the level of care and services they require.

10. What are the basic classifications of records in the assisted living facility?

Maintenance records, activity records, hospitality records

Medical records, staff records, visitor records

Financial records, administrative records, residents records.

Legal records, insurance records, supply records

In an assisted living facility, the basic classifications of records typically include financial records for financial transactions, administrative records for facility operations, and residents records for individual resident information.

Explanation

In an assisted living facility, the basic classifications of records typically include financial records for financial transactions, administrative records for facility operations, and residents records for individual resident information.

11. Who is allowed to initiate and update a service plan for a resident?

Only licensed medical professionals

TRUE

Only the primary caregiver

Only the resident themselves

In long-term care settings, any person involved with the care of the resident is allowed to initiate and update a service plan as they have valuable input regarding the resident's needs and preferences.

Explanation

In long-term care settings, any person involved with the care of the resident is allowed to initiate and update a service plan as they have valuable input regarding the resident's needs and preferences.