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DSP 1 FINAL EXAM | FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |
BRAND NEW!
Who is at risk for skin breakdown?
A) Individuals who don't bathe very often
B) Individuals who are very active in
recreational sports
C) Individuals who use wheelchairs or
who don't change positions often
D) Individuals who eat unhealthy food - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C)
Individuals who use wheelchairs or
who don't change positions often
When an individual's medication
dosage has increased, the MAR must
be:
A) Thrown out and started on a new
sheet
B) Left unchanged
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C) Updated to record the change
D) Initialed - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C) Updated to record the change
Which is the "best practice" standard
of medication management for the
DSP?
A) Record every medication dose and
every medication error
B) Record only the first and last
medication doses of each day
C) Record medication errors that occur
twice or more in a 24-hour period
D) Record any medication doses - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A) Record
every medication dose and
every medication error
Which choice below is the best source
of information on the side effects of
medication?
A) An individual's parents or family
B) A medication information sheet from
the pharmacy or a doctor
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C) Television advertisements about the
medications
D) The facility administrator and other
DSPs - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B) A medication information sheet from
the pharmacy or a doctor
A PRN medication:
A) Is administered whenever the DSP
decides
B) Must be ordered by a doctor
C) Is only over-the-counter medication
D) Does not have to be recorded in the
individual's MAR - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B) Must be ordered by a
doctor
When a medication error occurs:
A) The error requires special incident
reporting only if it is life-threatening
B) Both 911 and the individual's doctor
must be informed
C) The error must be reported to the
Regional Center and Community Care
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Licensing as a Special Incident.
D) The facility administrator decides
whether a Special Incident Report is
needed - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C) The error must be reported to the
Regional Center and Community Care
Licensing as a Special Incident.
The MAR must be updated:
A) As soon as a new DSP comes on duty
B) As indicated by directions on the
medication label
C) Whenever a prescription is changed
D) At least one hour before each
medication - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C) Whenever a prescription is
changed
Community Care Licensing regulations
require that all drugs in the home must
be:
A) Bought at a local pharmacy
B) Located near the individual for whom
they are prescribed
DSP 1 FINAL EXAM | FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |
BRAND NEW!
Who is at risk for skin breakdown?
A) Individuals who don't bathe very often
B) Individuals who are very active in
recreational sports
C) Individuals who use wheelchairs or
who don't change positions often
D) Individuals who eat unhealthy food - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C)
Individuals who use wheelchairs or
who don't change positions often
When an individual's medication
dosage has increased, the MAR must
be:
A) Thrown out and started on a new
sheet
B) Left unchanged
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C) Updated to record the change
D) Initialed - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C) Updated to record the change
Which is the "best practice" standard
of medication management for the
DSP?
A) Record every medication dose and
every medication error
B) Record only the first and last
medication doses of each day
C) Record medication errors that occur
twice or more in a 24-hour period
D) Record any medication doses - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A) Record
every medication dose and
every medication error
Which choice below is the best source
of information on the side effects of
medication?
A) An individual's parents or family
B) A medication information sheet from
the pharmacy or a doctor
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C) Television advertisements about the
medications
D) The facility administrator and other
DSPs - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B) A medication information sheet from
the pharmacy or a doctor
A PRN medication:
A) Is administered whenever the DSP
decides
B) Must be ordered by a doctor
C) Is only over-the-counter medication
D) Does not have to be recorded in the
individual's MAR - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B) Must be ordered by a
doctor
When a medication error occurs:
A) The error requires special incident
reporting only if it is life-threatening
B) Both 911 and the individual's doctor
must be informed
C) The error must be reported to the
Regional Center and Community Care
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Licensing as a Special Incident.
D) The facility administrator decides
whether a Special Incident Report is
needed - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C) The error must be reported to the
Regional Center and Community Care
Licensing as a Special Incident.
The MAR must be updated:
A) As soon as a new DSP comes on duty
B) As indicated by directions on the
medication label
C) Whenever a prescription is changed
D) At least one hour before each
medication - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C) Whenever a prescription is
changed
Community Care Licensing regulations
require that all drugs in the home must
be:
A) Bought at a local pharmacy
B) Located near the individual for whom
they are prescribed
