Healthcare professionals are required to report suspected cases of child and elder abuse:
Correct Answers: B. In all states
Which of the following statements is accurate concerning advance healthcare directives?
Correct Answers: D. Emergency medical technicians cannot honor AHD's
Which of the following statements is accurate?
Correct Answers: D. Providers should always consider alternatives to the use of physical restraints
Factors that can contribute to violence in a healthcare facility include:
Correct Answers: D. All of the above
Which statement is accurate concerning the portability of advance healthcare directives?
Correct Answers: B. In some cases, if laws are similar, a state will accept an AHD written in another
state
Which of the following statements is true regarding pain management?
Correct Answers: C. It is easier to manage pain before it becomes severe.
Which of the following statements is correct?
Correct Answers: A. An example of emotional abuse is locking a child in a closet as punishment.
A safety measure for healthcare workers related to workplace violence includes:
Correct Answers: A. Listen for verbal expressions of anger and frustration
Which of the following statements is true about pain?
Correct Answers: C. Patients in pain will not necessarily have changes in their vital signs.
Victims of Intimate Partner Violence often:
Correct Answers: B. Have injuries inconsistent with the explanation of the injury
Restraint or seclusion:
Correct Answers: D. Should be initiated only by staff members who have been trained in their use
Although any healthcare worker can become a victim of workplace violence, which personnel are at
the HIGHEST risk?
Correct Answers: D. Nurses and Aides
Advance healthcare directives commonly cover:
Correct Answers: D. All of the above
Which of the following would NOT be considered physical abuse?
Correct Answers: A. Threatening to harm a victim's children or pets
Victims at greater risk for abuse are:
Correct Answers: D. All of the above