PCA/CFFSS WORKER TRAINING EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2024 UPDATE
A resident who has dementia and a history of aggressive behavior complains that the nursing assistant
who put her to bed the night before slapped her
Yes, the incident should be reported.
Maltreatment means abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation
Maltreatment
physical, emotional, or sexual
Abuse
the failure to provide for food, clothing, shelter, medical care and/or supervision
Neglect
is the misuse of a funds, assets or property or the failure to use the vulnerable adult's financial resources
to care for the vulnerable adult, which results in or is likely to result in detriment to the vulnerable adult
Financial Exploitation
, Jane is 30 years old and lives in an adult foster care facility. Jane is diagnosed with a traumatic brain
injury and insulin dependent diabetes. An adult foster care staff person brings Jane to see her physician
for a routine check-up. During the visit to her physician, Jane's blood sugar levels are noted to be very
high. The physician asks Jane about the high blood sugar levels. Jane tells the physician that she ran out
of insulin three days ago and that the person in charge of refilling her prescriptions at the facility said
that they were "working on" getting her some more. The physician asks the staff person accompanying
Jane about Jane not having any insulin, but the staff person has no knowledge.
- Yes, the incident needs to be reported to the the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting
Center(MAARC/CEP) by the physician.
- Yes, the incident needs to be reported to the the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting
Center(MAARC/CEP) by the staff person accompanying Jane to the appointment.
Marvel is a 90 year old woman who is living alone since the death of her husband Bill, approximately one
month ago. Bill had managed the finances, done the grocery shopping and maintained the yard. You
have not seen Marvel in over a week and you are concerned that she may not have the ability to get to
the grocery store. Marvel does not have a driver's license and her children live in other states. No one
has picked up her mail and it is starting to pile up on her front step. Her yard has become overgrown and
her plants have died.
Yes, the situation should be reported to the the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting
Center(MAARC/CEP).
A resident's care plan indicates that the resident is not to be left unsupervised on the side of the bed
because of her poor sitting balance. The resident is left sitting on the side of the bed while the nursing
assistant left the room quickly to get a clean towel and washcloth. The resident falls and sustains a
fracture of her humerus.
Yes, the incident should be reported to the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting
Center(MAARC/CEP).
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2024 UPDATE
A resident who has dementia and a history of aggressive behavior complains that the nursing assistant
who put her to bed the night before slapped her
Yes, the incident should be reported.
Maltreatment means abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation
Maltreatment
physical, emotional, or sexual
Abuse
the failure to provide for food, clothing, shelter, medical care and/or supervision
Neglect
is the misuse of a funds, assets or property or the failure to use the vulnerable adult's financial resources
to care for the vulnerable adult, which results in or is likely to result in detriment to the vulnerable adult
Financial Exploitation
, Jane is 30 years old and lives in an adult foster care facility. Jane is diagnosed with a traumatic brain
injury and insulin dependent diabetes. An adult foster care staff person brings Jane to see her physician
for a routine check-up. During the visit to her physician, Jane's blood sugar levels are noted to be very
high. The physician asks Jane about the high blood sugar levels. Jane tells the physician that she ran out
of insulin three days ago and that the person in charge of refilling her prescriptions at the facility said
that they were "working on" getting her some more. The physician asks the staff person accompanying
Jane about Jane not having any insulin, but the staff person has no knowledge.
- Yes, the incident needs to be reported to the the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting
Center(MAARC/CEP) by the physician.
- Yes, the incident needs to be reported to the the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting
Center(MAARC/CEP) by the staff person accompanying Jane to the appointment.
Marvel is a 90 year old woman who is living alone since the death of her husband Bill, approximately one
month ago. Bill had managed the finances, done the grocery shopping and maintained the yard. You
have not seen Marvel in over a week and you are concerned that she may not have the ability to get to
the grocery store. Marvel does not have a driver's license and her children live in other states. No one
has picked up her mail and it is starting to pile up on her front step. Her yard has become overgrown and
her plants have died.
Yes, the situation should be reported to the the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting
Center(MAARC/CEP).
A resident's care plan indicates that the resident is not to be left unsupervised on the side of the bed
because of her poor sitting balance. The resident is left sitting on the side of the bed while the nursing
assistant left the room quickly to get a clean towel and washcloth. The resident falls and sustains a
fracture of her humerus.
Yes, the incident should be reported to the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting
Center(MAARC/CEP).
