GUARDIANSHIP CERTIFICATION UPDATED
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔You have been appointed guardian for an 88-year-old women who is living in her
own home. The house is full of junk she collected for years, and she has 16 cats. What
action should the guardian take? - ✔✔Always inventory the home as first priority. Take
pictures of items; Remove and secure items that you may think has value; Have items
appraised; Address other issues in order of importance.
✔✔What should a guardian do when a Ward loves gardening but her back yard faces
onto busy traffic and is surrounded by menacing dogs? - ✔✔Build a fence around the
backyard.
✔✔How should a guardian proceed when a medical intervention possesses significant
risk? - ✔✔Be sure to obtain informed consent (to include benefits and risk of
intervention)
Ask for a second opinion from an independent doctor, if needed
Make the decision based on Ward's wishes if known, if not, use the best interest
principle
✔✔Which element of the functional assessment helps determine cognitive abilities? -
✔✔Psychosocial
✔✔Your Ward wants to remain in her hown home, but her physician has recommended
that she cant live alone. What should you do? - ✔✔speak with the doctor to determine
exactly what services the Ward's need and obtain/coordinate such services and
supports to allow ward to remain in her home.
✔✔What are the primary purpose of visits made by the guardian? - ✔✔To ensure the
Wards safety, personal needs, and medical needs are being addressed.
, ✔✔There is a new nurse on duty; she will not allow you to see the Wards medical chart.
What is the best action to take? - ✔✔Ask to speak with the administrator of the facility to
request records
Be very persistent until the records are provided to you
Do not accept no for an answer.
✔✔When is the attorney Ad Litem no longer obligated to represent the Ward? -
✔✔When the guardianship is granted or dismissed
When the attorney is discharged by the court
✔✔What should the guardian do if a Ward is sexually active with another resident? -
✔✔Determine if the sex is consensual
✔✔What type of guardianship is appointed when some of the Ward's rights are retained
or have been restored - ✔✔Limited guardianships
✔✔Who must be personally served of a pending guardianship case - ✔✔proposed
ward, the wards spouse, and wards parents
✔✔clear and convincing evidence - ✔✔the proposed ward is an incapacitated person
it is in the best interest of the proposed ward to appoint a guardian
the rights of the proposed ward or the proposed wards property will be protected by the
appointed guardian
✔✔preponderance of the evidence - ✔✔The court has venue or that this court is the
proper court to make the determination of necessity of guardianship
the person to be appointed as guardian is eligible and qualified to serve as guardian
the proposed ward is totally incapacitated; or is partially incapacitated, and can perform
some, but not all, of the tasks necessary to care for himself or herself and manage the
individuals property.
✔✔Notice to Creditors - ✔✔30 days
(Creditors then have 4 months from date of notice)
✔✔Types of Directives - ✔✔Directive to physician
Out of hospital DNR
Medical Power of Attorney
✔✔order of consent for comatose, incapacitated, or otherwise mentally or physically
incapable of communications. A surrogate Decision Maker can consent - ✔✔spouse
adult child who has the waiver of consent of all other children to make decisions
A majority of the patients reasonably available adult children
patients' parents
an individual identified to act for the person prior to incapacitation
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔You have been appointed guardian for an 88-year-old women who is living in her
own home. The house is full of junk she collected for years, and she has 16 cats. What
action should the guardian take? - ✔✔Always inventory the home as first priority. Take
pictures of items; Remove and secure items that you may think has value; Have items
appraised; Address other issues in order of importance.
✔✔What should a guardian do when a Ward loves gardening but her back yard faces
onto busy traffic and is surrounded by menacing dogs? - ✔✔Build a fence around the
backyard.
✔✔How should a guardian proceed when a medical intervention possesses significant
risk? - ✔✔Be sure to obtain informed consent (to include benefits and risk of
intervention)
Ask for a second opinion from an independent doctor, if needed
Make the decision based on Ward's wishes if known, if not, use the best interest
principle
✔✔Which element of the functional assessment helps determine cognitive abilities? -
✔✔Psychosocial
✔✔Your Ward wants to remain in her hown home, but her physician has recommended
that she cant live alone. What should you do? - ✔✔speak with the doctor to determine
exactly what services the Ward's need and obtain/coordinate such services and
supports to allow ward to remain in her home.
✔✔What are the primary purpose of visits made by the guardian? - ✔✔To ensure the
Wards safety, personal needs, and medical needs are being addressed.
, ✔✔There is a new nurse on duty; she will not allow you to see the Wards medical chart.
What is the best action to take? - ✔✔Ask to speak with the administrator of the facility to
request records
Be very persistent until the records are provided to you
Do not accept no for an answer.
✔✔When is the attorney Ad Litem no longer obligated to represent the Ward? -
✔✔When the guardianship is granted or dismissed
When the attorney is discharged by the court
✔✔What should the guardian do if a Ward is sexually active with another resident? -
✔✔Determine if the sex is consensual
✔✔What type of guardianship is appointed when some of the Ward's rights are retained
or have been restored - ✔✔Limited guardianships
✔✔Who must be personally served of a pending guardianship case - ✔✔proposed
ward, the wards spouse, and wards parents
✔✔clear and convincing evidence - ✔✔the proposed ward is an incapacitated person
it is in the best interest of the proposed ward to appoint a guardian
the rights of the proposed ward or the proposed wards property will be protected by the
appointed guardian
✔✔preponderance of the evidence - ✔✔The court has venue or that this court is the
proper court to make the determination of necessity of guardianship
the person to be appointed as guardian is eligible and qualified to serve as guardian
the proposed ward is totally incapacitated; or is partially incapacitated, and can perform
some, but not all, of the tasks necessary to care for himself or herself and manage the
individuals property.
✔✔Notice to Creditors - ✔✔30 days
(Creditors then have 4 months from date of notice)
✔✔Types of Directives - ✔✔Directive to physician
Out of hospital DNR
Medical Power of Attorney
✔✔order of consent for comatose, incapacitated, or otherwise mentally or physically
incapable of communications. A surrogate Decision Maker can consent - ✔✔spouse
adult child who has the waiver of consent of all other children to make decisions
A majority of the patients reasonably available adult children
patients' parents
an individual identified to act for the person prior to incapacitation
