Professional Guardianship State Of
Florida Exam Questions And Correct
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How long can a patient be held in a mental health facility for
treatment? - Correct Answer > Up to six months
A ward in a voluntary guardianship has a right to - Correct
Answer > Receive guardian reports, receive copies of petitions,
approve guardian fees and actions, and terminate the
guardianship at will.
The guardian advocate May not consent to the following. -
Correct Answer > Abortion, sterilization, electro convulsive
treatment, cycle surgery, or experimental treatments.
When dementia is caused by infection, Nutritional deficiencies,
dehydration, medications, and jerkin problems or head trauma
it may be reversible. - Correct Answer > True
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The global deterioration scale is a tool used to determine the
stage of a person who suffers from - Correct Answer > Dementia
Flat affect is a term used to describe a severe reduction in -
Correct Answer > Emotional responsiveness
Patients who are affected by post traumatic stress disorder or
PTSD may exhibit the following symptoms - Correct Answer > Re-
experiencing big event, little interest in outside activities,
sleeplessness, memory problems, loss of concentration, or
non- responsiveness to others
Three methods to initiate the Baker act are - Correct Answer > 1.
Law enforcement office.
2. Position/licensed mental health counselor.
3. Clinical social worker or Exparte petition filed with the court.
What is a developmental disorder involving impairment in
social interactions, verbal and nonverbal communication, and
imaginative ability - Correct Answer > Autism
What counsel is responsible for monitoring the proper
application of the Baker act process. - Correct Answer > Florida
local advocacy Council
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Who decides if the adjudicatory hearing is open or closed? -
Correct Answer > The alleged incapacitated person/AIP, or the
court appointed attorney
Prior to the adjudicatory hearing who will receive copies of the
examining committee report/ECR? - Correct Answer > The court, the
petitioners attorney, and the court appointed attorney.
Letters of guardianship give the guardian - Correct Answer >
Authority to act
Plenary guardianship means what rights have been removed? -
Correct Answer > All rights have been removed
Limited guardianship means? - Correct Answer > One or more, but
not all rights have been removed.
A guardian appointed in another state is referred to as a? -
Correct Answer > Foreign guardian
When can emergency temporary guardian/ETG be appointed for
an individual? - Correct Answer > When a petition to determine
capacity and appointment of a guardian has been filed.
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If the word is indigent, the fees for the court appointed attorney
and the examining committee will be paid for by - Correct
Answer > State
What guardian is good for 90 days and may be extended for an
additional 90 days? - Correct Answer > The authority of an
emergency temporary guardian or ETG
The law allows for a relative who lives out of state to be
appointed as a guardian for the ward in this state - Correct
Answer > True
The examining committee report must be received by the court
how many days before the scheduled incapacitating hearing -
Correct Answer > 10 days
What affidavit can be filed if the alleged incapacitated person is
purported to have very little funds. - Correct Answer > An affidavit
of indigency
What criteria is usually used to determine that an individual is
indigent - Correct Answer > Usually the criteria to qualify for
Medicaid