ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔An 84 year old man is admitted from his son's home for dehydration. He has a
history of moderate to severe dementia and is very underweight. He has a large bed
sore. His hair is unkempt, his teeth are in poor condition, and his clothing is disheveled
and dirty.
What should you do? - ✔✔Report the findings and possibility of abuse/neglect to your
supervisor
✔✔In VA, treatment of pain is a high priority. - ✔✔True
✔✔Which is the best way to deal with a patient who you suspect is developing an opioid
use disorder? - ✔✔Discuss options that are available for support and treatment
✔✔Buprenorphine and Methadone are FDA approved for the treatment of Opioid Use
Disorder and are also good pain relievers. - ✔✔True
✔✔The best way to dispose of opioid medication is to crush the pills and flush them
down the toilet. - ✔✔False
✔✔Which is/are ways to help patients avoid accidental opioid overdose? - ✔✔All of the
above
✔✔You do not need to get your supervisor's approval to accept a gift from a Foreign
Government if the value is below $375. - ✔✔False
✔✔VA employees and trainees are prohibited from receiving gifts or favors from
prohibited or restricted sources.
Which of the following is a prohibited or restricted source? - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔A Covered Relationship includes roommates, even if that roommate is not a family
member or romantically involved with you. - ✔✔
✔✔You may solicit employees in your office to chip in for a wedding gift for another
Federal employee. - ✔✔True
✔✔If you have a question regarding a compliance concern, or you suspect illegal or
unethical documentation or business procedures are being used in your VA medical
center, who should you notify first? - ✔✔Supervisor
, ✔✔All employees have important roles and responsibilities in the CBI program.
Why is CBI important for you? Check the one best answer. - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔Inadequate or incomplete documentation does not affect a third party insurance
claim. - ✔✔False
✔✔The Office of Compliance and Business Integrity program is responsible for internal
oversight of VHA revenue operations. - ✔✔True
✔✔While at the VA you believe you are being repeatedly subjected to demeaning
comments, willful interference with work assignments, and intimidation by a VA
employee, patient, or trainee based on your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
national origin, age, disability or in retaliation for participating in prior EEO activity.
This behavior is/or may be described best by which of the following? - ✔✔A reportable
violation as it has resulted in a hostile work environment
✔✔Workplace harassment need not result in severe physical or psychological harm to
be a violation.
Elements of workplace harassment based on your race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, age or disability include which of the following? - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔To qualify as actionable sexual harassment, the harasser's conduct must be which
of the following? - ✔✔Unwelcome
✔✔Which of the following are examples of behavior constituting sexual harassment? -
✔✔All of the above
✔✔Which of the following best describes a protected disclosure? - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔A female supervisor berates a male trainee on three separate occasions in
counseling sessions. The supervisor's comments were loud enough for other trainees
and employees to hear, intimidating, threatening, and laced with profanity.
Can this be viewed as gender based workplace harassment? - ✔✔Yes, if the supervisor
targeted the employee because of his gender
✔✔Employees and trainees are strongly encouraged to report instances of workplace
harassment, fraud, waste, abuse or acts of discrimination to a supervisor or another
appropriate management official.