DSP 1 EXAMS SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
✔✔The lanterman act says that individuals with developmental disabilities have -
✔✔The same rights as everyone else
✔✔California People First helps individuals learn about: - ✔✔Self-advocacy, their rights,
and how to speak up for themselves
✔✔The most important principle of risk management is - ✔✔Prevention is the number
one priority
✔✔The dsps role in risk management is - ✔✔To actively promote practices that will
keep individuals safe
✔✔An environmental risk is - ✔✔An object or activity that may cause harm where an
individual lives or works
✔✔A "Special Incident Report" must be filed with the regional center whenever: - ✔✔An
individual is missing
✔✔A mandated reporter must report abuse or neglect of an adult by telephone
immediately and - ✔✔Submit a written report within two working days
✔✔The first step in risk assessment and planning is to - ✔✔Identify Risk
✔✔After reporting a special incident by telephone the Dsp must also - ✔✔Send a
written report to the regional center within the next two days (48 hours)
✔✔A report shall be made to the licensing agency whenever there is: - ✔✔The death of
an individual, regardless of the cause
✔✔Which of the following must be reported by a mandated reporter - ✔✔An individual
shows signs of having been physically abused
✔✔A mandated reporter must report incidents of abuse of an adult living in a licensed
facility to - ✔✔CCL and regional center
✔✔What is the best practice standard of medication management for the Dsp? -
✔✔Record every medication dose and every medication error
✔✔Which choice below is the best source of information on the side effects of
medication - ✔✔A medication information sheet from the pharmacy or a doctor
, ✔✔A PRN medication - ✔✔Must be ordered by a doctor
✔✔When a medication error occurs - ✔✔The error must be reported to the regional
center and community care licensing as a special incident
✔✔The MAR must be updated - ✔✔Whenever a prescription is changed
✔✔Community care licensing regulations require that all drugs in the home must be -
✔✔Logged in a centrally stored medication and destruction record
✔✔When an individuals medication is discontinued - ✔✔The facility must follow the
CCL regulations for medication destruction
✔✔If a medication error results in a life threatening situation, the DSP should: - ✔✔Call
911 for assistance immediately
✔✔Medication taken away from the care facility must be packaged: - ✔✔With a label of
the facility's name, address and phone number and the individual's name, name of
medication and instructions
✔✔Drug interactions can occur between - ✔✔two or more drugs
✔✔One example of a healthy habit is - ✔✔daily exercise
✔✔What is a health history - ✔✔Documentation of an individual's past health and
current health care needs
✔✔What document explains the Dsps responsibilities in helping individuals maintain the
best possible health - ✔✔Individual Program Plan (IPP)
✔✔Coughing near another person is an example of - ✔✔Droplet spread of germs
✔✔A standard precaution for infection control is - ✔✔hand washing
✔✔The DSP should always wash their hands after - ✔✔using the bathroom
✔✔The DSP should use disposable gloves when - ✔✔Coming in contact with an
individual's body fluids
✔✔Used disposable gloves must be: - ✔✔thrown away
✔✔Who chooses how the individual's personal care is provided? - ✔✔individual
GRADED A+
✔✔The lanterman act says that individuals with developmental disabilities have -
✔✔The same rights as everyone else
✔✔California People First helps individuals learn about: - ✔✔Self-advocacy, their rights,
and how to speak up for themselves
✔✔The most important principle of risk management is - ✔✔Prevention is the number
one priority
✔✔The dsps role in risk management is - ✔✔To actively promote practices that will
keep individuals safe
✔✔An environmental risk is - ✔✔An object or activity that may cause harm where an
individual lives or works
✔✔A "Special Incident Report" must be filed with the regional center whenever: - ✔✔An
individual is missing
✔✔A mandated reporter must report abuse or neglect of an adult by telephone
immediately and - ✔✔Submit a written report within two working days
✔✔The first step in risk assessment and planning is to - ✔✔Identify Risk
✔✔After reporting a special incident by telephone the Dsp must also - ✔✔Send a
written report to the regional center within the next two days (48 hours)
✔✔A report shall be made to the licensing agency whenever there is: - ✔✔The death of
an individual, regardless of the cause
✔✔Which of the following must be reported by a mandated reporter - ✔✔An individual
shows signs of having been physically abused
✔✔A mandated reporter must report incidents of abuse of an adult living in a licensed
facility to - ✔✔CCL and regional center
✔✔What is the best practice standard of medication management for the Dsp? -
✔✔Record every medication dose and every medication error
✔✔Which choice below is the best source of information on the side effects of
medication - ✔✔A medication information sheet from the pharmacy or a doctor
, ✔✔A PRN medication - ✔✔Must be ordered by a doctor
✔✔When a medication error occurs - ✔✔The error must be reported to the regional
center and community care licensing as a special incident
✔✔The MAR must be updated - ✔✔Whenever a prescription is changed
✔✔Community care licensing regulations require that all drugs in the home must be -
✔✔Logged in a centrally stored medication and destruction record
✔✔When an individuals medication is discontinued - ✔✔The facility must follow the
CCL regulations for medication destruction
✔✔If a medication error results in a life threatening situation, the DSP should: - ✔✔Call
911 for assistance immediately
✔✔Medication taken away from the care facility must be packaged: - ✔✔With a label of
the facility's name, address and phone number and the individual's name, name of
medication and instructions
✔✔Drug interactions can occur between - ✔✔two or more drugs
✔✔One example of a healthy habit is - ✔✔daily exercise
✔✔What is a health history - ✔✔Documentation of an individual's past health and
current health care needs
✔✔What document explains the Dsps responsibilities in helping individuals maintain the
best possible health - ✔✔Individual Program Plan (IPP)
✔✔Coughing near another person is an example of - ✔✔Droplet spread of germs
✔✔A standard precaution for infection control is - ✔✔hand washing
✔✔The DSP should always wash their hands after - ✔✔using the bathroom
✔✔The DSP should use disposable gloves when - ✔✔Coming in contact with an
individual's body fluids
✔✔Used disposable gloves must be: - ✔✔thrown away
✔✔Who chooses how the individual's personal care is provided? - ✔✔individual
