HCA Exam 2023 Questions and Answers

Learning Styles - Answer- the way a person uses his/her physical senses to learn adult family home - Answer- residential, neighborhood home licensed to care for 2-6 people assessment - Answer- gathering information to determine what help a client needs boarding home - Answer- Larger, residential facility licensed to care for 7 or more people care plan - Answer- A written plan that outlines everything the care team is to do to support a client care setting - Answer- Where a client lives (adult family home, boarding home, or in-home) care team - Answer- Everyone who provides care and services for a client, including professionals, relatives, and the person receiving care developmental disability - Answer- a condition beginning before the age of 18, that is expected to last a person's lifetime and substantially limits him/her in some of these areas: self-care, communication, learning, mobility, self-direction DSHS stands for... - Answer- Department of Social and Health Services DSHS plan of care - Answer- A plan of care (care plan) written by a DSHS representative for a DSHS client personal care services - Answer- Tasks done to help a client with his/her activities of daily living most common diseases or conditions DSHS clients have - Answer- heart disease, dementia, arthritis, diabetes, stroke, neurological problems, mental illness, respiratory conditions abandonment - Answer- leaving or deserting a person without a way or ability to care for themselves abuse - Answer- a willful action or inaction that leads to harm confidential - Answer- not revealing any personal information grievance - Answer- a formal complant incapacitated - Answer- unable to act, respond (e.g. unable to make decisions about his/her care) mandatory reporter - Answer- a person required by law to report suspected abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult ombudsman - Answer- a person who advocates for the rights of clients in long-term care facilities What can you do if a client's choice places his/her safety or wellbeing at risk or somehow could cause harm to others? - Answer- 1. Explain 2. Offer safe alternatives 3. Report