FUNDAMENTALS OF CAREGIVING
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WA Protection and Advocacy System (WPAS) - Answer-Protect the rights (dignity,
equality, and self-determination) of people with disabilities.
Physical abuse - Answer-Intentionally causing pain, suffering, and/or injury to a
vulnerable adult
Sexual abuse - Answer-Any unwanted sexual contact
Mental abuse - Answer-Intentionally causing emotional pain or distress to another
person
Neglect - Answer-When a person who has responsibility for providing care to a
vulnerable adult refuses or fails to provide important basic like necessities or fails to
take action to prevent harm or pain to a vulnerable adult.
Financial exploitation - Answer-Improperly and/or illegally using or stealing a vulnerable
adult's things, property, or money.
Abandonment - Answer-When a person who has responsibility for providing care to a
vulnerable adult deserts or leaves him/her without basic life necessities
Physical abuse examples include: - Answer-Slapping, pinching, choking, kicking,
shoving, giving medications inappropriately, or using physical restraints
Sexual abuse examples include: - Answer-Unwanted touching, rape, sodomy, forced
nudity, taking sexually explicit pictures, or sexual harassment
Mental abuse examples include: - Answer-Intimidation or threats, ridiculing,
harassment, yelling, belittling, swearing, anger, or isolating vulnerable adult from family,
friends, or regular activities
Neglect samples include: - Answer-Not providing basic items such as food, water,
clothing, a safe place to live, medicine, or health care, etc.
Financial exploitation examples include: - Answer-Illegally withdrawing money out of
another person's account, forging checks, or stealing things out of the house
Abandonment examples include: - Answer-Deserting a vulnerable adult in a public
place, leaving a vulnerable adult at home without the means of getting basic life
necessities, or caregiver working in a client's home who quits without notice
, Call Adult Protective Services (APS): - Answer-You have reason to believe a vulnerable
adult living in his/her own home is being abused
Call the Complaint Resolution Unit (CRU): - Answer-You have reason to believe the
vulnerable adult living in an adult family home, boarding home, or nursing home is being
abused
There are 4 steps used to successfully solve problems, including: - Answer-1.
Understanding the problem
2. Brainstorming possible solutions
3. Picking a solution, planning, and doing it!
4. Getting feedback about how it worked
Activities of Daily Living (ADL) - Answer-Everyday personal care activities
Advocating - Answer-To speak up or take action
Assessment Details - Answer-A section of a DSHS care plan that describes the client's
strengths, limitations, and care task preferences, and provides specific caregiver
instructions
Baseline - Answer-What is "normal" for a client at a certain point in time
Cultural background - Answer-The attitudes and behavior characteristics of a particular
social group or organization
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) - Answer-Routine tasks performed around
the home or in the community
Professional - Answer-Exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, and businesslike manner
in the workplace
Professional Boundaries - Answer-Appropriate limits in a job relationship
Service Summary - Answer-A section of a DSHS care plan that documents contact
information, caregivers' schedules, and the client's goals
4 basic job responsibilities as a caregiver are to: - Answer-1. Provide personal care
2. Know, take pride in, and perform your role as a member of the care team
3. Follow a high standard of professional conduct
4. Respond to day-to-day situations and emergencies without supervision
Independent - Answer-No help or supervision required
Supervision - Answer-Oversight of client required (monitoring, encouraging or cueing
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WA Protection and Advocacy System (WPAS) - Answer-Protect the rights (dignity,
equality, and self-determination) of people with disabilities.
Physical abuse - Answer-Intentionally causing pain, suffering, and/or injury to a
vulnerable adult
Sexual abuse - Answer-Any unwanted sexual contact
Mental abuse - Answer-Intentionally causing emotional pain or distress to another
person
Neglect - Answer-When a person who has responsibility for providing care to a
vulnerable adult refuses or fails to provide important basic like necessities or fails to
take action to prevent harm or pain to a vulnerable adult.
Financial exploitation - Answer-Improperly and/or illegally using or stealing a vulnerable
adult's things, property, or money.
Abandonment - Answer-When a person who has responsibility for providing care to a
vulnerable adult deserts or leaves him/her without basic life necessities
Physical abuse examples include: - Answer-Slapping, pinching, choking, kicking,
shoving, giving medications inappropriately, or using physical restraints
Sexual abuse examples include: - Answer-Unwanted touching, rape, sodomy, forced
nudity, taking sexually explicit pictures, or sexual harassment
Mental abuse examples include: - Answer-Intimidation or threats, ridiculing,
harassment, yelling, belittling, swearing, anger, or isolating vulnerable adult from family,
friends, or regular activities
Neglect samples include: - Answer-Not providing basic items such as food, water,
clothing, a safe place to live, medicine, or health care, etc.
Financial exploitation examples include: - Answer-Illegally withdrawing money out of
another person's account, forging checks, or stealing things out of the house
Abandonment examples include: - Answer-Deserting a vulnerable adult in a public
place, leaving a vulnerable adult at home without the means of getting basic life
necessities, or caregiver working in a client's home who quits without notice
, Call Adult Protective Services (APS): - Answer-You have reason to believe a vulnerable
adult living in his/her own home is being abused
Call the Complaint Resolution Unit (CRU): - Answer-You have reason to believe the
vulnerable adult living in an adult family home, boarding home, or nursing home is being
abused
There are 4 steps used to successfully solve problems, including: - Answer-1.
Understanding the problem
2. Brainstorming possible solutions
3. Picking a solution, planning, and doing it!
4. Getting feedback about how it worked
Activities of Daily Living (ADL) - Answer-Everyday personal care activities
Advocating - Answer-To speak up or take action
Assessment Details - Answer-A section of a DSHS care plan that describes the client's
strengths, limitations, and care task preferences, and provides specific caregiver
instructions
Baseline - Answer-What is "normal" for a client at a certain point in time
Cultural background - Answer-The attitudes and behavior characteristics of a particular
social group or organization
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) - Answer-Routine tasks performed around
the home or in the community
Professional - Answer-Exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, and businesslike manner
in the workplace
Professional Boundaries - Answer-Appropriate limits in a job relationship
Service Summary - Answer-A section of a DSHS care plan that documents contact
information, caregivers' schedules, and the client's goals
4 basic job responsibilities as a caregiver are to: - Answer-1. Provide personal care
2. Know, take pride in, and perform your role as a member of the care team
3. Follow a high standard of professional conduct
4. Respond to day-to-day situations and emergencies without supervision
Independent - Answer-No help or supervision required
Supervision - Answer-Oversight of client required (monitoring, encouraging or cueing
