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Personal Care Assistant and Community First
Services and Supports Certification
- How you feel in the end of the workday
- The fact that you work in PCA or CFSS - ANSWER -Your friend calls you to
catch up. What can you share with them about your work in PCA or CFSS?
- Any diagnosis the person has
- The services performed for the person
- The fact that the person receives PCA or CFSS services - ANSWER -Examples
of private data include:
Have an open conversation with her about it. Let her know it will not affect
whether you continue to provide her services if she says "no". - ANSWER -You
are a worker for your aunt and you would like to borrow her drill. How should
approach the situation?
Report the unexplained bruise to the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting
Center(MAARC/CEP). Also, have John evaluated by a nurse at the day program or
a health care clinic in the community. Take pictures of the bruise. - ANSWER -
John is 25 years old and lives at an adult foster care home. He also attends a day
training and habilitation program five days per week. John has limited
communication abilities.
On Monday morning, John arrives at his day program as usual. As the day program
staff persons are assisting him off of the van they notice a large bruise on the left
side of his face and neck. When asked about the bruise, John is unable to tell the
day program staff persons how he sustained the bruise.
Call the MAARC/ CEP and make a report of suspected maltreatment. - ANSWER
-Anna, appears very fragile. She is very thin and uses a walker. You notice that she
has bruises on the inside of her arm that appear to be the size of fingertips. When
, you ask her how she got those bruises she avoids the conversation. You know that
her adult son comes home some weekends and you have heard Anna complain
about his temper and alcohol consumption. You know that he is not staying with
her now, but you're concerned that when he comes back she won't be safe.
Yes, the incident should be reported. - ANSWER -A resident who has dementia
and a history of aggressive behavior complains that the nursing assistant who put
her to bed the night before slapped her
Maltreatment - ANSWER -Maltreatment means abuse, neglect, or financial
exploitation
Abuse - ANSWER -physical, emotional, or sexual
Neglect - ANSWER -the failure to provide for food, clothing, shelter, medical care
and/or supervision
Financial Exploitation - ANSWER -is the misuse of a funds, assets or property or
the failure to use the vulnerable adult's financial resources to care for the
vulnerable adult, which results in or is likely to result in detriment to the vulnerable
adult
- Yes, the incident needs to be reported to the the Minnesota Adult Abuse
Reporting Center(MAARC/CEP) by the physician.
- Yes, the incident needs to be reported to the the Minnesota Adult Abuse
Reporting Center(MAARC/CEP) by the staff person accompanying Jane to the
appointment. - ANSWER -Jane is 30 years old and lives in an adult foster care
facility. Jane is diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury and insulin dependent
diabetes. An adult foster care staff person brings Jane to see her physician for a
routine check-up. During the visit to her physician, Jane's blood sugar levels are
noted to be very high. The physician asks Jane about the high blood sugar levels.
Jane tells the physician that she ran out of insulin three days ago and that the
person in charge of refilling her prescriptions at the facility said that they were
"working on" getting her some more. The physician asks the staff person