Paid Feeding Assistant Training Post-Test

Please complete the post-test below. For each question there is only 1 correct answer. You must achieve a passing score of 80% or greater in order to receive credit for the CE activity.

At the end of the post-test, you will be required to provide your Personal email address along with information about the Facility where you will be providing the Paid Feeding Assistance services.

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1. Allowing residents to make choices in their daily lives is a part of the: (Required.)

Resident’s Rights

R.A.C.E

Durable Power of Attorney

Vulnerable Adult Law

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2. Not sharing information about a resident is called: (Required.)

Patience

Confidentiality

Code of ethics

Honesty

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3. Reporting suspected abuse is required by: (Required.)

Fire Marshal

State and Federal law

Code of ethics

Center for disease control

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4. When discovering a fire, your first action should be: (Required.)

Alert other staff

Extinguish fire

Remove residents in danger

Confine fire

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5. When finding a resident on the floor, you should: (Required.)

Help the resident up

Call the family

Call 911

Stay with the resident and send for help

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6. Which of these is important to remember when feeding a resident? (Required.)

Make sure there is no food left in the mouth when complete

Be sure the food on the tray matches the diet order before feeding

Don’t rush, allow adequate time for eating

All of the above

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7. The single most effective means of preventing the spread of infection is: (Required.)

Using a disinfectant

Putting residents in isolation

Wearing gloves

Washing your hands

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8. The universal sign for choking is: (Required.)

Pointing at the mouth

Holding the throat with hands

Shouting “I’m choking”

Holding up two fingers

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9. The exchange of information or messages is called: (Required.)

Confidentiality

Nutrition

Communication

Abuse

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10. Which of the following is a guideline for communicating with a hearing-impaired resident? (Required.)

Shouting in their ear

Face the resident when speaking

Whispering

Avoid eye contact

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11. Which of the following is an example of non-verbal communication? (Required.)

Shouting in their ear

Facial expressions

Whispering

Talking loudly

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12. Which of these are best practices for serving food? (Required.)

Avoid touching hair, face or other body parts

Take extra care to touch only the handles of the utensils and outsides of glasses and cups

Replace dropped or thrown utensils with clean utensils

All of the above

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13. When responding to residents who are verbally or physically aggressive, which of these should you NOT do? (Required.)

Remain calm and reassuring and use non-threatening body language

Argue and/or reason with the resident

Move other residents out of harm's way

Attempt to redirect interest or distract the resident

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14. Which of these is NOT a sign of a possible swallowing problem that you should report to the nurse supervisor? (Required.)

Food or liquid leaking from mouth

Eating and enjoying the entire meal

Pocketing of food

Spitting out food after chewing

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15. Not getting enough water can cause: (Required.)

Anemia

Dehydration

Infection

Diarrhea

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16. A diet ordered by the doctor to help treat a disease is called: (Required.)

Therapeutic diet

Regular diet

Fad diet

Modified diet

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17. Which of the following is not a special diet? (Required.)

Regular diet

Pureed diet

Low sodium diet

Modified diet

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18. Recording fluid intake includes: (Required.)

Only fluids the resident drank

All beverages and foods consumed that become liquid at room temperature

All liquids that were served on the tray

All the food and liquid consumed by the resident

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19. Recording meal percentage includes: (Required.)

All the food and liquid served

Only fluids the resident drank

All the food the resident consumed from the tray

The foods the resident refused

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20. If there is an NPO sign on the resident’s door, this means the resident: (Required.)

Is in isolation

Can have nothing by mouth

Is on a therapeutic diet

Has difficulty swallowing

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21. If a resident does not like or refuses to eat an item on their tray, you should: (Required.)

Return the tray to the kitchen

Come back later

Offer the resident a substitute

Tell the resident they must eat the item

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22. Progressive deterioration of mental function is called: (Required.)

Stress

Ineffective coping

Aging

Dementia

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23. Circumstances where the hand-over-hand technique is helpful include: (Required.)

Resident cannot cut food

Resident is too tired

Resident forgets how to eat

All of the above

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24. When communicating with residents who have Dementia, you should: (Required.)

Write directions on a piece of paper

Use a loud voice so they will pay attention

Move quickly before they forget

Make eye contact and use simple short directions

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25. Breathing fluid or an object into the lungs is called: (Required.)

Hydration

Aspiration

Heimlich Maneuver

Paralysis

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* 1. Allowing residents to make choices in their daily lives is a part of the: (Required.)

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* 2. Not sharing information about a resident is called: (Required.)

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* 3. Reporting suspected abuse is required by: (Required.)

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* 4. When discovering a fire, your first action should be: (Required.)

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* 5. When finding a resident on the floor, you should: (Required.)

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* 6. Which of these is important to remember when feeding a resident? (Required.)

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* 7. The single most effective means of preventing the spread of infection is: (Required.)

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* 8. The universal sign for choking is: (Required.)

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* 9. The exchange of information or messages is called: (Required.)

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* 10. Which of the following is a guideline for communicating with a hearing-impaired resident? (Required.)

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* 11. Which of the following is an example of non-verbal communication? (Required.)

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* 12. Which of these are best practices for serving food? (Required.)

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* 13. When responding to residents who are verbally or physically aggressive, which of these should you NOT do? (Required.)

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* 14. Which of these is NOT a sign of a possible swallowing problem that you should report to the nurse supervisor? (Required.)

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* 15. Not getting enough water can cause: (Required.)

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* 16. A diet ordered by the doctor to help treat a disease is called: (Required.)

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* 17. Which of the following is not a special diet? (Required.)

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* 18. Recording fluid intake includes: (Required.)

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* 19. Recording meal percentage includes: (Required.)

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* 20. If there is an NPO sign on the resident’s door, this means the resident: (Required.)

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* 21. If a resident does not like or refuses to eat an item on their tray, you should: (Required.)

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* 22. Progressive deterioration of mental function is called: (Required.)

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* 23. Circumstances where the hand-over-hand technique is helpful include: (Required.)

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* 24. When communicating with residents who have Dementia, you should: (Required.)

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* 25. Breathing fluid or an object into the lungs is called: (Required.)

1. Allowing residents to make choices in their daily lives is a part of the: (Required.)

2. Not sharing information about a resident is called: (Required.)

3. Reporting suspected abuse is required by: (Required.)

4. When discovering a fire, your first action should be: (Required.)

5. When finding a resident on the floor, you should: (Required.)

6. Which of these is important to remember when feeding a resident? (Required.)

7. The single most effective means of preventing the spread of infection is: (Required.)

8. The universal sign for choking is: (Required.)

9. The exchange of information or messages is called: (Required.)

10. Which of the following is a guideline for communicating with a hearing-impaired resident? (Required.)

11. Which of the following is an example of non-verbal communication? (Required.)

12. Which of these are best practices for serving food? (Required.)

13. When responding to residents who are verbally or physically aggressive, which of these should you NOT do? (Required.)

14. Which of these is NOT a sign of a possible swallowing problem that you should report to the nurse supervisor? (Required.)

15. Not getting enough water can cause: (Required.)

16. A diet ordered by the doctor to help treat a disease is called: (Required.)

17. Which of the following is not a special diet? (Required.)

18. Recording fluid intake includes: (Required.)

19. Recording meal percentage includes: (Required.)

20. If there is an NPO sign on the resident’s door, this means the resident: (Required.)

21. If a resident does not like or refuses to eat an item on their tray, you should: (Required.)

22. Progressive deterioration of mental function is called: (Required.)

23. Circumstances where the hand-over-hand technique is helpful include: (Required.)

24. When communicating with residents who have Dementia, you should: (Required.)

25. Breathing fluid or an object into the lungs is called: (Required.)