Hospice of Mercy Role of the Hospice Social Worker Training Quiz

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* 1. Medicare requires that Hospice social workers, nurses and chaplains make contact with the newly admitted hospice patient and extended family (if available) with how many days of admission.

5 days

10 days

8 days

14 days

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* 2. Social workers work with patients to identify goals which the patient desires to accomplish before their passing. These include:

Going to the graduation party of a grandchild

Having a tea party

Finishing a quilt for their grandchild.

Dying without pain

All the above

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* 3. Medicare requires the social workers continue ongoing assessments of patient and families needs. These visits are made:

Every 2 weeks

Every 2 months

Only when there is a crisis

Every 2 days

None of the above

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* 4. Some of the responsibilities of the social worker include:

Expedite delivery of equipment that patient may need. e.g. Lifeline, Lock box

Expedite communication with Veterans Affairs administration if pt. is a veteran to see what services and medications they may provide to the pt.

Collaborating with the interdisciplinary team on the ongoing needs and goals of the patient and family taking into consideration their emotional, spiritual and psychosocial well being.

Provide information on community resource information for services such as Lifeline, Meals on Wheels, privately hired help and transportation services.

All the above

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* 5. Social workers provide decision making assistance to the patient/family regarding transfers from on setting to another (for example: transfer from home to nursing facility or hospital to home.)

True

False

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* 6. Social workers find the communication steno pad at the bedside of hospice patients in care facilities is beneficial to family, volunteers and other members of the interdisciplinary team. The written entries provide a snapshot of the visit and how the patient received it.

True

False

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* 7. Please complete the following information:

Name:

Email:

Phone: