Session 3: Risk Management and Incident Reporting

Question 1

The most important principle of "Risk Management" is:
A. Offer first aid immediately
B. Prevention is the number one priority
C. Keep the floor clean
D. Stop all high-risk activities

Answer 1

B. Prevention is the number one priority

Question 2

The DSP’s role in risk management is:
A. To actively promote practices that will keep individuals safe
B. To help people enjoy their lives more
C. To hold person-centered planning meetings
D. To remove all danger from individuals’ lives

Answer 2

A. To actively promote practices that will keep individuals safe

Question 3

An environmental risk is:
A. An object or activity that may cause harm where an individual lives or works
B. Found only in nature and wooded areas
C. A health condition that may cause harm to an individual or their friends
D. A behavior that is aggressive or harmful

Answer 3

A. An object or activity that may cause harm where an individual lives or works

Question 4

The first step in risk assessment and planning is to:
A. Remove the risk
B. Get more information about the risk
C. Identify the risk
D. Get help from the planning team

Answer 4

C. Identify the risk

Question 5

A mandated reporter must report abuse or neglect of an adult by telephone immediately, and:
A. Submit a written report within two working days
B. Wait for a response before doing anything else
C. Offer first aid immediately
D. Keep details of the abuse or neglect private

Answer 5

A. Submit a written report within two working days

Question 6

A "Special Incident Report" must be filed with the regional center whenever:
A. An individual has a minor injury
B. An individual is missing
C. A meal is missed
D. The DSP is unable to come to work

Answer 6

B. An individual is miss

Question 7

After reporting a “Special Incident” by telephone, the DSP must also:
A. Send a written report to the regional center within the two days (48 hours)
B. Ask for a written acknowledgment of the report
C. Send a written report to the local police within the next three days (72 hours)
D. Write down the name of the person they spoke to at the regional center

Answer 7

A. Send a written report to the regional center within the two days (48 hours)

Question 8

A report shall be made to the licensing agency whenever there is:
A. A special event involving more than 20 participants
B. The death of an individual, regardless of the cause
C. Damage to an appliance that requires immediate repair
D. An exchange of bodily fluids between individuals

Answer 8

B. The death of an individual, regardless of the cause

Question 9

Which of the following must be reported by the a “mandated reporter”?
A. An individual’s expensive clothing is ruined by a defective washing machine
B. An individual shows signs of having physically abused
C. An individual refuses to eat food that they do not think is seasoned well
D. An individual is unhappy because they are too sick to go bowling

Answer 9

B. An individual shows signs of having physically abused

Question 10

A mandated reporter must report incident of abuse of an adult living in a licensed facility to:
A. Local radio or TV station
B. CCL and regional center
C. Facility administrator and 911
D. Doctor or hospital

Answer 10

B. CCL and regional center