Harmony Heights Home Health Services – Dementia Care Training Test
Please watch the Harmony Heights Dementia Care Training video before taking this test. There are 10 questions. Each question is worth 10 points. A score of 80% (8 correct) or higher is required to pass. If you do not pass, please review the video and retake the test.
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Dementia Care Test
1. Which statement BEST describes dementia?
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A) A normal part of getting older
B) A general term for a decline in memory, thinking, and reasoning that is severe enough to interfere with daily life
C) A mental illness caused only by stress
D) A condition that can be spread from person to person
2. What is the most common cause of dementia?
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A) Vascular dementia
B) Alzheimer's disease
C) Lewy body dementia
D) Frontotemporal dementia
3. What is the best way to approach a client living with dementia?
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A) Quickly from behind so you do not startle them
B) From the front, at eye level, smiling and saying your name
C) Loudly, so they are sure to hear you
D) Without speaking, so you do not confuse them
4. When asking a client with dementia a question, you should:
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A) Ask several questions at once to save time
B) Ask one simple question at a time and offer yes/no or two choices
C) Use long, detailed explanations
D) Repeat the question louder if they do not answer right away
5. A client tells you she needs to leave for work, but she retired 20 years ago. What is the best response?
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A) Tell her firmly that she is retired and is wrong
B) Ignore her and keep doing your task
C) Acknowledge her feelings, talk about her work, and gently redirect her to another activity
D) Tell her she can go later so she stops asking
6. “Sundowning” refers to:
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A) A client who sleeps all day
B) Increased confusion, restlessness, or agitation in the late afternoon and evening
C) Sensitivity to sunlight
D) A client who refuses to go outside
7. A client suddenly becomes agitated and resists care. What should you consider FIRST?
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A) The client is being difficult on purpose
B) Whether the client has an unmet need such as pain, hunger, thirst, needing the bathroom, or being too hot or cold
C) Ending the visit right away
D) Using restraints to keep the client safe
8. Which action helps reduce the risk of wandering?
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A) Locking the client in a room
B) Keeping a daily routine, following the care plan for exits and alarms, and reporting any wandering to your supervisor
C) Leaving doors open so the client feels free
D) Giving the client extra medication to make them sleepy
9. During bathing or personal care, the best practice is to:
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A) Finish as fast as possible without talking
B) Explain each step simply, offer choices, keep the client covered and warm, and protect their privacy and dignity
C) Do every task for the client even if they can help
D) Insist on bathing even if the client is very upset
10. You notice a client's confusion has suddenly gotten much worse, or you suspect the client is being abused, neglected, or exploited. What should you do?
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A) Wait until your next visit to see if it improves
B) Mention it to the family only
C) Report it right away to your Clinical Supervisor/Director of Nursing; for suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation, also report to Indiana Adult Protective Services at 1-800-992-6978 (call 911 if in immediate danger)
D) Post about it on social media to get advice
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