Foster Care Employment Essentials

Must be 18, criminal history check, necessary training, and ability to do required work.

Hire someone from an agency, hire an independent contractor, or hire an employee.

Independent contractor is in business for themselves, whereas an employee is working directly through you.

<p>Keep up with paperwork and record requirements, pay minimum wage, know the laws and regulations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>(OAR) A set of standards and practices that ensure that services in Oregon are in compliance with federal and local guidelines.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>At least 12 hours.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Good general condition, up to date documentation, clean furnishings and building, adequately lighted.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Good septic tank, adequate control of insects and rodents, caretakers must take precautions to prevent injuries from sharps.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Provide privacy, clean and free of odors, utilities must be in good repair, grab bar for toilets.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>3 nutritious meals served daily, have menus for current and next week, food storage and prep areas and equipment must be clean and free of odors, and in good repair.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Must be accessible, emergency numbers must be posted by the phone, limitations of phone use must be specified.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Protecting health and safety of the individuals under care.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Six Rights, Five Always, Five Nevers, Five Musts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Medication administration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Right Medication, Dose, Person, Time, Route, and Documentation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Always have health providers orders for every medication treatment (including OTC), always wash your hands before giving medications, always pour medications directly into medical cup, always stay with the patient until medication is swallowed, always keep medication storage locked, and clean.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Never leave medication with the person/on table, never give medication prescribed for one person to another, never give medication that was prepared by someone else, never use medication that is outdated or unlabeled, never give medication you have questions about.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Must have MAR present when giving medications, must read the label and compare it with the MAR before giving medications, must ensure the person is in a good position for medication administration, must record the administration of medication immediately on the MAR, must know the reason for medication.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Medication Administration Record.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The patient's name, current month/year, any allergy/history of adverse reactions, name of medication, dosage and number of tablets, specific time the medication is to be given, and route it is to be given, your full signature and initials.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Immediately record on the MAR, the correct date, time, and medication and your full signature and initial.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Initial the box for the correct medication, date, and time and circle your initials, also write an explanation as to why it was not given on the back of MAR.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Write in large letters 'DISCONTINUE' or the abbreviation 'DISC' or 'DC', followed by the date, time, and your initials. Remove medication from cabinet.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Record the date and time medication is to start, number of days or doses to be given, date and time the medication is to stop, and your initials. Line out the days medication is not to be given.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>You may initial the box on the MAR and circle your initial and write an explanation on the back of the MAR.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Be sure there is a current order for the PRN medication, administer the medication and document that it was given, and document the reason for the medication on the back of the MAR. Later follow up on the effectiveness of the medication on the back of the MAR.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Have a separate medication container to be administered elsewhere during these times, communicate with the employer or school regarding the medications, deliver or make arrangements so they have the medication and a copy of the physician's order.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An abbreviation or code may be used with a definition of the abbreviation in the signature block.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Individual Support Plan - A Health &amp; Safety Transition Plan must be developed at the time of admission for the first 60 days of service and complete ISP must be developed by the end of 60 days. It must be updated annually or whenever the individual's support needs change.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Left Eye.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Both Eyes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Right Eye.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mouth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>after.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>after meals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>by mouth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>per rectum.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>as needed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>every.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>every other day.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>4 times daily.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>without.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>sublingual.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Immediately.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>tablet.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>3 times daily.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>times.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>capsule.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>cubic centimeters.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>drops.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>grains.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>bedtime.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>milliliter.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>milligram.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>at.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>before.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>before meals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>right ear.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>left ear.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>both ears.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Twice daily.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>with.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Aspiration, Dehydration, Constipation, and Seizures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Process by which either oral or stomach contents enter the airway.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Items such as food and fluids meant for the gastrointestinal system are taken into the respiratory system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Food is chewed and mixed with saliva, becomes a bolus, pushed back to the pharynx by tongue, pharynx stimulates swallow reflex, epiglottis closes off the trachea preventing the swallowed item from going into the lungs, peristalsis moves the bolus through the rest of the GI tract.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Neuromuscular conditions, deformities of neck, spine, or trunk, neurological conditions, increased incidence of GER.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Decreased alertness, periodontal disease, swallowing impairments, fed by others, gastric tubes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Aspiration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Aspiration and Dehydration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Aspiration and Dehydration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Aspiration and Dehydration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Aspiration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Aspiration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Aspiration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Aspiration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Texture, thickening, temperature (Must have physician order).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>45 minutes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stop eating/drinking/feeding, keep individual upright and encourage coughing, notify physician, do not continue eating/drinking until they look like they have recovered and sound/look normal for them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the person is blue/not breathing, working really hard to breathe and may be wheezing, appears gravely ill or you are concerned about their immediate health and safety.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Excess loss of body fluid; or when output of fluid exceeds fluid intake.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Circulatory, kidney, skin, neurological, gastrointestinal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nonverbal, mobility issues, upper body strength/coordination, oral motor dysfunction, response to thirst impulse, any type of stoma.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dehydration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dehydration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dehydration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dehydration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dehydration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dehydration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dehydration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Check with physician.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When the person appears gray or gravely ill and you are concerned about their immediate health and safety.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hardness of bowel movement, difficulty in the passage of stool, infrequency of passing stool.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Constipation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Constipation and Dehydration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Constipation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Constipation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Add dietary fiber to diet, add more fluids to diet, adjust positioning/physical activity, provide more opportunities for routine toileting/privacy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fiber products, stool softeners, lubricants, stimulants, suppositories, enemas, and digital stimulation (all of these must have orders).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The person appears gravely ill and you are concerned for their immediate health and safety, is vomiting material that smells like BM, has a very hard protruding abdomen, or has severe abdominal pain.</p> Signup and view all the answers