Deck 11: Social Work in Skilled Nursing Homes Edmund Young

Question 1

What term describes the view of social work practice in nursing homes?

A) Metaphoric
B) Freelance
C) Part-time
D) Adjunctive

Answer 1

Adjunctive

Question 2

What are the three most common rehabilitative services offered in nursing homes sanctioned by physicians?

A) Safety, protection, and suicide watch
B) Convalescence, cognitive behavioral therapy, and substance abuse recovery
C) Physical, occupational, and speech therapies
D) Speech therapy, mindfulness, and convalescence

Answer 2

Physical, occupational, and speech therapies

Question 3

Who completes the initial history and physical assessment with clients in nursing homes?

A) Social worker
B) Physician
C) Chaplain
D) Clinical nurse

Answer 3

Physician

Question 4

What are two categories of psychotherapeutic services provided to clients in nursing homes?

A) Individual and group
B) Community and group
C) Family and group
D) Individual and family

Question 5

What type of service is offered to clients in nursing homes that respond to their urgent daily needs?

A) Activities of daily living
B) Instrumental activities of daily living
C) Daily tasks care
D) Daily living response care

Question 6

What is a micro-level task that a social worker can execute in a nursing home?

A) Conduct psychosocial evaluations
B) Lead support groups
C) Collaborate with multidisciplinary team
D) Perform initial history and physical exam

Question 7

How many days must a patient remain in a nursing facility before a psychosocial assessment is conducted?

A) 2
B) 14
C) 10
D) 3

Question 8

What practical information do social workers learn as a result of conducting psychosocial evaluations?

A) The outcomes of a client situation
B) How a client functions in various domains
C) What the client wants to work on
D) Demographic data

Question 9

What are interventions that have been tested by research?

A) Evidence-based practices
B) Outcome data
C) Tested approaches
D) Evidence-informed approaches

Question 10

The NASW Code of Ethics offers guidelines for professional conduct, especially in ensuring safety for clients, the general public, and the social work profession.

Question 11

At the mezzo level, social workers can provide training to a clinical team.

Question 12

Social workers in nursing homes must understand the difference between a licensed and unlicensed residential care facility in order to provide a proper referral after placement.

Question 13

The 1987 Nursing Home Reform Law requires each nursing home to care for its residents in a manner that promotes and enhances the quality of life for each resident.

Question 14

One right of the Resident's Bill of Rights is the right to complain.

Question 15

The most important considerations for social workers in a nursing home setting is proficiency with geriatric practice knowledge and skills.

Question 16

Clients in nursing homes who are younger than 65 years require recuperative help and nursing care.

Question 17

In nursing home care, assessments are completed to determine the biological, psychological, and social aspects of the client just as in any other setting.

Question 18

Social workers should be mindful of all federally protected categories when working in nursing home care in order to be culturally competent.

Question 19

Federally protected categories of individuals include physical disability, mental disability, and sexual orientation.

Question 20

What did the Nursing Home Reform Law require nursing homes to do for clients?

Question 21

Identify at least four services performed at the micro level by social workers in nursing homes and why these services are important.

Question 22

Identify at least four services social workers can perform at the mezzo level to clients in nursing homes.