Vulnerable Adults Quiz - Safeguarding and Protecting

What is one of the main laws for safeguarding and protecting of vulnerable adults?

Protecting Act

Mental Health Act

Vulnerable Persons Act

Safeguarding Act

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The only recognised law is the Mental Health Act.

Which one of the following represents adults which don't have much money have to make choice between food and heating?

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Poverty

Dementia

Depression

Diabetic

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What steps should you follow in your consideration on reporting any abuse?

Note the incident down and wait and see what develops

Write down what happened, keep a copy and talk to your manager

Go and talk to the abuser about it

Best not to get involved in other persons business

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What do the abbreviations DBS stand for?

Disciplinary and Banning Service

Disclosure and Blacklisting Service

Disciplinary and Barring Security

Disclosure and Barring Service

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Which one of the following is correct regarding active neglect?

The carer meets the physical and emotional needs of the vulnerable adult

The carer fails to meet the physical and emotional needs of the vulnerable adult

The carer was attended update training

The carer was off sick and did not attend work

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Answer is B as other option such as D being off sick, should be followed up with management assigning another person to do their duties.

Which one of the following is inappropriate physical contact?

The contact was acceptable

The contact is made to someone who did not want to be touched

The person has consented to physical contact

The person was about to harm themselves so needed to be prevented from doing so

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What is Depression?

A terminal condition

An untreatable condition

An treatable condition

A virus

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What the the three different types of neglect?

Reasonable neglect, unreasonable neglect and self neglect

Self-neglect, active neglect and passive neglect

Professional neglect, primary neglect and secondary neglect

Professional neglect, weak neglect and strong neglect

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Which one from the following would not automatically be the first signs of suspected physical abuse?

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Signs of restraint and bruises

Unexplained bruises and repeated injury

Pressure sores

Signs of physical pain

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Which of the following could be a warning sign for a person being neglected?

They are in a cold and dirty room

They are unkempt and very dirty

They look very thin have a lot of weight loss

All of the above

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Which one of the following are warning signs for sexual abuse?

Unkempt with dirty cloths

Signs of bruising in private areas and now not allowing help with intimate personal care.

Stressed about paying bills

Forgetfulness and losing items

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What powers do the Care Quality Commission have?

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To recruit staff for your company

To award staff for good practice

Close down any home or agency for bad practice

To award staff home or agency for good practice

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Safeguarding and Protecting Vulnerable Adults Quiz