DSP Interview Questions & Answers

I chose to work as a Direct Support Professional because:

• I want to help and support others in need.

• I am required to by law.

• I was assigned this job randomly.

• I have no interest in helping others.

Handling stressful or emotionally difficult situations involves:

• Staying calm and using coping strategies

• Ignoring the situation completely

• Reacting impulsively without thinking

• Blaming others for the problem

Dignity and respect in this role means:

• Treating everyone fairly and valuing their contributions.

• Ignoring others' opinions and ideas.

• Only respecting people in higher positions.

• Making decisions without considering others.

4. Advocating for someone involves:

• Standing up for their needs or rights

• Ignoring their concerns

• Discouraging them from speaking up

• Avoiding involvement in their issues

Responding if a person you support refuses care or a planned activity involves:

• Respecting their choice and documenting the refusal.

• Insisting they participate regardless of their wishes.

• Ignoring their refusal and proceeding with care.

• Reporting them for non-compliance immediately.

A MAR is important because:

• it stores the memory address of data to be accessed.

• it performs arithmetic operations.

• it controls the flow of instructions.

• it stores the results of calculations.

Steps to take when administering medication from the MAR include:

• Checking the MAR, verifying patient identity, confirming medication and dosage, and documenting administration.

• Guessing the medication based on patient symptoms and administering it immediately.

• Administering medication without checking the MAR or patient identity.

• Only documenting the medication after it has been given, without any prior checks.

If you make a medication error, you should:

• Report it immediately to the appropriate authority.

• Ignore it if no harm was done.

• Try to fix it without telling anyone.

• Blame someone else for the mistake.

If you notice a dose on the MAR was missed by the last shift, you should:

• Document the missed dose and notify the appropriate healthcare provider.

• Ignore the missed dose and continue with your shift.

• Administer the missed dose without consulting anyone.

• Erase the record of the missed dose from the MAR.

Handling a person who refuses to take their medication involves:

• Respecting their decision and reporting to the appropriate authority

• Forcing them to take the medication

• Ignoring the situation

• Hiding the medication in their food without telling them