Therapeutic Companion and Safety Attendant
Post Test
1. A Therapeutic Companion (TC) is best described as:
a. Needs a Licensed Independent Provider (LIP) order.
b. Requires documentation every 15 minutes on paper form that is
scanned into the electronic medical record.
c. Can be used with a patient who has Suicidal Ideation.
d. None of the above
2. A Therapeutic Companion (TC) can
a. Be shared if the Veteran is within close proximity or same room.
b. Can be initiated by a Registered Nurse.
c. Can be discontinued by a Registered Nurse.
d. All of the above
3. A Safety Attendant (SA) is best described as:
a. Is established as soon as identified as having Suicidal Ideation (at risk
for harming self)
b. Requires a LIP order to discontinue
c. The SA is to stay with the Veteran and maintain an unobstructed view
at all times.
d. All of the above
4. The Veteran who has a Safety Attendant (SA) may:
a. Have their cell phone and personal belongings
b. Have family/ visitors be used as the SA
c. Go off unit for a walk as long as SA is with them
d. None of the above.
5. The RN must:
a. Give report to the TC or SA within 30 minutes of start of shift
b. Not complete a Hazardous Item Check
c. Not complete an Environmental risk assessment of the room every shift
d. None of the above
6. Safety Observations (SOP 11601) provides the indications for the
observation status used on the Inpatient Behavioral Health Units.
(True/False)
7. A Safety Attendant may observe up to __ veterans with Medical Visual
Observation orders.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
8. On the Inpatient Behavioral Health Units, Constant Visual Observation is
indicated for:
a) Patients with dementia
b) Patients admitted for ETOH intoxication
c) All patients
d) Patients admitted with a prosthetic device.