Mock National Exam 5 Flashcards
The minimum qualification for a social worker in a 120 bed facility is a
Bachelors degree with 1 year as a social worker assistant
The MDS is transmitted by
Computer or Modem
The proper procedure for mopping the stairwell and corridor is to
Mop one side and have a safe side for people to walk on
If a court determines a resident is incapable of making their own decisions, the court would appoint a ___ to handle their affairs
Guardian
A resident’s medical or financial information may be given to ___ without the resident’s consent
a third party payor pursuant to a contract
The lighted display board that indicates the zone or location of a fire is called an
Enunciator panel
Lighting of the means of egress must be CONTINUOUS with exit floor surfaces illuminated at the level of ___foot candle light from the ___
1 foot
floor
In case of a fire the primary purpose of closing doors is to
Contain the smoke
___ is the most effective to increase occupancy
Word of mouth
A facility must provide planned activities for residents. Residents are
Entitles to participate in activities that meet their personal interests
The administrator is informed a staff member from the Philippines speaks her native language to other staff members in the presence of residents who do not speak her language. The administrator should
Tell the staff member she is violating resident rights
If an employee accidentally drops a resident, the facility is covered under
Professional Liability insurance
All deaths related to a medical device must be reported to the
Food and Drug Administration
A clergyman enters a residents room to visit with her. The nurse finished giving the resident her morning meds just as the clergyman entered the room. The nurse should now
Pul the privacy curtain shut and leave the room
Which is the correct method to calculate a medication error
The number of medications not administered plus the number improperly administered divided by the opportunities for error
Which is considered a fatal error
- Giving doxidan to the wrong resident
- Giving 1 dose tylenol to the wrong resident
- Giving the wrong amount of insulin to a resident
- Giving the wrong amount of doxidan to a resident
Giving the wrong amount of Insulin to a resident
The DON comes to the administrator and says she going to put a resident on a psychotropic drug because the nursing staff cannot control her behavior. The resident has early stage Alzheimer’s. What should the administrator tell the DON
Reprimand the DON
Cannot use chemical restraint for staff convenience. Need a rationale to use the drug
A resident had a stroke and suffered paralysis to the left side of her body. The rehab department shoudl
Work to get resident back to highest functional ability
The designated parking space for the handicapped must be at least
13 feet wide
A resident room is required to have
Direct access to an exit corridor
Communication would get lost along the way if it were
Horizontal
Respondent superior would not apply to
A private duty nurse
A private duty nurse is not a facility employee. They are hired by the family
An organized and effective maintenance program emphasis
Preventative maintenance
General liability insurance provides the facility protection against
Injuries sustained by visitors on the facility property
A resident is being kept up at night by a cart that has a squeaky wheel. What should you do?
Fix the wheel
A nurse, while using a lift, notices that it is not working properly. The nurse should
Immediately pull the lift form service and fill out a work order and do not use it until it is fixed
The secretary of DHHS has the same authority to impose penalties on nursing facilities as the
State
The final step before you can be approved for a nursing home is to
Secure a certificate of need
___ would require extra special handling to dispose of properly and safely
- A trash can with an AIDS patients waste
- An empty vaccine bottle
- Drinking paper cups
- Dry paper towels
A trash can with an AIDS patient’s waste
A resident is restrained without physicians orders and has not had a bath today. How many resident rights were violated
1
A bath is not a resident right. Most facilities only provide a shower due to infection issues
Resident rehabilitation is a process that
Is an interdisciplinary responsibility
All staff are involved in helping residents achieve their rehab goals
No soliciting on facility premises would be contained in teh
Employee handbook
___ fire drills are required in a facility per year
3
You must test the generator ___ for ___
Every month, 30 minutes
When a resident is admitted to a facility, an attending physician must visit and examine them
Once every 30 days for the first 90 days and then every 60 days therafter
A curtain or decoration that does not burn easily is called
fire resistant
Emergency generators are checked
Weekly
Residents do not have the right to a
- Vinyl chair in their room
- window to the outside
- closet
- dresser
vinyl chair in their room
How do you calculate the average percent of occupancy
Divid the number of occupied bed days by the total number of days in the period and then divide by the total number of beds and then multiply by 100
How do you calculate the approximate percentage of gross profit
Add the fixed expenses and the variable expenses and subtract from the gross income. Divide the differences (net profit) by the gross income
How do you calculate a monthly depreciation amount using straight line depreciation
Subtract the salvage value from the cost of the equipment and divide by the number of years to be depreciated and then divide by the number of months per year
Bedrooms are required to have
80 square feet per resident in multi resident rooms
Need 80 sq ft per resident and not a total of 80 sq ft for the entire room
The minimum width of a resident bedroom is determined by
The state
The role of developing and implementing a written hazard communication program is the responsibility of teh
Facility
___ is the most important way to prevent the spread of disease and infection
Hand washing
___ is considered a comfortable atmospheric temperature range for a facility
71-81
What is the temperature of a hot rinse dishwasher
180 degrees
ANSI establishes the
Width of a parking space for the handicap
The best marketing program is
A tour of the facility
To assure an accurate resident assessment each resident must be examined by a physician as deemed appropriate but no less than every
Quarter
Discharge planning begins
Upon admission
The best method to obtain information regarding a potential employee is the
Interview
___ is/are the best method to recruit new employees
A job posting
A key principle in delegation of authority by administrators to staff is to
Delegate as much authority as possible
An abuse allegation must be reported to the administrator and the administrator must do an investigation and report the investigation results to the proper state authorities within
5 working days
Initial submission is 2 hours and final report is 5 working days
The ADA has 5r titles. The title that affects administrators most is title
I
Title I prohibits private employers, state and local governments, employment agencies and labor unions from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in applying for jobs, hiring, firing and job training.
OSHA requires all non fatal accidents to be recorded within
7 days
Sound financial management dictates that approving the annual facility budget is the responsibility of the
Governing body
The value of financial management is to provide accounting information enabling the administrator to
make decisions
___ is not a revenue center
Social services
___ is a non cash expense
Depreciation
Labor costs in a nursing home usually total approximately
50 to 60 percent
Hazardous areas must be protected by fire barriers with a fire resistance rating of 1 hour or a completely automated extinguishing system. The ___ would usually not be considered a hazardous area
Resident dining room
___ is not a correct hand washing procedure
Filling a bowl with warm water
Work orders should be simple written requests indicating
The problem and its location
