CH 5 Flashcards
(139 cards)
1
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at risk elder means
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person aged 70 or older
2
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department means
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the colorado department of public health and environment
3
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designated facility means
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agency that has applied and been approved by the department of human services to provide mental health services
4
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governing body means
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individual or group of individuals or corporate entity that has ultimate authority and legal responsibility for the operation of the facility
5
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medical director means
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physician who oversees the medical care services in the facility
6
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non physician practitioner means
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physician assistant or advanced practice nurse ie: nurse practitioner
7
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licensed health care entity that is planned organized operated and maintained to provide restorative and preventative services to persons who require continuous or regular in patient nursing care
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nursing care facility
8
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nursing care facility that is federally certified by the centers for medicare and medicaid services
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skilled nursing care facility
9
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what are the responsibilities of the governing body
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a. provide necessary facilities, qualified personnel, and services to meet the needs of the residents
b. appoint a full time administrator with an active license whose authority it is to run the facility day to day
c. be responsible for the performance of all persons providing services
d. ensure the facility has a quality management program
10
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who is responsible to the governing body for planning organizing developing and controlling the operations of the facility
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administrator
11
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the administrator is responsible for, at a minimum….
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- act as liaison among the governing body medical staff and practitioners
- manage personnel and finances
- provide for appropriate resident care
- maintain relationships with the community
- ensure facility compliance with regulations
12
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how often shall care policies and procedures be reviewed
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at least annually
13
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where shall the facility post its most recent statement of deficiencies
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conspicuously in public view
14
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facility personnel shall report suspected elder abuse to law enforcement within blank hours of observation
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24 hours
15
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there shall be no more than ___ residents admitted to one bedroom
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4 residents
16
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can inpatient residents be admitted to any room in the facility?
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inpatient residents must be admitted to a room regularly designated and equipped as a bedroom
17
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what is the bed hold policy
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the facility must develop a policy for holding beds and provide a copy upon admission to each resident
18
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how often must staff education be provided for infection control
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annually
19
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how often must staff education be provided for fire prevention and safety
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annually
20
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how often must staff education be provided for accident prevention
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annually
21
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how often must staff education be provided for confidentiality of resident information
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annually
22
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how often must staff education be provided for rehabilitative nursing
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annually
23
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how often must staff education be provided for resident rights
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annually
24
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how often must staff education be provided for dietary
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annually
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how often must staff education be provided for pharmacy
annually
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how often must staff education be provided for dental
annually
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how often must staff education be provided for behavior management
annually
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how often must staff education be provided for person centered care
annually
29
how often must staff education be provided for disaster preparedness
annually
30
how often must staff education be provided for dementia or behavioral health issues
annually
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what shall be in each employee record
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employment application
verification of credentials
references
orientation
evidence that health status is appropriate
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residents shall receive the care necessary to meet what
individual physical, psycho-social, and rehabilitative needs to achieve and maintain their highest possible level of independence self care self worth and well being
33
when shall the facility assess the potential for skin breakdown and provide measures to prevent pressure ulcers in residents identified as being at risk for developing them
upon admission
34
for residents who are admitted with pressure ulcers the facility shall
1. develop an individualized treatment plan
2. provide active treatment to improve the condition
3. evaluate the residents progress at least weekly
4. provide proper nutrition and hydration to promote healing
35
for residents with behavioral health issues the facility shall
1. note the behavioral issues and evaluate
2. develop and implement an individualized treatment plan
3. obtain a mental health evaluation
4. evaluate the resident progress
36
for residents requiring adaptive devices or personal assistance to ambulate the facility shall
provide and maintain such devices according to the manufacturers recommendations the facility shall also assist residents in obtaining appropriate footwear
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for residents with an indwelling urinary catheter the facility shall
1. evaluate appropriateness for continued use at least monthly
2. assess the reason for the incontinence
3. evaluate the potential for bladder re-training
4. implement any practitioner order for irrigation
5. notify the practitioner of any symptoms of UTI
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for residents with weight changes, the facility shall
1. evaluate the resident the resident to determine the cause
2. develop and implement an individualized plan of care
3. observe food and fluid intake
4. provide reasonable choices of food to meet personal preferences
5. document all food and snack intake
6. provide assistance in eating or adaptive eating devices if needed
7. meet requirements for dental services
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for residents who are incontinent or immobile the facility shall
1. complete an initial skin evaluation upon admission
2. provide measures to prevent excoriation that include: 1. maintain clean dry well lubricated skin 2. take incontinent residents to the bathroom regularly 3. evaluate the need for daily bath 4. determine potential problem spots
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the facility shall allow for personalization of rooms through
use of residents personal furniture, appliances, decorations, plants and memorabilia the facility may limit the number of furniture items in residents rooms per fire codes resident and staff safety
41
regarding personal choice the facility shall provide
a. reasonable efforts to accommodate preference of roommate
b. flexibility in times to eat main meals consistent with requirements
c. flexibility in times to bathe, rise and retire
d. provide at least one alternate meal choice
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providing residents information about grievance procedure contact info of the local ombudsman contact of the colorado department of public health and environment health facilities and emergency medical services division is called
problem resolution
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under the direction of an RN an individualized nursing care plan shall be prepared for each resident based on the resident assessment and practitioner orders for what
create an individualized tool for carrying out preventative therapeutic and rehabilitative nursing care
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nursing staff shall prepare and implement a preliminary nursing care plan when
within 24 hours of admission
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nursing staff shall prepare and implement a comprehensive nursing care plan when
within 21 days of admission
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social services staff shall assess the needs of each resident within ___ days of admission
14 days
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all care plans shall be developed within __ days of admission
21 days
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all residents shall receive face to face evaluation by a practitioner within __ days of admission
7 days
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all residents shall receive a face to face comprehensive medical evaluation by a practitioner within __ days of admission
30 days
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the facility shall ensure that all residents are seen by a practitioner every __ days for the first ___ days after admission and at least ___ days thereafter
30 days for the first 90 days and then every 60 days thereafter
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the facility shall ensure that there is ___ practitioner coverage available to promptly assess and significant change of condition
24 hours
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who is allowed to accept a verbal or electronic order from a practitioner
licensed nurse or other appropriate discipline as authorized
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all practitioner orders shall be signed within ___ and entered into the health information record within ___
14 days and 30 days
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all medications and therapies ordered by a practitioner must be ___
supported by diagnosis and documentation of attempts to discuss benefits and risks of those medications and therapies
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how often must the medical director visit the facility in person
at least once in 3 months
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the medical director is responsible for
1. acting as liasion between facility and admitting physician, prompt writing of orders and responding to requests by the facility
2. consulting on the development and implementation of resident care policies
3. establishing standards governing the conduct of physicians
4. consulting on development and implementation of procedures to provide care in emergencies or when a residents practitioner is unavailable
5. review accidents and hazards
6. participate in pharmaceutical advisory committee
7. participate in psycho-tropic medication review committee
8. chairing or co-chairing the quality management committee
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the nursing care facility shall employ a ___ who is a registered nurse qualified by education and experience to direct facility nursing care
director of nursing
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what are the minimum nurse staffing requirements
1. 24/7 RN
2. sufficient to meet the needs of residents but no less than 2 hours of nursing time per resident per day (facilities of 60 residents or more the DON and supervisory personnel do no count)
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A rural facility is located in
1. county with population of fewer than 15,000
2. municipality with population of fewer than 15,000
3. unincorporated part of county 10 miles or more from municipality with population of 15,000 or more
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24/7 RN can be waived if
1. facility is located in a rural area
2. facility has at least 1 full time RN who is on duty 40 hours per week
3. attending physician or admission notes indicate that each resident does not require services of an RN for 48 hour period
4. facility has made and continues to make efforts to comply with the 24/7 RN rule
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drug reactions and significant medication errors shall be reported within ___ to the residents practitioner
30 min; a call to the practitioner office or answering service does not meet the facilities responsibility to provide emergency care the residents condition shall be monitored for 72 hours
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if a resident is administered psycho-active medications he or she shall be evaluated for medication effectiveness at least every ____. the resident shall be assessed every ___ for adverse effects.
1. 3 months
| 2. 6 months
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restraint means
any method or device used to involuntarily limit freedom of movement including but not limited to physical force mechanical devices or chemicals
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chemical restraint involves
medication involuntarily given for the purpose of restraining the individual
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physical restraint involves
use of bodily physical force to involuntarily limit an individuals freedom of movement
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mechanical restraint involves
use of a physical device to involuntarily restrict the movement of an individual or the movement or normal function of a portion of the individuals body
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a restraint does not include
1. the use of protective devices or adaptive devices for providing physical support prevention of injury or voluntary life saving procedures
2. the holding of a resident for less than 5 min by a staff person for the protection of the resident or others
3. placement of a resident in his or her room for the night
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residents in mechanical restraints shall be observed every ___ minutes
15 min
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residents shall have physical restraints removed at least every ___
2 hours
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if a safety device meets the definition of a restraint a comprehensive physical and functional assessment shall be completed no less often then after the 1st ___ and ___ thereafter
24 hours and quarterly
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residents with safety devices shall be observed at least every ___
2 hours
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social services staff shall record information on social history and review it at least ___
annually
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social services staff shall record progress notes at least ___
quarterly
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a qualified social work staff member is a person who is either
1. social worker with bachelors degree in social work or authorized by Colorado law to practice as a social worker who has 1 year experience under the supervision of a licensed social worker
2. social worker with a masters degree in social work who is licensed as a LSW or LCSW
3. a person with a masters or bachelors in related human services field who has monthly consultation with a LSW or LCSW
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the facility shall provide engagement activities ___ including at least ____ evening per week
daily
| 1 evening; these activities are in addition to religious services which shall be provided on weekends each week
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the facility shall provide each resident with an oral examination by a dentist or dental hygienist ___
upon admission
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the facility shall provide meals that are
nutritious attractive well balanced and in conformity with practitioner orders and resident choice.
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all diets and nourishment's shall be provided and served as ordered by
the attending practitioner
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the facility shall maintain a current diet manual conveniently available o the __ and ___ staffs. current means initially published or revised within ___
dietary and nursing staffs
| within 5 years
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menus shall be written, and approved by a ___ and planned at least ___ in advance
registered dietitian
| 1 week
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walk in refrigerators and freezers shall have inside __ and inside ___
lighting
| lock releases
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residents or resident representative or resident council has the right to present grievances orally or in writing within ___ calendar days of the alleged incident
14 calendar days
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the resident advisory council must consist of no less than ___ members
5
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the resident council shall meet at least ___ with the administrator and a staff representative
monthly
85
staff shall respond to resident council suggestions in writing by ___
the next meeting
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a resident shall not be transfered or discharged unless
1. is necessary for the residents welfare. residents needs cannot be met in the facility
or
2. is for medical reasons
or
3. to preserve the welfare of other residents
or
4. the resident has failed to pay for a stay at the facility
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when a 30 day notice of discharge is given the resident has __ days to appeal to staff designee and/or ___ days to the facility grievance committee and ___ days to the Colorado department of public health
14 days to staff designee
10 days to grievance committee
10 days to department of health
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if a facility intends to close or change bed classification it shall notify ___ and ___ at least ___ days before the change and at least ___ days before it notifies residents and families
department of public health and environment
the colorado department of healthcare policy and financing
60 days
7 days
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health information records shall be maintained and stores safely out of direct access of
water
fire
and other hazards
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all health information records shall be competed no later than ___ days following discharge
30 days
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health information records shall be filed and archived and reproducible for ___ after the date of last discharge
10 years
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the facility shall ensure that therapists communicate to the facility the residents condition and response to treatment within ___ days of initiation of treatment and every ___ days thereafter
14 days
| 30 days
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who is on the pharmaceutical advisory committee
RN
Consultant pharmacist
medical director
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who is on the psycho-tropic advisory committee
RN
Consultant pharmacist
medical director
social worker
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medication must be stored in ___
its original container
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the facility must provide each resident a copy of the resident rights upon ____
admission
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the resident has the right to receive adequate and appropriate health care consistent with ___
established and recognized practice standards within the community
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what are the residents civil and religious liberties
1. knowledge of available choices and the right to independent decisions
2. the right to encouragement and assistance from staff
3. the right to vote
4. the right to participate in activities both inside and outside the facility
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the resident has the right to present grievances to staff of administrator or governmental officials without fear and to join other patients within ____
1. the right to participate in resident council
2. the right to contact information for the ombudsman, colorado department of public health and environment, health facilities and emergency medical services division (the facility must post the contact information)
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resident has the right to manage their own financial affairs. how often must an accounting of financial transactions be made?
quarterly
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resident has the right to be fully informed of their medical condition and proposed treatment. they have the right to participate in planning of treatment including ____
1. the right to refuse treatment and medication and to know the consequences
2. the right to participate in discharge planning
3. the right to review their medical records
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resident has the right to have private communications with any person including ___
1. right to privacy for phone calls
2. right to receive mail unopened
3. right to private consensual sexual activity
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Resident has the right to be free from abuse and from physical and chemical restraints except ___
restraints initiated through the judgement of professional staff for a specified and limited period of time or on the written authorization of a practitioner
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Resident has the right to freedom of choice in selecting ___
a health care facility
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Resident has the right to be transferred or discharged only for ___
1. medical reasons
2. their welfare or that of other residents
3. for non payment
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Resident has the right not to be transferred or discharged for ___
Raising concerns or complaints
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Resident has the right to have privacy in treatment and security in ___
storing and using personal possessions
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Resident has the right to be treated ___, ____ and with the ___ measure of dignity
courteously
fairly
fullest measure of dignity
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If the resident lacks decisional capacity the rights shall transfer to ___
resident representative
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Grievances may be presented ___ or in ___ within ___ days of the incident
orally
writing
14 days
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Within __ days of receiving a grievance staff designee shall provide written explanation of findings to the complainant
3 days
112
if the resident is dissatisfied with the findings of the staff designee, of a grievance, the resident has ___ days to file with the grievance committee
10 days
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After filing grievance with the grievance committee, the committee has ___ days to provide explanation of findings to the resident
10 days
114
The resident may file a grievance with the executive director ___ days after receiving findings of the grievance committee
10 days
115
If controlled substances are no longer needed the facility shall conduct an onsite destruction as follows
1. the facility shall properly inventory the destruction and keep the inventory copy on file for at least 2 years
2. destruction shall be witnessed in writing by the administrator or designee and 2 clinically licensed individuals
3. the destruction shall be performed in a manner that renders the controlled substances totally irretrievable
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upon discharge the facility shall release medications to a resident only with ___
written practitioner authorization
117
standards adopted by the director of the division of fire prevention and control began when
july 1, 2013
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a resident care unit is no more than __ residents
60
119
private room minimum room area is ___
100 square feet excluding closets, lockers, wardrobes, and toilet rooms
120
multi-bed minimum room area is ___
80 square feet per bed
121
true or false each bedroom shall have direct entry from a corridor
true
122
each bedroom shall have an exterior window. how much of the window shall open without tools
one half of the window
123
There may be 1 toilet for ___ resident rooms but not more than __ beds
2 resident rooms
| 4 beds
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minimum dimensions for any room containing 1 toilet room shall be ___
3 feet by 6 feet
125
the door to the toilet room shall be at least ___ wide
2 feet 10 inches (34 inches)
126
resident bedrooms shall be equipped with he following furniture
1. adjustable washable water proof bed and mattress with a comfortable pillow
2. cabinet or bedside table
3. over-bed table
4. waste receptacle with liner
5. personal care equipment
6. storage facilities adequate for residents personal articles and grooms
127
the minimum size of a residents closet shall be
1 foot 8 inches wide (20 inches) by 1 foot 10 inches deep (22 inches)
128
the clean linen room shall be equipped with
1. counter, sink with mixing faucet, sanitary soap and method for drying hands
2. waste container with cover and liner
3. area for supplies
129
there shall be a soiled holding room equipped with
1. counter, double sink with mixing faucet, sanitary soap and method for drying hands
2. waste container with cover and liner
3. space for short time holding of specimens
4. adequate counter space
5. clinical flushing sink
130
there shall be a utility closet equipped with
1. sink with mixing faucets
2. hook strip for mop handles
3. shelving for cleaning materials
4. hand washing facilities
5. waste container with liner
131
hallways shall be free of ___ such as furniture, medical supplies and equipment
obstructions
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the team designated to evaluate placement of a resident in a secured unit shall include at a minimum ___
the director of nursing
social services staff member
administrator and
individual who NOT a facility staff member (with mental health or social work training)
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in order to place a resident into a secure unit the facility shall
1. evaluate resident
2. a practitioner must authenticate the placement
3. written findings and the factual basis for the placement are documented
4. the resident or resident representative has given informed written consent
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To be placed in a secure unit the evaluation must include
1. resident is in serious danger to self or others
2. resident habitually wanders and is unable to find their way back
3. resident has significant behavioral health issue that disrupts the rights of others
4. less restrictive alternatives have been unsuccessful in preventing harm
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a secure unit must provide at least ___ square feet of common area per resident
10 square feet excluding hallways
136
laundry services shall be of sufficient capacity to process a continuous ___ supply based on ___ of dry laundry per bed per day
continuous 7 day supply
| based on 10 pounds of dry laundry
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linen supply such as sheets pillow cases washcloths and towels shall be at least ___ the number of licensed beds
3 complete change times
138
all linens from residents with infectious disease shall be placed in ___
bio hazardous bags
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the facilities written policies regarding infection control shall be consistent with ___
the centers for disease control and prevention; guidelines for precautions; preventing transmission of infectious agents in health care settings 2007
