AIT Exam 1 Study – Administrator in Training Long-Term Care Foundations
Review Guide
The___ has ultimate legal responsibility for the operation of a nursing facility
1 Medical Director
2 Nursing home administrator
3 Long term care ombudsman
4 Governing body - ANS ✔✔Governing body
Per OBRA 1987, air temperature is measured __________________
1. At ceiling level
2. At level with the thermostat control box
3. Just above the floor
4. 18 inches below the ceiling - ANS ✔✔Just above the floor
The rights of an individual determined by a court to be incompetent would be exercised by
a(n)__
1 Attorney in Fact
2 A person appointed by a court or court guardian
3 Durable power of attorney
4 Ombudsman - ANS ✔✔A person appointed by a court or court guardian
The maintenance director submitted a request for family leave to care for his ailing mother. He
has worked 1,350 hours in the nine months he has worked for the facility. The administrator
should___
1 Approve the request
2 Inform the maintenance director he must have worked 12 months to be eligible for FMLA
3 Approve the request but inform the employee that he must pay for the full cost of his
insurance benefits
4 Inform the employee that taking care of an ill parent is not covered under FMLA - ANS
✔✔Inform the maintenance director he must have worked 12 months to be eligible for FMLA
, A resident was only given lunch that day, was given the wrong medication in the morning, had
her room changed without notification and was not given a bath as requested. Per OBRA 1987,
how many resident rights were violated?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4 - ANS ✔✔3. 3
A resident was admitted on June 1. The attending physician charted a visit and physical
examination on June 27, July 29, September 4. With respect to required physician visits per
OBRA 1987, the facility __________________.
1. Complied with required physician visits
2. Is not responsible to ensure timely physician visits
3. Was out of compliance and would be cited
4. The facility would only be cited if there was actual harm to a resident - ANS ✔✔Complied
with required physician visits
The ___has legal responsibility to adopt and implement facility policies
1 Medical Director
2 Director of Nursing
3 Governing Body
4 Administrator - ANS ✔✔Governing body
A state surveyor learns in interviews with residents that when residents are admitted, they were
provided a written list of names of physicians who cared for residents in the facility in their
admission packet. The facility was assigned an attending physician to each resident prior to
admission from a rotating list of physicians. Per OBRA 1987, the facility __________________.
1. Was out of compliance and would be cited
2. Fully complied with all requirements
3. Must transfer these residents to another facility
4. Must immediately transfer these residents to the care of the medical director - ANS ✔✔Was
out of compliance and would be cited
Review Guide
The___ has ultimate legal responsibility for the operation of a nursing facility
1 Medical Director
2 Nursing home administrator
3 Long term care ombudsman
4 Governing body - ANS ✔✔Governing body
Per OBRA 1987, air temperature is measured __________________
1. At ceiling level
2. At level with the thermostat control box
3. Just above the floor
4. 18 inches below the ceiling - ANS ✔✔Just above the floor
The rights of an individual determined by a court to be incompetent would be exercised by
a(n)__
1 Attorney in Fact
2 A person appointed by a court or court guardian
3 Durable power of attorney
4 Ombudsman - ANS ✔✔A person appointed by a court or court guardian
The maintenance director submitted a request for family leave to care for his ailing mother. He
has worked 1,350 hours in the nine months he has worked for the facility. The administrator
should___
1 Approve the request
2 Inform the maintenance director he must have worked 12 months to be eligible for FMLA
3 Approve the request but inform the employee that he must pay for the full cost of his
insurance benefits
4 Inform the employee that taking care of an ill parent is not covered under FMLA - ANS
✔✔Inform the maintenance director he must have worked 12 months to be eligible for FMLA
, A resident was only given lunch that day, was given the wrong medication in the morning, had
her room changed without notification and was not given a bath as requested. Per OBRA 1987,
how many resident rights were violated?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4 - ANS ✔✔3. 3
A resident was admitted on June 1. The attending physician charted a visit and physical
examination on June 27, July 29, September 4. With respect to required physician visits per
OBRA 1987, the facility __________________.
1. Complied with required physician visits
2. Is not responsible to ensure timely physician visits
3. Was out of compliance and would be cited
4. The facility would only be cited if there was actual harm to a resident - ANS ✔✔Complied
with required physician visits
The ___has legal responsibility to adopt and implement facility policies
1 Medical Director
2 Director of Nursing
3 Governing Body
4 Administrator - ANS ✔✔Governing body
A state surveyor learns in interviews with residents that when residents are admitted, they were
provided a written list of names of physicians who cared for residents in the facility in their
admission packet. The facility was assigned an attending physician to each resident prior to
admission from a rotating list of physicians. Per OBRA 1987, the facility __________________.
1. Was out of compliance and would be cited
2. Fully complied with all requirements
3. Must transfer these residents to another facility
4. Must immediately transfer these residents to the care of the medical director - ANS ✔✔Was
out of compliance and would be cited
