NCCAP Exam Questions with Complete
Answers
Responsibility - Answer-eing duty
Protocols - Answer-A proper, acceptable & specific guidelines to complete certain tasks.
Program design - Answer-How the program is organized-focused on the needs,
interests, abilities & desires of the population.
Standards of Practice - Answer-Guidelines for practice
Policy & Procedure - Answer-Written statements & guides for the department.
Program Evaluation - Answer-To judge & determine if the program is meeting the needs
of the population.
Volunteer - Answer-One who freely makes him/herself available to assist in
programming or 1:1 support to the residents/clients.
Volunteer Recruitment - Answer-Methods to seek out volunteers.
*General (seeking any interested parties)
*Targeted (seeking specific people to assist with specific tasks)
Volunteer recognition - Answer-Means to recognize volunteers for their time dedicated
to the facility.
*Can happen daily with a simple thank you or formally with luncheons, pins & awards.
Sensory stimulation - Answer-Using sensory cues to stimulate the senses in a logical &
sensitive manner to generate some sort of emotional response.
Validation Therapy - Answer-Founded by Naomi Feil-focuses accepting the resident
where they are & joining their world.
Resident Directed Care - Answer-The model of care which encourages the elder to
make decisions about services and care provided and more importantly that staff honor
the elder's wishes.
Culture Change - Answer-An ongoing transformation within LTC communities which is
based on person directed values that restore control to the elder.
*Models include the Eden Alternative and the Greenhouse Model
, Fluid Intelligence - Answer-Capacity to learn new ways of solving problems like
reasoning skills and problem solving skills.
Crystallized Intelligence - Answer-One's accumulated knowledge & verbal skills.
*Tends to increase with age.
Remotivation Therapy - Answer-5 step group process designed for individuals in a
depressed state or in early stages of dementia.
*Utilizes real objects, stimulate senses, & encourages a new motivation for life, utilizing
poems, pictures, animals, hobbies, group interaction.
Reality Orientation - Answer-Calendars, clocks, signs & lists to help people with
Alzheimer's disease remember who & where they are.
*Being oriented to people, location & time. (Oriented x3)
Spirit of life - Answer-The force within the body that gives life energy & power.
Autonomy - Answer-Ability or tendency to function independently.
Metamessages - Answer-Underlying message of what is being said.
Restorative Model - Answer-Program based on restoring each patients function level.
*Based on ADL'S assessment made based on the individual capability to perform.
Long term care model - Answer-Continuous care over longer time.
Medical model - Answer-The concept that diseases have physical causes that can be
diagnosed, treated, &, in most cases, cured.
Wellness Model - Answer-Includes 6 aspects: physical, intellectual, social, emotional,
vocational & spiritual.
Age Norms - Answer-Informal standards defining appropriate age and behavior for
certain life event.
Age Grades - Answer-Permanent age categories in a society through which people
pass during the course of a lifetime.
Palliative Care - Answer-Care provided to those suffering from chronic & serious illness.
*It has NO time frame.
Answers
Responsibility - Answer-eing duty
Protocols - Answer-A proper, acceptable & specific guidelines to complete certain tasks.
Program design - Answer-How the program is organized-focused on the needs,
interests, abilities & desires of the population.
Standards of Practice - Answer-Guidelines for practice
Policy & Procedure - Answer-Written statements & guides for the department.
Program Evaluation - Answer-To judge & determine if the program is meeting the needs
of the population.
Volunteer - Answer-One who freely makes him/herself available to assist in
programming or 1:1 support to the residents/clients.
Volunteer Recruitment - Answer-Methods to seek out volunteers.
*General (seeking any interested parties)
*Targeted (seeking specific people to assist with specific tasks)
Volunteer recognition - Answer-Means to recognize volunteers for their time dedicated
to the facility.
*Can happen daily with a simple thank you or formally with luncheons, pins & awards.
Sensory stimulation - Answer-Using sensory cues to stimulate the senses in a logical &
sensitive manner to generate some sort of emotional response.
Validation Therapy - Answer-Founded by Naomi Feil-focuses accepting the resident
where they are & joining their world.
Resident Directed Care - Answer-The model of care which encourages the elder to
make decisions about services and care provided and more importantly that staff honor
the elder's wishes.
Culture Change - Answer-An ongoing transformation within LTC communities which is
based on person directed values that restore control to the elder.
*Models include the Eden Alternative and the Greenhouse Model
, Fluid Intelligence - Answer-Capacity to learn new ways of solving problems like
reasoning skills and problem solving skills.
Crystallized Intelligence - Answer-One's accumulated knowledge & verbal skills.
*Tends to increase with age.
Remotivation Therapy - Answer-5 step group process designed for individuals in a
depressed state or in early stages of dementia.
*Utilizes real objects, stimulate senses, & encourages a new motivation for life, utilizing
poems, pictures, animals, hobbies, group interaction.
Reality Orientation - Answer-Calendars, clocks, signs & lists to help people with
Alzheimer's disease remember who & where they are.
*Being oriented to people, location & time. (Oriented x3)
Spirit of life - Answer-The force within the body that gives life energy & power.
Autonomy - Answer-Ability or tendency to function independently.
Metamessages - Answer-Underlying message of what is being said.
Restorative Model - Answer-Program based on restoring each patients function level.
*Based on ADL'S assessment made based on the individual capability to perform.
Long term care model - Answer-Continuous care over longer time.
Medical model - Answer-The concept that diseases have physical causes that can be
diagnosed, treated, &, in most cases, cured.
Wellness Model - Answer-Includes 6 aspects: physical, intellectual, social, emotional,
vocational & spiritual.
Age Norms - Answer-Informal standards defining appropriate age and behavior for
certain life event.
Age Grades - Answer-Permanent age categories in a society through which people
pass during the course of a lifetime.
Palliative Care - Answer-Care provided to those suffering from chronic & serious illness.
*It has NO time frame.
