Nursing Home Administration Practice
Exam QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT!!
1.
When it comes to dining services, professional input from a __________ is required
by Medicare, Medicaid, and many commercial insurers.
A.
Dietary manager
B.
Registered dietitian
C.
Head chef
D.
Culinary expert - ANSWERB.
None of the third-party programs listed require input from a dietary manager, head
chef, or culinary expert.
2.
The current name for the professional association representing the interests of long-
term care medical directors is the __________.
A.
Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
B.
American Physicians Practice
C.
America's Long-Term Care Physicians
D.
Society of Medical Directors
answer - ANSWERA.
The American Medical Directors Association officially changed its name in 2014 to
The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
3.
QAPI sets the stage for senior living providers to engage in an ongoing, organized
method of conducting business to achieve optimum results. What does it stand for?
A.
Quality aspects of people investment
B.
Quality aptitude and progress improvement
C.
Quality assurance and performance improvement
D.
Quick assurance and progress investment - ANSWERC.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services combines the terms "quality
assurance" and "performance improvement" to describe taking a systematic,
,comprehensive, and data-driven approach to maintaining and improving safety and
quality in nursing homes while involving residents, families, and all nursing home
caregivers in practical and creative problem-solving.
5.
The two main categories of interdisciplinary teams in a skilled nursing facility setting
are __________ services and __________ services.
A.
Multidisciplinary, clinical
B.
Clinical, support
C.
Transdisciplinary, support
D.
Person-centered, required - ANSWERB.
A clinical interdisciplinary team is typically led by a physician and concentrates on
assessing the health needs of residents and developing and delivering a plan of
care; a support services interdisciplinary team is comprised of staff members from
nonclinical disciplines whose efforts complement those of the clinical team.
6.
The medical professional who directly manages the care of a person in a skilled
nursing facility is called their __________.
A.
Medical director
B.
Medical consultant
C.
Main doctor
D.
Attending physician
answer - ANSWERD.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (and most commercial payers)
requires that a licensed medical doctor direct the overall care of a resident receiving
services in a skilled nursing facility.
4.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information Technology describe the effective electronic
exchange of health information as __________ use of the data.
A.
Practical
B.
Meaningful
C.
Pragmatic
D.
Beneficial - ANSWERB.
The key word in the question's stem is "effective"; the alternate response options
each describe a positive outcome—but not efficacy.
, 7.
Senior living providers with service lines that participate in Medicare or Medicaid are
expected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to contract with a
licensed __________ to serve as medical director.
A.
Nurse practitioner
B.
MD
C.
DO
D.
Physician - ANSWERD.
42 CFR 483.70(h) requires that the medical director be a licensed physician.
9.
The two most widely recognized credentials for a medical records technician working
in a skilled nursing facility are Registered Health Information Technician and
__________.
A.
Licensed Medical Records Technician
B.
Certified Professional Coder
C.
Registered Health Records Specialist
D.
Qualified Health Information Manager - ANSWERB.
The alternate response options are fictional credentials.
10.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a social worker for a
Medicare-certified skilled nursing facility with more than 120 beds must hold at least
a __________ degree in __________.
A.
Graduate, social work
B.
Associate, social sciences
C.
Bachelor's, social sciences
D.
Bachelor's, social work - ANSWERD.
42 CFR 483.15 requires a skilled nursing facility to provide "medically related social
services to attain or maintain the highest practicable resident physical, mental and
psychosocial well-being"; more than 120 beds require a full-time social worker with at
least a bachelor's degree in the discipline.
11.
The current name for the professional association formerly known as the American
Medical Directors Association is the __________.
A.
Exam QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT!!
1.
When it comes to dining services, professional input from a __________ is required
by Medicare, Medicaid, and many commercial insurers.
A.
Dietary manager
B.
Registered dietitian
C.
Head chef
D.
Culinary expert - ANSWERB.
None of the third-party programs listed require input from a dietary manager, head
chef, or culinary expert.
2.
The current name for the professional association representing the interests of long-
term care medical directors is the __________.
A.
Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
B.
American Physicians Practice
C.
America's Long-Term Care Physicians
D.
Society of Medical Directors
answer - ANSWERA.
The American Medical Directors Association officially changed its name in 2014 to
The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
3.
QAPI sets the stage for senior living providers to engage in an ongoing, organized
method of conducting business to achieve optimum results. What does it stand for?
A.
Quality aspects of people investment
B.
Quality aptitude and progress improvement
C.
Quality assurance and performance improvement
D.
Quick assurance and progress investment - ANSWERC.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services combines the terms "quality
assurance" and "performance improvement" to describe taking a systematic,
,comprehensive, and data-driven approach to maintaining and improving safety and
quality in nursing homes while involving residents, families, and all nursing home
caregivers in practical and creative problem-solving.
5.
The two main categories of interdisciplinary teams in a skilled nursing facility setting
are __________ services and __________ services.
A.
Multidisciplinary, clinical
B.
Clinical, support
C.
Transdisciplinary, support
D.
Person-centered, required - ANSWERB.
A clinical interdisciplinary team is typically led by a physician and concentrates on
assessing the health needs of residents and developing and delivering a plan of
care; a support services interdisciplinary team is comprised of staff members from
nonclinical disciplines whose efforts complement those of the clinical team.
6.
The medical professional who directly manages the care of a person in a skilled
nursing facility is called their __________.
A.
Medical director
B.
Medical consultant
C.
Main doctor
D.
Attending physician
answer - ANSWERD.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (and most commercial payers)
requires that a licensed medical doctor direct the overall care of a resident receiving
services in a skilled nursing facility.
4.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information Technology describe the effective electronic
exchange of health information as __________ use of the data.
A.
Practical
B.
Meaningful
C.
Pragmatic
D.
Beneficial - ANSWERB.
The key word in the question's stem is "effective"; the alternate response options
each describe a positive outcome—but not efficacy.
, 7.
Senior living providers with service lines that participate in Medicare or Medicaid are
expected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to contract with a
licensed __________ to serve as medical director.
A.
Nurse practitioner
B.
MD
C.
DO
D.
Physician - ANSWERD.
42 CFR 483.70(h) requires that the medical director be a licensed physician.
9.
The two most widely recognized credentials for a medical records technician working
in a skilled nursing facility are Registered Health Information Technician and
__________.
A.
Licensed Medical Records Technician
B.
Certified Professional Coder
C.
Registered Health Records Specialist
D.
Qualified Health Information Manager - ANSWERB.
The alternate response options are fictional credentials.
10.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a social worker for a
Medicare-certified skilled nursing facility with more than 120 beds must hold at least
a __________ degree in __________.
A.
Graduate, social work
B.
Associate, social sciences
C.
Bachelor's, social sciences
D.
Bachelor's, social work - ANSWERD.
42 CFR 483.15 requires a skilled nursing facility to provide "medically related social
services to attain or maintain the highest practicable resident physical, mental and
psychosocial well-being"; more than 120 beds require a full-time social worker with at
least a bachelor's degree in the discipline.
11.
The current name for the professional association formerly known as the American
Medical Directors Association is the __________.
A.
