RCAL CORE EXAMS SET QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔In regards to R.A.C.E, it is more important to try to extinguish the fire than it is to
alarm people. - ✔✔False
✔✔A, B, C, D, and K are classifications for - ✔✔Extinguishers
✔✔shared decision making - ✔✔A patient and provider work together to decide on a
treatment plan.
✔✔All clinicians have an ethical duty to engage in a little of the following actions: -
✔✔Inform clients about options, elicit preferences, a pole client choices
✔✔Which three ideologies comprise shared decision-making - ✔✔Deliver information;
provide counseling; implement a system
✔✔Self-directed care services is incorporated in - ✔✔Shared decision making and
person centered care approaches
✔✔Decision aids should include all of the following - ✔✔An explanation of the condition
diagnosis and symptoms; The prognosis with and without treatment; treatment options
along with support available in outcome probabilities
✔✔3 types of communication - ✔✔verbal, nonverbal, affective
✔✔The following are techniques for effective listening - ✔✔Taking notes, making eye
contact, short verbal responses
✔✔To demonstrate cultural sensitivity in your communication, you should consider all of
the following - ✔✔Ethical background, religious beliefs, and marital status
✔✔An active listener will plan a response while the person is speaking - ✔✔False
✔✔Which of the following must be included in all successful conflict resolutions -
✔✔Open communication
✔✔Which of the following is an appropriate method for managing workplace conflict -
✔✔If the anger is justified, acknowledge that that explain the necessity for control
✔✔HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - ✔✔law that protects
privacy of resident's health information and identifies certain health information that
must be kept private and confidential
,✔✔Minimum Necessary Rule - ✔✔A rule that covered entities may disclose only the
amount of protected health information absolutely necessary to carry out a particular
function
✔✔HIPPA Security Rule - ✔✔law requiring covered entities to establish safeguards to
protect health information electronically established
✔✔Bella, who works in the billing department at the doctors office, did not get patient
consent before disclosing protected health information for the purposes of obtaining
payment, has she violated HIPPA - ✔✔No, Bella does not need authorization to
disclose PHI for payment purposes
✔✔Ergonomics - ✔✔The study of workplace equipment design or how to arrange and
design devices, machines, or workspace so that people and things interact safely and
most efficiently.
✔✔OSHA Act of 1970 - ✔✔Assure safe and helpful working conditions for working men
and women, and mandates that each employee shall furnish to each of his/her
employers employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized
hazards or harm.
✔✔Medical Management Program - ✔✔A program that is supervised y a person trained
in the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders that will manage the care of employees
injured.
✔✔Proper lifting technique - ✔✔1) Squat to lift and lower
2) Lift with leg & abdominal muscle
3) keep weight as close to body as possible
4) bow your back, raise up with head first, heel flat
5) when turning, turn your whole body not just your waist
6) keep lower back bowed in when lowering object
7) keep feet shoulder's width apart
✔✔patient advocate - ✔✔one who speaks for and protects the rights of the patient
✔✔guardian - ✔✔a defender, protector, or keeper.
✔✔When a resident is not competent to make medical decisions, the court may appoint
a: - ✔✔Patient advocate
✔✔Resident Council: Advisory Group - ✔✔Provides opportunity for discussion on
facility policies, activities, concerns, and resolution of grievance. Resident Council: or
, Advisory Group gives residents a voice in LTC operations. Members include residents,
facility staff members to include nurse aides, representatives from the community.
✔✔sexual harassment - ✔✔comments, gestures, or physical contacts of a sexual
nature that are deliberate, repeated, and unwelcome
✔✔harrassment - ✔✔behavior that is threatening or offensive to other people
✔✔OSHA - ✔✔Requires employees to maintain a log of certain illness and injury
✔✔Shared-risk agreement - ✔✔agreement between a health care provider and a
resident or surrogate decision-maker, in which the resident assumes certain risks in
exchange for the provider's accommodation of a preference of the resident or surrogate
decision-maker acting on behalf of the resident.
✔✔Effective Claims Management - ✔✔all about finding the balance with
communication. In business, this means filing an employee claim early, staying in
regular contact with the employee and the insurance provider, and maintaining
consistent communication between the two.
✔✔Safety Committee Program - ✔✔comprised of a group of employees who value the
safety and well-being of their peers and the continuous success of the organization. It's
an effective way to improve safety behavior and performance in the workplace and to
encourage workers to support the organization's safety program.
✔✔Accrual Basis Accounting - ✔✔reporting income when it is earned and expenses
when they are incurred
✔✔Cash Basis Accounting - ✔✔Reporting income when the cash is received and
expenses when the cash is paid.
✔✔Capital Expenses - ✔✔long-term investments in land, buildings, or equipment
✔✔Symptoms of dehydration - ✔✔Nausea, dizziness, sunken eyes, fever,
hyperventilation, excessive sweating, concentrated urine, dry inelastic skin, increase in
solutes (BUN), tachycardia, headache, fatigue, decreased appetite, rapid weight loss
✔✔culture change movement - ✔✔a person-centered philosophy that creates a more
homelike environment for residents of a nursing facility; culture change involves
providing individuals with privacy and the ability to make choices similar to what they
would experience were they living in their own homes
✔✔Transformational Leadership - ✔✔typically inspire staff through effective
communication and by creating an environment of intellectual stimulation.
2025/2026 GRADED A+
✔✔In regards to R.A.C.E, it is more important to try to extinguish the fire than it is to
alarm people. - ✔✔False
✔✔A, B, C, D, and K are classifications for - ✔✔Extinguishers
✔✔shared decision making - ✔✔A patient and provider work together to decide on a
treatment plan.
✔✔All clinicians have an ethical duty to engage in a little of the following actions: -
✔✔Inform clients about options, elicit preferences, a pole client choices
✔✔Which three ideologies comprise shared decision-making - ✔✔Deliver information;
provide counseling; implement a system
✔✔Self-directed care services is incorporated in - ✔✔Shared decision making and
person centered care approaches
✔✔Decision aids should include all of the following - ✔✔An explanation of the condition
diagnosis and symptoms; The prognosis with and without treatment; treatment options
along with support available in outcome probabilities
✔✔3 types of communication - ✔✔verbal, nonverbal, affective
✔✔The following are techniques for effective listening - ✔✔Taking notes, making eye
contact, short verbal responses
✔✔To demonstrate cultural sensitivity in your communication, you should consider all of
the following - ✔✔Ethical background, religious beliefs, and marital status
✔✔An active listener will plan a response while the person is speaking - ✔✔False
✔✔Which of the following must be included in all successful conflict resolutions -
✔✔Open communication
✔✔Which of the following is an appropriate method for managing workplace conflict -
✔✔If the anger is justified, acknowledge that that explain the necessity for control
✔✔HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - ✔✔law that protects
privacy of resident's health information and identifies certain health information that
must be kept private and confidential
,✔✔Minimum Necessary Rule - ✔✔A rule that covered entities may disclose only the
amount of protected health information absolutely necessary to carry out a particular
function
✔✔HIPPA Security Rule - ✔✔law requiring covered entities to establish safeguards to
protect health information electronically established
✔✔Bella, who works in the billing department at the doctors office, did not get patient
consent before disclosing protected health information for the purposes of obtaining
payment, has she violated HIPPA - ✔✔No, Bella does not need authorization to
disclose PHI for payment purposes
✔✔Ergonomics - ✔✔The study of workplace equipment design or how to arrange and
design devices, machines, or workspace so that people and things interact safely and
most efficiently.
✔✔OSHA Act of 1970 - ✔✔Assure safe and helpful working conditions for working men
and women, and mandates that each employee shall furnish to each of his/her
employers employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized
hazards or harm.
✔✔Medical Management Program - ✔✔A program that is supervised y a person trained
in the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders that will manage the care of employees
injured.
✔✔Proper lifting technique - ✔✔1) Squat to lift and lower
2) Lift with leg & abdominal muscle
3) keep weight as close to body as possible
4) bow your back, raise up with head first, heel flat
5) when turning, turn your whole body not just your waist
6) keep lower back bowed in when lowering object
7) keep feet shoulder's width apart
✔✔patient advocate - ✔✔one who speaks for and protects the rights of the patient
✔✔guardian - ✔✔a defender, protector, or keeper.
✔✔When a resident is not competent to make medical decisions, the court may appoint
a: - ✔✔Patient advocate
✔✔Resident Council: Advisory Group - ✔✔Provides opportunity for discussion on
facility policies, activities, concerns, and resolution of grievance. Resident Council: or
, Advisory Group gives residents a voice in LTC operations. Members include residents,
facility staff members to include nurse aides, representatives from the community.
✔✔sexual harassment - ✔✔comments, gestures, or physical contacts of a sexual
nature that are deliberate, repeated, and unwelcome
✔✔harrassment - ✔✔behavior that is threatening or offensive to other people
✔✔OSHA - ✔✔Requires employees to maintain a log of certain illness and injury
✔✔Shared-risk agreement - ✔✔agreement between a health care provider and a
resident or surrogate decision-maker, in which the resident assumes certain risks in
exchange for the provider's accommodation of a preference of the resident or surrogate
decision-maker acting on behalf of the resident.
✔✔Effective Claims Management - ✔✔all about finding the balance with
communication. In business, this means filing an employee claim early, staying in
regular contact with the employee and the insurance provider, and maintaining
consistent communication between the two.
✔✔Safety Committee Program - ✔✔comprised of a group of employees who value the
safety and well-being of their peers and the continuous success of the organization. It's
an effective way to improve safety behavior and performance in the workplace and to
encourage workers to support the organization's safety program.
✔✔Accrual Basis Accounting - ✔✔reporting income when it is earned and expenses
when they are incurred
✔✔Cash Basis Accounting - ✔✔Reporting income when the cash is received and
expenses when the cash is paid.
✔✔Capital Expenses - ✔✔long-term investments in land, buildings, or equipment
✔✔Symptoms of dehydration - ✔✔Nausea, dizziness, sunken eyes, fever,
hyperventilation, excessive sweating, concentrated urine, dry inelastic skin, increase in
solutes (BUN), tachycardia, headache, fatigue, decreased appetite, rapid weight loss
✔✔culture change movement - ✔✔a person-centered philosophy that creates a more
homelike environment for residents of a nursing facility; culture change involves
providing individuals with privacy and the ability to make choices similar to what they
would experience were they living in their own homes
✔✔Transformational Leadership - ✔✔typically inspire staff through effective
communication and by creating an environment of intellectual stimulation.
