ALF CORE EXAM PREP (MOCK EXAM
2) QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS || LATEST UPDATED
Newly hired facility administrators, managers, direct care staff and staff involved in
resident admissions must receive at least one hour of training in the facilities policy and
procedures regarding DNROs within 30 days of employment.
True or false - ANSWERTrue
When handling raw or prepared meats, room temperature is within the danger zone.
Select one:
True
False - ANSWERTrue
You hire a new facility administrator. They have not taken the required 26 hour Core
Training or the State Competency Exam. How many days does this employee have to
complete the training and test requirements?
a. None. Requirements must be completed before hire date.
b. 30 days from the date of hire
c. 60 days from the date of hire
d. 90 days from the date of hire - ANSWERD. 90 days from the date of hire
Personnel records for each staff members must contain, at a minimum:
a. Employment application with references & a level 2 background screening
b. Documentation verifying freedom of communicable disease
c. Copies of licenses and staff training requirements
d. All of the above - ANSWERD. All of the above
Staff who provide direct care to residents must receive a minimum of 1 hour in-service
training within 30 days of employment that covers the following subjects:
a. reporting major incidents
b. reporting adverse incidents
c. facility emergency procedures
d. abuse, neglect, and exploitation AND all of the above. - ANSWERD. Abuse, neglect,
and exploitation and all of the above.
,The health assessment form (1823) must include the date of the examination, and the
name, signature, address, phone number, and license number of the examining
licensed health care provider.
True
False - ANSWERTrue
How many days notice do you have to give a resident when you are discharging them
from the facility?
a. 45
b. 3
c. 30
d. 60 - ANSWERA. 45
Assisted living facilities must keep an up-to-date admission and discharge log listing the
names of all residents and each resident's:
a. Date of admission, the place from which the resident was admitted, and if applicable,
a notation the resident was admitted with a stage 2 pressure sore
b. Date of discharge, the reason for discharge, and the identification of the facility to
which the resident is discharged or home address, or if the person is deceased, the
date of death. Readmission of a resident to the facility after discharge requires a new
entry. Discharge of a resident is not required if the facility is holding a bed for a resident
who is out of the facility but intends to return
c. A log listing the names of all temporary emergency placement and respite care
residents if not included on the log
d. All the above - ANSWERd. All the above
There are special advertising requirements for facilities that advertise that they provide
special care for persons with ADRD, or who maintain secured areas
True
False - ANSWERTrue
Advanced directives include living wills and durable powers of attorney for healthcare.
Often, these directives document the expressed wishes of the patient, and this provides
a framework to guide family members and health care professionals in decision making
when the patient is incapacitated.
True
False - ANSWERTrue
An assisted living facility may not accept additional supplementation from third parties
on behalf of residents receiving (OSS) optional state supplementation.
, True
False - ANSWERFalse
Documents required to be in the admission package shall be in English. If the resident
is not able to read, or does not understand English and translated documents are not
available, the facility must explain its policies to a family member or friend of the
resident or another individual who can communicate the information to the resident.
True
False - ANSWERTrue
After a resident is discharged from your facility, how many days until unclaimed
medication are considered abandoned?
a. Immediately
b. 30 days
c. 15 days
d. 14 days or 2 weeks - ANSWERC. 15 days
A facility that has a change of administrator must complete form 3180-1006 and notify
the agency within how many days?
a. 90 days
b. 10 days
c. 30 days
d. 7 business days - ANSWERb. 10 days
You are a med-tech at a facility with an ECC license. Ms. Hunt is a resident at your
facility who requires Assistance with Self-Administered medication. She moved into your
facility 45 days ago. Ms. Hunt asks for her heart medication that she takes PRN
because of heart palpitations. Which of the following is true?
a. Only a nurse can give PRN heart medications
b. Call 911
c. If her blood pressure is lower than 100 do not give the medication to the resident
d. Give the resident the medication as prescribed and record it on the MOR -
ANSWERd. Give the resident the medication as prescribed and record it on the MOR
Both prescription and over the counter medication must be centrally stored if:
a. The facility administers the medication
b. The resident requests central storage
c. The resident fails to maintain medication in a safe manor
d. All of the above - ANSWERd. All of the above
2) QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS || LATEST UPDATED
Newly hired facility administrators, managers, direct care staff and staff involved in
resident admissions must receive at least one hour of training in the facilities policy and
procedures regarding DNROs within 30 days of employment.
True or false - ANSWERTrue
When handling raw or prepared meats, room temperature is within the danger zone.
Select one:
True
False - ANSWERTrue
You hire a new facility administrator. They have not taken the required 26 hour Core
Training or the State Competency Exam. How many days does this employee have to
complete the training and test requirements?
a. None. Requirements must be completed before hire date.
b. 30 days from the date of hire
c. 60 days from the date of hire
d. 90 days from the date of hire - ANSWERD. 90 days from the date of hire
Personnel records for each staff members must contain, at a minimum:
a. Employment application with references & a level 2 background screening
b. Documentation verifying freedom of communicable disease
c. Copies of licenses and staff training requirements
d. All of the above - ANSWERD. All of the above
Staff who provide direct care to residents must receive a minimum of 1 hour in-service
training within 30 days of employment that covers the following subjects:
a. reporting major incidents
b. reporting adverse incidents
c. facility emergency procedures
d. abuse, neglect, and exploitation AND all of the above. - ANSWERD. Abuse, neglect,
and exploitation and all of the above.
,The health assessment form (1823) must include the date of the examination, and the
name, signature, address, phone number, and license number of the examining
licensed health care provider.
True
False - ANSWERTrue
How many days notice do you have to give a resident when you are discharging them
from the facility?
a. 45
b. 3
c. 30
d. 60 - ANSWERA. 45
Assisted living facilities must keep an up-to-date admission and discharge log listing the
names of all residents and each resident's:
a. Date of admission, the place from which the resident was admitted, and if applicable,
a notation the resident was admitted with a stage 2 pressure sore
b. Date of discharge, the reason for discharge, and the identification of the facility to
which the resident is discharged or home address, or if the person is deceased, the
date of death. Readmission of a resident to the facility after discharge requires a new
entry. Discharge of a resident is not required if the facility is holding a bed for a resident
who is out of the facility but intends to return
c. A log listing the names of all temporary emergency placement and respite care
residents if not included on the log
d. All the above - ANSWERd. All the above
There are special advertising requirements for facilities that advertise that they provide
special care for persons with ADRD, or who maintain secured areas
True
False - ANSWERTrue
Advanced directives include living wills and durable powers of attorney for healthcare.
Often, these directives document the expressed wishes of the patient, and this provides
a framework to guide family members and health care professionals in decision making
when the patient is incapacitated.
True
False - ANSWERTrue
An assisted living facility may not accept additional supplementation from third parties
on behalf of residents receiving (OSS) optional state supplementation.
, True
False - ANSWERFalse
Documents required to be in the admission package shall be in English. If the resident
is not able to read, or does not understand English and translated documents are not
available, the facility must explain its policies to a family member or friend of the
resident or another individual who can communicate the information to the resident.
True
False - ANSWERTrue
After a resident is discharged from your facility, how many days until unclaimed
medication are considered abandoned?
a. Immediately
b. 30 days
c. 15 days
d. 14 days or 2 weeks - ANSWERC. 15 days
A facility that has a change of administrator must complete form 3180-1006 and notify
the agency within how many days?
a. 90 days
b. 10 days
c. 30 days
d. 7 business days - ANSWERb. 10 days
You are a med-tech at a facility with an ECC license. Ms. Hunt is a resident at your
facility who requires Assistance with Self-Administered medication. She moved into your
facility 45 days ago. Ms. Hunt asks for her heart medication that she takes PRN
because of heart palpitations. Which of the following is true?
a. Only a nurse can give PRN heart medications
b. Call 911
c. If her blood pressure is lower than 100 do not give the medication to the resident
d. Give the resident the medication as prescribed and record it on the MOR -
ANSWERd. Give the resident the medication as prescribed and record it on the MOR
Both prescription and over the counter medication must be centrally stored if:
a. The facility administers the medication
b. The resident requests central storage
c. The resident fails to maintain medication in a safe manor
d. All of the above - ANSWERd. All of the above
