LTC questions with complete
solutions (verified)
resident assessment instrument (RAI) - correct answer ✔✔ A comprehensive tool that includes
the minimum data set, resident assessment protocols, and guidelines for functional assessment
of the resident; must be signed by the RN and contain the RAPs and MDS.
Nursing interventions - correct answer ✔✔ basic to long-term care include monitoring for
resident safety.; related to long-term care include making rounds and monitoring for resident
safety every 2 hours.
resident - correct answer ✔✔ The older adult in a long-term care facility is referred to as, to
reinforce the home-like environment.
assisted living - correct answer ✔✔ Residential care whereby the adult patient rents a small
one-bedroom or studio apartment and can receive personal care services, for example, for
bathing, dressing, eating etc.
IADLs - correct answer ✔✔ are more complex skills than ADLs and indicate a higher level of
independent functioning. (i.e. shopping; taking own meds, using a phone)
Medicare - correct answer ✔✔ A federally funded national health insurance for certain people
older than 65 years of age
subacute unit - correct answer ✔✔
adult daycare - correct answer ✔✔ A community-based program designed to meet the needs of
functionally or cognitively impaired adults through an individualized plan of care.; are open a
, large part of the day and offer several modalities to enhance social interaction and also give the
family respite.
Medicaid - correct answer ✔✔ A federally funded, state-operated program of medical
assistance to people with low income; authorized by Title XIX of the Social Security Act.; When
adults have used all of their assets, they may then qualify.
activities of daily living (ADLs) - correct answer ✔✔ Those activities of daily life, such as
toileting, bathing, dressing, and grooming, that promote maintenance of functional abilities and
independence in the environment
OSHA Documentation Guidelines - correct answer ✔✔ A summary, including vital signs and
weights, is only required on a monthly basis.
Timely Assessment - correct answer ✔✔ allows the planning process to be patient centered.
instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) - correct answer ✔✔ Daily tasks that are more
complex than ADLs, such as shopping or using the telephone
certified medication aide/technician & restorative nursing assistant - correct answer ✔✔ These
two members of the care team are unique to the long-term care facility. Both have had extra
training over and above that of the Certified Nursing Assistant.
palliative care - correct answer ✔✔ Preventing, relieving, reducing, or soothing symptoms of
disease or disorders without effecting a cure. Extends the principles of hospice care to a broader
populations that could benefit from comfort care earlier in their illness or disease process
dietary department - correct answer ✔✔ Long-term facilities take into consideration the
patients' individual needs, including diet preferences.
solutions (verified)
resident assessment instrument (RAI) - correct answer ✔✔ A comprehensive tool that includes
the minimum data set, resident assessment protocols, and guidelines for functional assessment
of the resident; must be signed by the RN and contain the RAPs and MDS.
Nursing interventions - correct answer ✔✔ basic to long-term care include monitoring for
resident safety.; related to long-term care include making rounds and monitoring for resident
safety every 2 hours.
resident - correct answer ✔✔ The older adult in a long-term care facility is referred to as, to
reinforce the home-like environment.
assisted living - correct answer ✔✔ Residential care whereby the adult patient rents a small
one-bedroom or studio apartment and can receive personal care services, for example, for
bathing, dressing, eating etc.
IADLs - correct answer ✔✔ are more complex skills than ADLs and indicate a higher level of
independent functioning. (i.e. shopping; taking own meds, using a phone)
Medicare - correct answer ✔✔ A federally funded national health insurance for certain people
older than 65 years of age
subacute unit - correct answer ✔✔
adult daycare - correct answer ✔✔ A community-based program designed to meet the needs of
functionally or cognitively impaired adults through an individualized plan of care.; are open a
, large part of the day and offer several modalities to enhance social interaction and also give the
family respite.
Medicaid - correct answer ✔✔ A federally funded, state-operated program of medical
assistance to people with low income; authorized by Title XIX of the Social Security Act.; When
adults have used all of their assets, they may then qualify.
activities of daily living (ADLs) - correct answer ✔✔ Those activities of daily life, such as
toileting, bathing, dressing, and grooming, that promote maintenance of functional abilities and
independence in the environment
OSHA Documentation Guidelines - correct answer ✔✔ A summary, including vital signs and
weights, is only required on a monthly basis.
Timely Assessment - correct answer ✔✔ allows the planning process to be patient centered.
instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) - correct answer ✔✔ Daily tasks that are more
complex than ADLs, such as shopping or using the telephone
certified medication aide/technician & restorative nursing assistant - correct answer ✔✔ These
two members of the care team are unique to the long-term care facility. Both have had extra
training over and above that of the Certified Nursing Assistant.
palliative care - correct answer ✔✔ Preventing, relieving, reducing, or soothing symptoms of
disease or disorders without effecting a cure. Extends the principles of hospice care to a broader
populations that could benefit from comfort care earlier in their illness or disease process
dietary department - correct answer ✔✔ Long-term facilities take into consideration the
patients' individual needs, including diet preferences.
