NCCAP Exam – Questions & Expert Verified Answers
Activity Right Ans - A physical and meaningful experience that enhances
mind, body and soul. Can either be performed in a group atmosphere or
individually structured to suit specific needs.
Leisure Right Ans - Time to relax and enjoy ones personal interests
Recreation Right Ans - An activity that promotes health, either physical or
emotional, in an enjoyable and relaxing manner.
Continuum of Care Right Ans - Facilities that one can attend or reside in
that offer services for a specific need.
Organization Right Ans - A structure united with a mutual need in mind.
The second managerial function. The grouping of activities and resources into
organizational units, such as departments or sections, and staffing these
departments to accomplish the work of the organization.
Chain of Command Right Ans - Starts with someone in charge such as an
administrator. Advisement is passed down from the administrator to the staff
through the department heads.
Organizational Chart Right Ans - A diagram that shows all levels of
management and the lines of authority and communication within an
organization.
Authority Right Ans - The right or power to act, to decide, and to command
others. Having the power to make decisions and delegate.
Accountability Right Ans - Taking responsibility for ones actions.
Responsibility Right Ans - Tasks a person is in charge of completing. Goes
hand in hand with accountability. Duties associated with a job.
Departmentalization Right Ans - Setting up units of assigned activities and
delegating authority to a supervisor (department head) responsible for
performance.
,Profession Right Ans - A type of job that requires special education,
training, or skill.
Professionalism Right Ans - The orchestrated manner in which one carries
out their work.
Certification Right Ans - Official approval to do something professionally or
legally.
Professional Organizations Right Ans - A network of professionals who are
interested and committed to helping one another. Major support groups
where problems and concerns are shared and possible solutions are
suggested.
Ethics Right Ans - Moral standard of conduct and behavior. The study of
what is morally good and bad, right and wrong regarding human behavior and
human characteristics.
Advocacy Right Ans - To act, speak, or write in support of an issue.
Protesting Right Ans - Strongly expressing ones objection to an issue.
Activism Right Ans - Vigorous involvement in order to achieve a goal.
Regulatory Requirements Right Ans - All Medicare and Medicaid skilled
nursing facilities and nursing facilities are surveyed under the OBRA
regulations.
Interpretive Guidelines Right Ans - "Professional standards of quality"
means services that are provided according to accepted standards of clinical
practice. Standards regarding quality care practices may be published by a
professional organization, licensing board, accreditation body or other
regulatory agency.
Survey Process Right Ans - Focus is outcome of care. Residents and care
provided are observed. Residents, family, staff and volunteers are
interviewed, and residents' medical records are reviewed to be sure they
were congruent and that residents were receiving quality care.
, Deficiency Right Ans - Once the investigation is complete, the regulatory
requirements have been reviewed, and it has been determined that
noncompliance exists. Severity is based on the resultant effect or potential for
harm to the resident.
Plan of Correction Right Ans - If residents are not in immediate danger, the
facility will be given a designated time frame to correct deficiency.
CMS Right Ans - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Established
by the United States Government to process the medical claims for those
persons who are covered by this national insurance program. Physicians and
medical facilities send claims to these centers for payment.
Life Course Perspective Right Ans - How one experiences a timetable of life
events and society looks upon how a person chooses his/her life course.
Life Span Right Ans - The greatest number of years a person can live.
Theories on Aging Right Ans - Developed to explain the underlying causes
of aging including, physical aspects (biological theories) and psychological and
social aspects (psychosocial theories).
Abraham Maslow Right Ans - Psychologist who developed a hierarchy
(pyramid) of needs that influence motivation. The two lower needs,
physiological (hunger, thirst, rest/sleep, shelter) and safety and security must
be met before the three higher needs (Love and Belonging, Self-esteem and
Self Actualization) can be achieved.
Erik Erickson Right Ans - Developed a theory involving eight stages of life.
His theory is that we develop our personality by the way we resolve the stages
in our life. There are two ends of the spectrum: positive and negative. We ca
be in the middle of the spectrum or change positions depending on our life
situation and how we choose to resolve it.
Kubler-Ross and Stages of Dying Right Ans - Denial, Anger, Bargaining,
Depression, Acceptance.
Cohort Effect Right Ans - The particular impact of a group bonded by time
or common life experience.
Activity Right Ans - A physical and meaningful experience that enhances
mind, body and soul. Can either be performed in a group atmosphere or
individually structured to suit specific needs.
Leisure Right Ans - Time to relax and enjoy ones personal interests
Recreation Right Ans - An activity that promotes health, either physical or
emotional, in an enjoyable and relaxing manner.
Continuum of Care Right Ans - Facilities that one can attend or reside in
that offer services for a specific need.
Organization Right Ans - A structure united with a mutual need in mind.
The second managerial function. The grouping of activities and resources into
organizational units, such as departments or sections, and staffing these
departments to accomplish the work of the organization.
Chain of Command Right Ans - Starts with someone in charge such as an
administrator. Advisement is passed down from the administrator to the staff
through the department heads.
Organizational Chart Right Ans - A diagram that shows all levels of
management and the lines of authority and communication within an
organization.
Authority Right Ans - The right or power to act, to decide, and to command
others. Having the power to make decisions and delegate.
Accountability Right Ans - Taking responsibility for ones actions.
Responsibility Right Ans - Tasks a person is in charge of completing. Goes
hand in hand with accountability. Duties associated with a job.
Departmentalization Right Ans - Setting up units of assigned activities and
delegating authority to a supervisor (department head) responsible for
performance.
,Profession Right Ans - A type of job that requires special education,
training, or skill.
Professionalism Right Ans - The orchestrated manner in which one carries
out their work.
Certification Right Ans - Official approval to do something professionally or
legally.
Professional Organizations Right Ans - A network of professionals who are
interested and committed to helping one another. Major support groups
where problems and concerns are shared and possible solutions are
suggested.
Ethics Right Ans - Moral standard of conduct and behavior. The study of
what is morally good and bad, right and wrong regarding human behavior and
human characteristics.
Advocacy Right Ans - To act, speak, or write in support of an issue.
Protesting Right Ans - Strongly expressing ones objection to an issue.
Activism Right Ans - Vigorous involvement in order to achieve a goal.
Regulatory Requirements Right Ans - All Medicare and Medicaid skilled
nursing facilities and nursing facilities are surveyed under the OBRA
regulations.
Interpretive Guidelines Right Ans - "Professional standards of quality"
means services that are provided according to accepted standards of clinical
practice. Standards regarding quality care practices may be published by a
professional organization, licensing board, accreditation body or other
regulatory agency.
Survey Process Right Ans - Focus is outcome of care. Residents and care
provided are observed. Residents, family, staff and volunteers are
interviewed, and residents' medical records are reviewed to be sure they
were congruent and that residents were receiving quality care.
, Deficiency Right Ans - Once the investigation is complete, the regulatory
requirements have been reviewed, and it has been determined that
noncompliance exists. Severity is based on the resultant effect or potential for
harm to the resident.
Plan of Correction Right Ans - If residents are not in immediate danger, the
facility will be given a designated time frame to correct deficiency.
CMS Right Ans - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Established
by the United States Government to process the medical claims for those
persons who are covered by this national insurance program. Physicians and
medical facilities send claims to these centers for payment.
Life Course Perspective Right Ans - How one experiences a timetable of life
events and society looks upon how a person chooses his/her life course.
Life Span Right Ans - The greatest number of years a person can live.
Theories on Aging Right Ans - Developed to explain the underlying causes
of aging including, physical aspects (biological theories) and psychological and
social aspects (psychosocial theories).
Abraham Maslow Right Ans - Psychologist who developed a hierarchy
(pyramid) of needs that influence motivation. The two lower needs,
physiological (hunger, thirst, rest/sleep, shelter) and safety and security must
be met before the three higher needs (Love and Belonging, Self-esteem and
Self Actualization) can be achieved.
Erik Erickson Right Ans - Developed a theory involving eight stages of life.
His theory is that we develop our personality by the way we resolve the stages
in our life. There are two ends of the spectrum: positive and negative. We ca
be in the middle of the spectrum or change positions depending on our life
situation and how we choose to resolve it.
Kubler-Ross and Stages of Dying Right Ans - Denial, Anger, Bargaining,
Depression, Acceptance.
Cohort Effect Right Ans - The particular impact of a group bonded by time
or common life experience.
