NCCAP Exam – Questions With Complete Solutions (A+)
Program design Right Ans - How the program is organized-focused on the
needs, interests, abilities & desires of the population.
Standards of Practice Right Ans - Guidelines for practice
Responsibility Right Ans - eing duty
Protocols Right Ans - A proper, acceptable & specific guidelines to
complete certain tasks.
Policy & Procedure Right Ans - Written statements & guides for the
department.
Program Evaluation Right Ans - To judge & determine if the program is
meeting the needs of the population.
Volunteer Right Ans - One who freely makes him/herself available to assist
in programming or 1:1 support to the residents/clients.
Volunteer Recruitment Right Ans - Methods to seek out volunteers.
*General (seeking any interested parties)
*Targeted (seeking specific people to assist with specific tasks)
Volunteer recognition Right Ans - Means to recognize volunteers for their
time dedicated to the facility.
*Can happen daily with a simple thank you or formally with luncheons, pins &
awards.
Sensory stimulation Right Ans - Using sensory cues to stimulate the senses
in a logical & sensitive manner to generate some sort of emotional response.
Validation Therapy Right Ans - Founded by Naomi Feil-focuses accepting
the resident where they are & joining their world.
,Resident Directed Care Right Ans - The model of care which encourages the
elder to make decisions about services and care provided and more
importantly that staff honor the elder's wishes.
Culture Change Right Ans - An ongoing transformation within LTC
communities which is based on person directed values that restore control to
the elder.
*Models include the Eden Alternative and the Greenhouse Model
Fluid Intelligence Right Ans - Capacity to learn new ways of solving
problems like reasoning skills and problem solving skills.
Crystallized Intelligence Right Ans - One's accumulated knowledge &
verbal skills.
*Tends to increase with age.
Remotivation Therapy Right Ans - 5 step group process designed for
individuals in a depressed state or in early stages of dementia.
*Utilizes real objects, stimulate senses, & encourages a new motivation for life,
utilizing poems, pictures, animals, hobbies, group interaction.
Reality Orientation Right Ans - Calendars, clocks, signs & lists to help
people with Alzheimer's disease remember who & where they are.
*Being oriented to people, location & time. (Oriented x3)
Spirit of life Right Ans - The force within the body that gives life energy &
power.
Autonomy Right Ans - Ability or tendency to function independently.
Metamessages Right Ans - Underlying message of what is being said.
Restorative Model Right Ans - Program based on restoring each patients
function level.
, *Based on ADL'S assessment made based on the individual capability to
perform.
Long term care model Right Ans - Continuous care over longer time.
Medical model Right Ans - The concept that diseases have physical causes
that can be diagnosed, treated, &, in most cases, cured.
Wellness Model Right Ans - Includes 6 aspects: physical, intellectual, social,
emotional, vocational & spiritual.
Age Norms Right Ans - Informal standards defining appropriate age and
behavior for certain life event.
Age Grades Right Ans - Permanent age categories in a society through
which people pass during the course of a lifetime.
Palliative Care Right Ans - Care provided to those suffering from chronic &
serious illness.
*It has NO time frame.
Wellness Right Ans - An overall state of well-being or total health.
Functional Age Right Ans - Actual competence & performance of an older
actual, as distinguished from chronological age.
Social Gerontology Right Ans - A subfield of gerontology w/an emphasis on
social rather than physical aspects of aging.
Social clock Right Ans - the culturally preferred timing of social events such
as marriage, parenthood, and retirement
Cumulative Disadvantage Right Ans - The idea that the negative effects of
patterns of inequality in wealth, status, & availability of opportunities
accumulate over the life span.
Program design Right Ans - How the program is organized-focused on the
needs, interests, abilities & desires of the population.
Standards of Practice Right Ans - Guidelines for practice
Responsibility Right Ans - eing duty
Protocols Right Ans - A proper, acceptable & specific guidelines to
complete certain tasks.
Policy & Procedure Right Ans - Written statements & guides for the
department.
Program Evaluation Right Ans - To judge & determine if the program is
meeting the needs of the population.
Volunteer Right Ans - One who freely makes him/herself available to assist
in programming or 1:1 support to the residents/clients.
Volunteer Recruitment Right Ans - Methods to seek out volunteers.
*General (seeking any interested parties)
*Targeted (seeking specific people to assist with specific tasks)
Volunteer recognition Right Ans - Means to recognize volunteers for their
time dedicated to the facility.
*Can happen daily with a simple thank you or formally with luncheons, pins &
awards.
Sensory stimulation Right Ans - Using sensory cues to stimulate the senses
in a logical & sensitive manner to generate some sort of emotional response.
Validation Therapy Right Ans - Founded by Naomi Feil-focuses accepting
the resident where they are & joining their world.
,Resident Directed Care Right Ans - The model of care which encourages the
elder to make decisions about services and care provided and more
importantly that staff honor the elder's wishes.
Culture Change Right Ans - An ongoing transformation within LTC
communities which is based on person directed values that restore control to
the elder.
*Models include the Eden Alternative and the Greenhouse Model
Fluid Intelligence Right Ans - Capacity to learn new ways of solving
problems like reasoning skills and problem solving skills.
Crystallized Intelligence Right Ans - One's accumulated knowledge &
verbal skills.
*Tends to increase with age.
Remotivation Therapy Right Ans - 5 step group process designed for
individuals in a depressed state or in early stages of dementia.
*Utilizes real objects, stimulate senses, & encourages a new motivation for life,
utilizing poems, pictures, animals, hobbies, group interaction.
Reality Orientation Right Ans - Calendars, clocks, signs & lists to help
people with Alzheimer's disease remember who & where they are.
*Being oriented to people, location & time. (Oriented x3)
Spirit of life Right Ans - The force within the body that gives life energy &
power.
Autonomy Right Ans - Ability or tendency to function independently.
Metamessages Right Ans - Underlying message of what is being said.
Restorative Model Right Ans - Program based on restoring each patients
function level.
, *Based on ADL'S assessment made based on the individual capability to
perform.
Long term care model Right Ans - Continuous care over longer time.
Medical model Right Ans - The concept that diseases have physical causes
that can be diagnosed, treated, &, in most cases, cured.
Wellness Model Right Ans - Includes 6 aspects: physical, intellectual, social,
emotional, vocational & spiritual.
Age Norms Right Ans - Informal standards defining appropriate age and
behavior for certain life event.
Age Grades Right Ans - Permanent age categories in a society through
which people pass during the course of a lifetime.
Palliative Care Right Ans - Care provided to those suffering from chronic &
serious illness.
*It has NO time frame.
Wellness Right Ans - An overall state of well-being or total health.
Functional Age Right Ans - Actual competence & performance of an older
actual, as distinguished from chronological age.
Social Gerontology Right Ans - A subfield of gerontology w/an emphasis on
social rather than physical aspects of aging.
Social clock Right Ans - the culturally preferred timing of social events such
as marriage, parenthood, and retirement
Cumulative Disadvantage Right Ans - The idea that the negative effects of
patterns of inequality in wealth, status, & availability of opportunities
accumulate over the life span.
