NJ CALA (CERTIFIED ASSISTED LIVING ADMINISTRATOR) FINAL AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+ BRAND NEW!!!

NJ CALA (CERTIFIED ASSISTED LIVING
ADMINISTRATOR) FINAL AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
BRAND NEW!!!


Qualifications of PCA, CMA, and Direct Caregivers - ✔✔✔
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Correct Answer > Must be a CNA, CHHA, PCA. No individual
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shall be certified as a PCA pursuant unless that individual has
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completed the criminal history background check required by
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N.J.A.C. 8:43I. Each PCA and each direct caregiver shall receive
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orientation prior to or upon employment and on-going in-
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service education regarding the concepts of assisted living.
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2 years - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Personal care assistant
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certification shall be valid for a period of
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date of issue. At least once every
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to be determined by the Department, a certified personal care
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assistant shall file an application for renewal of current
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certification and shall complete an updated criminal history
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background check as required by N.J.A.C. 8:43I.
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,20 hours - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > In order to be eligible to
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renew a current certification, the certified personal care
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assistant shall complete at least
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of continuing education in assisted living concepts, and related
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topics, including cognitive and physical impairment and
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dementia.
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CMA (Certified Medical Assistant) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
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Certified as a CNA, CHHA, or PCA; Successfully completion of
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medication administration training coursed approved by the
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Department; Successful completion of a Department of Health
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and Senior Services approved standardized examination
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regarding medication administration for PCAs. An oral
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examination shall not substitute for the written component of
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this examination.
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2 years - ✔✔✔Correct Answer > Medication aide certification
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shall be valid for a period of
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issue. At least once every
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determined by the Department, a medication aide shall file an
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application for renewal of current certification.
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30 hours - ✔✔✔Correct Answer > In order to be eligible to
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renew for a current certification, the medication aide have
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,completed at least of continuing education,
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seminars, or in-service training every two year certification
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period. This includes continuing education for review of the
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fundamental principles of medication administration, the skills
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and knowledge necessary for the task of medication
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administration, and topics of current drug use relevant to the
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elderly.
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6 Months - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > An applicant for
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medication aide certification shall sit for the standardized
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examination within
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approved medication administration training course.
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Minimum PCA Staffing - ✔✔✔Correct Answer > The facility shall
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provide on the premises at all times (per building) the following
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minimum numbers of employees:
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1.) At least one awake PCA in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:36-
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9.1(a).
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2.) At least one additional employee.
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Dietician Qualifications - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The dietitian
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shall possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited collage or
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university with a major area of concentration in a nutrition-
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, related field of study, and one year of full-time professional
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experience or graduate-level training in nutrition.
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Provision of Meals - ✔✔✔Correct Answer > The assisted living
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residence or comprehensive personal care home shall provide
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dining services to meet the daily nutritional needs of residents,
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directly in the facility.
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Designation of a Food Coordinator - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >| | | | | | | | |



The facility shall designate a food service coordinator who, if
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not a dietitican, functions with scheduled consultation from a
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dietician. When meals are prepared in the facility, the food
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service coordinator or designee shall be present in the facility.
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The food service coordinator shall ensure that dining services
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are provided as specified in the dining portion of the health
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care plan.
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Responsibilities of Dietitians - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > If | | | | | | | |



indicated, according to residents' needs, a dietitian shall be
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responsible for providing resident care, including, but not
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limited to, the following: 1.) Assessing the nutritional needs of
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the resident. If indicated, preparing the dietary portion of the
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health care plan on the basis of the assessment, providing
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dietary services to the resident as specified in the dietary
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portion of the health plan, reassessing the resident, and
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