ANSWERS
29. Which of the following physicians may not serve as the resident's attending
physician?
a. Internist
b. Podiatrist
c. Oncologist
d. Family practitioner correct answer ?
A discharge plan must be developed for residents in the facility. Which of the
following statements is not true?
a. Discharge planning begins upon admission and is usually initiated by the social
worker
b. The discharge summary recapitulates the resident's stay which describes the
resident's course of treatment while residing in the facility.
c. A summary must be completed with a reconciliation of all pre-discharge
medications as well as the resident's post-discharge medications, both prescribed
and over-the-counter.
d. Discharge plans and accompanying summaries must be completed and signed
by the primary care physician within three days of discharge. correct answer ?
A physical restraint must be removed from the resident at least:
a. as requested.
b. every 2 hours
c. twice per shift
d. every 30 minutes correct answer ?
, A resident who is suffering from a kidney ailment is likely to be referred to which
of the following specialists?
a. Oncologist
b. Proctologist
c. Nephrologist
d. Hematologist correct answer ?
A resident with a hearing loss should be referred to:
a. an otologist
b. a pathologist
c. a neurologist
d. an ophthalmologist. correct answer ?
All menus must be approved by:
a. the medical director.
b. a qualified dietitian.
c. the director of nursing.
d. the food service director. correct answer ?
Assume that 90 doses of medication were prescribed by the resident's physician
to be administered in a given time period. However, 3 doses ordered were not
given and 1 dose was incorrectly administered as prescribed. What was the
medication error rate?
a. 1.8 percent
b. 3.0 percent