Florida ALF Core Training Test - Assisted Living - Questions and Answers - Resident Care Planning & Elopement Prevention -
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Florida Assisted Living Facility ALF Core Training | AHCA | 429 FS 58A-5 FAC | Different Title 8
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. I. Florida ALF Statutes Overview - Chapter 429 FS Assisted Living Facilities, Chapter 58A-5 FAC Rules, AHCA Agency Health Care
Administration
2. II. Administrator Core Training - 26 Hour Core Training Approved AHCA, Competency Test 75% Minimum Before Administrator, 12 Hours CE
Every 2 Years Per 429.52 FS 58A-5.019
3. III. Admission and Retention - Form 1823 Health Assessment Physician Within 60 Days Before or 30 Days After Admission Determines
Appropriateness ALF Placement Medical Functional Assessment Per 58A-5.0181
4. IV. Resident Bill of Rights Per 429.28 FS - Dignity Privacy Safe Environment Participate Care Planning Refuse Medication Manage Finances
Access Records Free From Abuse Neglect Exploitation Grievance Process
5. V. Resident Records - Retain 5 Years After Discharge Include 1823 Care Plan Medication Records Incident Reports Progress Notes
Assessments Per 58A-5.0182
6. VI. Staffing Standards - Sufficient Staff Meet Needs At Least One Staff On-Site 24 Hours Awake Staff Required 17+ Residents or Supervision
Needs Per 58A-5.0192
7. VII. Assistance with Self-Administration Medication - 6 Hours Initial Training Plus 2 Hours Annual CE Competency Validated Nurse Supervision
5 Rights Storage Locked Cabinet Controlled Double Locked Refrigerated Locked Box Labeled Per 58A-5.0191
8. VIII. Limited Nursing Service LNS License Per 429.075 - Dressing Changes Catheter Care Glucometer Bandages Limited Scope Must Have
Nurse Beyond LNS Discharge or ECC
9. IX. Extended Congregate Care ECC License Per 429.07 58A-5.0205 - Aging in Place Beyond LNS Additional Nursing Total Help ADLs 24 Hour
Nursing On-Site Additional Staffing Hospice
10. X. Food Service Per 58A-5.0208 - 3 Meals Plus Snacks Daily 7 Days Menus Reviewed Dietitian Annually Therapeutic Diets Sufficient Nutrition
Food Safety 72 Hour Emergency Supply
11. XI. Emergency Management Plan CEMP Per 58A-5.026 429.41 - Comprehensive Plan Reviewed Annually Submitted County Evacuation
Sheltering 72 Hour Supplies Generator Emergency Contacts
12. XII. Fire Safety Per 58A-5.025 - Fire Safety Plan Monthly Fire Drills Varying Times Smoke Detectors Extinguisher Egress Evacuation
Capability NFPA
13. XIII. Infection Control Per 58A-5.024 - Policies Hand Hygiene PPE Communicable Disease Reporting DOH TB Screening Staff Health
Cleaning Disinfection
14. XIV. Adverse Incident Reporting Per 58A-5.0241 429.26 - Death Brain Spinal Damage Disfigurement Fracture Dislocation LNS Beyond Scope
Elopement Injury Abuse Neglect Exploitation Report AHCA Within 1 Business Day Online
15. XV. Elopement Prevention - Risk Assessment Supervision Door Alarms Staff Training Search Procedures
16. XVI. Background Screening Per 435 and 429.174 FS - Level 2 AHCA Clearinghouse All Employees Administrators Owners FBI Fingerprint 5
Year Rescreen Affidavit Good Moral Character
17. XVII. DNRO - Honor Valid Florida DNRO Yellow Form Signed Physician Keep Record Accessible Train Staff Document Per 401.45 FS
18. XVIII. Practice Questions - Each Asked Like Real Florida ALF Core Training Test - Hinted Complete Exam
19. XIX. Answer Key with Detailed Rationales - Pass Guaranteed - A+ Graded
,FLORIDA ALF CORE TRAINING TEST - PRACTICE QUESTIONS - EACH QUESTION ASKED LIKE REAL EXAM
Based on Florida ALF Core Training 429 FS 58A-5 FAC AHCA Rules. High Yield.
1. Under Florida ALF elopement rules, what must facility do?
A. No action
B. No alarms
C. Ignore
D. Elopement prevention risk assessment, supervision, door alarms, staff training, report adverse incident if elopement leads to injury or missing resident per
58A-5.0241, search procedures
Answer: D
Rationale: Elopement risk assessment supervision door alarms staff training report adverse incident if injury missing resident search procedures per 58A-5.
2. What is required for Florida ALF fire safety per 58A-5.025?
A. Fire safety plan, monthly fire drills varying times, smoke detectors, fire extinguisher, emergency egress, evacuation capability assessment per 58A-5.025 and
NFPA
B. No extinguishers
C. No fire safety
D. Only one drill year
Answer: A
Rationale: Fire safety plan monthly fire drills varying times smoke detectors extinguisher egress evacuation capability per 58A-5.025 NFPA.
3. A Florida ALF provides extended congregate care (ECC) license. What does ECC allow?
A. No nursing
B. ECC allows aging in place beyond LNS - additional nursing, total help ADLs, 24 hour nursing on-site, additional staffing, hospice care per 429.07 and
58A-5.0205
C. Only limited
D. No additional
Answer: B
Rationale: ECC extended congregate care allows aging in place beyond LNS additional nursing total help ADLs 24 hour nursing on-site additional staffing
hospice per 429.07 58A-5.0205.
4. What is the purpose of the 1823 form in Florida ALF admission?
A. No purpose
B. No exam needed
C. Health assessment form 1823 completed by physician within 60 days before admission or 30 days after - determines appropriateness ALF placement,
medical exam, functional assessment per 58A-5.0181
D. Only financial
Answer: C
Rationale: Form 1823 health assessment physician within 60 days before or 30 days after admission determines appropriateness ALF placement medical
exam functional assessment per 58A-5.0181.
5. A Florida ALF wants to administer medications. What training is required for unlicensed staff per 58A-5.0191?
A. No training
B. 6 hours initial medication assistance training plus 2 hours annual CE, competency validated, under nurse supervision per 58A-5.0191 - includes 5 rights,
storage, documentation
C. Only reading label
D. No supervision
Answer: B
Rationale: 58A-5.0191 assistance with self-administration of medication: 6 hours initial training 2 hours annual CE competency validation nurse supervision 5
rights.
6. A Florida ALF must have an emergency management plan per 58A-5.026. What is required?
A. Only fire drill
B. No generator
C. No plan
D. Comprehensive emergency management plan CEMP reviewed annually submitted to county emergency management, includes evacuation sheltering
supplies 72 hours, generator, emergency contacts per 58A-5.026 and 429.41
Answer: D
Rationale: 58A-5.026 and 429.41 emergency management plan CEMP annual review submitted county evacuation sheltering 72 hour supplies generator
contacts.
7. What is Florida ALF requirement for infection control per 58A-5.024?
A. No infection control
B. Only gloves
C. Infection control policies, hand hygiene, PPE, communicable disease reporting to DOH, TB screening, staff health, cleaning disinfection per 58A-5.024
D. No reporting
Answer: C
Rationale: Infection control policies hand hygiene PPE communicable disease reporting DOH TB screening staff health cleaning disinfection per 58A-5.024.
8. What is Florida ALF requirement for infection control per 58A-5.024?
A. No infection control
,B. No reporting
C. Infection control policies, hand hygiene, PPE, communicable disease reporting to DOH, TB screening, staff health, cleaning disinfection per 58A-5.024
D. Only gloves
Answer: C
Rationale: Infection control policies hand hygiene PPE communicable disease reporting DOH TB screening staff health cleaning disinfection per 58A-5.024.
9. What is Florida ALF requirement for infection control per 58A-5.024?
A. No infection control
B. Infection control policies, hand hygiene, PPE, communicable disease reporting to DOH, TB screening, staff health, cleaning disinfection per 58A-5.024
C. Only gloves
D. No reporting
Answer: B
Rationale: Infection control policies hand hygiene PPE communicable disease reporting DOH TB screening staff health cleaning disinfection per 58A-5.024.
10. What is required for Florida ALF food service per 58A-5.0208?
A. Three meals plus snacks daily, 7 days week, menus reviewed by dietitian annually, therapeutic diets as ordered, sufficient nutrition, food safety, 72 hour
emergency food supply
B. No snacks
C. Only one meal
D. No requirements
Answer: A
Rationale: 58A-5.0208 food service 3 meals plus snacks daily 7 days menus dietitian annually therapeutic diets sufficient nutrition food safety 72 hour
emergency supply.
11. A Florida ALF wants to administer medications. What training is required for unlicensed staff per 58A-5.0191?
A. 6 hours initial medication assistance training plus 2 hours annual CE, competency validated, under nurse supervision per 58A-5.0191 - includes 5 rights,
storage, documentation
B. Only reading label
C. No supervision
D. No training
Answer: A
Rationale: 58A-5.0191 assistance with self-administration of medication: 6 hours initial training 2 hours annual CE competency validation nurse supervision 5
rights.
12. What is Florida ALF requirement for background screening per 435 and 429.174 FS?
A. Level 2 background screening AHCA Clearinghouse for all employees, administrators, owners - FBI fingerprint, 5 year rescreen, affidavit good moral
character per 435 429.174
B. No rescreen
C. Only name check
D. No screening
Answer: A
Rationale: Level 2 background screening AHCA Clearinghouse all employees administrators owners FBI fingerprint 5 year rescreen affidavit moral character
per 435 429.174.
13. Under Florida ALF Core Training, what is the minimum staffing requirement for a facility with 20 residents?
A. No minimum
B. No staff needed night
C. Only one staff
D. One staff per 20 residents awake hours? Actually 58A-5 requires sufficient staff to meet needs, at least one staff on-site 24 hours, awake staff if 17+
residents? Check 58A-5.0192 staffing standards - sufficient staff to meet needs, at least one staff 24hr, additional based on resident needs
Answer: D
Rationale: 58A-5.0192 staffing standards: sufficient staff to meet resident needs, at least one staff on-site 24 hours, awake staff required for facilities with 17+
residents or residents requiring supervision.
14. What is required for Florida ALF administrator Core Training per 429.52 FS?
A. No test
B. No training
C. Only 2 hours
D. 26 hour Core Training course approved by AHCA, pass competency test with 75% minimum, required before becoming administrator, plus 12 hours CE
every 2 years per 429.52 and 58A-5.019
Answer: D
Rationale: 429.52 FS and 58A-5.019 administrator 26 hour Core Training approved AHCA pass competency 75% minimum before administrator plus 12 hours
CE every 2 years.
15. Under Florida ALF, what is assistance with self-administration of medication vs administration?
A. Unlicensed can administer
B. Same
C. No difference
D. Assistance with self-administration - help read label, open container, bring to resident, resident takes - not administration which requires nurse license per
58A-5.0191 and Nurse Practice Act
Answer: D
, Rationale: Assistance self-administration help read label open container bring resident takes not administration which requires nurse license per 58A-5.0191
Nurse Practice Act.
16. Under Florida ALF rules, what is required for medication storage?
A. No lock
B. No requirements
C. Locked cabinet, controlled substances double locked, refrigerated meds locked box in fridge, labeled, separate resident meds, temperature logs per
58A-5.0191
D. Open shelf
Answer: C
Rationale: Med storage locked cabinet controlled double locked refrigerated locked box labeled separate resident meds temperature logs per 58A-5.0191.
17. Under Florida ALF Core Training, what is the minimum staffing requirement for a facility with 20 residents?
A. No minimum
B. One staff per 20 residents awake hours? Actually 58A-5 requires sufficient staff to meet needs, at least one staff on-site 24 hours, awake staff if 17+
residents? Check 58A-5.0192 staffing standards - sufficient staff to meet needs, at least one staff 24hr, additional based on resident needs
C. Only one staff
D. No staff needed night
Answer: B
Rationale: 58A-5.0192 staffing standards: sufficient staff to meet resident needs, at least one staff on-site 24 hours, awake staff required for facilities with 17+
residents or residents requiring supervision.
18. What is the purpose of the 1823 form in Florida ALF admission?
A. No purpose
B. Only financial
C. No exam needed
D. Health assessment form 1823 completed by physician within 60 days before admission or 30 days after - determines appropriateness ALF placement,
medical exam, functional assessment per 58A-5.0181
Answer: D
Rationale: Form 1823 health assessment physician within 60 days before or 30 days after admission determines appropriateness ALF placement medical
exam functional assessment per 58A-5.0181.
19. What is Florida ALF requirement for infection control per 58A-5.024?
A. Infection control policies, hand hygiene, PPE, communicable disease reporting to DOH, TB screening, staff health, cleaning disinfection per 58A-5.024
B. No reporting
C. No infection control
D. Only gloves
Answer: A
Rationale: Infection control policies hand hygiene PPE communicable disease reporting DOH TB screening staff health cleaning disinfection per 58A-5.024.
20. A Florida ALF wants to administer medications. What training is required for unlicensed staff per 58A-5.0191?
A. 6 hours initial medication assistance training plus 2 hours annual CE, competency validated, under nurse supervision per 58A-5.0191 - includes 5 rights,
storage, documentation
B. No supervision
C. No training
D. Only reading label
Answer: A
Rationale: 58A-5.0191 assistance with self-administration of medication: 6 hours initial training 2 hours annual CE competency validation nurse supervision 5
rights.
21. What is required for Florida ALF fire safety per 58A-5.025?
A. No extinguishers
B. Only one drill year
C. Fire safety plan, monthly fire drills varying times, smoke detectors, fire extinguisher, emergency egress, evacuation capability assessment per 58A-5.025 and
NFPA
D. No fire safety
Answer: C
Rationale: Fire safety plan monthly fire drills varying times smoke detectors extinguisher egress evacuation capability per 58A-5.025 NFPA.
22. A Florida ALF resident has a limited nursing service (LNS) license. What can LNS facility provide?
A. No limits
B. Full skilled nursing
C. No nursing
D. Limited nursing services - dressing changes, catheter care, glucometer checks, application of bandages, limited scope per 429.075 and 58A-5.020 - must
have nurse, beyond LNS needs discharge or ECC
Answer: D
Rationale: LNS license allows limited nursing services dressing changes catheter care glucometer bandages limited scope per 429.075 must have nurse
beyond needs discharge or ECC license.
23. A Florida ALF provides extended congregate care (ECC) license. What does ECC allow?
A. Only limited
B. No additional
Verified - Detailed Rationales - Pass Guaranteed - A+ Graded
Florida Assisted Living Facility ALF Core Training | AHCA | 429 FS 58A-5 FAC | Different Title 8
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. I. Florida ALF Statutes Overview - Chapter 429 FS Assisted Living Facilities, Chapter 58A-5 FAC Rules, AHCA Agency Health Care
Administration
2. II. Administrator Core Training - 26 Hour Core Training Approved AHCA, Competency Test 75% Minimum Before Administrator, 12 Hours CE
Every 2 Years Per 429.52 FS 58A-5.019
3. III. Admission and Retention - Form 1823 Health Assessment Physician Within 60 Days Before or 30 Days After Admission Determines
Appropriateness ALF Placement Medical Functional Assessment Per 58A-5.0181
4. IV. Resident Bill of Rights Per 429.28 FS - Dignity Privacy Safe Environment Participate Care Planning Refuse Medication Manage Finances
Access Records Free From Abuse Neglect Exploitation Grievance Process
5. V. Resident Records - Retain 5 Years After Discharge Include 1823 Care Plan Medication Records Incident Reports Progress Notes
Assessments Per 58A-5.0182
6. VI. Staffing Standards - Sufficient Staff Meet Needs At Least One Staff On-Site 24 Hours Awake Staff Required 17+ Residents or Supervision
Needs Per 58A-5.0192
7. VII. Assistance with Self-Administration Medication - 6 Hours Initial Training Plus 2 Hours Annual CE Competency Validated Nurse Supervision
5 Rights Storage Locked Cabinet Controlled Double Locked Refrigerated Locked Box Labeled Per 58A-5.0191
8. VIII. Limited Nursing Service LNS License Per 429.075 - Dressing Changes Catheter Care Glucometer Bandages Limited Scope Must Have
Nurse Beyond LNS Discharge or ECC
9. IX. Extended Congregate Care ECC License Per 429.07 58A-5.0205 - Aging in Place Beyond LNS Additional Nursing Total Help ADLs 24 Hour
Nursing On-Site Additional Staffing Hospice
10. X. Food Service Per 58A-5.0208 - 3 Meals Plus Snacks Daily 7 Days Menus Reviewed Dietitian Annually Therapeutic Diets Sufficient Nutrition
Food Safety 72 Hour Emergency Supply
11. XI. Emergency Management Plan CEMP Per 58A-5.026 429.41 - Comprehensive Plan Reviewed Annually Submitted County Evacuation
Sheltering 72 Hour Supplies Generator Emergency Contacts
12. XII. Fire Safety Per 58A-5.025 - Fire Safety Plan Monthly Fire Drills Varying Times Smoke Detectors Extinguisher Egress Evacuation
Capability NFPA
13. XIII. Infection Control Per 58A-5.024 - Policies Hand Hygiene PPE Communicable Disease Reporting DOH TB Screening Staff Health
Cleaning Disinfection
14. XIV. Adverse Incident Reporting Per 58A-5.0241 429.26 - Death Brain Spinal Damage Disfigurement Fracture Dislocation LNS Beyond Scope
Elopement Injury Abuse Neglect Exploitation Report AHCA Within 1 Business Day Online
15. XV. Elopement Prevention - Risk Assessment Supervision Door Alarms Staff Training Search Procedures
16. XVI. Background Screening Per 435 and 429.174 FS - Level 2 AHCA Clearinghouse All Employees Administrators Owners FBI Fingerprint 5
Year Rescreen Affidavit Good Moral Character
17. XVII. DNRO - Honor Valid Florida DNRO Yellow Form Signed Physician Keep Record Accessible Train Staff Document Per 401.45 FS
18. XVIII. Practice Questions - Each Asked Like Real Florida ALF Core Training Test - Hinted Complete Exam
19. XIX. Answer Key with Detailed Rationales - Pass Guaranteed - A+ Graded
,FLORIDA ALF CORE TRAINING TEST - PRACTICE QUESTIONS - EACH QUESTION ASKED LIKE REAL EXAM
Based on Florida ALF Core Training 429 FS 58A-5 FAC AHCA Rules. High Yield.
1. Under Florida ALF elopement rules, what must facility do?
A. No action
B. No alarms
C. Ignore
D. Elopement prevention risk assessment, supervision, door alarms, staff training, report adverse incident if elopement leads to injury or missing resident per
58A-5.0241, search procedures
Answer: D
Rationale: Elopement risk assessment supervision door alarms staff training report adverse incident if injury missing resident search procedures per 58A-5.
2. What is required for Florida ALF fire safety per 58A-5.025?
A. Fire safety plan, monthly fire drills varying times, smoke detectors, fire extinguisher, emergency egress, evacuation capability assessment per 58A-5.025 and
NFPA
B. No extinguishers
C. No fire safety
D. Only one drill year
Answer: A
Rationale: Fire safety plan monthly fire drills varying times smoke detectors extinguisher egress evacuation capability per 58A-5.025 NFPA.
3. A Florida ALF provides extended congregate care (ECC) license. What does ECC allow?
A. No nursing
B. ECC allows aging in place beyond LNS - additional nursing, total help ADLs, 24 hour nursing on-site, additional staffing, hospice care per 429.07 and
58A-5.0205
C. Only limited
D. No additional
Answer: B
Rationale: ECC extended congregate care allows aging in place beyond LNS additional nursing total help ADLs 24 hour nursing on-site additional staffing
hospice per 429.07 58A-5.0205.
4. What is the purpose of the 1823 form in Florida ALF admission?
A. No purpose
B. No exam needed
C. Health assessment form 1823 completed by physician within 60 days before admission or 30 days after - determines appropriateness ALF placement,
medical exam, functional assessment per 58A-5.0181
D. Only financial
Answer: C
Rationale: Form 1823 health assessment physician within 60 days before or 30 days after admission determines appropriateness ALF placement medical
exam functional assessment per 58A-5.0181.
5. A Florida ALF wants to administer medications. What training is required for unlicensed staff per 58A-5.0191?
A. No training
B. 6 hours initial medication assistance training plus 2 hours annual CE, competency validated, under nurse supervision per 58A-5.0191 - includes 5 rights,
storage, documentation
C. Only reading label
D. No supervision
Answer: B
Rationale: 58A-5.0191 assistance with self-administration of medication: 6 hours initial training 2 hours annual CE competency validation nurse supervision 5
rights.
6. A Florida ALF must have an emergency management plan per 58A-5.026. What is required?
A. Only fire drill
B. No generator
C. No plan
D. Comprehensive emergency management plan CEMP reviewed annually submitted to county emergency management, includes evacuation sheltering
supplies 72 hours, generator, emergency contacts per 58A-5.026 and 429.41
Answer: D
Rationale: 58A-5.026 and 429.41 emergency management plan CEMP annual review submitted county evacuation sheltering 72 hour supplies generator
contacts.
7. What is Florida ALF requirement for infection control per 58A-5.024?
A. No infection control
B. Only gloves
C. Infection control policies, hand hygiene, PPE, communicable disease reporting to DOH, TB screening, staff health, cleaning disinfection per 58A-5.024
D. No reporting
Answer: C
Rationale: Infection control policies hand hygiene PPE communicable disease reporting DOH TB screening staff health cleaning disinfection per 58A-5.024.
8. What is Florida ALF requirement for infection control per 58A-5.024?
A. No infection control
,B. No reporting
C. Infection control policies, hand hygiene, PPE, communicable disease reporting to DOH, TB screening, staff health, cleaning disinfection per 58A-5.024
D. Only gloves
Answer: C
Rationale: Infection control policies hand hygiene PPE communicable disease reporting DOH TB screening staff health cleaning disinfection per 58A-5.024.
9. What is Florida ALF requirement for infection control per 58A-5.024?
A. No infection control
B. Infection control policies, hand hygiene, PPE, communicable disease reporting to DOH, TB screening, staff health, cleaning disinfection per 58A-5.024
C. Only gloves
D. No reporting
Answer: B
Rationale: Infection control policies hand hygiene PPE communicable disease reporting DOH TB screening staff health cleaning disinfection per 58A-5.024.
10. What is required for Florida ALF food service per 58A-5.0208?
A. Three meals plus snacks daily, 7 days week, menus reviewed by dietitian annually, therapeutic diets as ordered, sufficient nutrition, food safety, 72 hour
emergency food supply
B. No snacks
C. Only one meal
D. No requirements
Answer: A
Rationale: 58A-5.0208 food service 3 meals plus snacks daily 7 days menus dietitian annually therapeutic diets sufficient nutrition food safety 72 hour
emergency supply.
11. A Florida ALF wants to administer medications. What training is required for unlicensed staff per 58A-5.0191?
A. 6 hours initial medication assistance training plus 2 hours annual CE, competency validated, under nurse supervision per 58A-5.0191 - includes 5 rights,
storage, documentation
B. Only reading label
C. No supervision
D. No training
Answer: A
Rationale: 58A-5.0191 assistance with self-administration of medication: 6 hours initial training 2 hours annual CE competency validation nurse supervision 5
rights.
12. What is Florida ALF requirement for background screening per 435 and 429.174 FS?
A. Level 2 background screening AHCA Clearinghouse for all employees, administrators, owners - FBI fingerprint, 5 year rescreen, affidavit good moral
character per 435 429.174
B. No rescreen
C. Only name check
D. No screening
Answer: A
Rationale: Level 2 background screening AHCA Clearinghouse all employees administrators owners FBI fingerprint 5 year rescreen affidavit moral character
per 435 429.174.
13. Under Florida ALF Core Training, what is the minimum staffing requirement for a facility with 20 residents?
A. No minimum
B. No staff needed night
C. Only one staff
D. One staff per 20 residents awake hours? Actually 58A-5 requires sufficient staff to meet needs, at least one staff on-site 24 hours, awake staff if 17+
residents? Check 58A-5.0192 staffing standards - sufficient staff to meet needs, at least one staff 24hr, additional based on resident needs
Answer: D
Rationale: 58A-5.0192 staffing standards: sufficient staff to meet resident needs, at least one staff on-site 24 hours, awake staff required for facilities with 17+
residents or residents requiring supervision.
14. What is required for Florida ALF administrator Core Training per 429.52 FS?
A. No test
B. No training
C. Only 2 hours
D. 26 hour Core Training course approved by AHCA, pass competency test with 75% minimum, required before becoming administrator, plus 12 hours CE
every 2 years per 429.52 and 58A-5.019
Answer: D
Rationale: 429.52 FS and 58A-5.019 administrator 26 hour Core Training approved AHCA pass competency 75% minimum before administrator plus 12 hours
CE every 2 years.
15. Under Florida ALF, what is assistance with self-administration of medication vs administration?
A. Unlicensed can administer
B. Same
C. No difference
D. Assistance with self-administration - help read label, open container, bring to resident, resident takes - not administration which requires nurse license per
58A-5.0191 and Nurse Practice Act
Answer: D
, Rationale: Assistance self-administration help read label open container bring resident takes not administration which requires nurse license per 58A-5.0191
Nurse Practice Act.
16. Under Florida ALF rules, what is required for medication storage?
A. No lock
B. No requirements
C. Locked cabinet, controlled substances double locked, refrigerated meds locked box in fridge, labeled, separate resident meds, temperature logs per
58A-5.0191
D. Open shelf
Answer: C
Rationale: Med storage locked cabinet controlled double locked refrigerated locked box labeled separate resident meds temperature logs per 58A-5.0191.
17. Under Florida ALF Core Training, what is the minimum staffing requirement for a facility with 20 residents?
A. No minimum
B. One staff per 20 residents awake hours? Actually 58A-5 requires sufficient staff to meet needs, at least one staff on-site 24 hours, awake staff if 17+
residents? Check 58A-5.0192 staffing standards - sufficient staff to meet needs, at least one staff 24hr, additional based on resident needs
C. Only one staff
D. No staff needed night
Answer: B
Rationale: 58A-5.0192 staffing standards: sufficient staff to meet resident needs, at least one staff on-site 24 hours, awake staff required for facilities with 17+
residents or residents requiring supervision.
18. What is the purpose of the 1823 form in Florida ALF admission?
A. No purpose
B. Only financial
C. No exam needed
D. Health assessment form 1823 completed by physician within 60 days before admission or 30 days after - determines appropriateness ALF placement,
medical exam, functional assessment per 58A-5.0181
Answer: D
Rationale: Form 1823 health assessment physician within 60 days before or 30 days after admission determines appropriateness ALF placement medical
exam functional assessment per 58A-5.0181.
19. What is Florida ALF requirement for infection control per 58A-5.024?
A. Infection control policies, hand hygiene, PPE, communicable disease reporting to DOH, TB screening, staff health, cleaning disinfection per 58A-5.024
B. No reporting
C. No infection control
D. Only gloves
Answer: A
Rationale: Infection control policies hand hygiene PPE communicable disease reporting DOH TB screening staff health cleaning disinfection per 58A-5.024.
20. A Florida ALF wants to administer medications. What training is required for unlicensed staff per 58A-5.0191?
A. 6 hours initial medication assistance training plus 2 hours annual CE, competency validated, under nurse supervision per 58A-5.0191 - includes 5 rights,
storage, documentation
B. No supervision
C. No training
D. Only reading label
Answer: A
Rationale: 58A-5.0191 assistance with self-administration of medication: 6 hours initial training 2 hours annual CE competency validation nurse supervision 5
rights.
21. What is required for Florida ALF fire safety per 58A-5.025?
A. No extinguishers
B. Only one drill year
C. Fire safety plan, monthly fire drills varying times, smoke detectors, fire extinguisher, emergency egress, evacuation capability assessment per 58A-5.025 and
NFPA
D. No fire safety
Answer: C
Rationale: Fire safety plan monthly fire drills varying times smoke detectors extinguisher egress evacuation capability per 58A-5.025 NFPA.
22. A Florida ALF resident has a limited nursing service (LNS) license. What can LNS facility provide?
A. No limits
B. Full skilled nursing
C. No nursing
D. Limited nursing services - dressing changes, catheter care, glucometer checks, application of bandages, limited scope per 429.075 and 58A-5.020 - must
have nurse, beyond LNS needs discharge or ECC
Answer: D
Rationale: LNS license allows limited nursing services dressing changes catheter care glucometer bandages limited scope per 429.075 must have nurse
beyond needs discharge or ECC license.
23. A Florida ALF provides extended congregate care (ECC) license. What does ECC allow?
A. Only limited
B. No additional
