National Nursing Home Administrator Exam Flash Cards

1. During the applicant interview the primary purpose is to encourage the applicant to as much information as possible about themselves except: - Answer - Political & Religious beliefs are not subjects that should be discussed with a potential employee 2. A family is taking care of their Grandpa who has Alzheimer's disease. The family wants to take a short vacation so they contact the LTC facility for a short term stay called: - Answer - Respite Care 3. An Advanced Directive is? - Answer - Written instructions from residents about the management and provision of care if they become incapacitated. Example: Living Wills, DNR 4. Accounts Payable mean: - Answer - Amounts owed to suppliers for goods and services 5. How is Hepatitis B spread? - Answer - Through blood and other body fluids 6. Donabedian proposed that quality could be measured in terms of? - Answer - SPO - Structures, Processes, and Outcomes 7. The maintenance man is responsible to check and maintain the ice machine so that there is always a good supply of ice for the resident's water pitchers. His continuous checks and logs are called: - Answer - Preventative Measures 8. What does Work Flow mean? - Answer - The way work is organized to meet organization's production or service goals 9. What is Capital Budget? - Answer - A financial plan prepared to provide for replacement or additions to property, plant, and equipment. These expenditures are for assets which have a service life greater than 1 year. 10. Based on Abraham Maslow's theory on needs, what is the lowest level? - Answer - Physiological Needs - Lowest level of need, what must 1st be satisfied. 11. The 5 Star rating system provides a graphical representation of a nursing homes high and low performance in 3 areas. What are those 3 areas? - Answer - Health inspections, Staffing, Quality Measures 12. Nursing Home that have a greater number of quality problems, more serious problems than average and a demonstrated pattern of quality problem are included in what initiative? - Answer - Special Focus Facility (SFF) initiative 13. A "Nursing Facility" is defined as what? - Answer - An institution (or a distinct part of an institution) which is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing care and related services for residents who require medical or nursing care, rehab services for the rehab of injured, disabled, or sick persons, or on a regular basis, health-related care and services to individuals who because of their mental or physical condition require care and services (above the level of room and board) which can be made available to them only through institutional facilities, and is not primarily for the care and treatment of mental diseases. 14. In order to receive payment under Medicare or Medica