Federal Nursing Home Administrator Exam (All Correct 100%)

1) OBRA asserts some separate committees can be folded into the quality improvement/assurance committee. Safety, Pharmacy and which committee below can be added into QA/QI committee? Correct Answers Infection Control 2) Nursing homes are responsible for obtaining and providing dental care for residents. Who usually pays for dental services? Correct Answers The resident or a family member 3) A facility is not allowed to charge a resident who is Medicaid and Medicare eligible except for: Correct Answers Co-pays 4) You calculate the average percent of occupancy by: Correct Answers Dividing the total census (occupied bed days) by the total number of days, then multiply by 100 5) Resident's rights should be explained to the resident and or family member: Correct Answers Prior to admission 6) In case of an emergency, when no attending or back up physician is available, the decision as to who will attend to the resident is to be made by the: Correct Answers Administrator 7) Federal law states that facilities must retain menus of food actually served for at least: Correct Answers 30 days 8) A resident with a living will and DPOA specified she wants to receive heroic measures if necessary. Six months later the resident requires CPR, but is now incompetent and the son request CPR be withheld. What is the right thing to do? Correct Answers Provide the CPR 9) A resident asks to see his chart. The doctor tells the nurse not to allow the resident access to the chart. What do you do? Correct Answers Tell the doctor the law gives the resident the right to view the medical records 10) Medical records belong to: Correct Answers Facility 11) When a resident passes away, the personal funds deposited with the facility must be given to the resident's estate with a final accounting of the funds within: Correct Answers 30 days 12) The suffix "algia" refers to: Correct Answers Pain