North Carolina Nursing Home Administrator Study Set (examination to obtain licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator in the state of North Carolina.)

North
Carolina
Nursing
Home
Administrator
Study
Set
(
examination
to
obtain
licensure
as
a
Nursing
Home
Administrator
in
the
state
of
North
Carolina.
)
To
qualify
for
"Brain
Injury
Long
Term
Care",
a
person
must
not
show
progress
for
how
long
to
standard
rehab?
-
ANSWER-Three
months.
A
Life
Care
Center
is
licensed
for
120
beds.
They
need
to
increase
their
bed
capacity
by
11
beds.
Can
they
do
this?
-
ANSWER-No.
A
life
care
center,
having
an
agreement
to
care
for
all
residents
regardless
of
level
of
care
needs,
may
temporarily
increase
bed
capacity
by
10
percent
or
10
beds,
whichever
is
less,
over
the
licensed
bed
capacity
for
a
period
up
to
30
days
following
notification
of
and
approval
by
the
Department.
When
reporting
an
allegation
of
abuse,
mistreatment,
or
misappropriation
of
resident
property,
the
administrator
shall
ensure
that
the
report
of
investigation
is
______
and
postmarked
to
the
Health
Care
Personnel
Registry
Section
of
the
Division
of
Health
Service
Regulation
within
_____
working
days
of
the
allegation.
-
ANSWER-Printed
or
typed;
five.
The
administrator
shall
ensure
that
the
report
of
investigation
is
printed
or
typed
and
postmarked
to
the
Health
Care
Personnel
Registry
Section
of
the
Division
of
Health
Service
Regulation
within
five
working
days
of
the
allegation.
How
long
can
a
North
Carolina
nursing
home
provide
"respite"
care?
-
ANSWER-30
days.
"Respite
care"
means
services
provided
for
persons
admitted
to
a
nursing
facility
on
a
temporary
basis,
not
to
exceed
30
days. To
ensure
that
drug
therapy
is
rational,
safe
and
effective,
a
pharmaceutical
care
assessment
shall
be
conducted
in
the
facility
at
least
every
______
days
for
each
patient
-
ANSWER-31.
To
ensure
that
drug
therapy
is
rational,
safe
and
effective,
a
pharmaceutical
care
assessment
shall
be
conducted
in
the
facility
at
least
every
31
days
for
each
patient.
The
drug
storage
area
shall
be
clean,
secure,
well-lighted,
well
ventilated
and
with
temperatures
between
_______
degrees
F.
and
________
degrees
F.
-
ANSWER-59
degrees
F
and
86
degrees
F.
The
pharmacist
and
director
of
nursing
shall
ensure
that
drug
storage
areas
are
clean,
secure,
well
lighted
and
well
ventilated;
that
room
temperature
is
maintained
between
59
degrees
F.
and
86
degrees
F.
An
Activity
Director
would
like
to
adopt
a
facility
dog.
What
rules
does
she
have
to
comply
with?
-
ANSWER-A
facility
policy
that
mirrors
the
local
health
ordinances
regarding
pet
health
and
control
plus
not
permit
the
pet
into
areas
where
food
is
being
prepared.
When
facility
policies
permit
pets
in
the
facility,
the
following
conditions
shall
be
met:(1)
The
facility
policy
shall
not
be
in
violation
of
any
local
health
ordinances
regarding
pet
health
and
control.(2)
Pets
shall
not
be
permitted
to
enter
areas
where
food
is
being
prepared.
As
defined
by
the
North
Carolina
code:
"Convalescent
Care"
means
care
given
for
the
purpose
of:
-
ANSWER-Assisting
the
patient
or
resident
to
regain
health
or
strength.
"Convalescent
care"
means
care
given
for
the
purpose
of
assisting
the
patient
or
resident
to
regain
health
or
strength.
The
facility
shall
ensure
that
menus
are
followed
which
meet
the
nutritional
needs
of
patients
in
accordance
with
the
recommended
dietary
allowances
of
the:
- ANSWER-Food
and
Nutrition
Board
of
the
National
Research
Council,
National
Academy
Temperatures
in
the
facility
shall
be
at
_______
degrees
F.
minimum
in
the
heating
season
and
a
maximum
of
_______
degrees
F.
during
the
non-heating
season.
-
ANSWER-71
degrees
F,
81
degrees
F.
Environmental
temperature
control
systems
shall
be
capable
of
maintaining
temperatures
in
the
facility
at
71
degrees
F.
minimum
in
the
heating
season
and
a
maximum
of
81
degrees
F.
during
the
non-heating
season.
What
special
allowances
must
an
isolation
room
contain?
-
ANSWER-Rooms
designated
for
isolation
shall
have
negative
or
positive
pressure
with
relationship
to
adjacent
areas
depending
upon
the
type
of
patient
to
be
isolated.
Exhaust
for
isolation
rooms
shall
be
ducted
to
the
outdoors
with
exhaust
fans
located
at
the
discharge
end
of
the
duct.
The
emergency
electrical
system
shall
be
so
controlled
that
after
interruption
of
the
normal
electric
power
supply,
the
generator
is
brought
to
full
voltage
and
frequency
and
connected
within
______
seconds.
-
ANSWER-10
seconds.
The
emergency
electrical
system
shall
be
so
controlled
that
after
interruption
of
the
normal
electric
power
supply,
the
generator
is
brought
to
full
voltage
and
frequency
and
connected
with
10
seconds
through
one
or
more
primary
automatic
transfer
switches
to
all
emergency
lighting,
alarms,
nurses'
call,
and
equipment
necessary
for
maintaining
telephone
service.
All
staff
is
to
use
good
hand
washing
technique
as
indicated
in:
-
ANSWER-"Guidelines
for
Hand
Washing
in
Hospital
Environmental
Control,"
as
published
by
the
U.S.
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services,
Public
Health
Service.
The
facility
shall
require
all
staff
to
use
good
hand
washing
technique
as
indicated
in
the
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention
"Guidelines
for
Hand
Washing
in
Hospital
Environmental
Control,"
as
published
by
the
U.S.
Department
of
Health
and
Human
Services,
Public
Health
Service.