RCAL Part 2
12, 20 - Answer -For RCFI—Staff must be awake at all times, however, if a facility is licensed for ______
or fewer residents, this person may be asleep during night shift. If the facility is licensed for _____ or
fewer residents and there is a sprinkler system, the staff may be asleep.
100 - Answer -in a facility more than ____ residents, the administrator cannot be counted when
determining personnel requirements
5 minutes - Answer -All residents shall be physically and mentally capable of negotiating a normal path
to safety unassisted or with the use of assistive devices within _________ of being alerted of the need to
evacuate the facility
45 - Answer -Residents suffering from short periods of incapacity due to illness, injury, or recuperation
from surgery may be allowed to remain or be readmitted from a hospital if the period of incapacity does
not exceed _____ days and written approval of a physician is obtained for the resident to remain in or
be readmitted to the facility
16 - Answer -Residents under the age of ___ shall not be admitted
10 days - Answer -An admission physical by a physician must be obtained prior to a move-in, but it needs
to be on file not later than ______ after admission
24 hours - Answer -For infection control, category 1 diseases or findings shall be reported to the local
health authority or to the department within _____ of first knowledge or suspicion
, 3 days - Answer -For infection control, category 2 diseases or findings shall be reported to the local
health authority within ____ of first knowledge or suspicion
24 hours - Answer -For infection control, category 3 diseases shall be reported within ______ of first
knowledge or suspicion
Meds MUST be viewed by a pharmacist, physician, or nurse to make sure they are ok. The person
performing the identification shall document the review. - Answer -If a resident brings in unsealed
medication, what has to happen?
behind at least one locked door or cabinet - Answer -All medication shall be safely stored at proper
temperature and shall be kept where?
annually - Answer -Written approval for self-control of prescription medication shall be rewritten as
needed but at least _____ and after any period of hospitalization
False--stored separately - Answer -True or False: Medication that is not in current use and is not
destroyed can be stored with medication that is in current use.
residents name - Answer -Over-the-counter medication for individual residents shall be labeled with at
least what?
cautionary instructions, expiration date, name of meds - Answer -Prescribed medication labels shall say
at least what?
LIMA or CMT - Answer -Injections shall be administered only by a physician or licensed nurse, except
that insulin injections may be administered by who?
Insulin - Answer -What type of injection is the ONLY injection that LIMAs and CMTs can administer?
18 - Answer -Personnel must be how old to administer meds?
12, 20 - Answer -For RCFI—Staff must be awake at all times, however, if a facility is licensed for ______
or fewer residents, this person may be asleep during night shift. If the facility is licensed for _____ or
fewer residents and there is a sprinkler system, the staff may be asleep.
100 - Answer -in a facility more than ____ residents, the administrator cannot be counted when
determining personnel requirements
5 minutes - Answer -All residents shall be physically and mentally capable of negotiating a normal path
to safety unassisted or with the use of assistive devices within _________ of being alerted of the need to
evacuate the facility
45 - Answer -Residents suffering from short periods of incapacity due to illness, injury, or recuperation
from surgery may be allowed to remain or be readmitted from a hospital if the period of incapacity does
not exceed _____ days and written approval of a physician is obtained for the resident to remain in or
be readmitted to the facility
16 - Answer -Residents under the age of ___ shall not be admitted
10 days - Answer -An admission physical by a physician must be obtained prior to a move-in, but it needs
to be on file not later than ______ after admission
24 hours - Answer -For infection control, category 1 diseases or findings shall be reported to the local
health authority or to the department within _____ of first knowledge or suspicion
, 3 days - Answer -For infection control, category 2 diseases or findings shall be reported to the local
health authority within ____ of first knowledge or suspicion
24 hours - Answer -For infection control, category 3 diseases shall be reported within ______ of first
knowledge or suspicion
Meds MUST be viewed by a pharmacist, physician, or nurse to make sure they are ok. The person
performing the identification shall document the review. - Answer -If a resident brings in unsealed
medication, what has to happen?
behind at least one locked door or cabinet - Answer -All medication shall be safely stored at proper
temperature and shall be kept where?
annually - Answer -Written approval for self-control of prescription medication shall be rewritten as
needed but at least _____ and after any period of hospitalization
False--stored separately - Answer -True or False: Medication that is not in current use and is not
destroyed can be stored with medication that is in current use.
residents name - Answer -Over-the-counter medication for individual residents shall be labeled with at
least what?
cautionary instructions, expiration date, name of meds - Answer -Prescribed medication labels shall say
at least what?
LIMA or CMT - Answer -Injections shall be administered only by a physician or licensed nurse, except
that insulin injections may be administered by who?
Insulin - Answer -What type of injection is the ONLY injection that LIMAs and CMTs can administer?
18 - Answer -Personnel must be how old to administer meds?
