QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
QUARANTEED PASS 2024/25
would impose an unreasonable hardship on the facility - Answer ✔✔ - DHS may
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grant a waiver for certain provisions of the physical plant and environment, which if not
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waived would
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Fire detection and extinguishing systems, life-support systems, and entrances and exits
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- Answer ✔✔ - The emergency power system must supply power adequate to light
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or maintain which of the following
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90 minutes - Answer ✔✔ - An emergency generator or battery system must be able
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to sustain power for a duration of at least
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nurse call system, telephone equipment, resident room light - Answer ✔✔ - Which of
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the following is required to be serviced by the emergency generator or battery system
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a sufficient amount for not less than four-hours of operation - Answer ✔✔ - How
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much stored fuel is required to be provided for required generator in emergencies
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10 seconds - Answer ✔✔ - In the event of a sudden loss of electricity, when is
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emergency lighting required to be in operation
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Weekly - Answer ✔✔ - How often is the emergency generator required to be tested
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at full load
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1 to 8 - Answer ✔✔ - What is the resident bed ratio to available lavatories and toilets
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provided the facility does not have private lavatories for resident rooms
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non-absorbent, cleanable surface that is slip resistant - Answer ✔✔ - Floors and tub.P .P .P .P .P .P .P .P .P .P .P .P .P .P .P
or shower standing surfaces must be finished with
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daily - Answer ✔✔ - Resident rooms must be cleaned
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Resident use baths and toilets, and be within easy reach of the residents - Answer ✔
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✔ - Nurse-call devices must be provided at which of the following
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, well-lighted, well ventilated, with nonsmoking areas identified, adequately furnished and
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sufficiently spacious to accommodate all activities - Answer ✔✔ - The facility must
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provide one or more rooms designated for resident dining and activities. These rooms
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must be
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annually - Answer ✔✔ - How often must a facility have an inspection by the local fire
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Marshall
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300 ft - Answer ✔✔ - There must be at least one approved, readily accessible fire
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hydrant located within how many feet of the building
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75 ft - Answer ✔✔ - Fire extinguishers in resident corridors must be spaced so that
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travel is not more than how many feet
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during new hire orientation - Answer ✔✔ - When must staff be appropriately trained
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in the use of each type of fire extinguisher in the facility
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on the wall outside the room - Answer ✔✔ - Portable extinguishers provided in
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hazardous rooms must be located
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control the spread of infection, transported in a manner that is hygienically clean linen,
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and provide clean towels and wash clothes to each resident as needed or desired -
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Answer ✔✔ - Linens must be handled, stored, and processed so as to
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10 - Answer ✔✔ - The administrator has how many days to respond to a sited
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deficiency after receiving the paperwork from the surveyor
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Governing Body - Answer ✔✔ - Which of the following is responsible for developing
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and implementing facility policy and procedures
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every 2 years - Answer ✔✔ - A nursing facility license expires
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Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services - Answer ✔✔ - A nursing home
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administrator is licensed by
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40 - Answer ✔✔ - The nursing home administrator must work how many hours per
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week on administrative duties
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Medical history, recent physical, admit orders and medication and skilled rehab -
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Answer ✔✔ - At the time a resident is admitted a skilled nursing facility, the facility
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must obtain which of the following documentation
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maintain a ratio of aides and orderlies and other facility staff to meet resident needs -
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Answer ✔✔ - The administrator must always
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