ANSWERED 2024/25 A+ GRADE
Prior to removing equipment or features of a building that may now be in excess, a
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facility must get approval from who? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Texas Department of
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Human Services
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What does OBRA stand for what, and which year is most often referred? - Correct
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Answer ✔✔ - Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987
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How does a facility decide what are a particular residents ADLs? - Correct Answer ✔
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✔ - Based on the comprehensive assessment
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How long is DAD's Rapid Response Team wait period? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 60
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days
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What is the standard for air condition temperatures? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 71-81
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degrees F
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Upon the completion of an assessment, how long does a facility have to transmit the
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MDS? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 7 days
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Who is CMS - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services
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Who can SNFs not hire? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Anyone found guilty of abusing,
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neglecting, or mistreating residents. Have had a finding entered into the nurse aid
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registry for abuse, neglect, or mistreatment
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When checking for proper lighting, how high off the floor should you check? - Correct
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Answer ✔✔ - 30 inches
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Activities director minimum qualifications - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
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Electrical and lighting standards must conform to what standards? - Correct Answer ✔
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✔ - In accordance with NFPA 70 and the Lighting handbook of the Illuminating
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Engineering Society (IES) of North America
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, For new construction, what is the fee DAD's charges for expedited Life Safety Code
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and physical plant inspections on single level and multilevel - per bed? - Correct
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Answer ✔✔ - Single story - $30/bed minimum 3,600
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Multiple story - $36/bed minimum 4,500 .P .P .P .P .P
Emergency generators must be able to restore service within how long? - Correct
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Answer ✔✔ - 10 seconds
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How long must a facility keep old menus and food purchases - Correct Answer ✔✔ -
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30 days
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How often must the facility give a statement to a resident regarding any funds the
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facility may be holding for the resident? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - quarterly and as
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requested
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How often must a facility dispose of medication of residents that are deceased or the
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medication is expired? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - quarterly
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The nurse's station must be equipped to receive calls from residents in what locations?
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- Correct Answer ✔✔ - Resident rooms and toilet and bathing facilities
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Should the same initial assessments be used for quarterly assessments? - Correct
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Answer ✔✔ - No. They will use a QA that has been approved by the state
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The QA and Assurance Committee must meet how often - Correct Answer ✔✔ - At
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least quarterly
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Resident bedrooms can accommodate no more than how many residents? - Correct
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Answer ✔✔ - 4
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How many dietitian hours needed for SNF? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 8 hours for each
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60 residents and 4 hours for every 30 after that
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What is PASARR? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - Preadmission Screening and Annual
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Resident Review
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In the event a facility must close voluntarily, how soon must the facility notify it's
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residents? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - No later than one week, in writing, after the date
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on which the decision to close is made.
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Every RN, LVN, and nurse assistant, must receive at least 1 hour of training on caring
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for what type of people? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - People with dementia
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The DON may serve as a charge nurse only when the facility has an average daily
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occupancy of how many residents? - Correct Answer ✔✔ - 60 residents
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