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North Carolina Nursing Home Administrator
Questions and Answers|2025 Update | 100% Correct.
To qualify for "Brain Injury Long Term Care", a person must not show progress for
how long to standard rehab? - (answers)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? - (answers)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.
- (answers)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? -
(answers)30 days.
"Respite care" means services provided for persons admitted to a nursing facility
on a temporary basis, not to exceed 30 days.
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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 - (answers)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. -
(answers)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? - (answers)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.
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As defined by the North Carolina code: "Convalescent Care" means care given for
the purpose of: - (answers)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: - (answers)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. - (answers)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? - (answers)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.
North Carolina Nursing Home Administrator
Questions and Answers|2025 Update | 100% Correct.
To qualify for "Brain Injury Long Term Care", a person must not show progress for
how long to standard rehab? - (answers)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? - (answers)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.
- (answers)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? -
(answers)30 days.
"Respite care" means services provided for persons admitted to a nursing facility
on a temporary basis, not to exceed 30 days.
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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 - (answers)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. -
(answers)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? - (answers)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.
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As defined by the North Carolina code: "Convalescent Care" means care given for
the purpose of: - (answers)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: - (answers)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. - (answers)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? - (answers)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.
