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HCA PRACTICE STUDY GUIDE EXAMS THIS
YEAR ALL COMPLETE 350 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question: If family members inform the facility that staff are not bringing medications to their
mom on time, the administrator must do all of the following except
A. Document the date, name of the family member, and the complaint
B. Notifying Licensing and Certification
C. Conduct an investigation
D. Document the outcome of the investigation
E. Let the complainant know the result of the investigation and document you told them -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. Notify licensing and certification
Question: The negotiated service agreement (NSA) must be reviewed and/or updated when
A. There is a change in diagnosis for the resident
B. There is a change in condition, requiring different, additional or replacement services
C. At least every 36 months
D. A and B - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. A and B
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Question: T or F, As long as there are no residents requiring night cares, the facility does not
have to have up and awake staff at night. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔FALSE
Question: A staff member may start assisting with medication once the following is completed.
A. 16 hours of employee orientation.
B. Delegation from LN
C. Completion of BON approved assistance with medication's course.
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. All of the above
Question: T or F, if a resident is oriented and is able to communicate an understanding of
his/her medication, the med tech may leave the meds at bedside for the resident to take when
he/she is ready. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔FALSE
Question: T or F, the facility does not have to track control substances for residents who
manage their own medication - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔FALSE
Question: T or F, if the facility has an active variance for the resident in room 120 to not have
closet doors, and after the resident moves out, another resident moves in who also does not
want the closet doors, the facility can use the same variance. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔FALSE
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Question: T or F, food and nutritional care policies must address what to do if a resident refuses
food or refuses his or her prescribed diet. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔TRUE
Question: Electronic records must:
A. Be available to caregivers at all times when they are on duty
B. Be able to be printed in the facility at the request of the resident, legal guardian or
conservatory, advocacy and protective agencies, and the department.
C. Ensure all entries include the date, time, name, and title of the person making the entry.
D. Include proper security measures to protect the use of an electronic signature by anyone,
other than the person to whom the electronic signature belongs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔All of
the above
Question: The administrator must maintain as-served menus, including therapeutic menus,
corrected to reflect substitutions for at least:
A. 3 years
B. 6 months
C. 3 months
D. 2 years - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. 3 months
Question: Biologicals and other medication's requiring cold storage will be refrigerated at
temperatures between (blank)&(blank). The temperature will be monitored on a (blank) basis.
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A. 35-48, weekly
B. 38-45, daily
C. 38-45, weekly
D. 35-48, daily - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. 38-45, daily
Question: The facility must have a planned menu that is approved, signed, and dated by a
registered dietician...
A. Prior to the facility opening
B. Prior to being served to the resident
C. Per OSHA regulations
D. Per the Idaho Food Code - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. Prior to being served to the resident
Question: Menus must...
A. Be prepared in advance
B. BE posted in a common area
C. Include foods served in the community
D. Contain adequate portion of wild game
E. a-c - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔E. a-c
HCA PRACTICE STUDY GUIDE EXAMS THIS
YEAR ALL COMPLETE 350 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question: If family members inform the facility that staff are not bringing medications to their
mom on time, the administrator must do all of the following except
A. Document the date, name of the family member, and the complaint
B. Notifying Licensing and Certification
C. Conduct an investigation
D. Document the outcome of the investigation
E. Let the complainant know the result of the investigation and document you told them -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. Notify licensing and certification
Question: The negotiated service agreement (NSA) must be reviewed and/or updated when
A. There is a change in diagnosis for the resident
B. There is a change in condition, requiring different, additional or replacement services
C. At least every 36 months
D. A and B - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. A and B
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Question: T or F, As long as there are no residents requiring night cares, the facility does not
have to have up and awake staff at night. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔FALSE
Question: A staff member may start assisting with medication once the following is completed.
A. 16 hours of employee orientation.
B. Delegation from LN
C. Completion of BON approved assistance with medication's course.
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D. All of the above
Question: T or F, if a resident is oriented and is able to communicate an understanding of
his/her medication, the med tech may leave the meds at bedside for the resident to take when
he/she is ready. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔FALSE
Question: T or F, the facility does not have to track control substances for residents who
manage their own medication - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔FALSE
Question: T or F, if the facility has an active variance for the resident in room 120 to not have
closet doors, and after the resident moves out, another resident moves in who also does not
want the closet doors, the facility can use the same variance. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔FALSE
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Question: T or F, food and nutritional care policies must address what to do if a resident refuses
food or refuses his or her prescribed diet. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔TRUE
Question: Electronic records must:
A. Be available to caregivers at all times when they are on duty
B. Be able to be printed in the facility at the request of the resident, legal guardian or
conservatory, advocacy and protective agencies, and the department.
C. Ensure all entries include the date, time, name, and title of the person making the entry.
D. Include proper security measures to protect the use of an electronic signature by anyone,
other than the person to whom the electronic signature belongs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔All of
the above
Question: The administrator must maintain as-served menus, including therapeutic menus,
corrected to reflect substitutions for at least:
A. 3 years
B. 6 months
C. 3 months
D. 2 years - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. 3 months
Question: Biologicals and other medication's requiring cold storage will be refrigerated at
temperatures between (blank)&(blank). The temperature will be monitored on a (blank) basis.
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A. 35-48, weekly
B. 38-45, daily
C. 38-45, weekly
D. 35-48, daily - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. 38-45, daily
Question: The facility must have a planned menu that is approved, signed, and dated by a
registered dietician...
A. Prior to the facility opening
B. Prior to being served to the resident
C. Per OSHA regulations
D. Per the Idaho Food Code - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. Prior to being served to the resident
Question: Menus must...
A. Be prepared in advance
B. BE posted in a common area
C. Include foods served in the community
D. Contain adequate portion of wild game
E. a-c - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔E. a-c
