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A physical restraint must be removed from the resident how often? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Every two hours
"Incontinent" - CORRECT ANSWER - Causes a person to lose control of excretory
functions
The most significant aspect of resident care is - CORRECT ANSWER - The attitude
towards residents
Nursing hours required per resident day are established by - CORRECT ANSWER -
State with federal approval
Nosocomial infections are infections associated with - CORRECT ANSWER -
Institutionalizations
Assume that 90 doses of medication were prescribed by the MD to be administered in a
given time period. However, 3 doses ordered were not given and the 1 dose was
incorrectly administered as prescribed. What was the medication error rate? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 4.4%
The facility may transfer or discharge a resident from the facility for what reasons -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1.needs can't be met
2.no longer requires service
3.failure to pay
A discharge summary may be: - CORRECT ANSWER - The last progress note
,OBRA envisions that the function of several previously free-standing committees can
now be included in the quality assessment and assurance committee. Which of the
following would remain a free standing committee? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ethics
Social workers in a nursing facility may provide what services - CORRECT ANSWER -
1.counseling
2.utilization of community resources
3.services provided by the interdisciplinary team
Social work has been defined as a problem-solving process geared to helping people
help themselves. The problem most likely to affect resident as they are faced with
nursing facility placement is: - CORRECT ANSWER - Anxiety related to the unknown
The administrator and every employee in a nursing facility must be aware and
knowledgeable of residents rights. In a 140-bed facility the initial explanation of the
residents rights to the resident and family is usually the responsibility of - CORRECT
ANSWER - The social worker
Counseling, group activities, and social functions appear to be productive therapeutic
techniques for depressed residence. which signs are typically displayed by depressed
residents? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sadness, loss of interest in ppl, sense that a great
effort is needed to preform activities
If a resident is declared mentally incompetent in a court of law, the rights of the resident
are usually assigned to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Legally responsible party
The primary purpose of encouraging all able residents to eat in the dinning room is to: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Provide interactions
The problem most likely to affect residents as they are faced with facility placement is: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Anxiety related to the unknown
, What type of therapy works best with dementia resident - CORRECT ANSWER -
Validation therapy
All menus must be approved by - CORRECT ANSWER - A qualified dietition
Hot food must leave the kitchen at a temperature of at least - CORRECT ANSWER -
140 degrees Fahrenheit
The percentage of weight loss for a resident who previously weighed 180lbs and now
weighs 171 lbs is - CORRECT ANSWER - 5% 180-171=9 9divided by 180=5
If a facility has 100 residents and it requires preparation time of 12 labor minutes per
meal, how many labor hours are required per week? - CORRECT ANSWER - 420 hours
12 min x3 times a day=36
36minutes a day x 7days=252 minutes a week
252 minutes a week x 100 residents=25,200 minutes for all residents
25,200 divided by 60 minutes in an hour= 420 hours
The maximum number of hours allowed between serving the evening meal and
breakfast the following day is - CORRECT ANSWER - 14 hrs
Under OBRA, the regulations for a skilled-nursing facility requires that residents must be
seen by a physician every 30 days during the first 90 days after admission and
thereafter - CORRECT ANSWER - Once every 60 days
Nursing facilities are responsible for providing and/or obtaining dental services for the
residents. Unless otherwise documented, who is usually responsible for payment of
these services - CORRECT ANSWER - The resident/family