NORTH CAROLINA NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR STUDY SET QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026

NORTH CAROLINA NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR STUDY SET QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026 To qualify for "Brain Injury Long Term Care", a person must not show progress for how long to standard rehab? - Answer -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? - Answer -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. - Answer - 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? - Answer -30 days. "Respite care" means services provided for persons admitted to a nursing facility on a temporary basis, not to exceed 30 days. 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 - Answer -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. - Answer -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? - Answer -A facility policy that mirrors the