NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS

1.
When it comes to dining services, professional input from a __________ is required by
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Medicare, Medicaid, and many commercial insurers.
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A.
Dietary manager sw



B.
Registered dietitian sw



C.
Head chef sw



D.
Culinary expert - ans-B. sw sw sw



None of the third-
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party programs listed require input from a dietary manager, head chef, or culinary expe
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rt.

2.
The current name for the professional association representing the interests of long-
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term care medical directors is the __________.
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A.
Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
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B.
American Physicians Practice sw sw



C.
America's Long-Term Care Physicians sw sw sw



D.
Society of Medical Directors
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answer - ans-A.
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The American Medical Directors Association officially changed its name in 2014 to The
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Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
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3.
QAPI sets the stage for senior living providers to engage in an ongoing, organized met
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hod of conducting business to achieve optimum results. What does it stand for?
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A.
Quality aspects of people investment
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B.
Quality aptitude and progress improvement
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C.

,Quality assurance and performance improvement
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D.
Quick assurance and progress investment - ans-C.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services combines the terms "quality assurance"
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and "performance improvement" to describe taking a systematic, comprehensive, and
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data-
driven approach to maintaining and improving safety and quality in nursing homes whil
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e involving residents, families, and all nursing home caregivers in practical and creative
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problem-solving.
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4.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinat
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or for Health Information Technology describe the effective electronic exchange of healt
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h information as __________ use of the data.
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A.
Practical
B.
Meaningful
C.
Pragmatic
D.
Beneficial - ans-B. sw sw



The key word in the question's stem is "effective"; the alternate response options each
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describe a positive outcome—but not efficacy.
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5.
The two main categories of interdisciplinary teams in a skilled nursing facility setting ar
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e __________ services and __________ services.
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A.
Multidisciplinary, clinical sw



B.
Clinical, support sw



C.
Transdisciplinary, support sw



D.
Person-centered, required - ans-B. sw sw sw



A clinical interdisciplinary team is typically led by a physician and concentrates on asse
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ssing the health needs of residents and developing and delivering a plan of care; a sup
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port services interdisciplinary team is comprised of staff members from nonclinical disci
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plines whose efforts complement those of the clinical team.
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6.
The medical professional who directly manages the care of a person in a skilled nursin
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g facility is called their __________.
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A.
Medical director sw

, B.
Medical consultant sw



C.
Main doctor sw



D.
Attending physician sw



answer - ans-D.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (and most commercial payers) requires
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that a licensed medical doctor direct the overall care of a resident receiving services in
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a skilled nursing facility.
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7.
Senior living providers with service lines that participate in Medicare or Medicaid are ex
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pected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to contract with a licensed __
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________ to serve as medical director. sw sw sw sw sw



A.
Nurse practitioner sw



B.
MD
C.
DO
D.
Physician - ans-D. sw sw



42 CFR 483.70(h) requires that the medical director be a licensed physician.
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8.
To become a certified nurse aide, one must pass a written exam and demonstrate satis
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factory proficiency in providing personal care (such as oral care, bathing, and personal
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hygiene), performing several related tasks (such as proper body mechanics for lifting a
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nd transferring, handwashing, and making an occupied bed), and __________.
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A.
Documenting a person's condition sw sw sw



B.
Measuring a person's vital signs sw sw sw sw



C.
Utilizing the electronic medical record
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D.
Observing behavioral changes sw sw



answer - ans-B.
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42 CFR 483.152(b) stipulates federally mandated course content for a training program
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wto prepare someone to become a certified nurse aide.
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9.
The two most widely recognized credentials for a medical records technician working in
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wa skilled nursing facility are Registered Health Information Technician and __________
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.