NJ CALA UPDATED EXAMS SCRIPT ALL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Independence - ✔✔The support and enhancement of resident capabilities and
facilitation of resident abilities so that the resident's preferences and choices may be
implemented within a barrier-free environment.
✔✔Individuality - ✔✔Each resident's unique needs, capabilities, personalities,
backgrounds and preferences.
✔✔MAR (Medication Administration Record) - ✔✔An individual resident record that
contains, but is not limited to: resident name, date of birth, diagnosis(es), age,
physician, name and medication strength, dosage form, route of administration,
frequency, date and time of administration, initials of individual administering the
medication, a section containing the full signature and title of each individual who initials
it, date medication ordered, stop date if appliacable, allergies, and all other
professionally acceptable information that is appropriate.
✔✔30-hour - ✔✔A MATCEP or Medication Aide Training Competency and Evaluation
Program is a department approved minimum ____________ training course conducted
by a Department approved registered professional nurse and registered pharmacist, to
instruct CNA, CHHA, or PCAs, in the administration of medications to residents, within
,assisted living residences, comprehensive personal care homes and assisted living
programs.
✔✔Nursing Home-Level Care - ✔✔An individual requires this as defined by N.J.A.C.
8:85-2.1. It is provided to individuals who have chronic medical condition(s) resulting in
moderate to severe impairments in physical, behavioral, cognitive, and/or psychosocial
functioning. It is determined by a registered professional nurse and identified in a plan of
care.
✔✔Pain Management - ✔✔In accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:43E-6, means the
assessment of pain and, if appropriate, treatment in order to assure the needs of
patients or residents of health care facilities who experience problems with pain are
met. Treatment of pain may include the use of medication or application of other
modalities and medical devices such as, but not limited to, heat or cold, massage,
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), acupuncture, and neurolytic
techniques such as radiofrequency coagulation and cryotherapy.
✔✔Privacy - ✔✔A resident's degree of control over a specific physical area and/or time;
levels of intimacy with family and others; and communication and contact with others
outside the facility or program environment.
✔✔Shared Responsibility - ✔✔Residents (and if the resident wishes the resident's
family) and providers of assisted living services share responsibility for planning and
decision making affecting residents. To participate fully in this, residents shaw be
provided with clear and understandable information about the possible consequences of
their decision-making, in accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 8:35-5.18(a)2.
✔✔Total Bed Complement - ✔✔Another term for resident census.
✔✔Unit Dose Drug Distribution System - ✔✔A system in which medications are
delivered to the residents areas in single unit packaging, and which meets the following
criteria:
1.) Each medication shall be individually wrapped and labeled with the generic or trade
(brand) name and strength of medication, lot number or reference code, expiration date,
and manufacturer's name, and shall be ready for administration to the resident.
2.) Cautionary instructions shall appear on the resident's record of medication
administration, and the system shall include provisions for noting additional information,
including but no limited to, special times or routes of administration and storage
conditions.
3.) Commercial repackages shall comply with 21 CFR 201.1, incorporated herein by
reference, as amended and supplemented, and N.J.A.C. 8:39.
✔✔Unit-of-Use - ✔✔A system of in which medications are delivered to the resident
areas either in single unity packaging, bingo or punch cards, blister or strip packs, or
other system where each medication is physically separate. Individually labeled unit
,dose medications may be combined in a "bingo or punch card" to create a unit-of-dose
drug distribution system.
✔✔20 percent - ✔✔An assisted living facility shall indicate within 36 months of after
licensure, at least ______________ of the facility's residents shall be individuals with
nursing home-level care. This percentage shall be computed based upon the number of
residents days per calendar year and may include direct admissions as well as
maintained residents with nursing home-level of care needs.
✔✔Biennially - ✔✔Each assisted living, comprehensive personal care home, and
assisted living program will be assessed and inspected __________________.
✔✔Survey Visits - ✔✔This may be made to a facility at any time by authorized staff of
the Department . Such may include, but not limited to, the review of all facility
documents and resident records and conferences with residents.
✔✔Facility Licensure - ✔✔A licensure shall be granted for a period of one year or less
as determined by the Department.
✔✔Facility Licensure Renewal - ✔✔The license, unless suspended or revoked, shall be
renewed annually on the original license date, or within 30 days thereafter as of the
original licensure date. The facility will receive a request for renewal fee 30 days prior to
the expiration of the license. A renewal license will not be issued unless the licensure
fee is received by the Department.
✔✔Surrender of Facility License - ✔✔The facility shall notify each resident, the
resident's physician, and any guarantors of payment at least 30 days prior to the
voluntary surrender of a license, or as directed under an order of revocation, refusal to
renew, or suspension of license. In such cases, the license shall be returned to the
Long-Term Care Licensing Program of the Department within 7 working days after the
voluntary surrender, revocation, non-renewal, or suspension of license.
✔✔CALA Qualifications - ✔✔1.) 21 years or older; 2.) Possess a high school diploma or
equivalent; 3.) hold a CALA or LNHA license.
✔✔2 Years - ✔✔An applicant for certification as an assisted living administrator shall sit
for the Assisted Living Competency Examination within ____________ of successful
completion of the assisted living training course.
✔✔3 Years - ✔✔An assisted living administrator certification shall be valid for a period
of ____________ from date of issue.
✔✔3 Years - ✔✔At least once every ___________, on a schedule to be determined by
the Department, an assisted living administrator shall file an application for renewal of
current certification.
, ✔✔30 hours - ✔✔Complete at least ____________, of continuing education regarding
assisted living concepts and related topics, as specified and approved by the
Department of Health and Senior Services.
✔✔Eligibility for Renewal - ✔✔1.) Complete 30 hours of CEUs, 2.) Criminal History
Background Check
✔✔Lapse of Certification - ✔✔The applicant shall be required to complete 10 hours of
continuing education credit for each year in which the certification was inactive in
addition to the required 30 hours of continuing education for the last completed triennial
certification period in which the applicant's certification was active.
✔✔40 Hours - ✔✔In order to be an assisted living administrator trainer, they must
complete at least ____________ of the basic concepts etc. of assisted living.
✔✔Administrator's Responsibilites - ✔✔1.) Ensuring the development, implementation,
and enforcement of all policies and procedures, including resident rights; 2.) Planning
for, and administration of, the managerial, operational, fiscal, and report components of
the facility; 3.) Ensuring that all personnel are assigned duties based upon their ability
and competency to perform the job and in accordance with written job descriptions; 4.)
Ensuring the provision of staff orientation and staff education; 5.) Establishing and
maintaining liaison relationships and communication with facility staff and services and
with residents and their families; 6.) Establishing and maintaining liaison relationships
and communications with community hospitals, social services agencies, and mental
health service agencies.
✔✔Ombudsman - ✔✔An advocate who is an official in charge of representing the
interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints of maladministration
or a violation of rights.
✔✔Informed Consent in Different Languaes - ✔✔The resident has a right to refuse
medication and treatment after the resident has been informed, in language that the
resident understands, of the possible consequences of this decision.
✔✔30 Days - ✔✔The resident has the right to receive written notice at least
___________ in advance when the facility requests the resident's transfer or discharge,
except in an emergency. This written notice shall include the name, address, and
telephone number of the New Jersey Office of the Ombudsman for the Institutionalized
Elderly, and shall also be provided to the resident's legally appointed guardian, if
applicable, or, with the resident's consent, to the resident's family, ___________ in
advance.
✔✔Types of Services for ALF - ✔✔1.) Assistance with Personal Care; 2.) Nursing; 3.)
Pharmacy; 4.) Dining; 5.) Activities; 6.) Recreational; 7.) and Social Work services.
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Independence - ✔✔The support and enhancement of resident capabilities and
facilitation of resident abilities so that the resident's preferences and choices may be
implemented within a barrier-free environment.
✔✔Individuality - ✔✔Each resident's unique needs, capabilities, personalities,
backgrounds and preferences.
✔✔MAR (Medication Administration Record) - ✔✔An individual resident record that
contains, but is not limited to: resident name, date of birth, diagnosis(es), age,
physician, name and medication strength, dosage form, route of administration,
frequency, date and time of administration, initials of individual administering the
medication, a section containing the full signature and title of each individual who initials
it, date medication ordered, stop date if appliacable, allergies, and all other
professionally acceptable information that is appropriate.
✔✔30-hour - ✔✔A MATCEP or Medication Aide Training Competency and Evaluation
Program is a department approved minimum ____________ training course conducted
by a Department approved registered professional nurse and registered pharmacist, to
instruct CNA, CHHA, or PCAs, in the administration of medications to residents, within
,assisted living residences, comprehensive personal care homes and assisted living
programs.
✔✔Nursing Home-Level Care - ✔✔An individual requires this as defined by N.J.A.C.
8:85-2.1. It is provided to individuals who have chronic medical condition(s) resulting in
moderate to severe impairments in physical, behavioral, cognitive, and/or psychosocial
functioning. It is determined by a registered professional nurse and identified in a plan of
care.
✔✔Pain Management - ✔✔In accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:43E-6, means the
assessment of pain and, if appropriate, treatment in order to assure the needs of
patients or residents of health care facilities who experience problems with pain are
met. Treatment of pain may include the use of medication or application of other
modalities and medical devices such as, but not limited to, heat or cold, massage,
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), acupuncture, and neurolytic
techniques such as radiofrequency coagulation and cryotherapy.
✔✔Privacy - ✔✔A resident's degree of control over a specific physical area and/or time;
levels of intimacy with family and others; and communication and contact with others
outside the facility or program environment.
✔✔Shared Responsibility - ✔✔Residents (and if the resident wishes the resident's
family) and providers of assisted living services share responsibility for planning and
decision making affecting residents. To participate fully in this, residents shaw be
provided with clear and understandable information about the possible consequences of
their decision-making, in accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 8:35-5.18(a)2.
✔✔Total Bed Complement - ✔✔Another term for resident census.
✔✔Unit Dose Drug Distribution System - ✔✔A system in which medications are
delivered to the residents areas in single unit packaging, and which meets the following
criteria:
1.) Each medication shall be individually wrapped and labeled with the generic or trade
(brand) name and strength of medication, lot number or reference code, expiration date,
and manufacturer's name, and shall be ready for administration to the resident.
2.) Cautionary instructions shall appear on the resident's record of medication
administration, and the system shall include provisions for noting additional information,
including but no limited to, special times or routes of administration and storage
conditions.
3.) Commercial repackages shall comply with 21 CFR 201.1, incorporated herein by
reference, as amended and supplemented, and N.J.A.C. 8:39.
✔✔Unit-of-Use - ✔✔A system of in which medications are delivered to the resident
areas either in single unity packaging, bingo or punch cards, blister or strip packs, or
other system where each medication is physically separate. Individually labeled unit
,dose medications may be combined in a "bingo or punch card" to create a unit-of-dose
drug distribution system.
✔✔20 percent - ✔✔An assisted living facility shall indicate within 36 months of after
licensure, at least ______________ of the facility's residents shall be individuals with
nursing home-level care. This percentage shall be computed based upon the number of
residents days per calendar year and may include direct admissions as well as
maintained residents with nursing home-level of care needs.
✔✔Biennially - ✔✔Each assisted living, comprehensive personal care home, and
assisted living program will be assessed and inspected __________________.
✔✔Survey Visits - ✔✔This may be made to a facility at any time by authorized staff of
the Department . Such may include, but not limited to, the review of all facility
documents and resident records and conferences with residents.
✔✔Facility Licensure - ✔✔A licensure shall be granted for a period of one year or less
as determined by the Department.
✔✔Facility Licensure Renewal - ✔✔The license, unless suspended or revoked, shall be
renewed annually on the original license date, or within 30 days thereafter as of the
original licensure date. The facility will receive a request for renewal fee 30 days prior to
the expiration of the license. A renewal license will not be issued unless the licensure
fee is received by the Department.
✔✔Surrender of Facility License - ✔✔The facility shall notify each resident, the
resident's physician, and any guarantors of payment at least 30 days prior to the
voluntary surrender of a license, or as directed under an order of revocation, refusal to
renew, or suspension of license. In such cases, the license shall be returned to the
Long-Term Care Licensing Program of the Department within 7 working days after the
voluntary surrender, revocation, non-renewal, or suspension of license.
✔✔CALA Qualifications - ✔✔1.) 21 years or older; 2.) Possess a high school diploma or
equivalent; 3.) hold a CALA or LNHA license.
✔✔2 Years - ✔✔An applicant for certification as an assisted living administrator shall sit
for the Assisted Living Competency Examination within ____________ of successful
completion of the assisted living training course.
✔✔3 Years - ✔✔An assisted living administrator certification shall be valid for a period
of ____________ from date of issue.
✔✔3 Years - ✔✔At least once every ___________, on a schedule to be determined by
the Department, an assisted living administrator shall file an application for renewal of
current certification.
, ✔✔30 hours - ✔✔Complete at least ____________, of continuing education regarding
assisted living concepts and related topics, as specified and approved by the
Department of Health and Senior Services.
✔✔Eligibility for Renewal - ✔✔1.) Complete 30 hours of CEUs, 2.) Criminal History
Background Check
✔✔Lapse of Certification - ✔✔The applicant shall be required to complete 10 hours of
continuing education credit for each year in which the certification was inactive in
addition to the required 30 hours of continuing education for the last completed triennial
certification period in which the applicant's certification was active.
✔✔40 Hours - ✔✔In order to be an assisted living administrator trainer, they must
complete at least ____________ of the basic concepts etc. of assisted living.
✔✔Administrator's Responsibilites - ✔✔1.) Ensuring the development, implementation,
and enforcement of all policies and procedures, including resident rights; 2.) Planning
for, and administration of, the managerial, operational, fiscal, and report components of
the facility; 3.) Ensuring that all personnel are assigned duties based upon their ability
and competency to perform the job and in accordance with written job descriptions; 4.)
Ensuring the provision of staff orientation and staff education; 5.) Establishing and
maintaining liaison relationships and communication with facility staff and services and
with residents and their families; 6.) Establishing and maintaining liaison relationships
and communications with community hospitals, social services agencies, and mental
health service agencies.
✔✔Ombudsman - ✔✔An advocate who is an official in charge of representing the
interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints of maladministration
or a violation of rights.
✔✔Informed Consent in Different Languaes - ✔✔The resident has a right to refuse
medication and treatment after the resident has been informed, in language that the
resident understands, of the possible consequences of this decision.
✔✔30 Days - ✔✔The resident has the right to receive written notice at least
___________ in advance when the facility requests the resident's transfer or discharge,
except in an emergency. This written notice shall include the name, address, and
telephone number of the New Jersey Office of the Ombudsman for the Institutionalized
Elderly, and shall also be provided to the resident's legally appointed guardian, if
applicable, or, with the resident's consent, to the resident's family, ___________ in
advance.
✔✔Types of Services for ALF - ✔✔1.) Assistance with Personal Care; 2.) Nursing; 3.)
Pharmacy; 4.) Dining; 5.) Activities; 6.) Recreational; 7.) and Social Work services.
