Federal Nursing Home Administrator Exam

1) OBRA asserts some separate committees can be folded into the quality improvement/assurance committee. Safety, Pharmacy and which committee below can be added into QA/QI committee? - Answer-Infection Control 2) Nursing homes are responsible for obtaining and providing dental care for residents. Who usually pays for dental services? - Answer-The resident or a family member 3) A facility is not allowed to charge a resident who is Medicaid and Medicare eligible except for: - Answer-Co-pays 4) You calculate the average percent of occupancy by: - Answer-Dividing the total census (occupied bed days) by the total number of days, then multiply by 100 5) Resident's rights should be explained to the resident and or family member: - Answer-Prior to admission 6) In case of an emergency, when no attending or back up physician is available, the decision as to who will attend to the resident is to be made by the: - Answer-Administrator 7) Federal law states that facilities must retain menus of food actually served for at least: - Answer-30 days 8) A resident with a living will and DPOA specified she wants to receive heroic measures if necessary. Six months later the resident requires CPR, but is now incompetent and the son request CPR be withheld. What is the right thing to do? - Answer-Provide the CPR 9) A resident asks to see his chart. The doctor tells the nurse not to allow the resident access to the chart. What do you do? - Answer-Tell the doctor the law gives the resident the right to view the medical records 10) Medical records belong to: - Answer-Facility 11) When a resident passes away, the personal funds deposited with the facility must be given to the resident's estate with a final accounting of the funds within: - Answer-30 days 12) The suffix "algia" refers to: - Answer-Pain 13) Physical restraints must be removed: - Answer-Every two hours 14) Depression is one of many psychological changes related to the aging process. Others include the following except for: - Answer-Hearing loss 15) "Nosocomal" refers to - Answer-Infection occurring inside the facility (institutionalized)