ACTIVITY DIRECTOR CLASS COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Elizabeth Kubler Ross & stages of death/dying. Answer: A
Psychologist who studies death and dying. Her theory process that the
terminally ill pass through a sequence of 5 stages 1. Denials 2. Anger 3.
Bargaining 4. Depression 5. Acceptance
◉ CMS. Answer: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Federal
agency overseeing skilled nursing faclity
◉ Survey Process. Answer: Methodology that the state/federal surveyors
practice when inspecting care facilities.
◉ Regulatory Requirement. Answer: A rule or directive made and
maintained by an authority State regulation are in place for nursing
homes, medical day care centers and assisted living. Federal regulations
are in place for nursing homes only.
◉ Activism. Answer: The practice of pursuing political or other goals
through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations
,◉ Professional Organization. Answer: Nonprofit organization that works
to improve the image, working conditions, and skill levels of people in
particular occupations
◉ Deficiency. Answer: In LTC this is something the state surveyors find
during a survey. It means the facility has not met the state or federal
standard
◉ Protesting. Answer: to object,complain or disagree with something
◉ Advocacy. Answer: To act, speak =, or write in support of an issue
◉ Certification. Answer: A credential indicating specific training in a
career specialty.
◉ Quality Assurance (QA). Answer: A process of evaluating a service to
ensure the goals of the service are being met.
◉ Total Quality Management (TQM). Answer: the philosophy that
everyone in the organization is concerned about quality, throughout all
of the firm's activities, to better serve customer needs
◉ QAPI Quality Assurance Performance Improvement. Answer: A
federally mandated quality assurance process for skilled nursing
facilities.
, ◉ Judegement. Answer: Making a decision or drawing a conclusion
from data collected
◉ Norms and Expectaions. Answer: Specific standard s or definitions of
what is to be found when conducteding an evaluation or QPAI
◉ Cohort Effect. Answer: Consequences of having been born in a given
year and having grown up during a particular time period with it's own
unique pressures problems, challenges and opportunities.
◉ The Spirit of life. Answer: The force within the body that gives life
energy and power.
◉ Autonomy. Answer: Independence/ Ability or tendency to function
independently
◉ Fluid Intelligence. Answer: Capacity to learn new ways of solving
problems
◉ Medical Model. Answer: the concept that diseases have physical
causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured. When
applied to psychological disorders, the medical model assumes that these
mental illnesses can be diagnosed on the basis of their symptoms and
EXAM 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Elizabeth Kubler Ross & stages of death/dying. Answer: A
Psychologist who studies death and dying. Her theory process that the
terminally ill pass through a sequence of 5 stages 1. Denials 2. Anger 3.
Bargaining 4. Depression 5. Acceptance
◉ CMS. Answer: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Federal
agency overseeing skilled nursing faclity
◉ Survey Process. Answer: Methodology that the state/federal surveyors
practice when inspecting care facilities.
◉ Regulatory Requirement. Answer: A rule or directive made and
maintained by an authority State regulation are in place for nursing
homes, medical day care centers and assisted living. Federal regulations
are in place for nursing homes only.
◉ Activism. Answer: The practice of pursuing political or other goals
through vigorous action, often including protests and demonstrations
,◉ Professional Organization. Answer: Nonprofit organization that works
to improve the image, working conditions, and skill levels of people in
particular occupations
◉ Deficiency. Answer: In LTC this is something the state surveyors find
during a survey. It means the facility has not met the state or federal
standard
◉ Protesting. Answer: to object,complain or disagree with something
◉ Advocacy. Answer: To act, speak =, or write in support of an issue
◉ Certification. Answer: A credential indicating specific training in a
career specialty.
◉ Quality Assurance (QA). Answer: A process of evaluating a service to
ensure the goals of the service are being met.
◉ Total Quality Management (TQM). Answer: the philosophy that
everyone in the organization is concerned about quality, throughout all
of the firm's activities, to better serve customer needs
◉ QAPI Quality Assurance Performance Improvement. Answer: A
federally mandated quality assurance process for skilled nursing
facilities.
, ◉ Judegement. Answer: Making a decision or drawing a conclusion
from data collected
◉ Norms and Expectaions. Answer: Specific standard s or definitions of
what is to be found when conducteding an evaluation or QPAI
◉ Cohort Effect. Answer: Consequences of having been born in a given
year and having grown up during a particular time period with it's own
unique pressures problems, challenges and opportunities.
◉ The Spirit of life. Answer: The force within the body that gives life
energy and power.
◉ Autonomy. Answer: Independence/ Ability or tendency to function
independently
◉ Fluid Intelligence. Answer: Capacity to learn new ways of solving
problems
◉ Medical Model. Answer: the concept that diseases have physical
causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured. When
applied to psychological disorders, the medical model assumes that these
mental illnesses can be diagnosed on the basis of their symptoms and
