NJ CALA (CERTIFIED ASSISTED LIVING
ADMINISTRATOR) FINAL AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A |
BRAND NEW!!!
Qualifications of PCA, CMA, and Direct Caregivers - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Must be a CNA, CHHA, PCA. No individual
shall be certified as a PCA pursuant unless that individual has
completed the criminal history background check required by
N.J.A.C. 8:43I. Each PCA and each direct caregiver shall receive
orientation prior to or upon employment and on-going in-
service education regarding the concepts of assisted living.
2 years - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Personal care assistant
certification shall be valid for a period of from the
date of issue. At least once every , on a schedule
to be determined by the Department, a certified personal care
assistant shall file an application for renewal of current
certification and shall complete an updated criminal history
background check as required by N.J.A.C. 8:43I.
,20 hours - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > In order to be eligible to
renew a current certification, the certified personal care
assistant shall complete at least every two years
of continuing education in assisted living concepts, and related
topics, including cognitive and physical impairment and
dementia.
CMA (Certified Medical Assistant) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Certified as a CNA, CHHA, or PCA; Successfully completion of
medication administration training coursed approved by the
Department; Successful completion of a Department of Health
and Senior Services approved standardized examination
regarding medication administration for PCAs. An oral
examination shall not substitute for the written component of
this examination.
2 years - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Medication aide certification
shall be valid for a period of from the date of
issue. At least once every , on a schedule to be
determined by the Department, a medication aide shall file an
application for renewal of current certification.
30 hours - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > In order to be eligible to
renew for a current certification, the medication aide have
,completed at least of continuing education,
seminars, or in-service training every two year certification
period. This includes continuing education for review of the
fundamental principles of medication administration, the skills
and knowledge necessary for the task of medication
administration, and topics of current drug use relevant to the
elderly.
6 Months - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > An applicant for
medication aide certification shall sit for the standardized
examination within of successful completion of an
approved medication administration training course.
Minimum PCA Staffing - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The facility
shall provide on the premises at all times (per building) the
following minimum numbers of employees:
1.) At least one awake PCA in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:36-
9.1(a).
2.) At least one additional employee.
Dietician Qualifications - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The dietitian
shall possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited collage or
university with a major area of concentration in a nutrition-
, related field of study, and one year of full-time professional
experience or graduate-level training in nutrition.
Provision of Meals - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The assisted living
residence or comprehensive personal care home shall provide
dining services to meet the daily nutritional needs of residents,
directly in the facility.
Designation of a Food Coordinator - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
The facility shall designate a food service coordinator who, if
not a dietitican, functions with scheduled consultation from a
dietician. When meals are prepared in the facility, the food
service coordinator or designee shall be present in the facility.
The food service coordinator shall ensure that dining services
are provided as specified in the dining portion of the health
care plan.
Responsibilities of Dietitians - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > If
indicated, according to residents' needs, a dietitian shall be
responsible for providing resident care, including, but not
limited to, the following: 1.) Assessing the nutritional needs of
the resident. If indicated, preparing the dietary portion of the
health care plan on the basis of the assessment, providing
dietary services to the resident as specified in the dietary
portion of the health plan, reassessing the resident, and
ADMINISTRATOR) FINAL AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A |
BRAND NEW!!!
Qualifications of PCA, CMA, and Direct Caregivers - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Must be a CNA, CHHA, PCA. No individual
shall be certified as a PCA pursuant unless that individual has
completed the criminal history background check required by
N.J.A.C. 8:43I. Each PCA and each direct caregiver shall receive
orientation prior to or upon employment and on-going in-
service education regarding the concepts of assisted living.
2 years - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Personal care assistant
certification shall be valid for a period of from the
date of issue. At least once every , on a schedule
to be determined by the Department, a certified personal care
assistant shall file an application for renewal of current
certification and shall complete an updated criminal history
background check as required by N.J.A.C. 8:43I.
,20 hours - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > In order to be eligible to
renew a current certification, the certified personal care
assistant shall complete at least every two years
of continuing education in assisted living concepts, and related
topics, including cognitive and physical impairment and
dementia.
CMA (Certified Medical Assistant) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Certified as a CNA, CHHA, or PCA; Successfully completion of
medication administration training coursed approved by the
Department; Successful completion of a Department of Health
and Senior Services approved standardized examination
regarding medication administration for PCAs. An oral
examination shall not substitute for the written component of
this examination.
2 years - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Medication aide certification
shall be valid for a period of from the date of
issue. At least once every , on a schedule to be
determined by the Department, a medication aide shall file an
application for renewal of current certification.
30 hours - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > In order to be eligible to
renew for a current certification, the medication aide have
,completed at least of continuing education,
seminars, or in-service training every two year certification
period. This includes continuing education for review of the
fundamental principles of medication administration, the skills
and knowledge necessary for the task of medication
administration, and topics of current drug use relevant to the
elderly.
6 Months - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > An applicant for
medication aide certification shall sit for the standardized
examination within of successful completion of an
approved medication administration training course.
Minimum PCA Staffing - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The facility
shall provide on the premises at all times (per building) the
following minimum numbers of employees:
1.) At least one awake PCA in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:36-
9.1(a).
2.) At least one additional employee.
Dietician Qualifications - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The dietitian
shall possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited collage or
university with a major area of concentration in a nutrition-
, related field of study, and one year of full-time professional
experience or graduate-level training in nutrition.
Provision of Meals - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The assisted living
residence or comprehensive personal care home shall provide
dining services to meet the daily nutritional needs of residents,
directly in the facility.
Designation of a Food Coordinator - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
The facility shall designate a food service coordinator who, if
not a dietitican, functions with scheduled consultation from a
dietician. When meals are prepared in the facility, the food
service coordinator or designee shall be present in the facility.
The food service coordinator shall ensure that dining services
are provided as specified in the dining portion of the health
care plan.
Responsibilities of Dietitians - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > If
indicated, according to residents' needs, a dietitian shall be
responsible for providing resident care, including, but not
limited to, the following: 1.) Assessing the nutritional needs of
the resident. If indicated, preparing the dietary portion of the
health care plan on the basis of the assessment, providing
dietary services to the resident as specified in the dietary
portion of the health plan, reassessing the resident, and
