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Florida NHA Questions and Correct
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What must you do for all new hires?
Ans: A Level 2 background check
How often must a Level 2 background check be repeated?
Ans: Every 5 years
When does a resident receive the bill of rights?
Ans: Prior to or upon admission
How many days notice must a resident receive for a involuntary
discharge?
Ans: A 30 days notice
How long must a resident contract be kept?
Ans: 5 years
Any changes in a facility contract must what?
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Ans: Be given in 14 days advanced notice in writing and orally
A facility must account for all refunds and provide a final accounting
within how many days of death?
Ans: Within 30 days of death
Residents with communicable diseases cannot be admitted or retained
unless what happens?
Ans: The Medical Director or Attending Physician certifies
adequate isolation measures are taken
What are the HIV staff training requirements?
Ans: All staff must have 1 hour of HIV training bienni ally and 2
hours within 6 months before providing care to an HIV resident
A final resident bill must be given within how many days of discharge
or death?
Ans: Within 7 days
How many days must a refund be given after discharge or death?
Ans: Within 30 days of discharge or death
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What is Informed consent?
Ans: Informed consent means to adequately inform the
resident of the treatment to be provided, the side affects or
consequences of such treatment, alternatives to the treatment.
Failure to provide Informed Consent is what?
Ans: A tort or criminal battery.
Residents have the right to do what with treatment?
Ans: Right to Refuse
A resident has the right to obtain their medications from a community
pharmacy of their choice, however, the pharmacy must be able to do
what?
Ans: Provide the medication in a form maintained by the
facility.
A facility must provide a resident access to cordless phone or a phone
in a private area, but not where?
Ans: But not at a nurses station
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Phone rules?
Ans: Facilities are not required to provide a phone at bedside,
but residents must have access to a phone and a location where
they can speak in privacy and not be over heard.
Private Pay residents have the right to what?
Ans: Reserve a bed hold for 30 days, but they have to pay for it
in advanced
Medicaid residents are entitled to how many days of bed hold a year?
Ans: 24 days each year
When suing a nursing home, what must happen?
Ans: Must file a notice of intent to sue a nursing home and wait
75 days before filing the actual lawsuit, to give the nursing
home time to assess the claims and whether to settle the claim
or go to trail.
What is the Statutory waiting period?
Ans: 75 days
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Florida NHA Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
What must you do for all new hires?
Ans: A Level 2 background check
How often must a Level 2 background check be repeated?
Ans: Every 5 years
When does a resident receive the bill of rights?
Ans: Prior to or upon admission
How many days notice must a resident receive for a involuntary
discharge?
Ans: A 30 days notice
How long must a resident contract be kept?
Ans: 5 years
Any changes in a facility contract must what?
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Ans: Be given in 14 days advanced notice in writing and orally
A facility must account for all refunds and provide a final accounting
within how many days of death?
Ans: Within 30 days of death
Residents with communicable diseases cannot be admitted or retained
unless what happens?
Ans: The Medical Director or Attending Physician certifies
adequate isolation measures are taken
What are the HIV staff training requirements?
Ans: All staff must have 1 hour of HIV training bienni ally and 2
hours within 6 months before providing care to an HIV resident
A final resident bill must be given within how many days of discharge
or death?
Ans: Within 7 days
How many days must a refund be given after discharge or death?
Ans: Within 30 days of discharge or death
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What is Informed consent?
Ans: Informed consent means to adequately inform the
resident of the treatment to be provided, the side affects or
consequences of such treatment, alternatives to the treatment.
Failure to provide Informed Consent is what?
Ans: A tort or criminal battery.
Residents have the right to do what with treatment?
Ans: Right to Refuse
A resident has the right to obtain their medications from a community
pharmacy of their choice, however, the pharmacy must be able to do
what?
Ans: Provide the medication in a form maintained by the
facility.
A facility must provide a resident access to cordless phone or a phone
in a private area, but not where?
Ans: But not at a nurses station
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Phone rules?
Ans: Facilities are not required to provide a phone at bedside,
but residents must have access to a phone and a location where
they can speak in privacy and not be over heard.
Private Pay residents have the right to what?
Ans: Reserve a bed hold for 30 days, but they have to pay for it
in advanced
Medicaid residents are entitled to how many days of bed hold a year?
Ans: 24 days each year
When suing a nursing home, what must happen?
Ans: Must file a notice of intent to sue a nursing home and wait
75 days before filing the actual lawsuit, to give the nursing
home time to assess the claims and whether to settle the claim
or go to trail.
What is the Statutory waiting period?
Ans: 75 days
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