North Carolina Nursing Home Administrator
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
To qualify for "Brain Injury Long Term Care", a person must not show progress for how long to
standard rehab? - CORRECT ANSWER - Three months.
A Life Care Center is licensed for 120 beds. They need to increase their bed capacity by 11 beds.
Can they do this? - CORRECT ANSWER - No.
A life care center, having an agreement to care for all residents regardless of level of care needs,
may temporarily increase bed capacity by 10 percent or 10 beds, whichever is less, over the
licensed bed capacity for a period up to 30 days following notification of and approval by the
Department.
When reporting an allegation of abuse, mistreatment, or misappropriation of resident property,
the administrator shall ensure that the report of investigation is ______ and postmarked to the
Health Care Personnel Registry Section of the Division of Health Service Regulation within
_____ working days of the allegation. - CORRECT ANSWER - Printed or typed; five.
The administrator shall ensure that the report of investigation is printed or typed and postmarked
to the Health Care Personnel Registry Section of the Division of Health Service Regulation
within five working days of the allegation.
How long can a North Carolina nursing home provide "respite" care? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 30 days.
"Respite care" means services provided for persons admitted to a nursing facility on a temporary
basis, not to exceed 30 days.
To ensure that drug therapy is rational, safe and effective, a pharmaceutical care assessment shall
be conducted in the facility at least every ______ days for each patient - CORRECT
ANSWER - 31.
,To ensure that drug therapy is rational, safe and effective, a pharmaceutical care assessment shall
be conducted in the facility at least every 31 days for each patient.
The drug storage area shall be clean, secure, well-lighted, well ventilated and with temperatures
between _______ degrees F. and ________ degrees F. - CORRECT ANSWER - 59 degrees F
and 86 degrees F.
The pharmacist and director of nursing shall ensure that drug storage areas are clean, secure, well
lighted and well ventilated; that room temperature is maintained between 59 degrees F. and 86
degrees F.
An Activity Director would like to adopt a facility dog. What rules does she have to comply
with? - CORRECT ANSWER - A facility policy that mirrors the local health ordinances
regarding pet health and control plus not permit the pet into areas where food is being prepared.
When facility policies permit pets in the facility, the following conditions shall be met:(1) The
facility policy shall not be in violation of any local health ordinances regarding pet health and
control.(2) Pets shall not be permitted to enter areas where food is being prepared.
As defined by the North Carolina code: "Convalescent Care" means care given for the purpose
of: - CORRECT ANSWER - Assisting the patient or resident to regain health or strength.
"Convalescent care" means care given for the purpose of assisting the patient or resident to
regain health or strength.
The facility shall ensure that menus are followed which meet the nutritional needs of patients in
accordance with the recommended dietary allowances of the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Food
and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council, National Academy
Temperatures in the facility shall be at _______ degrees F. minimum in the heating season and a
maximum of _______ degrees F. during the non-heating season. - CORRECT ANSWER - 71
degrees F, 81 degrees F.
, Environmental temperature control systems shall be capable of maintaining temperatures in the
facility at 71 degrees F. minimum in the heating season and a maximum of 81 degrees F. during
the non-heating season.
What special allowances must an isolation room contain? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rooms
designated for isolation shall have negative or positive pressure with relationship to adjacent
areas depending upon the type of patient to be isolated. Exhaust for isolation rooms shall be
ducted to the outdoors with exhaust fans located at the discharge end of the duct.
The emergency electrical system shall be so controlled that after interruption of the normal
electric power supply, the generator is brought to full voltage and frequency and connected
within ______ seconds. - CORRECT ANSWER - 10 seconds.
The emergency electrical system shall be so controlled that after interruption of the normal
electric power supply, the generator is brought to full voltage and frequency and connected with
10 seconds through one or more primary automatic transfer switches to all emergency lighting,
alarms, nurses' call, and equipment necessary for maintaining telephone service.
All staff is to use good hand washing technique as indicated in: - CORRECT ANSWER -
"Guidelines for Hand Washing in Hospital Environmental Control," as published by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service.
The facility shall require all staff to use good hand washing technique as indicated in the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention "Guidelines for Hand Washing in Hospital Environmental
Control," as published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health
Service.
Sufficient fuel shall be stored for the operation of the emergency generator for a period not less
than ______ hours, on a 24-hour per day operational basis. - CORRECT ANSWER - 72.
Sufficient fuel shall be stored for the operation of the emergency generator for a period not less
than 72 hours, on a 24-hour per day operational basis.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
To qualify for "Brain Injury Long Term Care", a person must not show progress for how long to
standard rehab? - CORRECT ANSWER - Three months.
A Life Care Center is licensed for 120 beds. They need to increase their bed capacity by 11 beds.
Can they do this? - CORRECT ANSWER - No.
A life care center, having an agreement to care for all residents regardless of level of care needs,
may temporarily increase bed capacity by 10 percent or 10 beds, whichever is less, over the
licensed bed capacity for a period up to 30 days following notification of and approval by the
Department.
When reporting an allegation of abuse, mistreatment, or misappropriation of resident property,
the administrator shall ensure that the report of investigation is ______ and postmarked to the
Health Care Personnel Registry Section of the Division of Health Service Regulation within
_____ working days of the allegation. - CORRECT ANSWER - Printed or typed; five.
The administrator shall ensure that the report of investigation is printed or typed and postmarked
to the Health Care Personnel Registry Section of the Division of Health Service Regulation
within five working days of the allegation.
How long can a North Carolina nursing home provide "respite" care? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 30 days.
"Respite care" means services provided for persons admitted to a nursing facility on a temporary
basis, not to exceed 30 days.
To ensure that drug therapy is rational, safe and effective, a pharmaceutical care assessment shall
be conducted in the facility at least every ______ days for each patient - CORRECT
ANSWER - 31.
,To ensure that drug therapy is rational, safe and effective, a pharmaceutical care assessment shall
be conducted in the facility at least every 31 days for each patient.
The drug storage area shall be clean, secure, well-lighted, well ventilated and with temperatures
between _______ degrees F. and ________ degrees F. - CORRECT ANSWER - 59 degrees F
and 86 degrees F.
The pharmacist and director of nursing shall ensure that drug storage areas are clean, secure, well
lighted and well ventilated; that room temperature is maintained between 59 degrees F. and 86
degrees F.
An Activity Director would like to adopt a facility dog. What rules does she have to comply
with? - CORRECT ANSWER - A facility policy that mirrors the local health ordinances
regarding pet health and control plus not permit the pet into areas where food is being prepared.
When facility policies permit pets in the facility, the following conditions shall be met:(1) The
facility policy shall not be in violation of any local health ordinances regarding pet health and
control.(2) Pets shall not be permitted to enter areas where food is being prepared.
As defined by the North Carolina code: "Convalescent Care" means care given for the purpose
of: - CORRECT ANSWER - Assisting the patient or resident to regain health or strength.
"Convalescent care" means care given for the purpose of assisting the patient or resident to
regain health or strength.
The facility shall ensure that menus are followed which meet the nutritional needs of patients in
accordance with the recommended dietary allowances of the: - CORRECT ANSWER - Food
and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council, National Academy
Temperatures in the facility shall be at _______ degrees F. minimum in the heating season and a
maximum of _______ degrees F. during the non-heating season. - CORRECT ANSWER - 71
degrees F, 81 degrees F.
, Environmental temperature control systems shall be capable of maintaining temperatures in the
facility at 71 degrees F. minimum in the heating season and a maximum of 81 degrees F. during
the non-heating season.
What special allowances must an isolation room contain? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rooms
designated for isolation shall have negative or positive pressure with relationship to adjacent
areas depending upon the type of patient to be isolated. Exhaust for isolation rooms shall be
ducted to the outdoors with exhaust fans located at the discharge end of the duct.
The emergency electrical system shall be so controlled that after interruption of the normal
electric power supply, the generator is brought to full voltage and frequency and connected
within ______ seconds. - CORRECT ANSWER - 10 seconds.
The emergency electrical system shall be so controlled that after interruption of the normal
electric power supply, the generator is brought to full voltage and frequency and connected with
10 seconds through one or more primary automatic transfer switches to all emergency lighting,
alarms, nurses' call, and equipment necessary for maintaining telephone service.
All staff is to use good hand washing technique as indicated in: - CORRECT ANSWER -
"Guidelines for Hand Washing in Hospital Environmental Control," as published by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service.
The facility shall require all staff to use good hand washing technique as indicated in the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention "Guidelines for Hand Washing in Hospital Environmental
Control," as published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health
Service.
Sufficient fuel shall be stored for the operation of the emergency generator for a period not less
than ______ hours, on a 24-hour per day operational basis. - CORRECT ANSWER - 72.
Sufficient fuel shall be stored for the operation of the emergency generator for a period not less
than 72 hours, on a 24-hour per day operational basis.
