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 - ✔✔✔
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Correct Answer > Must be a CNA, CHHA, PCA. No individual
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shall be certified as a PCA pursuant unless that individual has
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completed the criminal history background check required by
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N.J.A.C. 8:43I. Each PCA and each direct caregiver shall receive
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orientation prior to or upon employment and on-going in-
| | | | | | | | |
service education regarding the concepts of assisted living.
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2 years - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Personal care assistant
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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
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assistant shall file an application for renewal of current
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certification and shall complete an updated criminal history
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background check as required by N.J.A.C. 8:43I.
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,20 hours - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > In order to be eligible to
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renew a current certification, the certified personal care
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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.
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CMA (Certified Medical Assistant) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
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Certified as a CNA, CHHA, or PCA; Successfully completion of
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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.
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2 years - ✔✔✔Correct Answer > Medication aide certification
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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.
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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.
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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).
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2.) At least one additional employee.
| | | |
Dietician Qualifications - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The dietitian
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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
| | | | | | | | |
