Misc Flashcards
For which members of SNF is CPR required?
All licensed nurses
In addition to a patient care policy committee & infection control committee, what other committee is required in SNF?
Pharmaceutical
How often do accounting of financial transaction on patients’ behalf need be made?
Quarterly
When Nursing Home Admin allowed to act as patient’s authorized rep with money or valuables?
Close Blood Relative
Per title 22, how long should a record of hours and dates worked by employees be kept on file?
Most recent 12 month period
How long must perm. log of temporary health services workers (registry) be kept?
3 years
According to title 22, which condition is not a requirement of non-movable solid waste container?
Clearly Labeled (is not req.) (external handles, leak proof, rodent proof, tight fitting lids in good repair are req.)
What is min foot-candles in rooms for reading and work services?
30 foot candles
Title 22 requires each bed to be clean & comfortable & _________
Adequate mattress, sheets, pillow case and blankets
Which conditions exempt facility from installing a public telephone?
6 beds or fewer and restricted to ambulatory patients
What minimum amount of light is required by Title 22 for corridors, storerooms, stairways, ramps and exits?
20 foot candle
When may facility convert utility room to an office?
When DHS approves conversion.
What documentation must be provided by SNF when maintenanced is performed by equipment service company?
Certification that req. work completed in accordance with accepted standards.
When must piped in O2 or NO2 be tested & written report maintained
When initially installed, integrity breach, or changes made.
How often water for human consumption from independent source be tested for bacteria analysis?
3 months
In general emergency, who is authorized to allow nursing facility to take more patients/have more beds than licensed for?
Director of DHS
Where should soiled linen be sorted?
A separate room
What systems must be covered in written maintenance manual?
HVAC
With in how many seconds of power failure must emergency lighting & power systems provide auto restoration of power for emergency circuits?
10 seconds
What part of CA code of reqs of H2O delivered to plumbing fixtures used by ???? Which part gives req for max. water temp?
Title 22
From whom approval required if infections waste is stored w/ other solid waste?
Local Health Dept
Under what circumstances can bedside nursing care be provided in ICF?
Temporary or minor
When can authorized officers of DHS enter ICF to examine DC’d resident’s records?
At any time
What is minimum required ration of isolation rooms to ICF beds?
1:35
With in how many months of date of issuance, provisional license of ICF expire?
6 months
Who assumes overall care of residents in ICF?
Physician
How frequently is every drug supply checked by pharmacist in ICF?
Monthly
With in a special rehab. program for mentally disabled, what min. avg. number of groups or individual program hrs for each resident per week?
27 hours
ICF- which is a patient right?
Privacy for visits, established daily visiting hrs from clergy, reimburse for personal property lost.
After issuance of B citation with penalty of $200, what action must you take if you do not wish to contest?
Transmit sum of $50 within 4 business days to DHS
When must initial assess of patient need commence?
At time of admission
Who is responsible for standards, surveillance, coordination and improvement of medical care?
Medical Director
How large supply of food must be maintained?
1 wk stables & 2 days perishable
Required hours of orientation of NA’s during first 40 hours of employment
16 hours
When patient changes attending physician evaluation required. What else?
Review of orders for care and treatment
With the unit dose medicical system, how many hours worth of meds must they keep on hand for all patients
24 hrs
With in what max period of time after admission, bowel and bladder program indicated.
2 weeks
Who must review each patients’ activity care plan and approve in writing as not being in conflict w/ patient treatment plan?
Attending physician
Who must examine and ID meds brought by patient at admission?
Patient’s physician or pharmacist retained by facility