NHA Flashcards
Where is air temperature measured?
Just above the floor.
Resident have the right to receive their records within _____.
24 Hours
All boxes/ furniture must be ____ off the floor so that they can be cleaned under.
6 Inches
Most comprehensive and effective improvement model is?
Total quality management
Minimum length for a phone cord?
29 Inches
Phone must have a adjustable volume level between minimum of ____ and max of ____ decibels.
Minimum 12 and max of 18.
Grab bars/ rails must support a minimum of _____ pounds.
250 Pounds
How often is the emergency generator checked?
Weekly
Parking spaces should be ____ inches wide for handicap and ____ inches wide for regular.
96 Inches wide for handicap and 60 Inches.
Emergency generator must run under full load for ___ every ____
30 minutes every month
Communication between social and peer groups in a example of?
Informal Communication
Nosing on stairs must not project more then?
1 1/2 inches
Smoke detectors must be located no further then ___ feet apart and no more then ____ feet from any wall.
30 ft apart and no more then 15 ft apart.
Minimum wheelchair passing width for 2 wheelchairs is?
60 Inches
Minimum chair width for single wheelchair is ____ continuously and ____ at any point.
36 inches continuously and 32 inches at any point.
There must be a passing space in an accessible route for wheelchairs every ____ feet.
200 Ft
Passenger loading zone must be at least ___ ft wide and ___ ft long.
36 ft wide and 20 ft long.
High forward reach is?
36 inches
Side reach from wheelchair is ___ inches and ___ inches off the floor.
9 inches and 54 inches.
Fire extinguishers are to be checked ____ and serviced ___.
Quarterly and serviced annually
Doors must have ___ inches of wood core and should be fire resistant for ____ minutes.
1 3/4 inches of wood and resist fire for 20 minutes.
Landings are required at the bottom of each stair run and must have a minimum width of ____ Sq Inches
60 square inches.
Doors must have clear width of ___ inches at opening and must be at a ____ angle to and accessible route.
32 inches and 90 degree angle.
Attending physician visits are timely per federal regulation if completed ________.
Every thirty days for the first 90 days.
The consultant pharmacist must review each resident’s drug regimen _____.
Monthly.
Hot foods should leave the kitchen at _______F.
140F
Cold foods should be kept at ____F and below.
41F
The freezer temperature should be set at ______ F.
0F
A three-compartment sink has ___________ compartments.
Wash, rinse, sanitize
Employers post year-end summary of illnesses and injuries on OSHA form ___.
300A
Employers with ____ or more employees must maintain a record of occupational illnesses and injuries.
11
Employers must report to OSHA fatal or serious injuries involving ___ or more employees within ___.
3, 8 hours
The facility must notify Medicaid residents when their trust fund is within ____ of the _____ asset limit.
$200, SSI
All exit doors to the outside in a nursing home must ________.
Swing outward.
Reality therapy would work best for residents who are ________.
Exhibiting signs of senile dementia
Validation therapy works best with residents who are __________,
Severely demented
An expense that does not change with the census is called a (n) ______:
Fixed Expense
An expense that changes with the census is a (n) _____.
Variable Expense.
The administrator’s salary is an example of a _____.
Fixed Expense
Food and medical supplies are an example of a _________.
Variable Expense.
An OSHA violation must be posted at the site of the violation for a minimum of ___ working days or until corrected.
3.
The ______ are the books of original entry.
General Ledgers.
Nursing homes use the _____________.
Cash basis of accounting.
An accounting system where transactions are recorded when they actually occur is called _______.
Accrual basis of accounting.
An accounting system where transactions are recorded when cash actually changes hands is called _______.
Cash basis of accounting
A facility must maintain a ___day emergency food supply per OBRA 1987.
7 days
_______ was the first major union to form in 1935.
CIO
Under Medicare Part A, a patient must have a qualifying ___day hospital stay, must not have used up ____ allowable days of skilled care and must be admitted to a nursing home within ____ days of discharge from the hospital.
3, 100, 30.
Aisles, corridors and ramps must be a minimum of ____ feet or more wide.
8
Exits signs must be placed so a person is never more than ____ feet from any fire exit sign.
100
In 1973, the supreme court ruled with respect to collective bargaining that nurses _______.
Were considered management and could not join a union
In 1973, nursing home operators agreed to oversight by the_________.
National Labor Relations Board
E-Coli bacteria is found in _______.
Beef
Nursing home workers are allowed to organize into _______ bargaining units.
All professional … All non-professional
Must have ____ of knee clearance under tables, sinks and counter tops.
19 inches
Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, employers cannot discriminate on the basis of _________.
Race, Color, Gender, Religion, National Origin
Under the Consumer Credit Protection Act of 1968, creditors may garnish workers’ wages not more than _____ of disposable income or where disposable income is ___ the federal minimum wage.
25%, 30 times
Terminated workers are entitled to _____ weeks of unemployment benefits.
26
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act is enforced by the _______.
EEOC
Employees are eligible for leave under FMLA if they worked ___months or ___ hours prior to the request for leave.
12 1250
The Family Medical Leave Act allows employees ______ weeks of unpaid leave each year.
12
The _____________ protects workers from being terminated or forced to retire based on age.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
The _____ is used to determine a worker’s tax status and personal exemptions.
W-4
The ______ prohibits financial alliances between nursing homes.
Robinson Patman Act
Under the EEOA, employers must avoid ______ in selecting and hiring employees.
Adverse impact
The ______ is responsible for the life safety code.
NFPA
The ______ is the largest union in the United States.
AFL-CIO
The _____ represents most workers in the nursing home industry.
SEIU
SEIU stands for ______________.
Service Employees International Union
The set of records that lists each monetary transaction by date is called the ____.
Financial statements
The ______ prepares the financial statements.
Accountant
A list of every account in the facility is called the ________.
General ledger
The ________ is used to record transactions that do not fit into any other journal.
General journal
When the debits and credits zero out, the accountant prepares the _______.
Trial balance
Receipts, bank statements, invoices and bills are called ______.
Source documents
The ____ summarizes all debits and credits.
General ledger
The accounting equation is _________.
Assets = liabilities + capital
If the administrator wants to know if the facility made money, he/she would look at the _________.
Both 2 and 3
If the administrator wants to know the amount of working capital on hand, he/she would look at the __________.
Balance sheet
A thing that is owned by the facility that will not be converted to cash within 12 months is called a(n) __________.
Non-current asset
One-time costs of acquiring an asset (purchase price, taxes, shipping, delivery) are called _________.
Historic costs
An expense associated with the use of an asset is called ________.
Depreciation
The amount on the balance sheet representing ownership would not include _______.
Revenue
To determine if revenues are sufficient to cover expenses, you would review the ____________.
Profit/Loss statements
Acid Test Ratio is used to calculate funds available in a few days to pay current liabilities and is expressed as ________.
Cash and current receivables divided by current liabilities
The ________ records a transaction when funds are actually received or paid out.
Cash accounting system
The value at the end of an asset’s useful life is called ________.
Salvage value
An administrator would refer to ___________ to determine if revenues were sufficient to cover expenses.
Both 1 and 2
A budget that projects purchase of assets of $500 or more and will be held for at least 1 year is called the ________.
Capital Budget
An administrator would refer to the ______ to determine if revenues were sufficient to cover expenses
Both 1 and 2
Required daily nursing hours are determined by _______________.
The state with federal approval
All menus must be approved by the _____________.
Dietician
Medical records belong to the _____________.
Facility
During an applicant interview, the interviewer may ask about ________.
Prior work experience
A garnishment or attachment requires an employer to withhold monies from an employee’s paycheck and ______.
Forward it to the creditor
The main purpose of the personnel function is _____.
Staffing
Fringe benefits are outlined in the _______________.
Personnel policies
Fringe benefits are outlined in the ________.
Personnel policies
The term lockout-tagout refers to _____.
- Controlling hazardous energy
Emergency generators must be tested _______.
Monthly
Procedures should be prepared by ________.
Supervisors
The primary purpose of a safety program is _______.
Accident Prevention
Management by Walking Around is a concept developed by _____
Peters
MBWA is a ____.
Management style
Training staff in assisting residents with their activities of daily living is the responsibility of the ______.
Occupational Therapist
A physiatrist __________.
Works with physical and occupational therapists
Heat and hydrotherapy are mostly used by ________.
Occupational therapists
Coordination deals primarily with _______.
Unifying the efforts of people
_______ is an operating expense.
Weekend overtime wages
Labor cost in a nursing home as percentage of all expenses, generally averages ________ percent of all costs.
50 to 60
The primary purpose of an operating budget is to ______.
Provide a method for ongoing study and control
A facility is required to provide 3.0 hours of nursing care per day per resident. The facility has a capacity of 180 residents with a current occupancy of 90%. How many fulltime employees would be required if each nurse worked 8 hours per shift?
71
A cash flow projection is only valid _______.
For a specific time period
The Food and Drug Administration enforces ________.
SMDA
Long range goals are to be attained within ______.
3 years or more
Medicaid would not cover ______.
Individuals temporarily disabled
The consultant pharmacist is responsible to.
Check all drug records
A set of books that lists each transaction in the facility is called _____.
The books
Destroying paper records of purchases made by the facility would violate which principle?
- Objective evidence
Changing a company’s fiscal year from January 1 to June 30, is an example of violating the ___________ principle.
- Time period
When a facility does not record wages paid to workers, it is violating the _____ principle.
Disclosure
If the administrator wanted a listing of every account in the facility, the accountant would produce the _________.
- Chart of accounts
The ability to match revenues to expenses in a given time period is the advantage of the ______ system of accounting.
Accrual
