Refresher Flashcards
A licensed residential care facility may provide “comprehensive” care in the case of…
a self-limiting condition
Two roommates in licensed Medicaid beds are not getting along. One of the residents must be moved to another licensed Medicaid bed. What type of tranfer notice must be given?
Intrafacility with a 2 day notice
The licensee shall notify the Director of the vacancy in the Administrator’s position within…
3 working days
When fire drills are conducted between 9pm and 6am…
a coded announcement may be used
The Director of a memory care/dementia unit must have…
1 - a minimum of 1 year work experience with Dem or Alz residents within the last 5 years
2 - a minimum of 12 hours of dementia specific training within 3 months of initial employment, and 6 hours annually thereafter
3 - oversight of operations of the unit
How long must the facility retain the employee personnel record following termination or separation of employment?
3 years
How must fire drills be conducted each year?
Twelve drills; quarterly on each shift.
How many square feet are required for a single occupancy room?
100 square feet
Water temps must be maintained at…
100 - 120 degrees
Who can give the QMA permission to administer a PRN medication?
a licensed nurse OR physician
Current clinical records of discharged residents shall be completed within…
70 days
Within how many months prior to admission must a resident have a diagnostic chest xray?
6 months
When must the second step of the two-step mantoux be administered?
1- 3 weeks after the first test
The Civil Rights Act is enforced by…
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Knowing the OSHA standards applicable to a facility is the responsibility of the…
Employer (Administrator)
Per OSHA, accidents and illnesses requiring first aid and not resulting in work loss _____________ reported.
do NOT have to be
The Safe Medical Device Act requires that any medical device that causes or contributes to serious illness or injury must be reported to the…
FDA
Bloodborne Pathogen, Hazard Communication (Haz-Com), and Lock Out/Tag Out are...
OSHA Standards
The FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) applies to employers of…
50 or more employees
Which “Act” requires nursing facilities to maintain written policies to guarantee that every adult receiving medical care be given written information concerning Advance Directives (such as living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care)?
PSDA (Patient Self Determination Act)
Current assets minus current liabilities equals…
available working capital
Written communication which is injurious to the reputation or good name of the victim is called…
Libel
The employer being held responsible for the acts of employees within the scope of their employment is called…
Respondeat Superior
Hypoglycemia is…
low blood sugar
Step by step instructions on how a specific task is to be carried out…
procedure
A legal duty is owed by a defendant, the duty is breached and the plaintiff is harmed as a direct result of the breach of duty…
Tort
The duty to have and to use the degree of knowledge and skill that is usually possessed and used by competent, prudent, similar health care providers in like or similar circumstances is called…
Standard of Care
A handicap parking space shall be…
96 inches wide with an accessible aisle of at least 60 inches
Infections that are associated with institutionalization or are acquired while in a healthcare facility are called…
nosocomial infections
Clear labeling of chemicals used in the facility is required by…
OSHA
Illnesses or conditions that are persistent and last over extended period of time are called…
chronic
What results when a large area of the heart muscle does not receive oxygen for a period of time?
Myocardial infarction
NPO
Nothing by Mouth
How much training does a dining assistant need?
16 hours total; 8 classroom and 8 clinical
Soiled linen and trash collection containers must be limited to a capacity of…
32 gallons
An illness characterized by an abrupt or rapid onset and usually of short duration is called…
an acute illness
A common GI disorder when the contents of the stomach move back up into the esophagus due to failure of the valve between the esophagus and the stomach is called…
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)
