NHA Line Of Service – Questions And Correct Answers
1. Which of the following is part of standard precautions for infection
control?
A. Wearing a gown each time there is a clothing change for an incontinent
resident.
B. Placing soiled linens on the floor rather than on the bed or other
furniture.
C. Washing hands after touching a resident's blood or urine, if gloves were
worn at the time of contact.
D. Using an antimicrobial soap for routine hand washing. Correct Ans -
C. Washing hands after touching a resident's blood or urine, if gloves were
worn at the time of contact.
2. If a facility must notify a resident's physician about a significant change
in the resident's status but the resident's attending physician cannot be
reached, which of these steps should the facility take first
A. Call the Medical Director.
B. Transfer the resident to a hospital.
C. Assign another physician to the case.
D. Call the physician designated by the attending physician to cover for him
or her in his or her absence. Correct Ans - D. Call the physician
designated by the attending physician to cover for him or her in his or her
absence.
3. A certified nursing facility must complete a performance evaluation of
every nurse aide at least once every
A. month
B. quarter
C. 12 months
D. two years Correct Ans - C. 12 months
,4. One necessary occasion for a comprehensive reassessment is when a
resident undergoes an unplanned weight loss that exceeds
A. 5 percent in one month.
B. 5 percent in one month, or 10 percent in 6 months.
C. 5 percent in 3 months, or 10 percent in 6 months.
D. 10 percent in one month. Correct Ans - B. 5 percent in one
month, or 10 percent in 6 months.
5. Medicare-certified facilities must use which one of the following?
A. accrual basis of accounting
B. perpetual inventory
C. centralized meal service
D. paid feeding assistants Correct Ans - A. accrual basis of
accounting
6. To meet Life Safety Code requirements, the facility emergency power
source must be capable of providing illumination for all the means of
egress how soon after loss of regular electric power?
A. immediately
B. within five seconds
C. within 10 seconds
D. within 30 seconds Correct Ans - C. within 10 seconds
7. A Stage III pressure ulcer is characterized by
A. dark red skin areas with blue discoloration in the center
B. damage to muscle and bone
C. break in skin down to and including underlying fatty tissues D. blisters
Correct Ans - C. break in skin down to and including underlying fatty
tissues
8. The administrator's role in the survey process includes all except which
one of the following?
, A. Responding promptly to surveyors' requests for records and
information.
B. Providing input into, and Insuring timely completion of, plans of
correction.
C. Year-round training and directing of staff in compliance with regulatory
requirements.
D. Insulating the governing body from involvement. Correct Ans - D.
Insulating the governing body from involvement.
9. A chemical restraint is defined as a psychoactive drug that
A. produces adverse reactions and side effects requiring the attention of
the interdisciplinary team.
B. is useful in managing agitation in persons with dementia.
C. may serve as an appropriate substitute for a physical restraint.
D. is impermissibly used for discipline or convenience and is not required
to treat medical symptoms. Correct Ans - D. is impermissibly used
for discipline or convenience and is not required to treat medical
symptoms.
10. A resident repeatedly reports seeing birds flying in his room. No one
else can see these birds. This resident may be having which one of the
following?
A. hallucinations
B. aspirations
C. bipolar disorder
D. delusions Correct Ans - A. hallucinations
11. A certified nurse's aide had a baby. By when does she have to return to
work as a CNA so that she does not lose her certification?
A. 12 months
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