North Carolina Nursing Home
Administrator Study Set fully
solved & updated (verified for
accuracy)
To qualify for "Brain Injury Long Term Care", a
person must not show progress for how long to
standard rehab? - answer Three months.
A Life Care Center is licensed for 120 beds. They
need to increase their bed capacity by 11 beds.
Can they do this? - answer No.
A life care center, having an agreement to care for
all residents regardless of level of care needs, may
temporarily increase bed capacity by 10 percent or
10 beds, whichever is less, over the licensed bed
capacity for a period up to 30 days following
notification of and approval by the Department.
When reporting an allegation of abuse,
mistreatment, or misappropriation of resident
property, the administrator shall ensure that the
report of investigation is ______ and postmarked to
the Health Care Personnel Registry Section of the
Division of Health Service Regulation within _____
,working days of the allegation. - answer Printed or
typed; five.
The administrator shall ensure that the report of
investigation is printed or typed and postmarked
to the Health Care Personnel Registry Section of
the Division of Health Service Regulation within
five working days of the allegation.
How long can a North Carolina nursing home
provide "respite" care? - answer 30 days.
"Respite care" means services provided for persons
admitted to a nursing facility on a temporary basis,
not to exceed 30 days.
To ensure that drug therapy is rational, safe and
effective, a pharmaceutical care assessment shall
be conducted in the facility at least every ______
days for each patient - answer 31.
To ensure that drug therapy is rational, safe and
effective, a pharmaceutical care assessment shall
be conducted in the facility at least every 31 days
for each patient.
The drug storage area shall be clean, secure, well-
lighted, well ventilated and with temperatures
,between _______ degrees F. and ________ degrees F. -
answer 59 degrees F and 86 degrees F.
The pharmacist and director of nursing shall
ensure that drug storage areas are clean, secure,
well lighted and well ventilated; that room
temperature is maintained between 59 degrees F.
and 86 degrees F.
An Activity Director would like to adopt a facility
dog. What rules does she have to comply with? -
answer A facility policy that mirrors the local
health ordinances regarding pet health and control
plus not permit the pet into areas where food is
being prepared.
When facility policies permit pets in the facility,
the following conditions shall be met:(1) The
facility policy shall not be in violation of any local
health ordinances regarding pet health and
control.(2) Pets shall not be permitted to enter
areas where food is being prepared.
As defined by the North Carolina code:
"Convalescent Care" means care given for the
purpose of: - answer Assisting the patient or
resident to regain health or strength.
, "Convalescent care" means care given for the
purpose of assisting the patient or resident to
regain health or strength.
The facility shall ensure that menus are followed
which meet the nutritional needs of patients in
accordance with the recommended dietary
allowances of the: - answer Food and Nutrition
Board of the National Research Council, National
Academy
Temperatures in the facility shall be at _______
degrees F. minimum in the heating season and a
maximum of _______ degrees F. during the non-
heating season. - answer 71 degrees F, 81 degrees
F.
Environmental temperature control systems shall
be capable of maintaining temperatures in the
facility at 71 degrees F. minimum in the heating
season and a maximum of 81 degrees F. during the
non-heating season.
What special allowances must an isolation room
contain? - answer Rooms designated for isolation
shall have negative or positive pressure with
relationship to adjacent areas depending upon the
type of patient to be isolated. Exhaust for isolation
rooms shall be ducted to the outdoors with
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