NCCAP national exam with complete solutions

Resident Council - Answer- An advocacy group made up of a formal group of residents to support all resident concerns, to have access to the administration, to understand and have access to a formal and written process, and to promote positive activities, such as committees, election information and speakers. Activity - Answer- Anything engaging that is not physical therapy, or ADL. Certification - Answer- An award used to recognize a person as having met special qualifications of a professional board within a field. Leisure - Answer- Time where there is no demand of work or duties. Advocacy - Answer- Supporting a cause or issue by writing, speaking out or otherwise calling attention to it in order to elicit a change. Recreation - Answer- Doing something for the fun or excercise Interpretive guidelines - Answer- An explanation of how actions should be done according to the rules which are being interpreted. Professionalism - Answer- Acting in a manner, especially at work, that is respectful and upholds the others dignity. Accountability - Answer- Being responsible for your actions and taking any consequences. Professional Organization - Answer- A group of people in the same profession who support the members through education, advocacy and certifications. Departmentalization - Answer- Defining groups that carry out specific tasks, such as housekeeping and nursing. Protesting - Answer- Speaking out on an issue, usually through marching, gathering, signs and speeches. Profession - Answer- An occupation requiring specialized knowledge and usually academic preparation. Survey Process - Answer- The process of checking an institution for rule following based on observation, records and interviews. Responsibility - Answer- Being morally, legally and or socially responsible for actions and words. Ethics - Answer- A set of moral principles and values to follow. CCRC - Answer- Continuing Care Retirement Community Activism - Answer- Action to support an issue. NCCAP - Answer- National Certification Council of Activity Professionals Deficiency - Answer- Being lacking or inadequate in standards or rules set by the federal government or state. Continuum of Care - Answer- Health care through the stages of illness or aging: Independent living, assisted living, nursing home and skilled nursing. Organization - Answer- An administrative and functional structure for a group of people in a similar business. Chain of Command - Answer- The line in which authority flows from the top executive down to the ranks of employees and accountability flows up. Organizational Chart - Answer- A visual chart showing the Chain of Command from the executive director or CEO, through the directors then managers, etc... of the departments. Tag number ftag - Answer- Federal laws on long term care homes listed in chronological order by regulation number which pertain to the different areas that are surveyed according to OBRA legislation. Ombudsmen - Answer- Person appointed by the government to investigate complaints by residents and report back for further investigation. Validity - Answer- The extent which something is true. Reliability - Answer- Able to be counted on to do a job correctly and do the right thing Plan of correction - Answer- A series of steps to change or eliminate incorrect behavior. Organizational culture - Answer- The sum of the mission,vision, values and behavior that make up the social and pyschological environment of an organization. Osha - Answer- Occupational safety and health administration Authority - Answer- Power an individual or group has over others, that enable them to carry out a job, but comes with responsibility. Msds - Answer- Material safety data sheet Cms - Answer- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Snf - Answer- Skilled nursing facility Regulation - Answer- Rule to direct or manage a system or organization based on specific legislation. Life Course Perspective - Answer- The life course perspective is how one experiences life events and how society judges their course which is used to better understand the mental, physical and social health of residents and their needs. Life Span - Answer- The entirety of life fr