NHA Line Of Service Test Questions With Detailed Answers | 2024
Based on a comprehensive assessment, the facility must ensure that residents who have not used psychotropic drugs are not given these drugs unless the medication is necessary to treat a specific condition as diagnosed and document...
NHA Line Of Service Test Questions With Detailed
Answers | 2024
Based on a comprehensive assessment, the facility must ensure that residents who
have not used psychotropic drugs are not given these drugs unless the medication is
necessary to treat a specific condition as diagnosed and documented in the medical
record. Which of the following is not in the psychotropic family?
a. anti-psychotics
b. anti-depressants
c. anti-emetics
d. hypnotics Correct Answer c. anti-emetics
Who is responsible for the implementation of resident care policies in nursing homes?
Correct Answer Medical director
Which statement best describes what the pharmacist must do when she finds an
irregularity in a resident's drug regimen? Correct Answer report it to both the primary
care physician and director of nursing
In those nursing homes required to use the Minimum Data Sets their standardized
assessment tool, which of the following statements best describes what must be done
with these forms when completed? Correct Answer MDS's must be completed within the
first 14 days of admission.
Nursing facilities must develop and implement a baseline care plan for each resident
that includes instructions needed to provide effective and person-centered care for each
resident. What is the required time frame in which these care plans must be completed?
Correct Answer Within 48 hours of admission
How long are nursing facilities required to keep all resident assessments in the
resident's active chart? Correct Answer 15 months
,Which of the following health care professionals is not required to be a member of the
interdisciplinary team responsible for completing resident assessments?
a. certified nursing aide
b. physician
c. registered nurse
d. registered dietician Correct Answer d. registered dietician
Which of the following is true of the Care Area Assessment (CAA)? Correct Answer The
CAA must contain care areas in which the resident is suffering as identified on the
resident's MDS, but the assessment nurse determines if they should be care planned.
Anthony Carter smoked three packs of cigarettes a day throughout his adulthood. Now
in his early 60's has developed health concerns, the one which concerned him the most
was that he was short of breath constantly. He made an appointment with his doctor,
who diagnosed him with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Which of the
following is true of his diagnosis?
a. It is an acute disease that can be cured by using hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
b. It is a chronic disease that can be treated but not cured.
c. It is a chronic ailment but one that can be treated and cured.
d. It is an acute ailment that is long-lasting with no known cure. Correct Answer b. It is a
chronic disease that can be treated but not cured.
The ultimate goal of CMS in nursing home use of restraints is: Correct Answer is a
restraint-free facility.
Sharon Brandt is an 80 year old resident who is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. Her
condition has worsened over the past several months and she stays in bed or in a
reclining chair most of the day. As she no longer is a risk to elope from the facility, she
is moved from the memory care unit to a non-skilled unit. The new unit is considered a
low-acuity wing and therefore has a lower staff-to-resident ratio. The director of nursing
, makes rounds on that unit two weeks after Ms. Brandt is transferred there. Upon her
rounding, she discovered that Ms. Brandt has developed a stage 3 pressure ulcer on
her right foot. She knows the wound is:
a. an adverse event as it was caused by inappropriate care.
b. an unavoidable event because Ms. Brandt us old and bed bound
c. caused by Ms. Brandt's refusal to allow the staff to put needed devices on her heels
d. of little concern because she has cognitive deficits and her family Correct Answer a.
an adverse event as it was caused by inappropriate care.
Jared has been admitted to a nursing facility in his home town. Mr. Jones had been
health until six months prior to being admitted to the facility. He had suffered from
numerous falls during the lead-up to moving into the nursing home. The nursing staff
identified Mr. Jones as a person with a high risk to fall. In an attempt to reduce his
potential to fall, the facility completed all of the following except:
a. assessing the medication regimen to determine if any of the medications could be
causing him to fall.
b. asking the therapy dept to assess him and determine if the walking aid he was using
was appropriate.
c. placing him in the "high risk" category for falls and educating all staff members of his
status.
d. Placing him in restraints, as a temporary measure, to reduce the potential of falls and
injuries from them. Correct Answer d. Placing him in restraints, as a temporary
measure, to reduce the potential of falls and injuries from them.
On a Friday afternoon a resident requests that the facility provide a copy of his medical
record for his review. When must the facility provide this information?
a. Saturday afternoon
b. Monday afternoon
c. Tuesday afternoon
d. Wednesday afternoon Correct Answer b. Monday afternoon
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