NAB Examination - Customer Care, Supports, and Services Practice Questions and Answers

Dementia Education Requirement All employees including volunteers must be trained/educated in dementia and abuse prevention Federal nursing staffing requirements The federal regulation does not give a specific staffing ratio - instead the regulation states the facility must have sufficient nursing staff to meet the needs of its residents. "the appropriate competencies and skills sets to provide nursing and related services to assure practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident, as determined by resident assessments and individual care plans and considering the number, acuity and diagnoses of the facility's resident population must be provided. According to LeadingAge staffing should be considered based on 4 different components facility census and its acuity levels the range of the residen't's needs and diagnoses the content of the individual plans of care and the training, experience, and skill sets of the staff Nursing facilities are mandated to use the services of an RN for ___ consecutive hours per day and ___ days per week 8; 7 Regulations pertaining to the charge nurse Facility must have a designated charge nurse on each tour of duty Can the DON serve as the charge nurse The DON may serve as the charge nurse only when the facility has an average of 60 or fewer residents/day DON qualifications DON must be an RN Charge nurse qualifications RN or LPN CMS waivers in charge nurse and DON staffing Medicare waivers are granted by CMS; Medicaid waivers may be granted by the state