Mississippi Nursing Home Administrator
Practice Exam (100% Correct) Graded A+
|Verified| Updated Q&A- 2025/2026
Food Supply ________________ of perishable items must be maintained for at least a (24) hour
duration, and non-perishable items must be present for a (3) day duration to satisfy the requirements of
the proposed menus. The non-perishable items should comprise commercially processed food products.
Codes and Ordinances All establishments situated within a municipal boundary are required to
adhere to all relevant local municipal ____________________________. Additionally, every
establishment must comply with applicable state and federal regulations.
Fire Safety No establishment shall be authorized for operation until it demonstrates compliance
with safety regulations that outline minimum standards for the prevention and detection of fire, along
with safeguarding lives and property from fire hazards.
Duty to Report Any incidents of fire, explosions, natural disasters, or preventable fatalities or
serious, life-threatening injuries to residents caused by fires, explosions, and natural disasters must be
___________________ reported via telephone to the Life Safety Code Division of the licensing authority
by the next business day following the event.
The term "administrator" The ______________ refers to an individual assigned the responsibility
for interpreting, implementing, and appropriately applying the policies and programs set forth by the
governing body, as well as being tasked with ensuring the establishment of effective and safe
administrative management, oversight, and operation of the provided services. The administrator may
hold titles such as manager, superintendent, director, or similar.
Bed Capacity __________________ denotes the maximum number of beds that can be installed
or arranged in a facility for resident use at any given time, as indicated on the license certificate.
Bed Count ________________ represents the actual number of beds that are set up or arranged
for residents in a facility at a specified time.
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,Change of Ownership This occurs ___________________________ when an entity obtains a
controlling interest (Fifty percent [50%] or more) in the facility or its services. This includes, but is not
limited to, gifts between living individuals, acquisitions, transfers, leases, financial transactions, and
other similar arrangements when the individual secures 50% or more.
Affidavit An ___________ utilizes Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) Form #210 or a
replica thereof, which is to be included in the individual's personal records.
Employee An _________________ refers to any person who is employed by a covered entity,
which also encompasses any individual who, through a contract with the covered entity, delivers direct
patient care in a patient's, resident's, or client's room or in treatment areas.
Covered Entity A _______________________ is defined as a licensed entity or a healthcare
staffing agency.
Licensed Entity A ___________________ comprises a hospital, nursing home, personal care
home, home health agency, or hospice service.
Health Care Professional/Vocational Technical Academic Program A
____________________________ is designed to equip professionals to deliver patient care services in
fields such as medicine, nursing, dentistry, occupational therapy, physical therapy, social services, speech
therapy, or other allied health disciplines.
Health Care Professional/Vocational Technical Student This individual, _____________, is
currently enrolled in a healthcare professional or vocational technical academic program.
Direct Patient Care or Services ___________________________ refers to hands-on medical care
and services delivered directly by an individual in a patient's, resident's, or client's room, treatment area,
or recovery room. Those providing direct patient care may be employed directly by the facility or offer
patient care through a contractual arrangement.
Documented Disciplinary Action ____________________ indicates any measures taken against an
employee due to abuse or neglect of a patient.
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,Day Shift _______________ is defined as a minimum eight (8) hour duration occurring between
6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Dentist ________________ is an individual who is currently licensed to practice dentistry in
Mississippi as authorized by the State Board of Dental Examiners.
Dietitian ___________ refers to an individual who holds a dietitian license in the State of
Mississippi, or a Registered Dietitian who is exempt from licensure by statute.
Existing Facility _______________ signifies a facility that received licensure prior to the
implementation of these regulations.
Governing Authority A _____________________ consists of the owner(s), Board of Governors,
Board of Trustees, or any comparable body duly established for the purpose of owning, acquiring,
constructing, equipping, operating, and/or maintaining a facility, while overseeing its internal operations.
Infectious Medical Waste ____________________________ encompasses solid or liquid wastes
that may harbor pathogens in sufficient virulence and quantity such that exposure to these wastes by a
susceptible host has been confirmed to result in an infectious disease.
Infectious _____________ Medical Wastes arise from the care of residents and animals who have
1. Class I and (or) II diseases transmissible through blood and body fluids,
2. Cultures and stocks of infectious agents, including specimen cultures obtained from medical and
pathological laboratories,
3. Blood and blood derivatives such as serum, plasma, and other blood components, and
4. All disposed sharps (e.g., hypodermic needles, syringes, Pasteur pipettes, broken glass, scalpel blades)
that have been in contact with infectious agents.
Institutions for the Aged or Infirm (Facility/ies). __________________________ refers to a facility,
whether governmental or private, that provides group living arrangements for four (4) or more
individuals unrelated to the operator, offering food, shelter, and personal care. This definition
encompasses nursing homes, pediatric skilled nursing facilities, psychiatric residential treatment
facilities, convalescent homes, and homes for the aged, as long as they fall within the parameters set
forth in this definition.
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, License _______________________ is a document granted by the licensing authority and
endorsed by the State Health Officer of the Mississippi State Department of Health. Obtaining a license
grants the authority to accept residents and perform services specified within these regulations, rules,
and minimum standards.
Licensed Facility Representative ____________________ is an employee of the licensed facility
(including but not limited to the administrator, assistant administrator, director of nursing, director of
social services, and others) designated by the administrator of the licensed facility.
Licensed Practical Nurse _____________________________ is an individual currently licensed by
the Mississippi Board of Nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
Licensee _______________________ is the individual to whom the license is granted, who bears
the responsibility for the institution’s operations in accordance with these rules, regulations, and
minimum standards.
IGRA(s) (Interferon-Gamma Release Assay(s). _________________ is a whole blood test utilized to
assist in the diagnosis of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis infection. The blood test used must receive
approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Licensing Agency __________________ refers to the Mississippi State Department of Health.
Mantoux Test _____________________ is a skin testing method conducted by injecting (0.1)
milliliter of purified protein derivative-tuberculin containing (5) tuberculin units into the dermis (the
second skin layer) of the forearm using a needle and syringe. The injection site is examined between (48)
and (72) hours post-injection. A reaction is assessed based on the size of the induration. Determining
whether a reaction is classified as positive or negative relies on the patient's medical history and various
risk factors.
Medical Waste ___________________ consists of all non-infectious waste generated during direct
resident care or within diagnostic or research environments that is non-infectious but may be considered
aesthetically displeasing if encountered in the environment.
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