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What is part of standard precautions for infection control correct answers Washing hands after touching a residence blood or urine, if gloves were worn at the time of contact What was the quarterly turnover rate at a facility that had 18 separations in the quarter, and average 225 employees in the first month, 220 employees in the second month, and 215 employees in the third month of the quarter correct answers 8% Advantages of the participatory method of budget making include all ex...

According to former Senator Claude Pepper, the most frequently unrecognized and unmet resident need in a nursing facility is: 1) guilt 2) privacy 3) freedom 4) participation correct answers 2 Mental changes in elderly residents are usually caused by: 1) diabetes 2) arteriosclerosis 3) inadequate diet 4) frequent minor accidents correct answers 2 Regarding the care planning process, the director of nursing should: 1) insist that the attending physician attend all the meeting...

The rate of compliance with dental requirements in U.S. facilities in 1999 was ______. correct answers c. 99% The authority of government agencies to review facility recruitment sources, advertising and statistics on the number of applicants and persons hired by category stems from ______. correct answers c. the Civil Rights Act The director of nursing asks the nurse applicant to submit to a drug test before he/she will be hired. This is ______. correct answers legal Grievance ...

A resident was admitted to a facility on Nov. 10. The comprehensive assessment was completed on Nov 27th. Per OBRA 1987, the comprehensive assessment was completed ____ correct answers Late, it is due 14 days after admission The ____ has ultimate legal responsibility for the operation of a nursing facility. correct answers Governing body Per OBRA 1987, air temperature is measured ____ correct answers Just off the floor The ____ requires employers to give workers time off for il...

Nursing homes are licensed by________. correct answers The state Professionals who study aging and are normally not physicians are called_______. correct answers Gerontologists Physicians who specialize in treating older adults are______. correct answers Geriatricians A physician specializing in the treatment of the lungs is known as a __________. correct answers Pulmonologist Knowing the OSHA standards applicable to a facility is the responsibility of the ________. co...

Psychological factors normally a problem with aging: correct answers paranoia, depression, feelings of worthlessness Sexuality: correct answers does NOT reduce with age. The nursing facility must update the assessment as deemed appropriate, but no less than once every: correct answers three months. Discharge planning for a resident should be initiated when the resident is: correct answers admitted. Most likely increase the number of infections: correct answers the expo...

A person diagnosed with dementia usually: correct answers displays a loss of intellectual capacity. Gerontology is best defined as the study of the: correct answers aging processes. One of the current proposals regarding the developmentally disabled stresses changing the emphasis in active treatment to: correct answers one of choice. the most important factor in the treatment and care of the developmentally disabled is: correct answers the end result. A resident cannot be...

A normal psychological change in the elderly? correct answers problem handling change Mental changes in elderly residents are usually caused by: correct answers arteriosclerosis. Regarding the care plan process, the DON should: correct answers make the process understandable to the resident and the family. Developmental disability can mean any of the following: correct answers autism, epilepsy, cerebral palsy Developmental disability is not: correct answers a mental il...

Psychological aging: correct answers slowed memory retrieval, difficulty with change, depression Physiological aging: correct answers loss in visual acuity, skin loses elasticity, decline in sense of taste, depressed immune system The ultimate goal of CMS in nursing home use of restraints is: correct answers a restraint free facility What an incontinent resident is admitted, what is the nursing home initially required to do: correct answers complete and assessment to determi...

A line authority position is characterized by correct answers Decision making vested in the supervisor An example of line authority is correct answers Administrator Major schools of thought regarding source of authority are correct answers formal and subordinate acceptance The scope of authority in the operation of the nursing facility is greatest at which level correct answers Ownership Ultimate authority in a private corporate nursing facility is with the correct ans...