Nursing home administrator Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Federal Nursing Home Administrator Exam Questions and correct Answers 1) OBRA asserts some separate committees can be folded into the quality improvement/assurance committee. Safety, Pharmacy and which committee below can be added into QA/QI committee? 2) Nursing homes are responsible for obtaining and providing dental care for residents. Who usually pays for dental services? 3) A facility is not allowed to charge a resident who is Medicaid and Medicare eligible except for: 4) You calcula...

What is the Turnover Formula - Number of Employees who left/Positions available The National Labor Relations Act Legalized what? - Collective Bargaining What percentage of employees must sign election cards before an election is called - 30% What percentage determines the outcome of the election? - 50% plus 1 vote How much notice must healthcare workers give before going on strike - 10 Days Who established standards for making public buildings accessible and usable by the visually and phys...

Nursing home administrator Exam (James Allen) Questions with 100% Correct Answers 1. The most likely single cause for the series of bankruptcies among larger nursing home chains around the year 2000 was ____. 1. Too small increases in government reimbursement rates 2. Paying too much for acquisitions in 1998 and 1999 3. Not taking advantage of falling interest rates 4. Thinking too small - 2 2. In a chance conversation with the owner of an eight-facility chain, the newly hired administ...

OBRA '87 - Answer Skilled Nursing 24/7/minimum 8 hours of RN continuous OBRA '90 - Answer Right to refuse medical treatment PPO stands for - Answer "Preferred Provider Organization" HMO stands for - Answer "Health Movement Organization" HMO - Answer Must use specific health care provider SNP stands for - Answer "Special Needs Plan" SNP - Answer Specific condition to see physician PFFS stands for - Answer Private fee for services PFF - Answer Can ...

Abuse - Answer Mean the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation or punishment with resulting physical harm, pain or mental anguish. Accident - Answer Means an unplanned or unwanted event resulting in the injury or wounding, no matter how slight, of a patient or other individual. Accredited medical record technician - Answer Means a person trained in record maintenance and preservation, and accredited by the American Health Information Management Associati...

CFO of the Nursing home - Answer The Administrator is the Chief Financial Officer. Not the bookkeeper or accountants. MDS (minimum data set) - Answer A core set of screening, clinical, functional elements including common definitions and coding categories that form the foundation for the comprehensive assessment for all residents. RUG (Resource Utilization Group) - Answer A resident classification system that identifies the relative resource use of providing care for different typ...

What is the formula for Med Errs? - Answer 4.4%Example: I have an order of medication for 30 days. I missed 2 doses. So, 2 divided by 20 pills that have already been given plus the 10 pills I have not given yet, is 2 over 30. divided, this is .06 repeating. Multiplied by 100, I have a 6.6 repeating med err rate which is above 5% which is BAD a nursing home is considering the purchase of a new dishwashing machine that costs $6,000 and has a useful life of 10 years. It is estimated that the...

Administrator - Answer licensed individual with day-to-day administrative charge of a facility Agency - Answer Agency for Health Care Administration Department - Answer Department of Health Board - Answer Board of Nursing Home Administrators Controlling Interest - Answer an officer, director, or person with 5%+ ownership interest in a facility or management company that operates a facility Facility - Answer any entity providing nursing, custodial, or personal care exce...

Shutting down dangerous machines and keeping them turned off until maintenance of service work is completed is an OSHA standard known as. ut/tagout electrical procedures uarding equipment ol of hazardous energy - Answer Lockout/tagout A nursing facility has opted to decentralize the nurse/car team work area. Which of the following statements about the resident call system is true. 1.The chosen electronic system must provide direct communication between the resident and the caregive...

1. Which of the following is part of standard precautions for infection control? A. Wearing a gown each time there is a clothing change for an incontinent resident. B. Placing soiled linens on the floor rather than on the bed or other furniture. C. Washing hands after touching a resident's blood or urine, if gloves were worn at the time of contact. D. Using an antimicrobial soap for routine hand washing. - Answer C. Washing hands after touching a resident's blood or urine, if g...

In today's financial and regulatory environment, the administrator must be highly concerned at looking for ways to _____ inputs. A. Change B, Renew and increase C. Formulate D. Update and modify - Answer B. Renew and increase. A primary concern of the systems administrator is how inputs can be renewed and increased. With the changing environment, the administrator must innovate in their environment so that they can be successful. Asking if the work accomplished by the facility is up...

A nurse assessor (RN or LVN) - Answer The client assessment review and CARE forms are completed by The CMS and DADS - Answer The regular medical review of care and services is conducted based on the policies of A recoup of the residents course of treatment and care A final summary of the resident's status A post discharge plan of care developed with participation of the resident and family members - Answer A resident discharge summary must include which of the following Each re...