ACHCA CE test - American College of Healthcare Administrators

Nursing Homes, Oct, 2003

How to use this self-study program

* Take the Pre-Test before you begin to read this issue of NURSING HOMES Long Term Care Management.

* After reading the articles, complete the Test and Evaluation Section.

* If your score is 70% or above, we will send you a certificate of completion and notify the state(s) that you indicate. If your score is less than 70%, you may retake the test.

* Please include your license numbers for each state (NHA licenses only).

* Tests will be graded and state boards notified within three (3) weeks of receipt.

* According to the ACHCA Code of Ethics, "Preservation of the highest Standards of integrity and ethical principles is vital to the successful discharge of the professional responsibilities of all long-term care administrators." You are expected to complete this program according to these guidelines.

* Each Post-Test is approved for 2 CE Credits for nursing home administrators and 2.4 Contact Hours for nurses.

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PRE-TEST

1. The Pioneer Network defines culture change as:

a. a resident's orientation to facility life.

b. an awareness of diversity within the community.

c. providing English classes to foreign-born staff.

d. a transformation of an institutional approach of care delivery to one that is person-directed.

2. Which approach do experts deem preferable for nursing homes to survive litigious times?

a. They can have attorneys on retainer.

b. They can create alternative insurance options.

c. They need to accept the reality of higher premiums.

d. They can opt out of carrying liability insurance.

POST-TEST

1. According to Misiorski ("Pioneering Culture Change"), which of the following is not a benefit of resident-centered culture change?

a. It is a cost-effective undertaking.

b. Quality of life is improved for residents.

c. Staff retention is improved.

d. It doesn't take much planning to initiate.

2. All the following statements are true of resident-centered care except:

a. Staff bases caregiving on individual needs and desires.

b. The environment is homelike.

e Structured activities are available when an activity director is on duty.

d. There is a sense of community.

3. According to Durso ("Riding Out the Rising Tide of Litigation"), staff can:

a. add information to care documents.

b. destroy care documents.

c. alter documents after the fact.

d. "lose" documents pertaining to care.

4. According to Rauma ("What Makes a Healing Garden?"), a holistically designed garden should:

a. capitalize on a resident's strengths.

b. compensate for a resident's weaknesses.

c. focus on a resident's physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs.

d. all of the above.

5. Which of the following is not one of the three research phases used by Intel's Proactive Health Research program, according to Dishman ("The 'Smart Technology' Future Is Now")?

a. explore

b. implement

c. conceptualize

d. test

6. What does Dishman describe as the "core building block" of Intel's Proactive Health Research program?

a. AAHSA's CAST initiative

b. "Smart Home" technology

c. wireless sensor networks

d. "okayness" checking

7. To head off wage-and-hour claims, Donati and Bernstein ("Top 10 Administrative Pitfalls in Dealing With Employees") advise a facility to review all pay practices except:

a. hours worked and overtime

b. exempt classifications

e. length of service

d. record keeping

8. According to Blumenstock ("Administrators: 'Stuck in the Middle'"), what percentage of time each day is spent in various forms of communication?

a. 25 to 30%

b. 45 to 50%

c. 60 to 70%

d. 70 to 80%

9. As stated by Moller and Renegar ("Bathing as a Wellness Experience"), noise cannot be controlled by:

a. hard surface materials

b. hanging plants

c. improved tub faucets

d. privacy cubicle curtains

10. According to Cabot ("Keeping Labor Loyal"), which of the following is not one of the essential perceptions that strongly influence the way employees feel about their workplace and management?

a. They like where they work and enjoy going to work.

b. Management can be trusted to honor its promises.

c. The company provides training for employees to do their jobs well.

d. Workplace safety is important to management.

11. According to Adendorff ("Job Swap: Boosting Employee Morale and Resident Care"), the Job Swap program was initiated primarily to:

a. offer staff-an educational "fun" day.

b. reduce staff turnover.

c. give office staff a chance to mingle with the residents.

d. gain interdepartmental job insights.

12. Which of the following is not a benefit of massage therapy, according to Trombley et al ("Massage Therapy for Elder Residents")?