Continuing education test #106 based on nursing homes March 2006

Nursing Homes, March, 2006

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.

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

* Tests must be submitted within one year of the publication date.

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PRE-TEST

1. Cottage-style nursing homes are:

a. designed in a pod style

b. reminiscent of the Green House model

c. minihospitals

d. inefficient

2. Which of the following is not a reason for a nursing home to add a clinical specialty?

a. maintain licensure

b. dwindling reimbursement

c. fiscal viability

d. build census

POST-TEST

1. St. John's Lutheran Home ("Creating the Nursing Home of the Future") opened two cottages that feature all of the following except:

a. fireplaces

b. semiprivate rooms

c. dens

d. outdoor patios

2. St. John's Elder Chabar program, which gets high school and college students connected to the organization, is named for the Hebrew word meaning:

a. service

b. attendance

c. ministry

d. fellowship

3. Which of the following is not cited by Jarchin ("Finding Your Post-Acute Care Niche") as a niche market that she has worked with nursing facilities to add?

a. wound care

b. day care

c. subacute care

d. bariatric care

4. Which of the following components will not be incorporated into future wellness program for aging baby boomers, according to Brunger and Levinson ("Presbyterian Homes: Story of a Wellness Center")?

a. age-appropriate Internet training programs

b. phrenology as an alternative therapy

c. "virtual" personal trainers

d. crossover land-to-water exercise modalities

5. With which of the following statements would Bagwell ("Managing Aging Fire-Alarm Systems") disagree?

a. The building's environment will determine how often devices should be tested beyond the minimum standards.

b. The contractor should retain as-built drawings at the end of any project.

c. A programmable fire-alarm system requires one database system to operate it.

d. Develop a master plan to create a cohesive system.

6. According to Reid ("Today's Healing Gardens: More Than Shrubs and Flowers"), working gardens for residents should:

a. be terraced.

b. face the north

c. have a small structure for tools and supplies.

d. be at the facility's focal point.

7. Wolf ("How Long-Term Care Should Be Financed") outlines all of the following objectives in creating a successful new long-term care payment system except:

a. Encourage a public-private partnership.

b. Encourage equal access.

c. Eliminate nonessential overhead.

d. Standardize payment amounts regardless of acuity level.

8. Meek ("Exterior Pest Control: How Landscaping Can Repel Pests") says that facilities should do all of the following except:

a. Don't let vegetation touch the building.

b. Choose mulch carefully.

c. Beware of water features.

d. Place decorative statues or stones near the building.

9. What percentage of nursing homes in the New Orleans area were reportedly evacuated before Hurricane Katrina, according to Stoil (View on Washington)?

a. 21%

b. 31%

c. 41%

d. 51%

10. According to Willging ("Get Ready for Community-Based Long-Term Care"), the percentage of residents in Howard County, Maryland, over 60 years of age is:

a. 9%

b. 10%

c. 15%

d. 16%

11. According to Williams (Liability Landscape), a Shared Risk Agreement may address an issue that:

a. is routine.

b. is easily resolved.

c. coincides with the provider's risk-management policies.

d. is not prohibited by federal or state regulation or a local ordinance.

12. Shady ("An Ergonomic Look at Laundry Rooms") says folding surfaces in laundry rooms should be how high off the floor?

a. 25"

b. 30"

c. 35"

d. 40"

POST-TEST EVALUATON

The article on innovative independent/senior housing environments was:

______ very interesting

______ of some interest

______ of no interest

The information on transitioning a facility from traditional to post-acute care was:

______ thought-provoking

______ interesting

______ of no interest

The article on laundry room ergonomics was:

______ useful

______ mildly informative

______ of no interest

In understanding the material covered in this issue of Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management, the ACHCA testing process was:

______ very helpful

______ somewhat helpful