Continuing education test #110 based on nursing homes August 2006

Nursing Homes, August, 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.

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* 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 concept of aging popular in the mid-20th-century was defined from research studies conducted at:

a. CCRCs

b. nursing homes

c. assisted living communities

d. university focus groups

2. The type of periodic carpet maintenance used will affect all of the following except:

a. carpet life

b. carpet appearance

c. vacuuming frequency

d. amount of accumulated pollutants removed

POST-TEST

1. Which of the following department's staff, says Ronch ("Staying Alive: Three Takes on Today's Senior Living"), is not specially trained at orientation to look at a resident's personal patterns of behavior and any noteworthy deviation from those?

a. dining room

b. nursing

c. housekeeping

d. transportation

2. After 17 months in operation, the administrators who implemented online training programs for staff, as reported by Peck ("Training Staff Online"), did not find that the training had resulted in:

a. fewer liability claims

b. dramatically improved survey results

c. better Quality Indicator reports

d. increased turnover

3. Weiser ("Working With Partners to Hire in the Community") recommends that organizations attempting to work with underserved communities do all of the following except:

a. Data mine national market information.

b. Adapt their business model to community realities.

c. Change internal incentives and challenge cultural assumptions.

d. Improve the "enabling environment."

4. Which of the following is not a technology used by The Boston Home to assist in implementing a hands-free environment, according to Serotkin ("Technology's 'Declaration of Independence' at The Boston Home")?

a. wireless door access

b. escalator

c. overhead lift system

d. elevator

5. With which of the following statements would Lewis ("Rethinking Clean: Carpet Maintenance Achieves More Than Aesthetic Benefits") disagree?

a. Hot water extraction may not remove accumulated allergens.

b. Dry polymer cleaning can remove detergent residue left behind from previous extraction cleanings.

c. After dry polymer cleaning, foot traffic on carpet must be limited.

d. Properly maintained, good-quality carpet can last 10 years or more.

6. According to Lyncheski and Garrett ("Update on DOL's Regulations for Employee Exemption"), which of the following is not applied to determine if an employee is exempt from overtime pay?

a. salary level test

b. duties test

c. safe harbor test

d. salary basis test

7. How many hours of continuing education must dietary managers complete every three years to maintain certified dietary manager/certified food protection professional credentials, according to Gaines ("Food Safety in Assisted Living: New Skills Needed")?

a. 15

b. 30

c. 45

d. 60

8. Which of the following does Meek ("How Sanitary Is Your Kitchen?") not recommend as a nonchemical method of pest control?

a. organic cleaners

b. vacuums equipped with HEPA filters

c. closed-back shelves

d. tightly-sealed trash cans

9. With which statement would Braun and Bruley ("Bed Safety: Preventing Fires Caused by Hospital Beds") disagree?

a. Test the bed to ensure that it moves freely to its fullest limit.

b. Cover the bed's power cord with a rug or carpet for protection.

c. Inform bed-maintenance personnel of any unusual equipment sounds.

d. Make sure only trained electrical-maintenance personnel install extension cords and multiple-outlet strips.

10. Which of the following documents, notes Stoil (View on Washington), would meet the requirements for proof of citizenship for Medicaid beneficiaries?

a. passport

b. church records

c. driver's license

d. Social Security card

11. Williams (Liability Landscape) notes that Legionella will grow in temperatures as high as:

a. 95 degrees

b. 115 degrees

c. 122 degrees

d. 131 degrees

12. According to Leib ("Needed: Seating That Supports the Aging Process"), seating should do all of the following except: