NHA - National Prep Test 2

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    Personnel policies and procedures are considered:

    • A set of legal obligations between the facility and it's employees
    • A distortion of facts
    • Elimination of the facts
    • Elimination of false statements
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NHA - National Prep Test 2 - Quiz
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This prep test covers essential management and operational aspects in healthcare facilities, including safety codes, financial systems, and facility requirements.

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  • 2. 

    The major reason that the administrator should try to prevent employee turnover is:

    • The labor market cannot supply qualified replacements

    • The cost of recruiting and training new employees

    • The cost of unemployment compensation

    • New employees tend to have poorer work attitudes

    Correct Answer
    A. The cost of recruiting and training new employees
  • 3. 

    Strategic planning:

    • Should be limited to top management

    • Has decreased in recent years

    • Is very time consuming and inefficient

    • Helps the facility reevaluate its mission and identify its long term goals

    Correct Answer
    A. Helps the facility reevaluate its mission and identify its long term goals
  • 4. 

    A major goal of the activities program in a nursing facility is to:

    • Produce handcrafts for fairs

    • Produce income to buy resident activity materials

    • Involve residents in personally satisfying activities

    • Keep residents out of their rooms as much as possible

    Correct Answer
    A. Involve residents in personally satisfying activities
  • 5. 

    In the process of planning, the administrator should:

    • Establish a five year plan

    • Set up a plan and review it every two years

    • Establish a plan and review it only when a crisis occurs

    • Constantly check, recheck and modify the plan if necessary

    Correct Answer
    A. Constantly check, recheck and modify the plan if necessary
  • 6. 

    The social worker might be most helpful in which of the following types of residents?

    • Depressed and withdrawn

    • Bedridden

    • Uncoordinated

    • Hard of hearing

    Correct Answer
    A. Depressed and withdrawn
  • 7. 

    A resident suffering from glaucoma should be referred to a (an):

    • Dermatologist

    • Ophthalmologist

    • Oncologist

    • ENT specialist

    Correct Answer
    A. Ophthalmologist
  • 8. 

    Pressure sores may be caused by all of the following except:

    • Prolonged stay in bed

    • Wet bed clothing

    • Improper care of pressure points

    • Too much exercise

    Correct Answer
    A. Too much exercise
  • 9. 

    Nursing home residents are most frequently injured by:

    • Falls

    • Burns

    • Employees

    • Lacerations

    Correct Answer
    A. Falls
  • 10. 

    Incontinency means:

    • Urinary blockage

    • Loss of mental ability

    • Inflammation of the muscles

    • Involuntary passage of urine

    Correct Answer
    A. Involuntary passage of urine
  • 11. 

    The correlation between job satisfaction and productivity is:

    • Highly positive

    • Highly negative

    • Weakly positive

    • Weakly negative

    Correct Answer
    A. Highly positive
  • 12. 

    The cause of depreciation is:

    • Decrease in value due to age, wear and tear, and action of the elements

    • Decrease in value due to depletion of materials and supplies

    • Loss of value due to decrease in volume of business

    • Loss of value due to decrease in quality of output

    Correct Answer
    A. Decrease in value due to age, wear and tear, and action of the elements
  • 13. 

    The best type of fire extinguisher to use for a Class B (flammable liquid) fire is a:

    • Class B fire extinguisher that uses CO2 or dry chemicals

    • Sodium chloride fire extinguisher

    • Plain water pump

    • Soda acid fire extinguisher

    Correct Answer
    A. Class B fire extinguisher that uses CO2 or dry chemicals
  • 14. 

    As an element of organizing, basic departmentalization:

    • Is set up and regulated by the Federal government

    • Is the same in every nurisng facility

    • Groups people and activities together, assigns roles and delegates authority

    • Should only be done when the facility first opens

    Correct Answer
    A. Groups people and activities together, assigns roles and delegates authority
  • 15. 

    The best means of controlling disease spread in a facility is:

    • Proper hand washing after each nursing procedure

    • Fumigation of area where a communicable disease is noted

    • Isolation of the diseased patient as long as they are contagious

    • Aseptic cleaning of isolation areas

    Correct Answer
    A. Proper hand washing after each nursing procedure
  • 16. 

    The Fair Labor Standards Act concerns itself primarily with:

    • Mediation

    • Arbitration

    • Wages and hours of employment

    • Union activities

    Correct Answer
    A. Wages and hours of employment
  • 17. 

    When a documentation error is made in the resident's medical chart, the correct action is to:

    • Draw a line through the error, enter correct information, initial and date

    • Draw a line through the error, enter correction information, physician initial

    • Erase the error, enter correct information, nurse initial

    • Block out the error, enter correct information, nurse initial

    Correct Answer
    A. Draw a line through the error, enter correct information, initial and date
  • 18. 

    A physical therapist:

    • Treats only ambulatory patients

    • Teaches hand to eye coordination

    • Treats, evaluates, and tests patients' muscles

    • Primarily teaches patients how to use crutches

    Correct Answer
    A. Treats, evaluates, and tests patients' muscles
  • 19. 

    The ability to convert assets to cash is:

    • Turnover

    • Solvency

    • Depreciation

    • Liquidity

    Correct Answer
    A. Liquidity
  • 20. 

    Personnel policies should be:

    • Placed on bulletin boards

    • Discussed only with department heads

    • Given to each employee to read and discuss

    • Designed by administration for all supervisors

    Correct Answer
    A. Given to each employee to read and discuss
  • 21. 

    It is reasonable to expect that employees who are not formally evaluated by their supervisor will:

    • Make less progress than those who are evaluated

    • Make more progress than those who are evaluated

    • Experience no adverse effects from the lack of evaluation

    • Make about the same progress as those who are evaluated

    Correct Answer
    A. Make less progress than those who are evaluated
  • 22. 

    Medicaid utilization review guidelines are established by the:

    • State

    • Facility

    • Medical director

    • Medical government

    Correct Answer
    A. State
  • 23. 

    Controlling is:

    • Synchronizing the efforts of others

    • Communicating with employees

    • Overall setting of objectives

    • Setting of goals or objectives, checking performance, and talking corrective actions

    Correct Answer
    A. Setting of goals or objectives, checking performance, and talking corrective actions
  • 24. 

    The internal recruitment device of letting all employees know of a job vacancy is:

    • Promotion

    • Seniority preference

    • Job posting

    • Employment at will

    Correct Answer
    A. Job posting
  • 25. 

    What would be the primary benefit of public relations to a nursing home?

    • Reducing competition with other facilities

    • Strenghthening bonds between community and facility

    • Improving image within the facility

    • Reducing employee absenteeism and turnover

    Correct Answer
    A. Strenghthening bonds between community and facility
  • 26. 

    The administrator should require cost reports at least monthly from the food service manager that includes all of the following except:

    • Cost of utilities

    • Total cost per meal

    • Raw food cost per meal

    • Cost of meals per patient day

    Correct Answer
    A. Cost of utilities
  • 27. 

    The term proprietorship as it relates to the nursing home industry means:

    • State owned facility

    • Nonprofit facility

    • Federally owned facility

    • Privately owned facility

    Correct Answer
    A. Privately owned facility
  • 28. 

    The Fair Labor Standards Act requires that employees must be:

    • Given sick leave

    • Paid for overtime

    • Paid for vacation

    • Given termination pay

    Correct Answer
    A. Paid for overtime
  • 29. 

    The primary objective in a pressure sore program is:

    • Prevention

    • Proper treatment

    • Proper documentation

    • Prevention of complications

    Correct Answer
    A. Prevention
  • 30. 

    Benign means:

    • Acute

    • Normal

    • Cancer

    • Non-malignant

    Correct Answer
    A. Non-malignant
  • 31. 

    Forecasting has become more important in today's nursing facility environment. The accuracy of an administrator's forecasts will affect the ultimate success of the facility's plans. Forecasts, therefore, are expected to be:

    • Strictly scientific

    • 90% accurate

    • A reasonable estimate of what reality will be in the future

    • Complex, statistical and technical

    Correct Answer
    A. A reasonable estimate of what reality will be in the future
  • 32. 

    The document outlining duties, authority, examples of work qualifications is a:

    • Job assignment

    • Job analysis

    • Job evaluation

    • Job description

    Correct Answer
    A. Job description
  • 33. 

    The goal of rehabilitation services is to:

    • Get residents well and send them home

    • Correct coordination problems

    • Re-establish eye/hand coordination

    • Help residents live at their fullest potential

    Correct Answer
    A. Help residents live at their fullest potential
  • 34. 

    Metastasis is a health care term properly defined as:

    • A static condition between a diseased organism and the immune system

    • The appearance of certain trace metals in the bloodstream

    • The spread of diseased cells or cancer throughout the body

    • A condition found in most renal patients

    Correct Answer
    A. The spread of diseased cells or cancer throughout the body
  • 35. 

    When an asset is depreciated, it's cost is:

    • Prepaid

    • Adjusted to reflect its increase in value over time

    • Allocated to expense over a 20 year period

    • Allocated to expense over it's estimated useful life

    Correct Answer
    A. Allocated to expense over it's estimated useful life
  • 36. 

    All Schedule II drugs must be stored:

    • In separate container

    • In separate cabinets

    • In separate containers and separate cabinets

    • Under double lock and key

    Correct Answer
    A. Under double lock and key
  • 37. 

    Discharge planning for newly admitted resident should begin:

    • Within 48 hours of admission

    • Within 72 hours of admission

    • Within 7 days of admission

    • At the time of admission

    Correct Answer
    A. At the time of admission
  • 38. 

    Which one of the functions of management would be accomplished first?

    • Actuating

    • Planning

    • Organizing

    • Staffing

    Correct Answer
    A. Planning
  • 39. 

    A procedure is:

    • A detailed statement to accomplish a task

    • A broad guide to thinking

    • A program to accomplish goals

    • A set of policies

    Correct Answer
    A. A detailed statement to accomplish a task
  • 40. 

    Medications may be taken home only when:

    • Resident can follow medication instructions

    • Cost replacement drugs are excessive

    • Resident has paid for all of the drugs

    • The physician authorizes it in writing

    Correct Answer
    A. The physician authorizes it in writing
  • 41. 

    The purpose of a medical record is to:

    • Protect the facility

    • Provide continuous information for research

    • Provide the necessary information for utilization review

    • Provide continuous information on the patient's condition

    Correct Answer
    A. Provide continuous information on the patient's condition
  • 42. 

    Which of the following could be a revenue producing department or center in a nursing home?

    • Nursing

    • Maintenance

    • Payroll

    • Plant Operations

    Correct Answer
    A. Nursing
  • 43. 

    When a fire occurs, who is in charge until the firemen arrive?

    • The administrator

    • The highest ranking person on duty

    • The director of nursing

    • The charge nurse

    Correct Answer
    A. The highest ranking person on duty
  • 44. 

    Fringe benefit packages usually include all except:

    • Health insurance

    • Sick leave pay

    • Vacation pay

    • Personal liability insurance

    Correct Answer
    A. Personal liability insurance
  • 45. 

    Which of the following should not be included in the initial orientation of new employees?

    • Tour of the facility

    • Discussion of personnel policies

    • Introduction to one's unit and co-workers

    • Lecture on patient care

    Correct Answer
    A. Lecture on patient care
  • 46. 

    In a SNFall drug regimens must be reviewed at least:

    • Every 60 days by a pharmacist

    • Every 30 days by a nurse

    • Every 30 days by a pharmacist

    • As often as requested

    Correct Answer
    A. Every 30 days by a pharmacist
  • 47. 

    The accounting system required by Medicare is:

    • Accrual

    • Cost

    • Cash

    • Analysis

    Correct Answer
    A. Accrual
  • 48. 

    The rehabilitation therapists (PT,OT, ST) are required to do which of the following in treating nursing home residents:

    • Do their work according to physician orders

    • Instruct nursing care personnel in rehabilitation

    • Do their own billing for Medicare and Medicaid

    • Provide their equipment and supplies

    Correct Answer
    A. Do their work according to physician orders
  • 49. 

    Patient rooms must meet all of the following requirements except:

    • Direct access to corridors

    • An outside exposure

    • Call system to the nurse's station

    • Equipped with a private toilet

    Correct Answer
    A. Equipped with a private toilet

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