State Pre-Test 1

1. Disaster preparedness:

Is only for top administration

Is offered only at the time of orientation to a job

Includes a written plan for all types of disasters

Includes only a written plan for fire safety that includes fire drills

2. A comprehensive assessment shall be completed for each resident within:

14 days of admission and every 12 months thereafter

14 days of admission and every 15 months thereafter

21 days of admission and every 12 months thereafter

21 days of admission and every 15 months thereafter

3. An applicant who fails the licensing examination must pass both parts within _______ years from the first failure?

1

2

3

4

4. The following acts are prohibited:

Using the name "Nursing Home Administrator" with a provisional license

Using someone else's license as your own

Using a suspended or revoked license

B and c

5. Frozen dessert mixes:

Must be pasteurized

Must not exceed a standard plate count of 45,000

Must not exceed a coli form count of 15 per gram

Must be purified

6. Staff in the geriatric outpatient nurse clinic must be:

Sufficient in numbers to perform needed services

Qualified

Hired on a contractual basis if needed

All of the above

7. The consultant pharmacist is responsible for all of the following except:

Establishing a system to record receipt and disposition of all controlled drugs

Ensuring that refrigerated drugs are stored properly

Ensuring the contents of the Emergency Medication Kit is established

Completing a preliminary resident assessment at the time of admission

8. A comprehensive assessment must be reviewed at least every:

1 month

2 months

3 months

4 months

9. Eggs:

Can be hard boiled and peeled

Can be commercially prepared and packaged

A and b

None of the above

10. A provisional license may be issued to fill a nursing home administrator position when that position becomes vacated due to unexpected:

Financial problems

Environmental and safety problems

Abandonment

None of the above

11. The Geriatric Outpatient Nurse Clinic Act encourages nursing homes to:

Provide routine health care to elderly patients

Perform minor surgery

Offer outpatient services to women and children

All of the above

12. Individuals with communicable disease:

Are not permitted to work in food service areas

Must wear a mask or other infection control apparel

Are permitted to clean food service areas only after food preparation is completed

A and c

13. Oral or written reports of suspected abuse requiring an immediate onsite protective investigation require:

Immediate action by protective investigative district staff

Sufficient time for protective investigative district staff to commence their investigation with 24 hours

Sufficient time for protective investigative district staff to commence their investigation within 48 hours

Sufficient time for protective investigative district staff to commence their investigation within 72 hours

14. Safe temperatures are:

Temperatures of 41 degrees Fahrenheit or below as applied to potentially hazardous foods

Temperatures of 140 degrees Fahrenheit or above as applied to potentially hazardous foods

Temperatures of 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below as applied to potentially hazardous foods

A and b

Submit

16. Medical records will be retained for a period of:

1 year from discharge date

3 years from discharge date

5 years from discharge date

10 years from discharge date

17. Facility decisions to transfer or discharge residents must be:

Made in writing 30 days in advance

Made verbally 30 days in advance

Made verbally and in writing 14 days in advance

None of the above

18. The international biological hazard symbol shall be:

Red

Red and black

Red, orange, or black with background contrast

8 inches in diameter on bags and containers

19. Between use, dispensing utensils shall be stored:

With the handle extended out of the food

In hot running water

In hot water wells at 100 degrees F

In dry stainless steel containers

20. The license for a facility:

Must be placed outside of the administrator's office

Must be placed in a prominent place where residents are admitted

Must be placed in obstructed public view

B and c

21. Nursing staff can be scheduled for:

3 consecutive 16 hour shifts

4 consecutive 16 hour shifts

6 consecutive 16 hour shifts

None of the above

22. All of the following statements are true except:

Food can never be stored in toilet rooms or vestibules even if covered in unopened containers

Wrapped sandwhices can be stored in direct contact with ice

Sugar, seasonings, and dressing for self-service use must be in individual packages

Bulk food such as syrup must be stored in a container which indentified it by common name

23. Nursing home facilities are not required to have written policies on:

Provision of an activities program

Disaster preparedness

Housekeeping

Construction Standards

24. Which of the following statements are not true?

Biomedical waste facilities must obtain an annual permit

Permits shall be transferable from one person to another

Permits expire September 30th

Biomedical waste generators who treat less than 25 pounds monthly are exempt from permit requirements

25. Nursing homes which accommodate children must provide:

A 9ft by 12ft single occupancy bedroom

A 10ft by 10ft single occupancy bedroom

A minimum of 100 sqft in a single bedroom

A minimum of 100 sqft per child in multiple bedrooms

26. In a facility that admits children age 16 through 20 years, the facility may not accommodate more than:

40 children this age at any given time

40 children at any given time

60 children at any given time

A and c

27. Food shall be stored:

A minimum of 6 inches above the floor

A minimum of 8 inches above the floor

A minimum of 10 inches above the floor

At least 2 feet from the floor

28. The facility is mandated to provide the resident or his or her guardian with an itemized listing of all charges within ________ following discharge or release from a nursing home.

One day

Seven days

One month

Three months

29. Emergency Medication Kits must:

Be gray or black

Have an inventory attached to the outside of the kit

Have a key

B and c

30. In the absence of advance directives, health care decisions can be made by:

Any attorney

Parent, spouse, or child

Sibling

Adult child or adult sibling

31. Meat products:

Must be officially inspected for wholesomeness and sanitation

Must be stored in steel canisters and refrigerated

Must be wrapped in clear packaging

All of the above

32. Biomedical waste shall not be stored for a period greater than:

14 days

30 days

45 days

60 days

33. To be elegible for a Gold Seal Award, a facility must be in operation for a minimum of:

12 months

15 months

30 months

60 months

34. All of the following statements are true except:

The board shall determine an application fee, renewal fee and deliquency fee for inactive status

The board will determine a reactivation fee for inactive status

The biennial renewal fee is the only fee required whether inactive or not

The application, renewal, delinquency, or reactivation fee may not exceed the biennial renewal fee for an active license.

35. A self-insurance agreement to pool must be administered:

Under the direction of an elected board of trustees

By the Director of Nursing

By the employees of the facility

By AHCA

36. The amount deposited by the board of trustees in the name of the self-insurance pool must be:

With a chartered commercial bank

With a bank in the State of Florida

Maintained at all times

All of the above

37. An Administrator-in-Training will train:

A minimum of 20 hours a week

A minimum of 30 hours a week

A maximum of 40 hours a week

A maximum of 60 hours a week

38. Punitive damages:

May not exceed three times the amount of compensatory damages awarded

May not exceed the sum of $10 million

Are shared equally between the claimant and the Quality Improvement Trust Fund

A and c

39. Part II of the annual license fee shall be a resident protection fee which will be:

No less than 25 cents per bed

No more than 10 dollars per bed

Deposited in the Resident Protection Trust Fund

All of the above

40. Facilities with children ages 0 - 15 years must have:

A board-certified pediatrician to act as Medical Director for children

Pediatric Emergency Medication Kit

One licensed health care provider trained in Life Support on duty at all time

All of the above

41. Each resident admitted to a nursing home shall have a care plan that consists of:

Learning potential

Physician's orders

Nursing orders

B and c

42. Hamburger should be thoroughly cooked to a minimum temperature of:

135 degrees F

145 degrees F

155 degrees F

165 degrees F

43. Hot water used for sanitizing must be maintained at a temperature of at least:

150 degrees F

160 degrees F

170 degrees F

180 degrees F

44. Whenever a licensee closes a nursing home facility, it shall:

Inform the agency not less than 30 days prior to the discontinuance of operations

Inform the agency not less than 60 days prior to the discontinuance of operations

Inform the resident not less than 90 days prior to the discontinuation of operations

Inform the resident not less than 120 days prior to the discontinuance of operations

45. A licensee shall comply with the life-safety code requirements and building code standards applicable at the time of department approval for:

A current license

3rd Stage - Construction Documents

A building permit

None of the above

46. A temporary license may be issued:

Only twice to an applicant who has filed for licensure

To an applicant who has worked as a fully licensed administrator for 2 years within a 5 year period

To an applicant who has worked as a part time administrator for 3 years with a 5 year period

For a period of 6 months

47. All of the following statements are true except:

The agency will evaluate nursing homes at least every 12 months

Non-compliance will be stated as deficiences measured in terms of severity

Assigned ratings will be Conditional or Standard

Evaluations will be based on the most recent licensure survey report

48. Equipment placed on tables or counters which is not easily movable must be mounted on legs at least:

2 inches high

4 inches high

6 inches high

8 inches high

49. The court shall set a case of abuse, neglect, or exploitation for hearing within _______ days after filing of the petition for non-emergencies:

10

12

14

21

50. The attending physician of a child residing in a nursing home shall:

Evaluate the child's health care status at least once every 60 days

Document the child's status every 60 days

Review and update the plan of care every 60 days

All of the above

State Pre-test 1