TEXAS NURSING JURISPRUDENCE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Minimum number of times a year a comprehensive assessment must be done -
✔✔Once
✔✔Maximum amount of time to provide a clinical record once a request is received -
✔✔24 hours
✔✔The frequency that an MDS must be examined and reviewed - ✔✔Quarterly
✔✔Frequency of providing written transactions of resident funds - ✔✔Once a quarter
✔✔Maximum and minimum kitchen temperatures - ✔✔70 to 85
✔✔Amount of fresh air mixing required from an air system - ✔✔10%
✔✔The licensure period for an administrator - ✔✔2 years
✔✔CEUs required for an administrator per licensure period - ✔✔40
✔✔Medication errors must be less than ____% - ✔✔5
✔✔The maximum percentage of licensed beds that can be in wards - ✔✔50%
✔✔Minimum illumination in resident rooms - ✔✔10 foot candles
✔✔Time required to run emergency generators on full load weekly - ✔✔30 minutes
✔✔Minimum measurement for medication rooms - ✔✔50 sq ft
✔✔Minimum and maximum medication room temperatures - ✔✔59 to 86
✔✔Minimum size of mirrors in resident rooms - ✔✔15" x 30"
✔✔Number of inches mirrors must be off the floor - ✔✔40
✔✔Minimum width of fixed wire in door between kitchen and dining area - ✔✔1/4 inch
✔✔Minimum storage room (in sq ft) per resident bed - ✔✔2
✔✔Maximum amount of time to screen a new employee for TB - ✔✔2 weeks
,✔✔Minimum distance of generators from facility - ✔✔3 feet
✔✔Minimum distance of generators from a building opening - ✔✔5 feet
✔✔Maximum distance (in feet) between outlets in corridors - ✔✔50
✔✔Maximum distance of an outlet in relation to the end of a corridor - ✔✔25 feet
✔✔Height of lamps directly above resident's bed - ✔✔5 ft 6 in
✔✔Influenza vaccinations must be completed by - ✔✔November 30th
✔✔The number of flashlights that must be kept at each nursing station - ✔✔1
✔✔Schedule II drugs must be inventoried every.... - ✔✔8 hours
✔✔Notice of vacancy of the administrator position must be reported to TDADS -
✔✔Immediately
✔✔An initial monthly claim must be received by TDADS within... - ✔✔180 days
✔✔Maximum amount of days in to submit a Care Form for a new Medicaid admission -
✔✔20
✔✔A continued stay review must be completed every _____ days - ✔✔180
✔✔The amount of days a renewal application of a license must be submitted before it
expires - ✔✔45
✔✔Penalty for not submitting renewal application on time - ✔✔$500
✔✔Time in which the Care Plans must be completed after the MDS assessment - ✔✔7
calendar days
✔✔Amount of days after an annual survey a facility can request a Rapid Response
Team - ✔✔60
✔✔Height of commodes - ✔✔17 to 19 inches
✔✔Number of days to correct a violation with administrative penalties - ✔✔45
✔✔Number of days the NHIC will accept CARE forms before expiration of LOC/MN -
✔✔45
, ✔✔Minimum area of enclosure for Alzheimers Units - ✔✔800 sq ft
✔✔Minimum sq. feet per resident in Alzheimers Unit - ✔✔15 sq ft
✔✔Number of days to request a hearing after TDADS notifies of a suspension action -
✔✔15
✔✔Number of days to give written consent or hearing request after a written notice of
recommended assessment of administrative penalty is sent - ✔✔20
✔✔The maximum gap between patient room door and floor - ✔✔3/4 inch
✔✔Time a medical record must be retained - ✔✔5 years
✔✔A facility must comply with which version of the NFPA Life Safety code? - ✔✔2000
The facility must meet the applicable provisions of the 2000 edition of the Life Safety
Code of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The Life Safety Code is
available for inspection at the Office of the Federal Register Information Center,
Washington, D.C.
✔✔How must a facility explain to the resident his/her rights, and the rules of conduct for
residents in the facility? - ✔✔Both orally and in writing in a language the resident
understands
✔✔Can a resident of a facility work at the facility? - ✔✔Yes, if the resident agrees to
and it is in the care plan
✔✔A nursing home is at capacity with 58 residents; how many monthly hours of dietary
consultation must they have at a minimum? - ✔✔8 hours monthly
The facility must ensure a qualified dietitian is available as frequently and for such time
as is necessary to assure each resident a diet that meets the daily nutritional and
special dietary needs of each resident, based upon the acuity and clinical needs of the
resident. The facility must ensure that monthly dietary consultant hours are provided, at
a minimum, as follows: (1) facility population: 60 residents or under - eight hours; (2)
facility population: each additional 30 residents or fraction thereof - four hours.
✔✔Resident bedrooms must measure at least ___ square feet per resident in multiple
resident rooms and ___ square feet for single resident rooms - ✔✔80; 100
✔✔What group gives recommendations for facility lighting? - ✔✔Illumination
Engineering Society of North America
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔Minimum number of times a year a comprehensive assessment must be done -
✔✔Once
✔✔Maximum amount of time to provide a clinical record once a request is received -
✔✔24 hours
✔✔The frequency that an MDS must be examined and reviewed - ✔✔Quarterly
✔✔Frequency of providing written transactions of resident funds - ✔✔Once a quarter
✔✔Maximum and minimum kitchen temperatures - ✔✔70 to 85
✔✔Amount of fresh air mixing required from an air system - ✔✔10%
✔✔The licensure period for an administrator - ✔✔2 years
✔✔CEUs required for an administrator per licensure period - ✔✔40
✔✔Medication errors must be less than ____% - ✔✔5
✔✔The maximum percentage of licensed beds that can be in wards - ✔✔50%
✔✔Minimum illumination in resident rooms - ✔✔10 foot candles
✔✔Time required to run emergency generators on full load weekly - ✔✔30 minutes
✔✔Minimum measurement for medication rooms - ✔✔50 sq ft
✔✔Minimum and maximum medication room temperatures - ✔✔59 to 86
✔✔Minimum size of mirrors in resident rooms - ✔✔15" x 30"
✔✔Number of inches mirrors must be off the floor - ✔✔40
✔✔Minimum width of fixed wire in door between kitchen and dining area - ✔✔1/4 inch
✔✔Minimum storage room (in sq ft) per resident bed - ✔✔2
✔✔Maximum amount of time to screen a new employee for TB - ✔✔2 weeks
,✔✔Minimum distance of generators from facility - ✔✔3 feet
✔✔Minimum distance of generators from a building opening - ✔✔5 feet
✔✔Maximum distance (in feet) between outlets in corridors - ✔✔50
✔✔Maximum distance of an outlet in relation to the end of a corridor - ✔✔25 feet
✔✔Height of lamps directly above resident's bed - ✔✔5 ft 6 in
✔✔Influenza vaccinations must be completed by - ✔✔November 30th
✔✔The number of flashlights that must be kept at each nursing station - ✔✔1
✔✔Schedule II drugs must be inventoried every.... - ✔✔8 hours
✔✔Notice of vacancy of the administrator position must be reported to TDADS -
✔✔Immediately
✔✔An initial monthly claim must be received by TDADS within... - ✔✔180 days
✔✔Maximum amount of days in to submit a Care Form for a new Medicaid admission -
✔✔20
✔✔A continued stay review must be completed every _____ days - ✔✔180
✔✔The amount of days a renewal application of a license must be submitted before it
expires - ✔✔45
✔✔Penalty for not submitting renewal application on time - ✔✔$500
✔✔Time in which the Care Plans must be completed after the MDS assessment - ✔✔7
calendar days
✔✔Amount of days after an annual survey a facility can request a Rapid Response
Team - ✔✔60
✔✔Height of commodes - ✔✔17 to 19 inches
✔✔Number of days to correct a violation with administrative penalties - ✔✔45
✔✔Number of days the NHIC will accept CARE forms before expiration of LOC/MN -
✔✔45
, ✔✔Minimum area of enclosure for Alzheimers Units - ✔✔800 sq ft
✔✔Minimum sq. feet per resident in Alzheimers Unit - ✔✔15 sq ft
✔✔Number of days to request a hearing after TDADS notifies of a suspension action -
✔✔15
✔✔Number of days to give written consent or hearing request after a written notice of
recommended assessment of administrative penalty is sent - ✔✔20
✔✔The maximum gap between patient room door and floor - ✔✔3/4 inch
✔✔Time a medical record must be retained - ✔✔5 years
✔✔A facility must comply with which version of the NFPA Life Safety code? - ✔✔2000
The facility must meet the applicable provisions of the 2000 edition of the Life Safety
Code of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The Life Safety Code is
available for inspection at the Office of the Federal Register Information Center,
Washington, D.C.
✔✔How must a facility explain to the resident his/her rights, and the rules of conduct for
residents in the facility? - ✔✔Both orally and in writing in a language the resident
understands
✔✔Can a resident of a facility work at the facility? - ✔✔Yes, if the resident agrees to
and it is in the care plan
✔✔A nursing home is at capacity with 58 residents; how many monthly hours of dietary
consultation must they have at a minimum? - ✔✔8 hours monthly
The facility must ensure a qualified dietitian is available as frequently and for such time
as is necessary to assure each resident a diet that meets the daily nutritional and
special dietary needs of each resident, based upon the acuity and clinical needs of the
resident. The facility must ensure that monthly dietary consultant hours are provided, at
a minimum, as follows: (1) facility population: 60 residents or under - eight hours; (2)
facility population: each additional 30 residents or fraction thereof - four hours.
✔✔Resident bedrooms must measure at least ___ square feet per resident in multiple
resident rooms and ___ square feet for single resident rooms - ✔✔80; 100
✔✔What group gives recommendations for facility lighting? - ✔✔Illumination
Engineering Society of North America
