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How should a washbasin be sanitized? - correct answer✔✔With boiling water for 30
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minutes or autoclave or gas sterilization. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




How should a washbasin NOT be sanitized? - correct answer✔✔With chemicals.
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How long can you keep non-perishable food for? - correct answer✔✔1 week.
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How long can you keep perishable foods for? - correct answer✔✔2 days.
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What are the appropriate temperatures for perishable items? - correct answer✔✔Either
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below 45 degrees or above 140 degrees.
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What are the requirements for temperature and time when autoclaving stuff? - correct
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answer✔✔It must be running at 15#, 250 degrees farenheit for 20 minutes. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




What are the appropriate temperature and time requirements for utensil cleaning? - correct
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answer✔✔170 degrees farenheit for 2 minutes or 180 degrees for 30 seconds. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




What is the minimum temperature that a dishwasher can run at? - correct answer✔✔110
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degrees farenheit. ||\\//||




How long do you have to complete an initial assessment? - correct answer✔✔7 days.
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,Drugs are stored at "room" temperature. What's that range? - correct answer✔✔59 degrees
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to 86 degrees farenheit.
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When should drugs be destroyed? - correct answer✔✔Within 90 days.
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How long is the required course for a food service supervisor? - correct answer✔✔90 days.
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How frequently must care plans be done? - correct answer✔✔Quarterly.
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How frequently must staff be inserviced on dental procedures? - correct
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answer✔✔Annually.



How often should humidifier bottles be changed? - correct answer✔✔Every 24 hours.
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When filling a humidifier bottle, what should go in there? - correct answer✔✔Only sterile
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distilled, deionized or demineralized water. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




What's the appropriate response time for a patient call light? - correct answer✔✔Promptly.
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All patients should be assisted and encouraged to maintain what? - correct answer✔✔"The
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highest level of self care and independence." ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Soft ties, seat belts, spring release trays and cloth vests are restraints unless they are used for
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what? - correct answer✔✔Postural support.
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How long should treatment restraints be used for? - correct answer✔✔Only the amount of
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time needed to complete the treatment. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||

,What's the minimum amount of time for a menu cycle to repeat? - correct answer✔✔3
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weeks.



How often should a menu cycle be revised? - correct answer✔✔Every 90 days.
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What combo of weight change and time should warrant a notification to the doctor? -
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correct answer✔✔5 pounds +/- in 30 days.
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How often should the diet manual be reviewed? How often should it be revised? - correct
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answer✔✔Reviewed every year. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Revised every 5 years. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




If drugs are ordered stat in one hour, what's the max amount of time to get them that? -
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correct answer✔✔2 hours. ||\\//|| ||\\//||




How should a glass thermometer be cleaned? - correct answer✔✔Submerged in 70%
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alcohol for 10 minutes. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




How long should drug order records be kept for? - correct answer✔✔1 year.
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How long should drug destruction records be kept for? - correct answer✔✔3 years.
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How many minutes constitute one hour of learning experience? - correct answer✔✔50
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minutes.

, CNA Orientation: how many hours are needed in the first 40 hours worked? - correct
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answer✔✔16 hours. ||\\//||




How many hours of CNA orientation must be given before care is provided? - correct
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answer✔✔8 hours. ||\\//||




How much does it cost to apply for a CNA license? Renew a CNA certificate? To get a
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duplicate of your license? - correct answer✔✔$15 to Apply, $20 to Renew and $5 to get a
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Duplicate.



How long should employee health records be kept for? - correct answer✔✔3 years.
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How long should patient records be kept for? - correct answer✔✔7 years per Title 22 - 5
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years per OBRA. ||\\//|| ||\\//||




How often should the patient care policy committee meet? - correct answer✔✔Annually.
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How long do you have to report an unusual occurrence? How long should you keep it for? -
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correct answer✔✔24 hours to report it. Should be kept for one year.
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When a resident dies, how long do you have to return their money to next of kin? - correct
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answer✔✔30 days. ||\\//||




How long do you have to return prepaid room and board? - correct answer✔✔2 weeks from
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discharge.
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How often does a nurse need to add progress notes? - correct answer✔✔As often is as
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