ADMINISTRATOR EXCELLENCE 2026 COURSE
DOMINATE THE TEXAS NURSING HOME EXAM
WITH A+ PRECISION
Dietitian - THE CORRECT ANSWER-A qualified dietitian is one who is
qualified based upon either:
(A) registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy
of Nutrition and Dietetics; or
(B) licensure, or provisional licensure, as a dietitian under Texas
Occupations Code, Chapter 701 and one year of supervisory experience in
dietetic service of a health care facility.
Direct care by licensed nurses - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Direct care
consonant with the physician's planned regimen of total resident care
includes:
(A) assessment of the resident's health care status;
(B) planning for the resident's care;
(C) assignment of duties to achieve the resident's care;
(D) nursing intervention; and
(E) evaluation and change of approaches as necessary.
Direct ownership interest - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Ownership of equity in
the capital, stock, or profits of, or a membership interest in, an applicant or
license holder.
Disclosure interest - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Five percent or more direct
or indirect ownership interest in an applicant or license holder.
,Distinct part - THE CORRECT ANSWER-That portion of a facility certified to
participate in the Medicaid Nursing Facility program.
Drug (also referred to as medication) - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Any of the
following:
(A) any substance recognized as a drug in the official US
Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the US, or official
National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them;
(B) any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation,
treatment, or prevention of disease in man;
(C) any substance (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any
function of the body of man; and
(D) any substance intended for use as a component of any substance
specified in (A) - (C). It does not include devices or their components, parts,
or accessories.
Electronic monitoring device - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Video surveillance
cameras and audio devices installed in a resident's room, designed to acquire
communications or other sounds that occur in the room. An electronic,
mechanical, or other device used specifically for the nonconsensual
interception of wire or electronic communication is excluded from this
definition.
Exploitation - THE CORRECT ANSWER-The illegal or improper act or
process of a caregiver, family member, or other individual who has an
ongoing relationship with a resident using the resources of the resident for
monetary or personal benefit, profit, or gain without the informed consent of
the resident.
,Fiduciary agent - THE CORRECT ANSWER-An individual who holds in trust
another's monies.
Goals - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Long-term: general statements of desired
outcomes. Short-term: measurable time-limited, expected results that provide
the means to evaluate the resident's progress toward achieving long-term
goals.
Incident - THE CORRECT ANSWER-An abnormal event, including accidents
or injury to staff or residents, which is documented in facility reports. An
occurrence in which a resident may have been subject to abuse, neglect, or
exploitation must also be reported to HHSC.
Indirect ownership interest - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Any ownership or
membership interest in a person that has a direct ownership interest in an
applicant or license holder.
Involuntary seclusion - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Separation of a resident
from others or from the resident's room or confinement to the resident's room,
against the resident's will or the will of a person who is legally authorized to
act on behalf of the resident. Monitored separation from other residents is not
involuntary seclusion if the separation is a therapeutic intervention that uses
the least restrictive approach for the minimum amount of time, not exceed to
24 hours, until professional staff can develop a plan of care to meet the
resident's needs.
Legend drug or prescription drug - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Any drug that
requires a written or telephonic order of a practitioner before it may be
, dispensed by a pharmacist, or that may be delivered to a particular resident
by a practitioner in the course of the practitioner's practice.
Life Safety Code - THE CORRECT ANSWER-NFPA 101
Life safety features - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Fire safety components
required by NFPA 101, including building construction, fire alarm systems,
smoke detection systems, interior finishes, sizes and thicknesses of doors,
exits, emergency electrical systems, and sprinkler systems.
Long-term care-regulatory - THE CORRECT ANSWER-HHSC
Regulatory Services Division, which is responsible for surveying nursing
facilities to determine compliance with regulations for licensure and
certification for Title XIX participation.
Manager - THE CORRECT ANSWER-A person, other than a licensed
nursing home administrator, having a contractual relationship to provide
management services to a facility.
Management services - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Services provided under
contract between the owner of a facility and a person to provide for the
operation of a facility, including administration, staffing, maintenance, or
delivery of resident services. Management services do not include contracts
solely for maintenance, laundry, or food service.
MDS - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Minimum Data Set
DOMINATE THE TEXAS NURSING HOME EXAM
WITH A+ PRECISION
Dietitian - THE CORRECT ANSWER-A qualified dietitian is one who is
qualified based upon either:
(A) registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy
of Nutrition and Dietetics; or
(B) licensure, or provisional licensure, as a dietitian under Texas
Occupations Code, Chapter 701 and one year of supervisory experience in
dietetic service of a health care facility.
Direct care by licensed nurses - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Direct care
consonant with the physician's planned regimen of total resident care
includes:
(A) assessment of the resident's health care status;
(B) planning for the resident's care;
(C) assignment of duties to achieve the resident's care;
(D) nursing intervention; and
(E) evaluation and change of approaches as necessary.
Direct ownership interest - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Ownership of equity in
the capital, stock, or profits of, or a membership interest in, an applicant or
license holder.
Disclosure interest - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Five percent or more direct
or indirect ownership interest in an applicant or license holder.
,Distinct part - THE CORRECT ANSWER-That portion of a facility certified to
participate in the Medicaid Nursing Facility program.
Drug (also referred to as medication) - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Any of the
following:
(A) any substance recognized as a drug in the official US
Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the US, or official
National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them;
(B) any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation,
treatment, or prevention of disease in man;
(C) any substance (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any
function of the body of man; and
(D) any substance intended for use as a component of any substance
specified in (A) - (C). It does not include devices or their components, parts,
or accessories.
Electronic monitoring device - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Video surveillance
cameras and audio devices installed in a resident's room, designed to acquire
communications or other sounds that occur in the room. An electronic,
mechanical, or other device used specifically for the nonconsensual
interception of wire or electronic communication is excluded from this
definition.
Exploitation - THE CORRECT ANSWER-The illegal or improper act or
process of a caregiver, family member, or other individual who has an
ongoing relationship with a resident using the resources of the resident for
monetary or personal benefit, profit, or gain without the informed consent of
the resident.
,Fiduciary agent - THE CORRECT ANSWER-An individual who holds in trust
another's monies.
Goals - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Long-term: general statements of desired
outcomes. Short-term: measurable time-limited, expected results that provide
the means to evaluate the resident's progress toward achieving long-term
goals.
Incident - THE CORRECT ANSWER-An abnormal event, including accidents
or injury to staff or residents, which is documented in facility reports. An
occurrence in which a resident may have been subject to abuse, neglect, or
exploitation must also be reported to HHSC.
Indirect ownership interest - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Any ownership or
membership interest in a person that has a direct ownership interest in an
applicant or license holder.
Involuntary seclusion - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Separation of a resident
from others or from the resident's room or confinement to the resident's room,
against the resident's will or the will of a person who is legally authorized to
act on behalf of the resident. Monitored separation from other residents is not
involuntary seclusion if the separation is a therapeutic intervention that uses
the least restrictive approach for the minimum amount of time, not exceed to
24 hours, until professional staff can develop a plan of care to meet the
resident's needs.
Legend drug or prescription drug - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Any drug that
requires a written or telephonic order of a practitioner before it may be
, dispensed by a pharmacist, or that may be delivered to a particular resident
by a practitioner in the course of the practitioner's practice.
Life Safety Code - THE CORRECT ANSWER-NFPA 101
Life safety features - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Fire safety components
required by NFPA 101, including building construction, fire alarm systems,
smoke detection systems, interior finishes, sizes and thicknesses of doors,
exits, emergency electrical systems, and sprinkler systems.
Long-term care-regulatory - THE CORRECT ANSWER-HHSC
Regulatory Services Division, which is responsible for surveying nursing
facilities to determine compliance with regulations for licensure and
certification for Title XIX participation.
Manager - THE CORRECT ANSWER-A person, other than a licensed
nursing home administrator, having a contractual relationship to provide
management services to a facility.
Management services - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Services provided under
contract between the owner of a facility and a person to provide for the
operation of a facility, including administration, staffing, maintenance, or
delivery of resident services. Management services do not include contracts
solely for maintenance, laundry, or food service.
MDS - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Minimum Data Set
