NAB RCAL ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION STUDY GUIDE
●● For residents with dementia, optimal food choices are best achieved
by:
Answer: Good screening, proper nutrition and hydration, and pleasant
meal times.
●● Information should be added to an ICP:
Answer: At a minimum when the resident has a significant change of
condition.
●● A resident has the right to participate in social, religious, and
community activities provided these do not:
Answer: Conflict with orders of the physician
●● One of the fundamental element of demenia Care is:
Answer: Creating a specialized, secure, and quiet location for patients
with dementia.
●● Mrs. J suffers from dementia. No matter how many times staff
explain something to her she doesn't seem to be able to accomplish the
task. Which of the following is the best solution?
,Answer: Task Breakdown
●● The best way for the administrator to get feedback regarding dining
services is through:
Answer: Resident council
●● A major consideration in creating a comprehensive activities
program is that the activities director understands the
Answer: Nature and extent of care recipients' disabilities
●● Criteria for move out in an RC/AL community should be disclosed
Answer: As part of move-in
●● The primary function of an initial care recipient assessment is to
determine
Answer: Overall functional status
●● ECP
Answer: exposure control plan
●● BBPs
Answer: Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
,●● OPIMs
Answer: any body fluid visibly contaminated with blood, vaginal
secretions, semen... EXCLUDES TEARS AND SWEAT
●● BBPs are:
Answer: Infectious microorganisms present in blood that can cause
disease in humans. (HBV, HCV, HIV)
●● HBV
Answer: hepatitis B virus
●● HCV
Answer: hepatitis C virus
●● HIV
Answer: human immunodeficiency virus
●● Exposure Control Plan (ECP)
Answer: A written game plan this is designed to eliminate or minimize
occupational exposure.
●● Universal Precautions (UP) or Standard Precautions (SP)
, Answer: A set of guidelines published by OSHA that require the
employer and the employee to assume that all human blood and body
fluids are infectious for bloodborne pathogens.
●● work practice controls
Answer: controls that reduce or eliminate the likelihood of exposure to
potentially infectious material by altering the manner in which a task is
performed
●● Needle Stick Safety and Prevention Act
Answer: identify and use effective and safer medical devices,
incorporate changes in annual update of exposure control plan, solicit
input from nonmanagerial employees who are responsible for direct
patient care, maintain a sharps injury log
●● Personal Protective Equipment
Answer: Protective equipment that blocks exposure to a pathogen or a
hazardous material.
●● Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)
Answer: An OSHA standard intended to increase health care
practitioners' awareness of risks, to improve work practices and
appropriate use of personal protective equipment, and to reduce injuries
and illnesses in the workplace. Labels and contaminated equipment bags
ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION STUDY GUIDE
●● For residents with dementia, optimal food choices are best achieved
by:
Answer: Good screening, proper nutrition and hydration, and pleasant
meal times.
●● Information should be added to an ICP:
Answer: At a minimum when the resident has a significant change of
condition.
●● A resident has the right to participate in social, religious, and
community activities provided these do not:
Answer: Conflict with orders of the physician
●● One of the fundamental element of demenia Care is:
Answer: Creating a specialized, secure, and quiet location for patients
with dementia.
●● Mrs. J suffers from dementia. No matter how many times staff
explain something to her she doesn't seem to be able to accomplish the
task. Which of the following is the best solution?
,Answer: Task Breakdown
●● The best way for the administrator to get feedback regarding dining
services is through:
Answer: Resident council
●● A major consideration in creating a comprehensive activities
program is that the activities director understands the
Answer: Nature and extent of care recipients' disabilities
●● Criteria for move out in an RC/AL community should be disclosed
Answer: As part of move-in
●● The primary function of an initial care recipient assessment is to
determine
Answer: Overall functional status
●● ECP
Answer: exposure control plan
●● BBPs
Answer: Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
,●● OPIMs
Answer: any body fluid visibly contaminated with blood, vaginal
secretions, semen... EXCLUDES TEARS AND SWEAT
●● BBPs are:
Answer: Infectious microorganisms present in blood that can cause
disease in humans. (HBV, HCV, HIV)
●● HBV
Answer: hepatitis B virus
●● HCV
Answer: hepatitis C virus
●● HIV
Answer: human immunodeficiency virus
●● Exposure Control Plan (ECP)
Answer: A written game plan this is designed to eliminate or minimize
occupational exposure.
●● Universal Precautions (UP) or Standard Precautions (SP)
, Answer: A set of guidelines published by OSHA that require the
employer and the employee to assume that all human blood and body
fluids are infectious for bloodborne pathogens.
●● work practice controls
Answer: controls that reduce or eliminate the likelihood of exposure to
potentially infectious material by altering the manner in which a task is
performed
●● Needle Stick Safety and Prevention Act
Answer: identify and use effective and safer medical devices,
incorporate changes in annual update of exposure control plan, solicit
input from nonmanagerial employees who are responsible for direct
patient care, maintain a sharps injury log
●● Personal Protective Equipment
Answer: Protective equipment that blocks exposure to a pathogen or a
hazardous material.
●● Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)
Answer: An OSHA standard intended to increase health care
practitioners' awareness of risks, to improve work practices and
appropriate use of personal protective equipment, and to reduce injuries
and illnesses in the workplace. Labels and contaminated equipment bags
