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Activity Director Exam Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
Alzheimer's disease - Ans:✔✔-A form of dementia that causes a slow irreversible degeneration of
mental, emotional, and physical abilities
arthritis - Ans:✔✔-Inflammation of the joints
cataract - Ans:✔✔-Cloud-like substance which forms behind the lens of the eye
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - Ans:✔✔-Stroke, casually by a weakened blood vessel hemorrhaging in
the brain
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - Ans:✔✔-Disease of the lungs resulting in asthma,
emphysema or bronchitis
diabetes mellitus - Ans:✔✔-Disease of the pancreas, resulting in inadequate amounts of insulin
Depression - Ans:✔✔-Emotional disorder characterized by prolonged sadness, apathy, anxiety, etc.
Hypertension - Ans:✔✔-High blood pressure
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hempilegia - Ans:✔✔-Weakness on one side of the body
myocardial infarction - Ans:✔✔-heart attack
pneumonia - Ans:✔✔-Inflammation of the lungs caused by bacterial, viral, or chemical irritants
Schizophrenia - Ans:✔✔-Mental Disorder characterized by a withdrawal from reality, delusions,
hallucinations, and bizarre behavior
True or False: MDS Section F of the MDS is not required on a quarterly MDS - Ans:✔✔-False
True or False: The "45 minute rule" in the state regulations means that facilities must provide 45 minutes
of activities to each resident weekly. - Ans:✔✔-False
True or False: It is "good practice" to write an admission progress note upon admission of a new resident
- Ans:✔✔-True
True or False: A CAA (Care Area Assessment) is completed on a full MDS when an area triggers - Ans:✔✔-
True
True or False: You should always date your documentation the date that it is written, regardless of when
it was "due" - Ans:✔✔-True
True or False: A care plan is not required for every CAA triggered - Ans:✔✔-True
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