Texas Nursing Home Administrator Exam Q&A
Facility License Period
2 years
Licensed Nurse Ratio in 24 hr period
1 to 20
TDADS approval for plans for new buildings, additions, conversion is good for...
Two years
Must not use any nurse aide who has worked less than...
4 months
A written report of suspected abuse is required by TDADs within...
5 days
Dietary department days of perishables supply
2 days
Dietary department days of staples supply
7 days
Days the Hep B vaccination must be offered to employees at risk
10 days
Frequency of review of drug regimen by a licensed pharmacist
Once a month
Minimum square footage for single bed
100 sq ft
Minimum square footage for semi-private room
160 sq ft
Maximum number of residents per ward
4
Maximum number of residents per toilet
8
The amount of time an initial Admin license is good for
1 year
Maximum distance between resident room and nurse station
150 feet
The annual balance in the trust fund
10 million
Maximum time to inventory personal property of new admission
72 hours
Minimum discharge notice
30 days
CNAs must complete new training if they have not worked for...
24 months
Amount of days still considered timely by physician after a visit is required
10 days
Annual CEU hours for CNAs
12 hours
Timeframe a prospective new owner must complete a license application
30 days before sale
Amount of time required to retain discharge resident records
,5 years after discharge
Amount of time required to retain nursing schedules
2 years
Number of days required to notify TDADS that an agreement will not be renewed
30 days
Time of Accountability period
24 months
Number of years DHS looks back on applicant record
5 years
Time TDADS can place vendor payments on hold during change of ownership
12 months
Maximum number of days between physician visits during 1st quarter of stay
30 days
Minimum space between beds
36 inches
Number of days after the last day of the month to submit to TDADS the List of
resident deaths
10
Combined minimum sq feet for dining and living area per licensed bed
19 sq ft
Number of working days to submit reason for refusal of patient from closing
facility
10
Annual cost reports to TDADS are due
3 months after provider fiscal year ends
The requirement for physician recertification for a resident is how many days?
180
OBRA mandated hours for initial CNA training
75
Number of Days required for disclosure of business transactions
35 days
Number of CEUs to be completed by Activities Director annually
8
The maximum number of hours for a physician approved therapeutic home visit
72
Maximum number of days to complete a comprehensive assessment of a new
resident
14
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
Facility License Period
2 years
Licensed Nurse Ratio in 24 hr period
1 to 20
TDADS approval for plans for new buildings, additions, conversion is good for...
Two years
Must not use any nurse aide who has worked less than...
4 months
A written report of suspected abuse is required by TDADs within...
5 days
Dietary department days of perishables supply
2 days
Dietary department days of staples supply
7 days
Days the Hep B vaccination must be offered to employees at risk
10 days
Frequency of review of drug regimen by a licensed pharmacist
Once a month
Minimum square footage for single bed
100 sq ft
Minimum square footage for semi-private room
160 sq ft
Maximum number of residents per ward
4
Maximum number of residents per toilet
8
The amount of time an initial Admin license is good for
1 year
Maximum distance between resident room and nurse station
150 feet
The annual balance in the trust fund
10 million
Maximum time to inventory personal property of new admission
72 hours
Minimum discharge notice
30 days
CNAs must complete new training if they have not worked for...
24 months
Amount of days still considered timely by physician after a visit is required
10 days
Annual CEU hours for CNAs
12 hours
Timeframe a prospective new owner must complete a license application
30 days before sale
Amount of time required to retain discharge resident records
,5 years after discharge
Amount of time required to retain nursing schedules
2 years
Number of days required to notify TDADS that an agreement will not be renewed
30 days
Time of Accountability period
24 months
Number of years DHS looks back on applicant record
5 years
Time TDADS can place vendor payments on hold during change of ownership
12 months
Maximum number of days between physician visits during 1st quarter of stay
30 days
Minimum space between beds
36 inches
Number of days after the last day of the month to submit to TDADS the List of
resident deaths
10
Combined minimum sq feet for dining and living area per licensed bed
19 sq ft
Number of working days to submit reason for refusal of patient from closing
facility
10
Annual cost reports to TDADS are due
3 months after provider fiscal year ends
The requirement for physician recertification for a resident is how many days?
180
OBRA mandated hours for initial CNA training
75
Number of Days required for disclosure of business transactions
35 days
Number of CEUs to be completed by Activities Director annually
8
The maximum number of hours for a physician approved therapeutic home visit
72
Maximum number of days to complete a comprehensive assessment of a new
resident
14
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
