North Carolina Nursing Home Administrator
NORTH CAROLINA NURSING HOME
ADMINISTRATOR STUDY SET
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
To qualify for "Brain Injury Long Term Care", a person must not show progress for how
long to standard rehab? - Three months.
A Life Care Center is licensed for 120 beds. They need to increase their bed capacity by
11 beds. Can they do this? - No.
A life care center, having an agreement to care for all residents regardless of level of care
needs, may temporarily increase bed capacity by 10 percent or 10 beds, whichever is less,
over the licensed bed capacity for a period up to 30 days following notification of and
approval by the Department.
When reporting an allegation of abuse, mistreatment, or misappropriation of resident
property, the administrator shall ensure that the report of investigation is ______ and
postmarked to the Health Care Personnel Registry Section of the Division of Health
Service Regulation within _____ working days of the allegation. - Printed or typed; five.
The administrator shall ensure that the report of investigation is printed or typed and
postmarked to the Health Care Personnel Registry Section of the Division of Health
Service Regulation within five working days of the allegation.
How long can a North Carolina nursing home provide "respite" care? - 30 days.
"Respite care" means services provided for persons admitted to a nursing facility on a
temporary basis, not to exceed 30 days.
North Carolina Nursing Home Administrator
,North Carolina Nursing Home Administrator
To ensure that drug therapy is rational, safe and effective, a pharmaceutical care
assessment shall be conducted in the facility at least every ______ days for each patient -
31.
To ensure that drug therapy is rational, safe and effective, a pharmaceutical care
assessment shall be conducted in the facility at least every 31 days for each patient.
The drug storage area shall be clean, secure, well-lighted, well ventilated and with
temperatures between _______ degrees F. and ________ degrees F. - 59 degrees F and 86
degrees F.
The pharmacist and director of nursing shall ensure that drug storage areas are clean,
secure, well lighted and well ventilated; that room temperature is maintained between 59
degrees F. and 86 degrees F.
An Activity Director would like to adopt a facility dog. What rules does she have to
comply with? - A facility policy that mirrors the local health ordinances regarding pet
health and control plus not permit the pet into areas where food is being prepared.
When facility policies permit pets in the facility, the following conditions shall be met:(1)
The facility policy shall not be in violation of any local health ordinances regarding pet
health and control.(2) Pets shall not be permitted to enter areas where food is being
prepared.
As defined by the North Carolina code: "Convalescent Care" means care given for the
purpose of: - Assisting the patient or resident to regain health or strength.
"Convalescent care" means care given for the purpose of assisting the patient or resident
to regain health or strength.
North Carolina Nursing Home Administrator
, North Carolina Nursing Home Administrator
The facility shall ensure that menus are followed which meet the nutritional needs of
patients in accordance with the recommended dietary allowances of the: - Food and
Nutrition Board of the National Research Council, National Academy
Temperatures in the facility shall be at _______ degrees F. minimum in the heating
season and a maximum of _______ degrees F. during the non-heating season. - 71
degrees F, 81 degrees F.
Environmental temperature control systems shall be capable of maintaining temperatures
in the facility at 71 degrees F. minimum in the heating season and a maximum of 81
degrees F. during the non-heating season.
What special allowances must an isolation room contain? - Rooms designated for
isolation shall have negative or positive pressure with relationship to adjacent areas
depending upon the type of patient to be isolated. Exhaust for isolation rooms shall be
ducted to the outdoors with exhaust fans located at the discharge end of the duct.
The emergency electrical system shall be so controlled that after interruption of the
normal electric power supply, the generator is brought to full voltage and frequency and
connected within ______ seconds. - 10 seconds.
The emergency electrical system shall be so controlled that after interruption of the
normal electric power supply, the generator is brought to full voltage and frequency and
connected with 10 seconds through one or more primary automatic transfer switches to
all emergency lighting, alarms, nurses' call, and equipment necessary for maintaining
telephone service.
All staff is to use good hand washing technique as indicated in: - "Guidelines for Hand
Washing in Hospital Environmental Control," as published by the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Public Health Service.
North Carolina Nursing Home Administrator
NORTH CAROLINA NURSING HOME
ADMINISTRATOR STUDY SET
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
To qualify for "Brain Injury Long Term Care", a person must not show progress for how
long to standard rehab? - Three months.
A Life Care Center is licensed for 120 beds. They need to increase their bed capacity by
11 beds. Can they do this? - No.
A life care center, having an agreement to care for all residents regardless of level of care
needs, may temporarily increase bed capacity by 10 percent or 10 beds, whichever is less,
over the licensed bed capacity for a period up to 30 days following notification of and
approval by the Department.
When reporting an allegation of abuse, mistreatment, or misappropriation of resident
property, the administrator shall ensure that the report of investigation is ______ and
postmarked to the Health Care Personnel Registry Section of the Division of Health
Service Regulation within _____ working days of the allegation. - Printed or typed; five.
The administrator shall ensure that the report of investigation is printed or typed and
postmarked to the Health Care Personnel Registry Section of the Division of Health
Service Regulation within five working days of the allegation.
How long can a North Carolina nursing home provide "respite" care? - 30 days.
"Respite care" means services provided for persons admitted to a nursing facility on a
temporary basis, not to exceed 30 days.
North Carolina Nursing Home Administrator
,North Carolina Nursing Home Administrator
To ensure that drug therapy is rational, safe and effective, a pharmaceutical care
assessment shall be conducted in the facility at least every ______ days for each patient -
31.
To ensure that drug therapy is rational, safe and effective, a pharmaceutical care
assessment shall be conducted in the facility at least every 31 days for each patient.
The drug storage area shall be clean, secure, well-lighted, well ventilated and with
temperatures between _______ degrees F. and ________ degrees F. - 59 degrees F and 86
degrees F.
The pharmacist and director of nursing shall ensure that drug storage areas are clean,
secure, well lighted and well ventilated; that room temperature is maintained between 59
degrees F. and 86 degrees F.
An Activity Director would like to adopt a facility dog. What rules does she have to
comply with? - A facility policy that mirrors the local health ordinances regarding pet
health and control plus not permit the pet into areas where food is being prepared.
When facility policies permit pets in the facility, the following conditions shall be met:(1)
The facility policy shall not be in violation of any local health ordinances regarding pet
health and control.(2) Pets shall not be permitted to enter areas where food is being
prepared.
As defined by the North Carolina code: "Convalescent Care" means care given for the
purpose of: - Assisting the patient or resident to regain health or strength.
"Convalescent care" means care given for the purpose of assisting the patient or resident
to regain health or strength.
North Carolina Nursing Home Administrator
, North Carolina Nursing Home Administrator
The facility shall ensure that menus are followed which meet the nutritional needs of
patients in accordance with the recommended dietary allowances of the: - Food and
Nutrition Board of the National Research Council, National Academy
Temperatures in the facility shall be at _______ degrees F. minimum in the heating
season and a maximum of _______ degrees F. during the non-heating season. - 71
degrees F, 81 degrees F.
Environmental temperature control systems shall be capable of maintaining temperatures
in the facility at 71 degrees F. minimum in the heating season and a maximum of 81
degrees F. during the non-heating season.
What special allowances must an isolation room contain? - Rooms designated for
isolation shall have negative or positive pressure with relationship to adjacent areas
depending upon the type of patient to be isolated. Exhaust for isolation rooms shall be
ducted to the outdoors with exhaust fans located at the discharge end of the duct.
The emergency electrical system shall be so controlled that after interruption of the
normal electric power supply, the generator is brought to full voltage and frequency and
connected within ______ seconds. - 10 seconds.
The emergency electrical system shall be so controlled that after interruption of the
normal electric power supply, the generator is brought to full voltage and frequency and
connected with 10 seconds through one or more primary automatic transfer switches to
all emergency lighting, alarms, nurses' call, and equipment necessary for maintaining
telephone service.
All staff is to use good hand washing technique as indicated in: - "Guidelines for Hand
Washing in Hospital Environmental Control," as published by the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Public Health Service.
North Carolina Nursing Home Administrator
