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NORTH CAROLINA NURSING HOME
ADMINISTRATOR STUDY SET
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
To qualify for "Brain Injury Long Term Care", a person must not
show progress for how long to standard rehab? - correct
answer- 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? -
correct answer- 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. - correct answer- Printed or typed; five.
The administrator shall ensure that the report of investigation is
printed or typed and postmarked to the Health Care Personnel
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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? - correct answer- 30 days.
"Respite care" means services provided for persons admitted to
a nursing facility on a temporary basis, not to exceed 30 days.
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 - correct
answer- 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. - correct answer- 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.
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An Activity Director would like to adopt a facility dog. What rules
does she have to comply with? - correct answer- 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: - correct answer-
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.
The facility shall ensure that menus are followed which meet
the nutritional needs of patients in accordance with the
recommended dietary allowances of the: - correct answer-
Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council,
National Academy
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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. - correct answer- 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? -
correct answer- 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. - correct answer- 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
NORTH CAROLINA NURSING HOME
ADMINISTRATOR STUDY SET
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
To qualify for "Brain Injury Long Term Care", a person must not
show progress for how long to standard rehab? - correct
answer- 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? -
correct answer- 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. - correct answer- Printed or typed; five.
The administrator shall ensure that the report of investigation is
printed or typed and postmarked to the Health Care Personnel
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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? - correct answer- 30 days.
"Respite care" means services provided for persons admitted to
a nursing facility on a temporary basis, not to exceed 30 days.
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 - correct
answer- 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. - correct answer- 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.
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An Activity Director would like to adopt a facility dog. What rules
does she have to comply with? - correct answer- 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: - correct answer-
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.
The facility shall ensure that menus are followed which meet
the nutritional needs of patients in accordance with the
recommended dietary allowances of the: - correct answer-
Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council,
National Academy
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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. - correct answer- 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? -
correct answer- 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. - correct answer- 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
