Examination Questions and Verified Answers.
Rules and regulations formulated by departments or agencies
Administrative Law
of the executive branch of government to carry out the intent
of statutory law
Agent Someone authorized to act on behalf of another
Best practices Evidence-based practices
Board of Directors "governing body" that has the ultimate legal responsibility for a facility's
operations
Certification and Survey A database of facility characteristics and previous inspection
Provider Enhanced results related to nursing facility performance.
Reports (CASPER)
A per day or per instance fine resulting from deficiencies
Civil Money Penalties
in quality of care or resident safety following a CMS
survey
Composed of key community leaders, the board functions as
Community Advisory Board the "eyes and ears" for the facility. Through their influence,
the advisory board members can also assist the administrator
form meaningful partnerships with community agencies.
A course of action to move from one way of doing things to
another. In LTC, it is widely referred to as a process of
transforming from an institutional to a homelike model. It is
Cultural Change
the integration of the three elements of person-centered care:
clinical care, socio-residential elements, and human factors; along
with the enrichment of the environments in which people live
and the empowerment of both clients and associates
A nursing facility's failure to meet any of the standards as
Deficiency
determined by a survey (citation)
A facility that is dually certified as both a SNF and NF. Such
Dual certification
facilities can admit Medicare and Medicaid residents in any
part of the facility.
A legal term that refers to actions that are generally consistent
Good Faith
with how a reasonable person would act under similar
circumstances.
, Refers to trusteeship and stewardship of an organization's
Governance
resources and capabilities to benefit its stakeholders
Any unexpected negative occurrence involving a resident, family,
Incident
employee or visitor
The art of collaboratively engaging colleagues toward a shared
vision. "The process of influencing others to understand and
Leadership
agree about what needs to be done and how to do it, and the
process of facilitating induvialsand collective efforts to
accomplish shared objectives"
Organization and coordination of the activities assigned to a
department or group of people in accordance with objectives,
Management
policies, and procedures. It is what managers do to maintain and
organization and move it forward. It is about getting tasks
accomplished on a daily basis
A system of management that is based on a joint agreement between
supervisors
Management by Objectives (MBO) and associates on what specific measurable objectives would be
accomplished over a given period of time, at the end of which
supervisors evaluate individual associates on the basis of the
accomplishment of these objectives
A system for managing information to assist the organization in
Management Information Systems
(MIS) evaluating, planning, and implementation of daily work to
improve processes and resident care
A resident assessment tool, utilizing computerized
resident info to assess and monitor resident care. Reports
Minimum Data Set (MDS)
are electronically transmitted to CMS as well to
classify a resident into a RUG which sets the reimbursement
level for the care. It is a core set of screening, clinical, and
functional status elements