NJ CALA (CERTIFIED ASSISTED LIVING
ADMINISTRATOR) FINAL AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A |
BRAND NEW!!!
Qualifications of PCA, CMA, and Direct Caregivers - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Must be a CNA, CHHA, PCA. No individual
shall be certified as a PCA pursuant unless that individual has
completed the criminal history background check required by
N.J.A.C. 8:43I. Each PCA and each gdirect gcaregiver gshall greceive
gorientation gprior gto gor gupon gemployment gand gon-going gin-
gservice geducation gregarding gthe gconcepts gof gassisted gliving.
2 gyears g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g> g Personal gcare gassistant
gcertification gshall gbe gvalid gfor ga gperiod gof g from gthe
gdate gof gissue. gAt gleast gonce gevery g , gon ga
gschedule gto gbe gdetermined gby gthe gDepartment, ga gcertified
gpersonal gcare gassistant gshall gfile gan gapplication gfor grenewal
gof gcurrent gcertification gand gshall gcomplete gan gupdated
gcriminal ghistory gbackground gcheck gas grequired gby gN.J.A.C.
g8:43I.
,20 ghours g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g> g In gorder gto gbe geligible gto
grenew ga gcurrent gcertification, gthe gcertified gpersonal gcare
gassistant gshall gcomplete gat gleast g every gtwo gyears
gof gcontinuing geducation gin gassisted gliving gconcepts, gand
grelated gtopics, gincluding gcognitive gand gphysical gimpairment
gand gdementia.
CMA g(Certified gMedical gAssistant) g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g>
gCertified gas ga gCNA, gCHHA, gor gPCA; gSuccessfully gcompletion gof
gmedication gadministration gtraining gcoursed gapproved gby gthe
gDepartment; gSuccessful gcompletion gof ga gDepartment gof gHealth
gand gSenior gServices gapproved gstandardized gexamination
gregarding gmedication gadministration gfor gPCAs. gAn goral
gexamination gshall gnot gsubstitute gfor gthe gwritten gcomponent
gof gthis gexamination.
2 gyears g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g> g Medication gaide
gcertification gshall gbe gvalid gfor ga gperiod gof g from gthe
gdate gof gissue. gAt gleast gonce gevery g , gon ga gschedule gto gbe
gdetermined gby gthe gDepartment, ga gmedication gaide gshall gfile
gan gapplication gfor grenewal gof gcurrent gcertification.
30 ghours g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g> g In gorder gto gbe geligible gto
grenew gfor ga gcurrent gcertification, gthe gmedication gaide ghave
,completed gat gleast g of gcontinuing geducation,
gseminars, gor gin-service gtraining gevery gtwo gyear gcertification
gperiod. gThis gincludes gcontinuing geducation gfor greview gof gthe
gfundamental gprinciples gof gmedication gadministration, gthe
gskills gand gknowledge gnecessary gfor gthe gtask gof gmedication
gadministration, gand gtopics gof gcurrent gdrug guse grelevant gto
gthe gelderly.
6 gMonths g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g> g An gapplicant gfor
gmedication gaide gcertification gshall gsit gfor gthe gstandardized
gexamination gwithin g of gsuccessful gcompletion gof
gan gapproved gmedication gadministration gtraining gcourse.
Minimum gPCA gStaffing g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g> g The gfacility
gshall gprovide gon gthe gpremises gat gall gtimes g(per gbuilding) gthe
gfollowing gminimum gnumbers gof gemployees:
1.) At gleast gone gawake gPCA gin gaccordance gwith gN.J.A.C.
g8:36- g9.1(a).
2.) At gleast gone gadditional gemployee.
Dietician gQualifications g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g> g The
gdietitian gshall gpossess ga gbachelor's gdegree gfrom gan
gaccredited gcollage gor guniversity gwith ga gmajor garea gof
gconcentration gin ga gnutrition-
, related gfield gof gstudy, gand gone gyear gof gfull-time gprofessional
gexperience gor ggraduate-level gtraining gin gnutrition.
Provision gof gMeals g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g> g The gassisted
gliving gresidence gor gcomprehensive gpersonal gcare ghome gshall
gprovide gdining gservices gto gmeet gthe gdaily gnutritional gneeds gof
gresidents, gdirectly gin gthe gfacility.
Designation gof ga gFood gCoordinator g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g>
gThe gfacility gshall gdesignate ga gfood gservice gcoordinator gwho, gif
gnot ga gdietitican, gfunctions gwith gscheduled gconsultation gfrom
ga gdietician. gWhen gmeals gare gprepared gin gthe gfacility, gthe
gfood gservice gcoordinator gor gdesignee gshall gbe gpresent gin gthe
gfacility. gThe gfood gservice gcoordinator gshall gensure gthat gdining
gservices gare gprovided gas gspecified gin gthe gdining gportion gof
gthe ghealth gcare gplan.
Responsibilities gof gDietitians g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g> g If
gindicated, gaccording gto gresidents' gneeds, ga gdietitian gshall gbe
gresponsible gfor gproviding gresident gcare, gincluding, gbut gnot
glimited gto, gthe gfollowing: g1.) gAssessing gthe gnutritional gneeds
gof gthe gresident. gIf gindicated, gpreparing gthe gdietary gportion gof
gthe ghealth gcare gplan gon gthe gbasis gof gthe gassessment,
gproviding gdietary gservices gto gthe gresident gas gspecified gin gthe
gdietary gportion gof gthe ghealth gplan, greassessing gthe gresident,
gand
ADMINISTRATOR) FINAL AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A |
BRAND NEW!!!
Qualifications of PCA, CMA, and Direct Caregivers - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Must be a CNA, CHHA, PCA. No individual
shall be certified as a PCA pursuant unless that individual has
completed the criminal history background check required by
N.J.A.C. 8:43I. Each PCA and each gdirect gcaregiver gshall greceive
gorientation gprior gto gor gupon gemployment gand gon-going gin-
gservice geducation gregarding gthe gconcepts gof gassisted gliving.
2 gyears g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g> g Personal gcare gassistant
gcertification gshall gbe gvalid gfor ga gperiod gof g from gthe
gdate gof gissue. gAt gleast gonce gevery g , gon ga
gschedule gto gbe gdetermined gby gthe gDepartment, ga gcertified
gpersonal gcare gassistant gshall gfile gan gapplication gfor grenewal
gof gcurrent gcertification gand gshall gcomplete gan gupdated
gcriminal ghistory gbackground gcheck gas grequired gby gN.J.A.C.
g8:43I.
,20 ghours g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g> g In gorder gto gbe geligible gto
grenew ga gcurrent gcertification, gthe gcertified gpersonal gcare
gassistant gshall gcomplete gat gleast g every gtwo gyears
gof gcontinuing geducation gin gassisted gliving gconcepts, gand
grelated gtopics, gincluding gcognitive gand gphysical gimpairment
gand gdementia.
CMA g(Certified gMedical gAssistant) g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g>
gCertified gas ga gCNA, gCHHA, gor gPCA; gSuccessfully gcompletion gof
gmedication gadministration gtraining gcoursed gapproved gby gthe
gDepartment; gSuccessful gcompletion gof ga gDepartment gof gHealth
gand gSenior gServices gapproved gstandardized gexamination
gregarding gmedication gadministration gfor gPCAs. gAn goral
gexamination gshall gnot gsubstitute gfor gthe gwritten gcomponent
gof gthis gexamination.
2 gyears g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g> g Medication gaide
gcertification gshall gbe gvalid gfor ga gperiod gof g from gthe
gdate gof gissue. gAt gleast gonce gevery g , gon ga gschedule gto gbe
gdetermined gby gthe gDepartment, ga gmedication gaide gshall gfile
gan gapplication gfor grenewal gof gcurrent gcertification.
30 ghours g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g> g In gorder gto gbe geligible gto
grenew gfor ga gcurrent gcertification, gthe gmedication gaide ghave
,completed gat gleast g of gcontinuing geducation,
gseminars, gor gin-service gtraining gevery gtwo gyear gcertification
gperiod. gThis gincludes gcontinuing geducation gfor greview gof gthe
gfundamental gprinciples gof gmedication gadministration, gthe
gskills gand gknowledge gnecessary gfor gthe gtask gof gmedication
gadministration, gand gtopics gof gcurrent gdrug guse grelevant gto
gthe gelderly.
6 gMonths g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g> g An gapplicant gfor
gmedication gaide gcertification gshall gsit gfor gthe gstandardized
gexamination gwithin g of gsuccessful gcompletion gof
gan gapproved gmedication gadministration gtraining gcourse.
Minimum gPCA gStaffing g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g> g The gfacility
gshall gprovide gon gthe gpremises gat gall gtimes g(per gbuilding) gthe
gfollowing gminimum gnumbers gof gemployees:
1.) At gleast gone gawake gPCA gin gaccordance gwith gN.J.A.C.
g8:36- g9.1(a).
2.) At gleast gone gadditional gemployee.
Dietician gQualifications g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g> g The
gdietitian gshall gpossess ga gbachelor's gdegree gfrom gan
gaccredited gcollage gor guniversity gwith ga gmajor garea gof
gconcentration gin ga gnutrition-
, related gfield gof gstudy, gand gone gyear gof gfull-time gprofessional
gexperience gor ggraduate-level gtraining gin gnutrition.
Provision gof gMeals g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g> g The gassisted
gliving gresidence gor gcomprehensive gpersonal gcare ghome gshall
gprovide gdining gservices gto gmeet gthe gdaily gnutritional gneeds gof
gresidents, gdirectly gin gthe gfacility.
Designation gof ga gFood gCoordinator g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g>
gThe gfacility gshall gdesignate ga gfood gservice gcoordinator gwho, gif
gnot ga gdietitican, gfunctions gwith gscheduled gconsultation gfrom
ga gdietician. gWhen gmeals gare gprepared gin gthe gfacility, gthe
gfood gservice gcoordinator gor gdesignee gshall gbe gpresent gin gthe
gfacility. gThe gfood gservice gcoordinator gshall gensure gthat gdining
gservices gare gprovided gas gspecified gin gthe gdining gportion gof
gthe ghealth gcare gplan.
Responsibilities gof gDietitians g- g✔✔✔ gCorrect gAnswer g> g If
gindicated, gaccording gto gresidents' gneeds, ga gdietitian gshall gbe
gresponsible gfor gproviding gresident gcare, gincluding, gbut gnot
glimited gto, gthe gfollowing: g1.) gAssessing gthe gnutritional gneeds
gof gthe gresident. gIf gindicated, gpreparing gthe gdietary gportion gof
gthe ghealth gcare gplan gon gthe gbasis gof gthe gassessment,
gproviding gdietary gservices gto gthe gresident gas gspecified gin gthe
gdietary gportion gof gthe ghealth gplan, greassessing gthe gresident,
gand
