CORE & LOS NAB NHA Practice Exam #1 Questions
and Correct Answers | Latest Update
A normal psychosocial change in the elderly
Ans: Problem handling change
Mental changes in elderly residents are usually caused by
Ans: Arteriosclerosis
Regarding the care planning process, the DON should:
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Ans: Make the process understandable to the resident and the family
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Developmental disability does not include:
Ans: Mental illness
CMS and states can impose remedies on facilities when they are found to
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be out of substantial compliance. For facilities with deficiencies
classified as Category 1 ( "D" and "E" on the Scope of Severity grid), the
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following remedy is not levied:
Ans: Civil Money Penalties
The equation for calculating the medication error rate is as follows:
Ans: The number of medications not administered plus the number
improperly administered divided by the opportunities for error
The starting point for the administrator in planning for long term care
services is the:
Ans: Needs of those using the facility service's
Following the latest survey protocols; computers will select 3 types of
discharge charts. They will include:
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Ans: DC because of death, DC to the community, and DC to home.
Administrators must be aware that the major purpose of a transfer
agreement between healthcare facilities is to:
Ans: Provide an interchange of medical and other information to assure
adequate resident care
By repeatedly rejecting the dependent behavior of an elderly person,
such behavior shall:
Ans: Increase
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What is a mandatory condition of admission to a nursing home?
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Ans: A physicians order for immediate care
A resident complains of discomfort in his eye and blurred vision. In her
assessment, the nurse also discovers the resident is suffering from high
blood pressure. She calls the attending physician who immediately refers
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the resident to an Ophthalmologist. After examination, the
ophthalmologist finds the eye pressure is abnormally high, causing the
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eyeball itself to harden. The final diagnosis is:
Ans: Glaucoma
The rights of the residents living in a nursing home are protected under
the Federal guidelines. Including:
Ans: A resident has the right to receive mail unopened, uncensored, on
the day mail is delivered to the nursing home.
Who is responsible for the implementation of resident care policies?
Ans: Medical Director
Which of the following healthcare professionals is typically prohibited
from assisting residents who need help eating? Food Service Manager,
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Paid Feeding Assistance, Licensed Practical Nurses, or Speech Language
Pathologist
Ans: Food Service Manager
Social work has been defined as a problem-solving process geared to
helping people help themselves. The problem most likely to affect
residents when they are faced with nursing facility placement is:
Ans: Anxiety related to the unknown
The best time to inform resident about their rights and responsibilities
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is:
Ans: Before or during admission
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Assisting residents to determine what decisions they would like to make
regarding their health care and arranging the provision of needed
counseling services would usually be addressed by:
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Ans: Social Services
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The social worker must function as a counselor and as such spends most
of his/her time:
Ans: Listening and asking questions
The most common psychological condition affecting older adults is:
Ans: Depression
Adaptive feeding equipment can be prescribed by the physician or the:
Ans: Occupational therapist
Which of the following would not help a person with osteoporosis?
Calcium, Vitamin D, Decreased smoking, or Staying out of the sun
Ans: Staying out of the sun