NAB Review from Townsend Class Notes with Complete Solutions Risk management is the identification and solving for problems.... - Correct Answer as soon as possible.The Patient Self-Determination Act should be.... - Correct Answer given to both the Resident and Family at the time of admission.Handrails in stairwells must extend beyond the first and last steps by how many inches? - Correct Answer 12 inches Payroll Checks/Checkstubs should include for the employee... - Correct Answer the FICA deductions, applicable income taxes withheld, and gross pay.An attending provider -- MD, PA, or NP -- must write, sign, and date progress notes... - Correct Answer at each visit.The principal cause of odors in a nursing facility is.... - Correct Answer incontinent residents.The staff member designated as the clinical records clerk must be... - Correct Answer a full-time staff member.Chemotherapy is an example of a _____ type of therapy. - Correct Answer Cytotoxic Mr. Boudreaux is an 88-year old resident in the nursing facility. He is cognitively intact, but has very poor posture and has a history of injuries due to falls. As the nursing home has a restraint-free policy, what is the best course of action for this resident? - Correct Answer Refer to rehab for evaluation with regards to his ability to benefit from treatment, positioning aids, or both.A governing body of designated person(s) is required by _____. - Correct Answer OBRA {x} is a physician who is primarily involved with the causes and histories of diseases. - Correct Answer Pathologist 1 / 3
The resident activity director has many roles and duties. However, the first responsibility should be...? - Correct Answer Completing the assessments and identifying the interests and needs of the residents.Effective Resident Council programs enjoy the support of.... - Correct Answer Administration & Residents A job analysis should engage the {x} {y} and {z} necessary to carry out a given job. - Correct Answer Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities = KSAs Hazard Communication Programs, Standard Precautions, Immunization Initiatives, and the like are standards of practice enforced by what government agency? - Correct Answer OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration A mission statement most directly represents... - Correct Answer the entity's responsibility to it stakeholders.Medical records may be released with the written permission of the Resident if required by any of
the following except:
- A Court Order
- Another NF to which the Resident is being transferred
- An Attorney at Law
- A Third-Party Payor including Medicare - Correct Answer An Attorney at Law
An administrator determines that his laundry is slightly understaffed, but the shortage is not enough to hire a full-time employee. What would be the least economical solution? - Correct Answer Encouraging all laundry employees to work overtime.The balance sheet reports both.... - Correct Answer assets and liabilities.Fires which involve energized electrical equipment are classified as... - Correct Answer Class C Fires 2 / 3
Which of the following marketing efforts is perhaps the least effective to increase occupancy?-Bringing the nursing facility and the community closer together
- Changing attitudes toward the physically disabled
- Meeting the personal needs of the resident
- Supplementing the work of the nursing staff - Correct Answer Supplementing the work of the
nursing staff When comparing leadership with management, leadership: - Correct Answer inspires.It is reasonable to expect that employees who are formally evaluated by their supervisors will: - Correct Answer make more progress than those who are not evaluated.When a facility wishes to transfer a resident for reasons other than the health of the resident being in danger, generally the notice to transfer must be provided at least: - Correct Answer 30 days prior to the transfer.Life Safety Codes are written for the expressed purpose of: - Correct Answer "...providing a reasonable degree of safety from fires." Chemical manufacturers and importers must convey the hazard information to employers by means
of labels and: - Correct Answer MSDS
The OBRA outcome-oriented survey is focused on the: - Correct Answer Quality of Care actually provided.If a Facility before today allowed that Residents smoke in a climate controlled porch and had been directed that beginning the following month the building would be "smoke-free," the Residents who presently were allowed to smoke in the climate controlled area.... - Correct Answer Should be allowed to continue their regular use of the smoking porch as they resided within the Facility and made use of the space before change of policy.
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