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1. Standard Precautions for Infection Control
Which of the following is part of standard precautions for infection control?
A. Wearing a gown each time there is a clothing change for an incontinent resident.
B. Placing soiled linens on the floor ...
Which of the following is part of standard precautions for infection control?
A. Wearing a gown each time there is a clothing change for an incontinent resident.
B. Placing soiled linens on the floor rather than on the bed or other furniture.
C. Washing hands after touching a resident's blood or urine, if gloves were worn at the time of contact.
D. Using an antimicrobial soap for routine hand washing.
✅ C. Washing hands after touching a resident's blood or urine, if gloves were worn at the time of
contact.
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2. Protocol for Notifying Physician
If a facility must notify a resident's physician about a significant change in the resident's status but the
resident's attending physician cannot be reached, which of these steps should the facility take first?
A. Call the Medical Director.
B. Transfer the resident to a hospital.
C. Assign another physician to the case.
D. Call the physician designated by the attending physician to cover for him or her in his or her absence.
✅ D. Call the physician designated by the attending physician to cover for him or her in his or her
absence.
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3. Performance Evaluation Requirement for Nurse Aides
A certified nursing facility must complete a performance evaluation of every nurse aide at least once
every:
A. month
,B. quarter
C. 12 months
D. two years
✅ C. 12 months.
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4. Comprehensive Reassessment Occasion
One necessary occasion for a comprehensive reassessment is when a resident undergoes an unplanned
weight loss that exceeds:
A. 5 percent in one month.
B. 5 percent in one month, or 10 percent in 6 months.
C. 5 percent in 3 months, or 10 percent in 6 months.
D. 10 percent in one month.
✅ B. 5 percent in one month, or 10 percent in 6 months.
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5. Accounting Method for Medicare-Certified Facilities
Medicare-certified facilities must use which one of the following?
A. accrual basis of accounting
B. perpetual inventory
C. centralized meal service
D. paid feeding assistants
✅ A. Accrual basis of accounting.
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6. Emergency Power Source Requirements
, To meet Life Safety Code requirements, the facility emergency power source must be capable of
providing illumination for all the means of egress how soon after loss of regular electric power?
A. immediately
B. within five seconds
C. within 10 seconds
D. within 30 seconds
✅ C. Within 10 seconds.
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7. Characteristics of Stage III Pressure Ulcer
A Stage III pressure ulcer is characterized by:
A. dark red skin areas with blue discoloration in the center
B. damage to muscle and bone
C. break in skin down to and including underlying fatty tissues
D. blisters
✅ C. Break in skin down to and including underlying fatty tissues.
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8. Administrator's Role in the Survey Process
The administrator's role in the survey process includes all except which one of the following?
A. Responding promptly to surveyors' requests for records and information.
B. Providing input into, and ensuring timely completion of, plans of correction.
C. Year-round training and directing of staff in compliance with regulatory requirements.
D. Insulating the governing body from involvement.
✅ D. Insulating the governing body from involvement.
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