NJ CALA EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE EXAM
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NJ CERTIFIED ASSISSTED LIVING ADMINISTRATOR
The facility shall provide on the premises at all times (per building) the following minimum numbers of
employees:
1.) At least one awake PCA in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:36-9.1(a).
2.) At least one additional employee.
Minimum PCA Staffing
The dietitian shall possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited collage or university with a major area
of concentration in a nutrition-related field of study, and one year of full-time professional experience or
graduate-level training in nutrition.
Dietician Qualifications
The assisted living residence or comprehensive personal care home shall provide dining services to meet
the daily nutritional needs of residents, directly in the facility.
Provision of Meals
The facility shall designate a food service coordinator who, if not a dietitican, functions with scheduled
consultation from a dietician. When meals are prepared in the facility, the food service coordinator or
designee shall be present in the facility. The food service coordinator shall ensure that dining services
are provided as specified in the dining portion of the health care plan.
Designation of a Food Coordinator
If indicated, according to residents' needs, a dietitian shall be responsible for providing resident care,
including, but not limited to, the following: 1.) Assessing the nutritional needs of the resident. If
indicated, preparing the dietary portion of the health care plan on the basis of the assessment, providing
dietary services to the resident as specified in the dietary portion of the health plan, reassessing the
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,resident, and revising the dietary portion of the health care plan. Each of these activities shall be
documented in the resident's record; and 2.) Providing nutritional counseling and education to
residents.
Responsibilities of Dietitians
Written, dated menus shall be planned at least _________ days in advance for all diets.
14 days
The same menu shall not be used more than once in any continuous __________ period.
7 day
Menus, with changes or substitutes, shall be kept on file in the facility for at least _____________.
30 days
1.) The facility or program shall document the provision of training (received from the RN or licensed
pharmacists, and documented) to each employee who has been designated to provide resident
supervision of self-administration of medications.
2.) The facility or program shall document any instances where medications are not taken in accordance
with the prescribers orders.
3.) The facility shall keep a record of all prescribed medications for which the resident is receiving
supervision of medication administration.
Supervision of Medication Administration
_____________ solid and liquid dosage forms may be dispensed in a non unit-of-use or non unit-dose
medication distribution system.
OTC (Over the Counter)
______________ conventional bottles or concentrates may be dispensed in a non unit-of-use, non unit-
dose, or conventional medication distribution system.
Prescription Liquid Medications
If the appropriate delegation is made, and in accordance with the facility's policies and procedures and
all applicable State and Federal laws and regulations, the CMA may: i.) Administer medications through
the routes of oral, ophthalmic, otic, inhalant, nasal, rectal, vaginal, topical, and by the percutaneous
endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) (g-tube) tube route of administration; ii.) Administer any prescription or
OTC medication according to regulations; iii.) Administer regularly scheduled medications, including
prescription, OTC, and Schedule II-V medications; iv.) Administer "PRN" or as needed medication, OTC,
and Schedule II-V.
Delegation to CMA.
CMAs can adminster "PRN" or as needed prescription, OTC and Schedule II-V medications EXCEPT that
residents receiving the following medications shall be assessed by the RN at least once every
______________:
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,1.) Residents receiving PRN Schedule II narcotic analgesics.
2.) Residents receiving Schedule III-IV narcotic analgesics.
3.) Residents receiving Schedule III-IV central nervous system agents.
7 days
1.) Administer any injection other than pre-drawn properly packaged labeled insulin.
2.) Calculate a medication dosage.
3.) Pre-pour medication for more than one resident at a time.
4.) Contact prescribers for changes in medication, to clarify an order, or contact the pharmacist for
questions regarding a dispensed medication.
5.) Administer bolus doses of enteral feedings, or stop and/or start an existing enteral feeding pimp or
gravity-fed system.
CMAs Cannot
At least ____________ a RN shall review and sign off on any modifications or additions to the MAR that
were made by the CMA under the RN's delegation.
Weekly
Registered professional nurses and pharmacists who participate in certification medication aide training
shall attend a Department offered ___________ Train-the-Trainer Medication Aide Workshop prior to
providing such training to a Certified Medication Aides.
One Day
Designation of Pharmacist
1.) Training of employees.
2.) Educating residents regarding medications.
3.) Establishing policies and procedures which ensure safe appropriate self-administration of
medications.
4.) Reviewing medication administration records on ____________ basis, and at least ___________,
inspecting all common areas of the facility or program where medication are stored or administered,
documenting any problems and proposing solutions to these problems, and maintaining records of such
inspections.
Quarterly
1.) The storage area shall be kept locked when not in use.
2.) The storage area shall be used only for storage of medication and medical supplies.
3.) The key to the storage area shall be kept on the person of the employee on duty who is responsible
for resident supervision.
Storage and Control of Medications
Discontinued or expired medications shall be destroyed within _____________ in the facility, or, if
unopened and properly labeled, returned to the pharmacy for credit, if allowable, and in conformance
with N.J.A.C. 13:39 and other State and Federal laws, codes, and regulations.
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, 30 days
All ________________________________ in the facility shall be witnessed and documented by two
individuals, each of whom shall either be the administrator, the registered professional nurse, the
licensed practical nurse, or the provider or consultant pharmacist.
Medication Destruction
Residents shall have the opportunity to organize and participate in a ______________________ that
presents the resident's concerns to the administrator of the facility.
Resident Council
The facility shall arrange for the provision of social work services to residents who require them, by
social workers licensed. Each social worker shall be licensed or certified by the New Jersey State Board
of Social Work Examiners in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:44G and N.J.S.A. 45:15BB.
Social Worker
Emergency medical services shall be available to or arranged for residents requiring these services. The
facility shall develop a written plan for arranging for emergency transportation of residents for medical
care and returning them to the assisted living residence.
Emergency Medical Services
At least _______ employee trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the Heimlich maneuver
shall be available in the facility at all times. The facility shall have an automatic external defibrillator
(AED) on site. At least _______ employee trained in the use of the AED shall be available in the facility at
all times.
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The facility shall develop written emergency plans, policies, and procedures which shall include plans
and procedures to be followed in case of medical emergencies, power failures, fire, and natural
disasters. The emergency plan shall be filed with the Department and the Department shall be notified
when the plans are changed. Copies of the emergency plans shall also be forwarded to other agencies in
accordance with State and municipal laws. Nothing in these rule shall supersede or imply non-
compliance with the Uniform Fire Act or Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70, or NFPA 101.
Emergency Plan and Procedures
The facility shall conduct at least one drill of the emergency plans every _____________.
Month
The 12 drills shall be conducted on a rotating basis, to ensure that _______drills occur during each
working shift on an annual basis.
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The facility shall maintain documentation of all drills, including the date, hour, description of the drill,
participating staff, and signature of the person in charge. In addition to the drills for emergencies due to
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