NJ CALA NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM TEST BANK COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
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. - Answer-
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. -
Answer- 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. - Answer- 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 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. -
Answer- Responsibilities of Dietitians
Written, dated menus shall be planned at least _________ days in advance for all diets.
- Answer- 14 days
The same menu shall not be used more than once in any continuous __________
period. - Answer- 7 day
,Menus, with changes or substitutes, shall be kept on file in the facility for at least
_____________. - Answer- 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. - Answer- 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. - Answer- 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. - Answer-
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. - Answer- 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 ______________:
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. - Answer- 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. - Answer- 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. - Answer- 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. - Answer- 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. - Answer- 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. - Answer- 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. - Answer- 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. - Answer- 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. - Answer- 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. - Answer- 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. - Answer- 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. - Answer- One
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. - Answer- Emergency Plan and Procedures
The facility shall conduct at least one drill of the emergency plans every
_____________. - Answer- Month
The 12 drills shall be conducted on a rotating basis, to ensure that _______drills occur
during each working shift on an annual basis. - Answer- 4
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 fire, the facility shall conduct at least one
drill per _________ for emergencies due to a disaster other than fire, such as storm,
flood, other natural disaster, bomb threat, or nuclear accident (a total of 12 drills). -
Answer- Year
All staff shall participate in at least one drill ______________, and select residents may
participate in drills. - Answer- Annually
The facility shall request of the local fire department that at least one joint fire drill shall
be conducted _______________. Upon scheduling a joint fire drill, the facility shall
notify first aid and civil defense agencies of this drill and shall participate in community-
wide disaster drills. - Answer- Annually
The facility shall test at least one _______________ each month of the year and
maintain documentation of test dates, location of each tested, persons testing the
alarms, and its condition. - Answer- Manual Pull Alarm
These shall be hung conspicuously, kept easily accessible, shall be visually examined
monthly and shall be recorded on a tag which is attached to it. It shall also be inspected
and maintained in accordance with manufacturers' and applicable NFPA requirements
and N.J.A.C. 5:70. Each shall be labeled to show the date of such inspection and
maintenance. - Answer- Fire Extinguishers
