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MEPAP I Exam Questions with Complete Answers
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MEPAP I Exam Questions with Complete Answers
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MEPAP I Exam Questions with CompleteAnswers
Activity - Answer-any endeavor, other than routine ADL's, that a resident participates in
that is intended to enhance sense of well being and to promote or enhance physical,
cognitive and emotional health.
Certification - Answer-A credential indicating specific training in a career specialty.
Certification of choice for activity professionals is through NCCAP which is recognized
in NJ and Federal regulations.
Leisure - Answer-Independent use of free time
Advocacy - Answer-Speaking out in favor of a cause or group of people.
Recreation - Answer-Activity that refreshes the body or mind - structured and organized.
Interpretive Guidelines - Answer-Publication to help nursing facilities follow the law and
aid surveyors to enforce the law.
Continuum of Care - Answer-The different facilities and types of practice that a patient
interacts with as their medical needs change - day services, institutional (nursing home
and assisted living) and home care
Organization - Answer-A group of people who work together to achieve some specific
purpose
Chain of Command - Answer--A clear and distinct line of authority among the positions
in an organization
Resident Council - Answer-A group of residents who meet regularly to discuss issues
related to the long-term care facility.
Accountability - Answer-Being responsible and accepting consequences for what you
do and say.
Professional Organization - Answer-nonprofit organization that works to improve the
image, working conditions, and skill levels of people in particular occupations
Departmentalization - Answer-Basis for grouping of positions into departments and
departments into the organization
Protesting - Answer-to object, complain or disagree with something
, Profession - Answer-An individual with specialized skills and abilities working on his or
her are of experience.
Survey Process - Answer-Methodology that the state/federal surveyors practice when
inspecting care facilities.
Restorative Model - Answer-AKA restorative nursing - assists resident to re-gain or
maintain ADL skills beyond therapy.
Wellness Model - Answer-person is seen as a whole person. emphasis is on wellness
and strengths and not just the disease and limitations.
Reliability - Answer-Ability of an instrument (Initial assessment, research) to measure
consistently.
Professionalism - Answer-A set of characters and behaviors that enables one to do the
best job possible to provide and maintain high quality service to patients and employers.
Responsibility - Answer-An obligation or duty for which a person is held accountable
Ethics - Answer-A system of beliefs of what is right and what is wrong.
CCRC - Answer-Continuing Care Retirement Community - has independent living,
assisted living and skill care on one campus
Activism - Answer-The practice of pursuing political or other goals through vigorous
action, often including protests and demonstrations
Medical Model - Answer-traditional illness centered approach to treatment. emphasis is
on disease and the cures, not necessarily the person.
Deficiency - Answer-In LTC, this is something the state surveyors find during a survey. it
means the facility has not met the state or federal standards of care.
NCCAP - Answer-National Certification Council for Activity Professionals - recognized
certifying body within many states as well as federally.
Validity - Answer-Actually measuring exactly what you intend to measure
Authority - Answer-Legitimate power that people accept as right - Decision making
ability
Organizational Chart - Answer-A visual picture of the organization that identifies lines of
communication and authority.
CMS - Answer-Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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