May 2011 CE Pre-Test

May 5, 2011 by root
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Continuing Education Test #163 Based On Long-Term Living May 2011 Continuing Education Test Now Online

How to Use the ACHCA Continuing Education Test

  • Taking the Pre-Test below is strongly encouraged

  • Check your answers with the answer key

  • Click here to register, pay, and take the post-test online. You will receive your certificate of completion immediately.

  • Each Post-Test is approved for 2 CE Credits for nursing home administrators and 2 contact hours for nurses. Any questions concerning the online portion of the test should be directed to michelle@achca.org.

  • The American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) is certified sponsor of professional continuing education with the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB). This course has been approved for 2 clock hours and 2 participant hours. State licensure boards have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses.

  • ACHCA is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Virginia Nurses Association, an accredited approver of the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

PRE-TEST

  1. Kelsey (“Update: Hazardous Waste Risks”) notes that a new regulatory development signed by President Obama is:

    • The Safe Drug Disposal Act of 2009

    • The Safe Drug and Disposal Act of 2010

    • The Hazardous Medical Waste Act of 2009

    • The Hazardous Pharmaceutical and Medical Waste Act of 2010

  2. Not only are unused medications or contaminated containers to be disposed of, but which one of the following items, depending on state regulations, is also considered a hazardous waste product?

    • staplers

    • grass clippings

    • batteries

    • incandescent lamps

  3. According to Abell (“Creating a Compliance/QA Culture”), while Corporate Integrity Agreements are common in large corporations, the government has broadened their view to include:

    • nonprofit nursing homes

    • for-profit nursing homes

    • large nursing home chains

    • nursing homes of all sizes

  4. A compliance officer leads the organization's compliance program by examining and tracking:

    • quality-of-care and financial issues

    • quality-of-care and regulatory issues

    • regulatory and financial issues

    • financial and legal issues

  5. What cost-of-living adjustment for skilled nursing care did MedPAC recommend to Congress for FY 2012 as reported by Gatty (View on Washington)?

    • 1.5%

    • 2.25%

    • 2.75%

    • no adjustment (0%)

  6. Last year Medicaid underfunded nursing facility care nationally by $5.6 billion, an average of how much per patient, per day?

    • $13

    • $17

    • $21

    • $25

  7. Oatway (Tech Notes) cautions that an MDS form contains all the information necessary for identity theft, except:

    • tax returns

    • social security number

    • nickname

    • social and mental data

  8. According to a study by the Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, how many patients had their PHI compromised in 2010:

    • more than 2 million

    • more than 3 million

    • more than 5 million

    • more than 7 million

  9. Leptospermum scoparium, according to Harris (Clinically Speaking), is a honey commonly found in plants grown in:

    • China

    • India

    • Australia

    • Pacific Rim nations

  10. The sugar content in medical honey relieves pain associated with:

    • dressing changes

    • pressure ulcers

    • muscle aches

    • arthritis

PRE-TEST ANSWERS

1. b-The Safe Drug and Disposal Act of 2010

2. c-batteries

3. d-nursing homes of all sizes

4. a-quality-of-care and financial issues

5. d-no adjustment (0%)

6. b-$17

7. a-tax returns

8. c-more than 5 million

9. c-Australia

10. a-dressing changes

To comment on this self-study, please e-mailcecomments@nabeweb.org.

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