December 2011 CE Pre-Test

December 12, 2011 by root
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Continuing Education Test #169 Based on Long-Term Living December 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. The updated Life Safety Code As described by Kolus (“Behind the 2012 Life Safety Code”) recommends that kitchen exhaust fans operate at a minimum cubic feet per minute (cfm) of:

  1. 150 cfm

  2. 250 cfm

  3. 500 cfm

  4. 750 cfm

2. Which version of the Life Safety Code is currently employed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services?

  1. 2009

  2. 2006

  3. 2003

  4. 2000

3. Under the 2012 Life Safety Code, what is the maximum square footage of furniture groupings within corridors?

  1. 30 square feet

  2. 40 square feet

  3. 50 square feet

  4. 60 square feet

4. Compared to the original proposed regulation, the final rule (View on Washington) for accountable care organizations (ACOs) makes ACO participation for healthcare providers:

  1. more user-friendly

  2. less user-friendly

  3. mandatory

  4. optional

5. In the final rule on ACOs (View on Washington) the number of quality measures that ACOs will have to meet to qualify for performance has been reduced from 65 to:

  1. 50

  2. 46

  3. 33

  4. 28

6. Harroun (Clinically Speaking) suggests that the name of the care plan meeting be changed to:

  1. Mobility Rehabilitation Group

  2. Mobility Care Plan

  3. Mobility Assessment Clinic

  4. Mobility Assessment Group

7. Harroun claims that bones will become stronger by increasing the resident's intake of:

  1. calcium and vitamin D

  2. calcium and zinc

  3. calcium and copper

  4. calcium and vitamin E

8. Morey (Financial Focus) writes that private-duty care offers services like companionship, housekeeping, personal grooming and:

  1. medication reminders

  2. financial advice

  3. clinical care

  4. transportation services

9. Morey says that buy-in from which assisted living facility team is key?

  1. clinical care

  2. marketing

  3. finance

  4. activities

10. St. Leonard Franciscan Living Community (Focus On) in Centerville, Ohio, was the first provider in the country to be awarded what certification in its approach to wellness?

  1. Wellness Instructors Certification

  2. Wellness Expansion Certification

  3. Progressive Wellness Certification

  4. Senior Fitness Certification

PRE-TEST ANSWERS

1. c-500 cfm

2. d-2000

3. c-50 square feet

4. a-more user-friendly

5. c-33

6. c-Mobility Assessment Clinic

7. a-calcium and vitamin D

8. a-medication reminders

9. b-marketing

10. c-Progressive Wellness Certification

Long-Term Living 2011 December;60(12):45