Continuing Education Test #144 Based on Long-Term Living September 2009

August 31, 2009 by root
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  • Take the Pre-Test before you begin to read this issue of Long-Term Living.

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Pre-Test

1. Researchers have found exercise not only helps elders physically but also helps forestall:

a. mental decline

b. loneliness

c. lack of appetite

d. weight loss

2. The new MDS 3.0 to be introduced next year is run by:

a. FDA

b. AAHSA

c. CMS

d. HHS

Post-Test

1. The hardest part of instituting 24-hour dining at Rolling Fields (Hrehocik: “24-Hour Dining Feeds Culture Change”) was:

a. restructuring the kitchen from institutional to restaurant-style

b. changing the mindset of staff and residents

c. controlling costs because of so many variables

d. how to minimize food waste

2. Life skill stations (“Bringing the Past-and Alzheimer's Residents-to Life”) are meant to:

a. reteach Alzheimer's residents ADLs

b. act as a methodology occupational therapists use

c. measure mental acuity in Alzheimer's residents

d. remind Alzheimer's residents of good times from their past

3. The first thing to consider before installing life skill stations is:

a. space

b. generational reference point

c. staff buy-in

d. how many residents will be interested in using it

4. The reason why telemedicine is not readily used for Parkinson's Disease, according to Joseph (Hrehocik: “Telemedicine for Parkinson's”) is:

a. low numbers of sufferers compared to other diseases and no insurance coverage

b. few facilities with equipment and staff with expertise

c. patients can't be examined thoroughly enough

d. low demand

5. In Sarns, “The Right Stuff,” the author writes that exercise equipment should be chosen based on what four areas:

a. strength, endurance, flexibility, and balance

b. strength, muscle tone, flexibility, and mobility

c. flexibility, ease of use, balance, and endurance

d. ease of use, balance, flexibility, and strength

6. In “Transition to MDS 3.0,” Field and Gross report that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has set implementation of MDS 3.0 to begin in October of:

a. 2009

b. 2010

c. 2011

d. 2012

7. According to Field and Gross, the main objective of MDS 3.0 is:

a. to streamline the assessment process

b. to add more accountability at the provider level

c. to make the assessment process more clinically relevant and reliable

d. to ascertain where cuts can be made with the smallest impact to care

8. Healthcare reform legislation, approved by three committees in the House of Representatives (Gatty: “Medicare Cuts a Game-Changer”), would slash how much in additional Medicare payments to nursing homes over the next 10 years?

a. $12 to $25 million

b. $50 to $100 million

c. $33 to $44 billion

d. $50 to $100 billion

9. In “Fostering Effective Work Relationships,” Frandsen uses the management style of what CEO to illustrate how DONs can be effective leaders?

a. Herb Kelleher

b. Peter F. Drucker

c. Ben McConnell

d. Paul Beeston

10. According to Frandsen the foundation of all successful relationships is:

a. understanding

b. compromise

c. respect

d. communication

Post-Test Evaluaton

On a scale of 1 to 5 please rank the following statements:

The content in this issue is appropriate to long-term care:

1. strongly disagree

2. disagree

3. neutral

4. agree

5. strongly agree

The articles in this issue increased my knowledge of current long-term care practices:

1. strongly disagree

2. disagree

3. neutral

4. agree

5. strongly agree

The articles in this issue were easy to understand:

1. strongly disagree

2. disagree

3. neutral

4. agree

5. strongly agree

Long-Term Living 2009 September;58(9):62-63