NAB Review from Townsend Class

NAB Review from Townsend Class Notes Already Passed

Risk management is the identification and solving for problems.... ✔✔as soon as possible.

The Patient Self-Determination Act should be.... ✔✔given to both the Resident and Family at the time of admission.

Handrails in stairwells must extend beyond the first and last steps by how many inches? ✔✔12 inches

Payroll Checks/Checkstubs should include for the employee... ✔✔the FICA deductions, applicable income taxes withheld, and gross pay.

An attending provider -- MD, PA, or NP -- must write, sign, and date progress notes... ✔✔at each visit.

The principal cause of odors in a nursing facility is.... ✔✔incontinent residents.

The staff member designated as the clinical records clerk must be... ✔✔a full-time staff member.

Chemotherapy is an example of a _____ type of therapy. ✔✔Cytotoxic

Mr. Boudreaux is an 88-year old resident in the nursing facility. He is cognitively intact, but has very poor posture and has a history of injuries due to falls. As the nursing home has a restraint- free policy, what is the best course of action for this resident? ✔✔Refer to rehab for evaluation with regards to his ability to benefit from treatment, positioning aids, or both.

A governing body of designated person(s) is required by _____. ✔✔OBRA

{x} is a physician who is primarily involved with the causes and histories of diseases.✔✔Pathologist

The resident activity director has many roles and duties. However, the first responsibility should be...? ✔✔Completing the assessments and identifying the interests and needs of the residents.

Effective Resident Council programs enjoy the support of.... ✔✔Administration & Residents

A job analysis should engage the {x} {y} and {z} necessary to carry out a given job.✔✔Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities = KSAs

Hazard Communication Programs, Standard Precautions, Immunization Initiatives, and the like are standards of practice enforced by what government agency? ✔✔OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration

A mission statement most directly represents... ✔✔the entity's responsibility to it stakeholders.

Medical records may be released with the written permission of the Resident if required by any

of the following except:

• A Court Order
• Another NF to which the Resident is being transferred
• An Attorney at Law
• A Third-Party Payor including Medicare ✔✔An Attorney at Law

An administrator determines that his laundry is slightly understaffed, but the shortage is not enough to hire a full-time employee. What would be the least economical solution?✔✔Encouraging all laundry employees to work overtime.

The balance sheet reports both.... ✔✔assets and liabilities.

Fires which involve energized electrical equipment are classified as... ✔✔Class C Fires

Which of the following marketing efforts is perhaps the least effective to increase occupancy?

-Bringing the nursing facility and the community closer together

• Changing attitudes toward the physically disabled

• Meeting the personal needs of the resident

• Supplementing the work of the nursing staff ✔✔Supplementing the work of the nursing staff