Assignments

R3tyhjk,.HSA 325 – Summer Session A Name: __________________

Professor Robert DeVito

Mid-Term Exam

1. Of the following which is NOT an Activity of Daily Living (ADL)? CH 1

A. Maintaining Continence

B. Housework

C. Dressing

D. Bathing

2. Is Supportive Housing part of the long term care continuum? CH 1

A. True B. False

3. PASRR is a provision of the Nursing Home Reform Act used to eliminate inappropriate placement of people with mental illness, mental

Retardation, and developmental disabilities. True or false? CH 8

A. True B. False

4. Which professional is involved in assisting residents in organizing a

Resident Council? CH 8

A. Recreation Director

B. Social Worker

C. Admissions Director

D. Administrator

5. Medicaid has a limit of 250 days that a resident can stay in a nursing facility. CH 6

A. True B. False

6. Medicare reimburses certified nursing homes according to: CH 6

A. Periodic interim payment schedule

B. A pre-determined rate

C. Costs incurred for clinical cost centers

D. A case mix-based prospective payment system

7. Part C of the Medicare program is called? CH 6

A. Cost Based Program

B. Medicare Supplemental

C. Medicare Advantage

D. Federal Care Program

8. Three reasons for increased nursing litigation are: CH 4

A. People feel guilty placing loved ones in a nursing home

B. More litigious baby boomers

C. Physicians taking a wait and see approach to communicating their prognoses instead of clearly telling family what is to be expected.

D. All of the above

9. What are the four conditions that must be present to establish injury from negligence? CH 4

10. Is the following statement true or false? CH 4 (3)

“The ultimate legal responsibility for the facility’s operations and for their outcomes is vested in the governing body or board”

A. True B. False

11. Which of the following are positive outcomes since the implementation of OBRA-87? CH 2

A. Improved Staffing Levels

B. Higher quality food

C. Better linens

D. More recreational programs

12. Which of the following is NOT a type of Insurance? CH 6

A. Medicare

B. Commercial Insurance

C. Private Pay

D. Managed Care

13. Operating Budgets generally deal with? CH 6

A. Actual short term revenues and expenses.

B. Covers a period of 12 months.

C. Provide a useful tool for the control of costs.

D. All of the above

14. The Eden Alternative entails viewing the surroundings in facilities

as habitats for human beings rather than as facilities for the frail and

elderly. Is this statement true or false? CH 7

A. True B. False

15. What are the three major subsystems of the long term care continuum? CH 1

A. Loneliness, helplessness and boredom

B. Stress, hunger and lack of activity

C. Financial woes, family issues and boredom

D. Friends, housing and crime

16. The Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) focuses on children of elderly parents in an outpatient setting. CH 6

A. True B. False

17. What has been the fastest growing type of long term care institution?

CH 3

A. Skilled Nursing Facility

B. Long Term Home Health Care

C. Assisted Living Facility

D. Nursing Home

18. What are the seven successive tasks of a standard survey? CH 5

19. Results of certification surveys and other quality measures pertaining to individual facilities cannot be shared with any public entity. CH 5

A. True B. False

20. Admission and Discharge functions include: CH 8

A. Background Checks

B. Preadmission inquiry

C. Psychosocial review

D. Review of family dynamics