Continuing education test #114 * based on nursing homes December 2006.

How to use this self-study program

* Take the Pre-Test before you begin to read this issue of Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management.

* After reading the articles, complete the Test and Evaluation Section.

* If your score is 70% or above, we will send you a certificate of completion and notify the state(s) that you indicate. If your score is less than 70%, you may retake the test.

* Please include your license numbers for each state (NHA licenses only).

* Tests will be graded and state boards notified within three (3) weeks of receipt.

* According to the ACHCA Code of Ethics, "Preservation of the highest standards of integrity and ethical principles is vital to the successful discharge of the professional responsibilities of all long-term care administrators." You are expected to complete this program according to these guidelines.

* Each Post-Test is approved for 2 CE Credits for nursing home administrators and 2.4 Contact Hours for nurses.

* Tests must be submitted within one year of the publication date.

* Not all states accept self-study programs for credit. Check with your state to confirm restrictions.

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PRE-TEST

1. Which of the following issues do readers tend to assign lowest priority?

a. third-party reimbursement

b. salaries

c. regulatory reform

d. industry image enhancement

2. According to the Massachusetts Extended Care Federation, what percentage of nursing home residents stay less than a month?

a. 25%

b. 35%

c. 55%

d. 65%

POST-TEST

1. Which of the following was not one of the top three problems/issues that readers said faced the LTC workplace within the past year ("What Does Long-Term Care Think of Itself")?

a. cost/reimbursement issues

b. employee morale

c. resident acuity

d. employee turnover

2. Respondents to The Marlin Company survey said that the most effective way to communicate with employees is through:

a. staff meetings

b. e-mail

c. face-to-face communication

d. written memos

3. Blumenstock ("Baby Boomers, Here We Come") mentions all of the following as ways to create alluring environments except:

a. Show recognition that substantial change is penetrating the marketplace.

b. Recruit and retain baby boomers as caregivers.

c. Offer new perspectives on traditional delivery of services in gearing them toward baby boomers.

d. Focus on such day-to-day problems as rightsizing.

4. With which of the following statements would Zofi and Varjabedian ("Taking a Page From Thomas Edison") disagree?

a. An "invention" only becomes an "innovation" if it is implemented.

b. Creativity is a commonplace attribute inherent in everyone.

c. Continually reinventing and improving operations and processes is necessary.

d. New inventions are more important than incremental innovations.

5. According to Grachek ("'It's All About Leadership ...'"), the American College of Health Care Administrators works with this organization to assist in the development of formal curricula for academic settings and to promote standardization of licensure requirements:

a. American Medical Directors Association

b. American Society of Consultant Pharmacists

c. National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators

d. National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration

6. Schenkel ("Restaurant-Style Dining at an Affordable Price") says that the greatest advantage to hiring food and dining management providers is that:

a. They have superior buying power.

b. They have proven operational systems, hospitality-based training programs, and culinary expertise.

c. They allow senior-service facilities to focus on their core missions.

d. They bring with them comprehensive corporate support.

7. All of the following are mentioned by Christensen and Soreff ("ELDERtech: Promoting Intergenerational Understanding") as barriers to seniors learning how to use the computer except:

a. poor eyesight

b. immobility

c. arthritis

d. memory loss

8. According to Katz ("Tracking Employee Time: A Long-Term Problem"), these traits are regarded as among the most reliable and cost-effective to identify employees in an IT biometric system:

a. fingerprints

b. voice patterns

c. iris or retinal patterns

d. keyboard dynamics

9. According to Stoil (View on Washington), which Republican member of Congress who lost in this November's election is a strong defender of fair Medicaid reimbursement and cosponsor of LTC reform legislation known as The CLASS Act?

a. Rep. Charles Bass

b. Sen. Mike DeWine

c. Rep. Nancy L. Johnson

d. Rep. Sue Kelly

10. Which of these states did not see Democrats gain control of both the legislature and the governor's mansion in this year's election?

a. Arkansas

b. Iowa

c. Montana

d. Rhode Island

11. With which of the following statements regarding use of motorized conveyances in LTC facilities would Williams (Liability Landscape) agree?

a. They should be charged in residents' rooms.

b. They must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians.

c. They can be used comfortably in the shower.

d. They can be conveniently parked anywhere out of the way.

12. According to Richards, ("'Current' Trends in Rehab Therapy"), there are no contraindications for electrotherapy treatment if a patient has:

a. a pacemaker

b. a metal implant

c. cognitive impairment

d. cancer

POST-TEST EVALUATON

The results of The Marlin Company survey were:

____ interesting

____ somewhat interesting

____ of no interest

The article covering intergenerational IT media activities was:

____ very informative

____ moderately informative

____ of no interest

The article on electrotherapy modalities was:

____ helpful

____ mildly helpful

____ of no help

In understanding the material covered in this issue of Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management, the ACHCA testing process was:

____ very helpful

____ somewhat helpful

____ not much help

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POST-TEST
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