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1
Q

A facility must serve residents a ___meal

A

Nutritious and substantive

2
Q

Twice a day is abbreviated

A

BID

3
Q

Three times a day is abbreviated

A

TID

4
Q

Both eyes are abbreviated

A

OU

5
Q

Nighttime is abbreviated

A

HS

6
Q

Once a day is abbreviated

A

QD

7
Q

Every other hour is abbreviated

A

QOH

8
Q

An individual with capacity to make decisions refuses admission to a nursing facility although family members insist that the facility accept her. Per OBRA 1987, the administrator should

A

Inform the family that you cannot legally admit the individual

9
Q

A facility may keep ___ in a residents medical chart

A

Only the most recent MDS assessment

10
Q

The best advertisement for a facility is

A

Word of mouth

11
Q

A worker is entitled to overtime pay of ___ times regular pay if they worked more than ___ hours in a work week

A

1.5/40

12
Q

The National Labor Relations Board does not

A

Make court decisions

13
Q

In 1973 the supreme court ruled with respect to collective bargaining that nurses

A

Were considered management and could not join a union

14
Q

In 1973 nursing home operators agreed to oversight by the

A

National Labor Relations Board

15
Q

EColi bacteria is found in

A

Beef

16
Q

The American’s with Disabilities Act does NOT PERMIT an employer to

A

Subject applicants to a physical exam prior to hire

17
Q

Nursing home workers are allowed to organize into ___ bargaining units

A

all professional

18
Q

Changes in level up to 1/4 inch are ___, changes between 1/4 and 1/2 inch require a ___ and changes in level over 1/2 requires

A

Permissible (up to1/4) , beveled edge (1/4-1/2), ramp (over 1/4)

19
Q

Must have ___ of knee clearance under tables, sinks and countertops

A

19”

20
Q

The American’s with disabilities act DOES permit an employer to

A

Ask an applicant if they can perform the requirements of the job

21
Q

The Americans with disabilities act requires that doorway thresholds rise no ore than ___ to accomodate wheelchairs

A

1/2 inch

22
Q

Which is not true of the Americans with Disabilities act

  • Applicants must be able to perform the essential functions of a job
  • Employers cannot discriminate agains applicants or employees with AIDS
  • Illegal drug users are protected by the ADA
  • The architectural and transportation barriers compliance board of the department of justice enforces the ADA regulations regarding construction and access requirements
A

-Illegal drug users are protected by the ADA

23
Q

Advising patients of risks, benefits, and alternatives prior to treatment is called

A

informed consent

24
Q

Which is not true of the Americans with disabilities act

  • Complaints of discrimination under the ADA are made to the EEOC
  • PT workers are covered by the ADA
  • The American national standards institute developed the ADA construction standards
  • The ADA protects workers 40 years and older from age discrimination
A

-The ADA protects workers 40 years and older from age discrimination

This is the age discrimination act

25
Q

FLSA is the abbreviation for

A

Fair Labor Standards Act

26
Q

FLSA does not

  • Govern overtime and minimum wage
  • Govern child labor
  • Set minimum hourly wage r ate
  • Require employer to provide employees 12 weeks of unpaid family leave
A

Require employers to provide employees 12 weeks of unpaid family leave

This is the Family Medical Leave Act

27
Q

Under FLSA, minors under 16 years of age

A

Must obtain a temporary work permit from the department of labor

28
Q

Under FLSA a worker cannot accrue more than ___ hours of compensatory time in a single year

A

240

29
Q

The ___ prohibits paying male and female workers different pay for work requiring the same skills

A

Equal Pay Act

30
Q

The ___ enforces the Equal Pay Act

A

EEOC

31
Q

The ___ law protects workers on the basis of gender

A

Civil Rights Act of 1964

32
Q

The ___ enforces the Equal Pay Act

A

EEOC

33
Q

The ___ protects workers on the basis of religion

A

Civil Rights Act of 1964

34
Q

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is enforced by the

A

EEOC

35
Q

Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 employers cannot discriminate on the basis of

A
Race
Color
Gender
Religion
National Origin
36
Q

___provides benefits to workers when their employment is terminated by the employer

A

Federal Unemployment Tax Act

37
Q

Under the Consumer Credit Protection Act of 1968 creditors may garnish workers wages not more than ___ of disposable income or where disposable income is ___ the federal minimum wage

A

25%, 30 times

38
Q

Under FLSA, ___ are not exempt from paid overtime

A

Maintenance workers

39
Q

Terminated workers are entitled to ___ weeks of unemployment benefits

A

26

40
Q

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act does not require employers to

A

Provide their workers a pension plan

41
Q

The ___ requires employers to verify US citizenship status for all workers

A

Immigration Reform Act

42
Q

The ___ prohibits gender based discrimination in rates of pay

A

Equal Pay Act

43
Q

S.I.T is an abbreviation for

A

State Income Act

44
Q

The Age Discrimination in Employment Law does not

A

Allow employers to force older emmployees to reire based on age

45
Q

The age discrimination in employment act applies to employers with ___+ employees and workers __ years and over

A

20+ employees

40 years and over

46
Q

The age discrimination in employment act is enforced by the

A

EEOC

47
Q

A worker injured on the job would receive hospitalization, medical costs and lost wages under

A

Workers compensation

48
Q

FMLA stands for

A

Family Medical Leave Act

49
Q

The family Medical Leave Act covers employers with ___ or more employees and allows employees ___ weeks of unpaid leave

A

50 or more employees

12 weeks

50
Q

Employees are not entitled to family medical leave due to

A

Divorce

51
Q

Employees are eligible for leave under FMLA if the worked __ months or __ hours prior to the request for leave

A

l2 months

1250 hours

52
Q

Under the FMLA an employee is not

A

Entitled to paid leave

53
Q

Under the FMLA and employee is

A

Not entitled to FMLA for a divorce

54
Q

The Family Medical Leave act allows employees ___ weeks of UNPAID leave each year

A

12

55
Q

The ___ protects workers form being terminated or forced to retire based on age

A

Age Discrimination in Employment Act

56
Q

The age in discrimination in employment act protects workers ___ years and older

A

40

57
Q

The ___ requires an employer to advises a job applicant if a consumer credit report will be used

A

Fair Credit Act of 1991

58
Q

The ___ is a federal tax deducted from workers paychecks to fun social security benefits

A

Federal insurance contributions act tax FICA

59
Q

The ___ is a federal tax to fund general revenues tf the federal government

A

Federal Income Tax

60
Q

The ___ funds the social security retirement fund

A

FICA

61
Q

The ____ pays workers injured on the job and unable to work for an extended period of time

A

Workers Compensation

62
Q

The ___ is used to verify a worker’s citizenship status

A

I-9

63
Q

The ___ is used to determine a workers tax status and personal exemptions

A

W-4

64
Q

The ___ is an annual statement of employee earnings

A

W-2

65
Q

FUTA stands for

A

Federal unemployment tax act

66
Q

Under the clinical laboratory improvement act (CLIA) nursing homes that use glucometers to check patient blood sugar levels to draw urine or blood for testing, must obtain a ___ from the ___. to do limited laboratory testing in a facility

A

Certificate of Waiver

Food and Drug Administration

Really from the state lab

67
Q

The state unemployment compensation program is funded through the

A

Federal unemployment tax act FUTA

68
Q

The approximate occupancy rate for a facility with 180 beds and an average of 172 occupied beds

A

95.5

69
Q

The ___ prohibits financial alliances between nursing homes

A

Robinson Patman Act

70
Q

The equal mEmployment Opportunity Act does not

A

Determine the guilt of employers violating the Civil Rights Act

71
Q

A complaint for violations of the EEOA is filed with the

A

EEOC

72
Q

Under the EEOA employers must avoid ___ in selecting and hiring employees

A

Adverse impact

73
Q

____ makes employers responsible for injuries to their employees during the course of their employment

A

Federal Employers Liability Act

74
Q

The Older Americans act does not

  • Require the creation of a Long Term Care Ombudsman
  • Require the Area Agency on Aging to administer the Older Americans Act
  • Provide benefits to individuals 50 and older
  • Pay for housekeeping, meals, transportation and activities
A

Provide benefits to individuals 50 and older

it is 60 or older

75
Q

The ___ requires Medicare and Medicaid certified facilities to advise patients of advanced directives

A

Patient Self Determination Act 1990

76
Q

According to the PSDA a facility must place ___ in the patient medical chart

A

A copy of any executed advanced directives

77
Q

Which is true

  • A facility is not required to honor an advanced directive
  • A facility must advise residents of their right to form an advanced directive within 7 days of admission
  • A facility is no required to have policies and procedures regarding advanced directives
  • A facility cannot condition admission on a resident executing an advanced directive
A

-A facility cannot condition admission on a resident executing an advanced directive

78
Q

The ___ is responsible for the life safety code

A

NFPA

79
Q

To establish a union in a nursing home, the union must get ___ of the vote of all employees in a nursing home

A

50% plus 1

80
Q

A 1994 US supreme court ruling changed the status of nurses by

A

Classifying nurses as supervisory staff and part of management and not protected by the Taft Hartley Act

81
Q

he main reason nursing home employees organize a union is

A

A breakdown in communication between management and workers

82
Q

The ___ is the largest union in the US

A

AFL-CIO

83
Q

The ___ represents most workers in the nursing home industry

A

SEIU

84
Q

SEIU stands for

A

Service Employees International nion

85
Q

The ___ is used to plan and control facility operations and results

A

Budget

86
Q

The CIO merged with teh

A

American Federation of Labor

87
Q

The ___ has ULTIMATE responsibility for resident care in a facility

A

Governing body

88
Q

The set of records that lists each monetary transaction by date is called the

A

Books

89
Q

Recording all revenues and expenses is called the

A

Bookkeeping process

90
Q

The ___ summarizes data from the journals the general journal and the general ledger

A

Financial statements

91
Q

Maintaining the books and PREPARING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS is called

A

Accounting

92
Q

The ___ mandates how financial records must be maintained

A

Accounting System

93
Q

Which is NOT TRUE of a depreciable or capital asset

  • it is tangible
  • it has value of $500 or more
  • it has a useful life of more than one year
  • it is intangible
A

it is intangible

*it must be tangible

94
Q

The boo of original entries of financial transactions listed in chronological order is/are called the

A

Journals

95
Q

The ___ prepares the financial statements

A

accountant

96
Q

The ___ must be audited by ta certified public accountant each year

A

Financial statements

97
Q

The ___ records financial transactions in the journals and the general ledger

A

Bookkeepre

98
Q

When total costs equal total revenues this is called

A

Break even point

99
Q

The basis for developing a realistic budget is

A

Past financial performance

100
Q

A list of every account in the facility is called the

A

Chart of accounts

101
Q

Money paid to vendors and supplier for goods and services is callsed

A

an expense

102
Q

The first place financial transactions are recorded in date order is/are the

A

Journals

103
Q

___ is used to record non recurring (one time) entries

A

General journal

104
Q

The journals are closed each month when debits equal to credits in the ___ or balance tor zero out. This known as the trial balance

A

General ledger

105
Q

Clear access for a wheelchair is ___ inches wide

A

36 inches

106
Q

The ___ summarizes all debits and credits

A

General Ledger

107
Q

Accountants prepare the financial statements when the

A

The ‘books’ balance

108
Q

If the trial balance shows that debits and credits in the journals do not balance out that indicate there was an error in

A

Recording the transactions

109
Q

The summary of financial well being is called the

A

Balance sheet

110
Q

If the administrator wants to see the facilities net worth, he/she would look at the

A

Balance Sheet

111
Q

Balance sheets are not

  • Prepared from the general ledger
  • a summary of the assets, liabilities, and capital accounts
  • a financial statement
  • Prepared by the bookkeeper
A

Prepared by the bookkeeper

*the accountant

112
Q

The accounting equation is

A

Assets=liabilities+capital

113
Q

If the administrator wants to know if the facility made money he/she would look at the

  • Balance sheet
  • profit and loss statement
  • income statement
A

balance sheet and profit and loss statement

114
Q

The ___ is used to record transaction that do not fit into any other journal

A

General journal

115
Q

Receipts, bank statements, invoices and bills are called

A

Source documents

116
Q

Assets are listed on the ___ side of the balance sheet

A

Left side

117
Q

A thing that is owned by the facility that will or can be converted to cash within 12 months is called

A

Current asset

118
Q

Prepaid insurance is categorized as

A

an asset

119
Q

If the administrator wants to know the amount of working capital on hand, they would look at the

A

Balance sheet

120
Q

A think that is owned by the facility that will NOT be converted to with 12 MONTHS is called a

A

Non current asset

121
Q

One time costs of acquiring an asset (purchase price, taxes, shipping, delivery) are called

A

Historic costs

122
Q

An expense associated with the use of an asset is called

A

Depreciation

123
Q

An obligation of a facility to pay others is called a

A

Liability

124
Q

Obligations that must be paid within 12 months are called

A

Current liabilities

125
Q

Obligations not paid within 12 months are called

A

Non current liabilities

126
Q

The amount on the balance sheet representing ownership would not include

A

Revenue

127
Q

Capital would not include

A

Gross income

128
Q

To determine if revenues are sufficient to cover expenses you would review the

A

Profit/Loss statements

129
Q

Operating revenues prior to deductions are called

A

Gross operating revenues

130
Q

working capital is calculated by deducting ___ from___

A

Current assets, current liabilities

131
Q

To calculate the value of an investor’s investments in a business you need to look at the__

A

Balance sheet

132
Q

Under generally accepted accounting principles, investors are not required to be provided a copy of the ___

A

Trial balance

133
Q

The ___ is provided to shareholders and reports revenues by source and the expenses by functional category for the year

A

Statement of revenues and expenses

134
Q

An asset purchased for sue rather than resale (land, buildings, equipment) is called a

A

Capital Asset

135
Q

Working capital (funds the facility has available to use) is calculated by

A

Subtracting current asset from current liabilities

136
Q

An asset to debt ration of 1.0 or above indicates a faility

A

Can meet its obligations

137
Q

A facility with an asset to debt ratio of .93 indicates the facility

A

Has cash flow problems

138
Q

Acid Test Ratio is used to calculate funds available in a few days to pay current liabilities and is expressed as

A

Cash and current receivable divided by current liabilities

139
Q

Which is not true of the cash basis of accounting

A

Cash accounting system can account for depreciation

140
Q

The ___ records a transaction when funds are actually received or paid out

A

Cash accounting system

141
Q

Which is NOT TURE of the accrual basis of accounting

A

Medicare and Medicaid do not require use of hte accrual method

142
Q

The costs of acquiring an asset spread out over the useful life of an asset are called

A

Depreciation

143
Q

The number of years an asset can be used by a facility is called

A

Useful life

144
Q

The value oat the end of an asset’s useful life is called

A

Salvage value

145
Q

The historic cost of a depreciable asset that is spread out evenly over its useful life is called

A

Straight line depreciation

146
Q

The cost of an asset minus its current value (less depreciation) is called

A

Book value

147
Q

When most of the depreciation expense is taken in the first years, it is called

A

Accelerated depreciation

148
Q

Under the straight line depreciateion method the yearly depreciation expense for a $20,000 truck with a useful life iof 5 years would be

A

$4000

149
Q

A cost with both a fixed and variable cost component is called

A

Semi variable cost

150
Q

The ___ includes both a revenue budget and an expense budget

A

The operating budget

151
Q

An administrator would refer to ___ to determine if revenues were sufficient to cover expenses

  • Profit/loss statement
  • Income statement
  • Balance sheet
A

Profit/loss statement and income statement

152
Q

Operating revenues are monies received for services directly related to

A

Resident/patient care

153
Q

A budget that projects purchase of assets of $500 or more and will be held for at least 1 year is called the

A

Capital Budget

154
Q

An administrator would refer to ___ to determine if revenues were sufficient to cover expenses

  • Profit/loss statement
  • Income statement
  • Balance sheet
A

Profit/loss statement and income statement

155
Q

The system of entering both a debit and a credit is called the

A

Double entry bookkeeping system

156
Q

Gross pay is calculated by

A

Multiplying hours worked by the hourly rate

157
Q

Net pay is calculated by

A

Subtracting deductions from gross pay

158
Q

The practice of performing an initial inventory and then monitoring supply levels monthly is called

A

Perpetual inventory

159
Q

An annual physical inventory is called

A

Periodic inventory

160
Q

Keeping inventory in vendor warehouses and getting needed supplies delivered just in time is called

A

Just in time inventory

161
Q

___ assumes the supplies stored the longest will get used first, thereby raising the value of the remaining inventory

A

First in-First out

162
Q

Which is NOT TURE about inventory controls

A

Inventory should be safely stored in a locked storeroom with 72 hours of receipt from the vendor

163
Q

Inventory control is not ___

A

Used to keep supplies over stocked

164
Q

What is not the proper way to received goods from a vendor?

  • Compare shipping manifest to purchase order and ensure everything ordered was delivered
  • Request a refund for any damaged or missing items
  • Save shipping manifest and purchase order and match them with final invoice from vendor
  • Keep all invoices for all vendors in one master file
A

-Keep all invoices for all vendors in one master file

Must have a separate file for each vendor

165
Q

An employee with an hourly rate of $8 works 48 hours in a 40 hour week. What is the worker’s gross salary per the Fair Labor Standards Act

A

$416