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LTC facilities must receive a recertification survey how often?
What is every 9-15 months?
This is the preferred method to wash your hands if they are not visibly soiled.
What is by utilizing hand sanitizer?
The initial (baseline) care plan for a resident is due for a resident by when?
What is 24 hours?
A non-certified person may work this long before officially becoming certified.
What is 120 days?
Neurogenic Bladder and Obstructive Uropathy are examples of...
What are qualifying diagnoses for an indwelling urinary catheter?
This state has the highest number of recertification surveys overdue (86.3%).
What is Kentucky?
Improper handwashing and mishandling of linen are the top 2 causes of what?
What is the spread of infection?
The facility's reimbursement rate will be reduced by this amount if the hospital recidivism rate is too high.
What is 3%?
Kentucky gives employers the right the right to terminate without reason. This is called...
What is Right to Work?
Anything that limits access to ones body and environment is considered...
What is a restraint?
The top cited health deficiency by surveyors in Kentucky.
What is 'F600 Free from Abuse and Neglect'?
The public health emergency ends on this date.
What is May 11?
At this percentage of weight lost in 1 month, you would notify the physician.
What is 5%?
Special chairs, extra break time, larger screen for visually impaired, telephone adapters for hearing impaired are all examples of what for an employee?
What are reasonable accommodations?
A resident admits to the facility with a coccyx wound with 100% slough and macerated edges. This wound would be staged as...
What is an unstageable?
This percentage of surveys must occur on a weekend or holiday.
What is 10%?
At this temperature hot food should leave the kitchen/steam table.
What is 135 degrees or greater?
A physician must visit a skilled, newly admitted resident how often in a facility... (how late can they be?)
What is once every 30 days for the first 90 days, then every 60 days there after?
What is up to 10 days late?
This act amended the Civil Rights Act to define discrimination in employment as Adverse Impact and has exclusive jurisdiction over all discrimination cases. It also provides employers Uniform Guidelines on Selection of new employees.
What is EEOC: Equal Employment Opportunity Act?
The temperature of a resident's bath water should be this temperature when providing care to a resident.
What is 110 degrees?
The maximum fine per day for non-compliance.
What is $10,000?
When no new COVID positive cases have occurred in 14 days and the facility's community rate is not 'red' the facility may...
What is when a facility may remove masks?
The wash cycle and rinse cycle of a high temp dishwasher should be this temperature.
What is 150-160 degrees and 180 degrees?
This must be illuminated 1 candle foot off the floor per ADA standards.
What is an exit sign?
This fungal infection is increasing in prevalence throughout nursing homes and 1/3 of individuals diagnosed with it die.
What is Candida auris?