MDS
Common Sense, or is it?
Miscellaneous
Survey
Infection Control
100

How many days are in a Medicare benefit period?

What is 100?

100

What is required to end a PIP?

A QA Call

100

In the 1800's what common condiment was briefly sold as medicine for diarrhea?

What is ketchup?

100

What is the maximum allowable medication error rate noted on an observation during a survey?

What is 5%?

100

What is the normal range for WBCs?

What is 4,000-11,000?

200

What is the standard look-back period for the majority of MDS assessments?

What is 7 days?

200

Who do you need to notify when you are are going on vacation or are planning time off!

The QA team.

200

What color is a polar bears skin?

What is black?

200

According to the ODH kitchen survey readiness guide, how often must overhead range vents is food prep areas be professionally cleaned?

What is every 6 months?

200

What is the term for when a person has bacteria in/on body but has no symptoms of infection?

What is colonization?

300

For a resident who is 100% tube-fed and is NPO, how do you code eating in section GG 0130?

What is 88-not attampted d/t medical condition?

300

What is the number of falls for one resident requires a QA call?

3

300

What French emporor was famously attacked by a horde of rabbits?

Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?

300

If a facility fails to label and store durgs and biologicals, what F Tag is violated?

What is F761 (Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals)?

300

In investigating an infectious disease outbreak, cases should ideally be categorized according to what epidemiological triad parameters?

What are time, place, and person?

400

When assessing short term memory, how many minutes must elapse before you ask the resident to recall the three items?

What is 5 minutes?

400

What day of the month are PIP reports and stats due?

What is the 3rd?

400

A group of owls is called what?

What is a parliament?

400

If you are cited for F584, what have you failed to provide?

What is a home-like environment?

400

Due to increased risk of infection with parenteral nutrition, the maximum time for an undiluted lipid bag to run is?

What is 12 hours?

500

To code a disease or condition in section I (active diagnoses), within what time frame must the physician document the diagnoses?

What is within the lst 60 days?

500

When is it acceptable to not report suspected abuse?

What is at never?

500

Who wrote The Star Spangled Banner?

Who is Francis Scott Key?

500

When handling a resident's personal funds, at what threshold is the facility required to have as surety bond?

What is $50?

500

When establishing a sterile field, what is the acceptable width of the unsterile border?

What is 1 inch?