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SMQT, Nursing Home Surveys & LTCSP Practice
Question | Answer |
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What is the meal frequency requirement? | No > 14 hrs. between a substantial evening meal & breakfast, except if nourishing snack is served @ bedtime, max 16 hrs. may elapse, if resident group agrees [F809]. |
What is the PASARR requirement? | PASARR requires that all residents be evaluated for serious mental disorder/intellectual disability [F645]. |
What is the privacy curtain requirement? | Bedrooms must assure full visual privacy per resident. Facilities initially-certified after 3/31/92 (except private rooms) each bed must have ceiling-suspended curtains [F914]. |
When do you complete the Resident Representative Interviews (RRIs)? | Goal is to complete at least 3 RRI interviews across team on first survey day to be better informed for sampling decisions [LTCSP PG]. |
When do you complete the QAA/QAPI task? | QAPI task should take place at end of survey; however, with enough time to investigate & follow-up concerns [LTCSP PG]. |
What is the appropriate cooling method for hot/cooked potentially hazardous foods (PHF)? | Two-step method=Cooled within 2 hours from 135 to 70 degrees F, & within 4 more hours to a temp. of 41 degrees F or less [F812 & Food Code]. |
How many medication storage rooms and carts should be reviewed? | Team should review half of med storage rooms, covering different units & review half of med carts on units where storage room was not observed [CEP]. |
What is the Federal time-frame requirement for reporting abuse & other reportable allegations? | Abuse: (Immediately, but no > 2 hrs.). Other reportable allegations: Serious Bodily Injury Result (Immediately, but no > 2 hrs.) & NO Serious Bodily Injury Result (Not > 24 hrs.) [F609]. |
What is the Federal requirement for reporting the facility’s abuse investigation results? | [F609: Report results within 5 working days of incident]. |
What is the Federal time-frame requirement for reporting a reasonable suspicion of a crime? | Crime Reporting: Serious Bodily Injury Result (Immediately, but > 2 hrs. after forming suspicion. NO Serious Bodily Injury Result (Not > 24 hours) [F608]. |
What CEP should you use when Resident has: Pain symptoms or potential for pain symptoms related to conditions/treatment? | Pain |
When citing a deficiency for pain, which severity level cannot be cited? | Severity Level 1 |
Which triggered task should be completed if you noticed a mouse running through the facility? | Environment |
What are the three investigation skills surveyors use? | Observation, Interview, & Record Review |
Resident Council should be completed on a survey before which task? | Resident Council should be completed prior to Sample Selection |