Free South Dakota State Examination for Nursing Facility Administrators Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

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1. 1Where must a South Dakota nursing facility display its current license?

   1. A. In a conspicuous place within the facility
   2. B. With confidential employee records
   3. C. With medication-accountability records
   4. D. With resident medical records

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The official heading is "Posting of license." ARSD 44:73:01:02 requires conspicuous posting inside the facility, so private filing is insufficient.

   Reference: Administrative Rule 44:73 | South Dakota Legislature — ARSD 44:73:01:02

2. 2Which adopted standard governs fire-safety compliance for facilities under ARSD 44:73:03:01?

   1. A. NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code, 2012 edition
   2. B. Long Term Care Facility Resident Assessment Instrument 3.0
   3. C. NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 2012 edition
   4. D. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025

   Answer: C

   Explanation: ARSD 44:73:03:01 expressly identifies "NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, 2012 edition." Therefore, the 2012 edition controls.

   Reference: Administrative Rule 44:73 | South Dakota Legislature — ARSD 44:73:03:01

3. 3What are the minimum professional and scheduling requirements for a nursing facility's director of nursing?

   1. A. A full-time registered nurse assigned to the day shift
   2. B. A part-time licensed practical nurse on evening shift
   3. C. Any licensed nurse working weekends
   4. D. A consultant registered nurse visiting monthly

   Answer: A

   Explanation: ARSD 44:73:06:03 requires a "full-time registered nurse" as director of nursing and assigns that person to the day shift.

   Reference: Administrative Rule 44:73 | South Dakota Legislature — ARSD 44:73:06:03

4. 4What form must medication orders for a nursing-facility resident take?

   1. A. Written or electronic orders signed by an authorized practitioner
   2. B. Unsigned instructions from any staff member
   3. C. Standing verbal directions from the resident's family
   4. D. A pharmacy invoice without a practitioner order

   Answer: A

   Explanation: ARSD 44:73:08:02 requires medication to be "ordered electronically or in writing and signed by the prescriber."

   Reference: Administrative Rule 44:73 | South Dakota Legislature — ARSD 44:73:08:02

5. 5How must a facility design its resident activity program?

   1. A. As individualized, holistic programming based on resident interests and needs
   2. B. As the same group schedule for every care unit
   3. C. As an extension of the rehabilitation-services plan
   4. D. As a component of the social-services consultation agreement

   Answer: A

   Explanation: ARSD 44:73:10:02 states, "The facility shall develop an individualized activities program that holistically meets the individual needs and interest of residents."

   Reference: Administrative Rule 44:73 | South Dakota Legislature — ARSD 44:73:10:02

6. 6No one has been convicted of mistreating a resident. Which finding fits the article's alternative definition of abuse without a conviction?

   1. A. Substantial evidence that an aide intentionally used profanity toward a resident, causing fear.
   2. B. A caregiver's unjustified failure to provide timely necessary care, causing physical harm.
   3. C. Use of a resident's property after coerced consent, without harm, pain, fear, or mental anguish.
   4. D. An unintentional act posing a potential for harm but causing no pain, fear, or mental anguish.

   Answer: A

   Explanation: "In the absence of a criminal conviction, substantial evidence that one or more of the following has occurred resulting in harm, pain, fear, or mental anguish:" The listed acts include "Using profanity, making a gesture, or engaging in any other act made to or directed at a resident;" Thus substantial evidence of intentional profanity causing fear qualifies even without a conviction. The other findings describe neglect or mistreatment without the specified abuse conditions.

   Reference: South Dakota Administrative Rules, article 44:74 — ARSD 44:74:01:01(1)(b)

7. 7Two people share general administrative charge of a nursing facility. One has no ownership interest. Which person falls within the statute's nursing facility administrator definition?

   1. A. Only the person who has an ownership interest in the facility.
   2. B. Only the person whose name appears first on the facility organization chart.
   3. C. Each person exercising general administrative charge, even when duties are shared.
   4. D. Neither person, because shared duties place the role with the governing board.

   Answer: C

   Explanation: ""Nursing facility administrator," a person who administers, manages, supervises, or is in general administrative charge of a nursing facility, whether the individual has an ownership interest in such facility and whether the function and duties are shared with one or more individuals." The definition turns on actual administration and expressly includes shared duties, regardless of ownership.

   Reference: South Dakota Codified Laws, chapter 36-28 — SDCL 36-28-1(3)

8. 8For an initial nursing facility administrator license application, what is the maximum look-back period for completion of the required administrator-in-training program?

   1. A. Two years before the application date
   2. B. Three years before the application date
   3. C. Four years before the application date
   4. D. Five years before the application date

   Answer: C

   Explanation: "Completion of an administrator-in-training program within four years preceding the date of application;" The AIT program must have been completed within four years before application. The question asks for the rule's maximum look-back, not whether a more recent completion would also qualify.

   Reference: South Dakota Administrative Rules, article 20:49 — ARSD 20:49:04:01(3)(a)

9. 9A licensed administrator begins work at a facility operated by a regional company and has an office at the facility. How must the administrator handle the personal license?

   1. A. Keep it in the facility's confidential personnel file for inspection.
   2. B. Display it in the regional company's headquarters licensing office.
   3. C. Place it in a closed credential binder at the administrator's office.
   4. D. Display it conspicuously in the licensee's office or place of business.

   Answer: D

   Explanation: "Each person licensed as a nursing facility administrator shall display the license in a conspicuous place in the licensee's office or place of business." The licensee must display the personal license conspicuously at the licensee's own office or place of business. Confidential filing, display at a different corporate office, and a closed binder each miss a stated condition.

   Reference: South Dakota Administrative Rules, article 20:49 — ARSD 20:49:07:01

10. 10An administrator knowingly enters resident care in the chart even though the care was never provided. Which listed professional-conduct category directly matches that act?

    1. A. Violating the confidentiality of a resident's information
    2. B. Falsifying a resident record or intentionally charting incorrectly
    3. C. Misusing prescribed drug supplies or narcotics
    4. D. Appropriating medications or personal items of a resident

    Answer: B

    Explanation: "Falsifying a patient's or resident's records or intentionally charting incorrectly;" The knowingly false care entry falls under record falsification. The other options describe separate listed misconduct, but the scenario contains no disclosure, drug misuse, or taking of property.

    Reference: South Dakota Administrative Rules, article 20:49 — ARSD 20:49:15:02(8)