SMQT Survey Process and Citations 4

Question 1

A Plan of Correction (PoC) submitted by a facility must include which of the following elements?

Accepted Answer

How the deficiency will be corrected, a completion date, and how compliance will be maintained

Answer

A valid PoC must address correction of the specific deficiency, the completion date, and ongoing monitoring to maintain compliance.

Question 2

Which of the following triggers an Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) declaration during a survey?

Accepted Answer

A situation where a facility's noncompliance has caused or is likely to cause serious injury or death

Answer

Immediate jeopardy requires that noncompliance caused or is likely to cause serious harm, injury, impairment, or death.

Question 3

During a revisit survey, the surveyor's primary goal is to:

Accepted Answer

Verify that previously cited deficiencies have been corrected

Answer

A revisit is a targeted follow-up to confirm that deficiencies cited in the prior survey have been corrected.

Question 4

The closed record review task during a nursing home survey examines records of residents who:

Accepted Answer

Were discharged or died during a defined look-back period

Answer

Closed records are those of recently discharged or deceased residents and are reviewed to identify care issues not visible in current residents.

Question 5

Which regulatory tag is associated with nursing home residents' rights to be free from abuse, neglect, and exploitation?

Accepted Answer

F600

Answer

F600 covers the requirement that residents are free from abuse, neglect, misappropriation, and exploitation.

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