Long-Term Care Survey Alert

Published on Tue Jul 27, 2010 PDF

Try your hand at these questions.

1. When do you do the mood assessment in Section D?

A. On the day of the assessment reference date

B. Preferably on the day of or the day before the ARD

C. Any time during a 30-day lookback

2. The Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) can be done in writing in which of the following scenarios?

A. When writing is the resident's primary method of communication.

B. If the MDS nurse thinks that approach would be more accurate.

C. Whenever the resident or his family requests to complete the form in writing.

3. Which of the following is a true statement about coding in Section M?

A. Section M requires you to code whether a resident is at risk for pressure ulcers.

B. You only code preventive interventions, not whether the resident is at risk.

4. Where is diarrhea coded on the MDS 3.0?

A. In Section H as part of bowel patterns

B. In Section J under problem conditions

C. What is this a trick question? Diarrhea is not on the MDS 3.0

See the answers in the next Long-Term Care Survey Alert.