NCCAP Activities Director Practice Test

The main idea here is understanding what document actually authorizes and directs a resident’s care. A physician’s order is the formal written instruction from the physician that specifies what care, treatments, and activities are allowed or required. It sets the parameters staff must follow and may include guidelines for activity participation, limits, frequency, and duration. This is the legal and operational basis for implementing care.

An initial assessment, by contrast, captures the resident’s current status, needs, and baseline information but does not prescribe specific care actions. A care plan outlines goals and the chosen interventions to meet those goals, often developed by a care team and based on assessments and orders, but it is not the physician’s directive itself. A care plan meeting is simply a gathering to review or update the plan, not the actual instruction directing care.