Nursing Home Administration Practice Exam Prep
NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION PRACTICE EXAM PREP NEWEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 50 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) WITH RATIONALES
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
1.
The medical professional who directly manages the care of a person in a skilled
nursing facility is called their __________.
A.
Medical director
B.
Medical consultant
C.
Main doctor
D.
Attending physician
answer - Correct Answer -D.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (and most commercial payers)
requires that a licensed medical doctor direct the overall care of a resident
receiving services in a skilled nursing facility.
2.
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Senior living providers with service lines that participate in Medicare or Medicaid
are expected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to contract with a
licensed __________ to serve as medical director.
A.
Nurse practitioner
B.
MD
C.
DO
D.
Physician - Correct Answer -D.
42 CFR 483.70(h) requires that the medical director be a licensed physician.
3.
To become a certified nurse aide, one must pass a written exam and demonstrate
satisfactory proficiency in providing personal care (such as oral care, bathing, and
personal hygiene), performing several related tasks (such as proper body
mechanics for lifting and transferring, handwashing, and making an occupied
bed), and __________.
A.
Documenting a person's condition
B.
Measuring a person's vital signs
C.
Utilizing the electronic medical record
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D.
Observing behavioral changes
answer - Correct Answer -B.
42 CFR 483.152(b) stipulates federally mandated course content for a training
program to prepare someone to become a certified nurse aide.
4.
The two most widely recognized credentials for a medical records technician
working in a skilled nursing facility are Registered Health Information Technician
and __________.
A.
Licensed Medical Records Technician
B.
Certified Professional Coder
C.
Registered Health Records Specialist
D.
Qualified Health Information Manager - Correct Answer -B.
The alternate response options are fictional credentials.
5.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a social worker for a
Medicare-certified skilled nursing facility with more than 120 beds must hold at
least a __________ degree in __________.
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A.
Graduate, social work
B.
Associate, social sciences
C.
Bachelor's, social sciences
D.
Bachelor's, social work - Correct Answer -D.
42 CFR 483.15 requires a skilled nursing facility to provide "medically related social
services to attain or maintain the highest practicable resident physical, mental and
psychosocial well-being"; more than 120 beds require a full-time social worker
with at least a bachelor's degree in the discipline.
6.
When it comes to dining services, professional input from a __________ is
required by Medicare, Medicaid, and many commercial insurers.
A.
Dietary manager
B.
Registered dietitian
C.
Head chef
D.
Culinary expert - Correct Answer -B.
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NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION PRACTICE EXAM PREP NEWEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 50 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) WITH RATIONALES
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
1.
The medical professional who directly manages the care of a person in a skilled
nursing facility is called their __________.
A.
Medical director
B.
Medical consultant
C.
Main doctor
D.
Attending physician
answer - Correct Answer -D.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (and most commercial payers)
requires that a licensed medical doctor direct the overall care of a resident
receiving services in a skilled nursing facility.
2.
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Senior living providers with service lines that participate in Medicare or Medicaid
are expected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to contract with a
licensed __________ to serve as medical director.
A.
Nurse practitioner
B.
MD
C.
DO
D.
Physician - Correct Answer -D.
42 CFR 483.70(h) requires that the medical director be a licensed physician.
3.
To become a certified nurse aide, one must pass a written exam and demonstrate
satisfactory proficiency in providing personal care (such as oral care, bathing, and
personal hygiene), performing several related tasks (such as proper body
mechanics for lifting and transferring, handwashing, and making an occupied
bed), and __________.
A.
Documenting a person's condition
B.
Measuring a person's vital signs
C.
Utilizing the electronic medical record
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D.
Observing behavioral changes
answer - Correct Answer -B.
42 CFR 483.152(b) stipulates federally mandated course content for a training
program to prepare someone to become a certified nurse aide.
4.
The two most widely recognized credentials for a medical records technician
working in a skilled nursing facility are Registered Health Information Technician
and __________.
A.
Licensed Medical Records Technician
B.
Certified Professional Coder
C.
Registered Health Records Specialist
D.
Qualified Health Information Manager - Correct Answer -B.
The alternate response options are fictional credentials.
5.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, a social worker for a
Medicare-certified skilled nursing facility with more than 120 beds must hold at
least a __________ degree in __________.
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A.
Graduate, social work
B.
Associate, social sciences
C.
Bachelor's, social sciences
D.
Bachelor's, social work - Correct Answer -D.
42 CFR 483.15 requires a skilled nursing facility to provide "medically related social
services to attain or maintain the highest practicable resident physical, mental and
psychosocial well-being"; more than 120 beds require a full-time social worker
with at least a bachelor's degree in the discipline.
6.
When it comes to dining services, professional input from a __________ is
required by Medicare, Medicaid, and many commercial insurers.
A.
Dietary manager
B.
Registered dietitian
C.
Head chef
D.
Culinary expert - Correct Answer -B.
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