NAB CORE 2026/2027 PRACTICE
EXAM: 200 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED ANSWERS | 100%
CORRECT | GRADED A+
1. Which one of the following steps should be taken first in a risk management
program?
• A. Purchasing of adequate insurance
• B. Conducting of employee safety drills
• C. Identifying hazards and risks
• D. Conducting staff in-services on incident reporting and accident prevention
• Answer: C. Identifying hazards and risks
2. Which of the following professionals is authorized to dispense medications?
• A. Registered nurse
• B. Licensed nurse, physician and, in some states, medication aide
• C. Licensed nurse and physician
• D. Pharmacist
• Answer: D. Pharmacist
3. Aphasia occurs frequently as a result of:
• A. A stroke
• B. Diabetes
• C. Death of a spouse
• D. Pressure ulcers
• Answer: A. A stroke
4. A check should generally be issued only when which one of the following is
available and properly signed?
• A. Purchase order
• B. Lien
• C. Warranty
• D. General ledger
, • Answer: A. Purchase order
5. Which class of fire extinguishers is appropriate for use on a grease fire?
• A. A
• B. B
• C. C
• D. D
• Answer: B. B
• Rationale: Class B extinguishers are designed for flammable liquids and gases,
including grease, oil, and gasoline .
6. The age-related clouding of the lens of the eye is called:
• A. Macular degeneration
• B. A cataract
• C. Glaucoma
• D. Conjunctivitis
• Answer: B. A cataract
7. In collective bargaining, when labor and management select a third party to
decide an issue, and agree to accept that third party's decision as final and
binding on both sides, the process is called:
• A. Mediation
• B. Arbitration
• C. Conciliation
• D. Subrogation
• Answer: B. Arbitration
8. Cultural diversity in an organization's delivery of services would entail all
EXCEPT which one of the following?
• A. Educating staff in the distinctive beliefs and values held by the various
ethnic and racial groups being served
• B. Using interpreters and in other ways trying to eliminate language barriers
between staff and clients
• C. Getting staff to identify how their own biases regarding people of other
religious backgrounds may affect their care-giving
• D. Offering customers of different ethnic and racial backgrounds the same
food and beverages in order to foster a sense of community and equality
• Answer: D. Offering customers of different ethnic and racial backgrounds
the same food and beverages
9. Which of the following is part of the manager's controlling function?
, • A. Developing rules
• B. Writing job descriptions
• C. Disciplining staff who break rules
• D. Doing a SWOT analysis
• Answer: C. Disciplining staff who break rules
10. What was the quarterly turnover rate at an organization that had 18
separations in the quarter, and that averaged 225 employees in the first month,
220 employees in the second month, and 215 employees in the third month of
the quarter?
• A. 8 percent
• B. 18 percent
• C. 92 percent
• D. 32 percent
• Answer: A. 8 percent
• Calculation: Average employees = (225+220+215)/3 = 220. Turnover rate =
(18/220) × 100 = 8.18%.
11. Which of the following is a chronic disease?
• A. Pneumonia
• B. Botulism
• C. Parkinson's disease
• D. Shingles
• Answer: C. Parkinson's disease
• Rationale: Parkinson's is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative disorder.
Pneumonia, botulism, and shingles are acute infections .
12. Spread of cancer cells from one part of the body to another is referred to as:
• A. Dysphagia
• B. Metastasis
• C. Myasthenia
• D. Necrosis
• Answer: B. Metastasis
13. An organization has $600,000 in assets and $500,000 in liabilities. Which of
the following statements is best supported by this information?
• A. This organization is in financial trouble
• B. This organization has $100,000 in cash on hand
• C. This organization has enough revenue to cover expenses
• D. Owners equity is $100,000
• Answer: D. Owners equity is $100,000
, • Rationale: Assets - Liabilities = Owner's Equity ($600,000 - $500,000 =
$100,000).
14. Which one of the following statements is true regarding reference checking
and reference giving in the screening of job candidates?
• A. Responses to reference checks must be factual and reflect only information
contained in the written personnel records
• B. Department managers have a duty to exercise their professional judgment
in responding to requests for references on former employees
• C. Checking candidate references and responding to reference requests is best
done by department managers rather than the organization's HR specialists
• D. Checking references is a helpful but not a critical step in candidate
screening
• Answer: A. Responses to reference checks must be factual and reflect
only information contained in the written personnel records
15. Advantages of the participatory method of budget making include all
except which one of the following?
• A. Input into the budget by staff members who are knowledgeable about daily
operations
• B. Low consumption of time and effort
• C. Greater awareness by department heads of the facility's resource and the
needs of other departments
• D. Greater willingness by department heads to comply with the budget
• Answer: B. Low consumption of time and effort
• Rationale: Participatory budgeting is time-consuming, not low-effort.
16. The type of therapeutic diet often prescribed for people with hypertension
is:
• A. High-protein
• B. Low-sodium
• C. Bland
• D. Liquid
• Answer: B. Low-sodium
17. Which of the following describes the line-staff relationship between a
department head and a consultant?
• A. Both are in line positions
• B. Both are in staff positions
• C. The department head is in a staff position and the consultant is in a line
position
EXAM: 200 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED ANSWERS | 100%
CORRECT | GRADED A+
1. Which one of the following steps should be taken first in a risk management
program?
• A. Purchasing of adequate insurance
• B. Conducting of employee safety drills
• C. Identifying hazards and risks
• D. Conducting staff in-services on incident reporting and accident prevention
• Answer: C. Identifying hazards and risks
2. Which of the following professionals is authorized to dispense medications?
• A. Registered nurse
• B. Licensed nurse, physician and, in some states, medication aide
• C. Licensed nurse and physician
• D. Pharmacist
• Answer: D. Pharmacist
3. Aphasia occurs frequently as a result of:
• A. A stroke
• B. Diabetes
• C. Death of a spouse
• D. Pressure ulcers
• Answer: A. A stroke
4. A check should generally be issued only when which one of the following is
available and properly signed?
• A. Purchase order
• B. Lien
• C. Warranty
• D. General ledger
, • Answer: A. Purchase order
5. Which class of fire extinguishers is appropriate for use on a grease fire?
• A. A
• B. B
• C. C
• D. D
• Answer: B. B
• Rationale: Class B extinguishers are designed for flammable liquids and gases,
including grease, oil, and gasoline .
6. The age-related clouding of the lens of the eye is called:
• A. Macular degeneration
• B. A cataract
• C. Glaucoma
• D. Conjunctivitis
• Answer: B. A cataract
7. In collective bargaining, when labor and management select a third party to
decide an issue, and agree to accept that third party's decision as final and
binding on both sides, the process is called:
• A. Mediation
• B. Arbitration
• C. Conciliation
• D. Subrogation
• Answer: B. Arbitration
8. Cultural diversity in an organization's delivery of services would entail all
EXCEPT which one of the following?
• A. Educating staff in the distinctive beliefs and values held by the various
ethnic and racial groups being served
• B. Using interpreters and in other ways trying to eliminate language barriers
between staff and clients
• C. Getting staff to identify how their own biases regarding people of other
religious backgrounds may affect their care-giving
• D. Offering customers of different ethnic and racial backgrounds the same
food and beverages in order to foster a sense of community and equality
• Answer: D. Offering customers of different ethnic and racial backgrounds
the same food and beverages
9. Which of the following is part of the manager's controlling function?
, • A. Developing rules
• B. Writing job descriptions
• C. Disciplining staff who break rules
• D. Doing a SWOT analysis
• Answer: C. Disciplining staff who break rules
10. What was the quarterly turnover rate at an organization that had 18
separations in the quarter, and that averaged 225 employees in the first month,
220 employees in the second month, and 215 employees in the third month of
the quarter?
• A. 8 percent
• B. 18 percent
• C. 92 percent
• D. 32 percent
• Answer: A. 8 percent
• Calculation: Average employees = (225+220+215)/3 = 220. Turnover rate =
(18/220) × 100 = 8.18%.
11. Which of the following is a chronic disease?
• A. Pneumonia
• B. Botulism
• C. Parkinson's disease
• D. Shingles
• Answer: C. Parkinson's disease
• Rationale: Parkinson's is a chronic, progressive neurodegenerative disorder.
Pneumonia, botulism, and shingles are acute infections .
12. Spread of cancer cells from one part of the body to another is referred to as:
• A. Dysphagia
• B. Metastasis
• C. Myasthenia
• D. Necrosis
• Answer: B. Metastasis
13. An organization has $600,000 in assets and $500,000 in liabilities. Which of
the following statements is best supported by this information?
• A. This organization is in financial trouble
• B. This organization has $100,000 in cash on hand
• C. This organization has enough revenue to cover expenses
• D. Owners equity is $100,000
• Answer: D. Owners equity is $100,000
, • Rationale: Assets - Liabilities = Owner's Equity ($600,000 - $500,000 =
$100,000).
14. Which one of the following statements is true regarding reference checking
and reference giving in the screening of job candidates?
• A. Responses to reference checks must be factual and reflect only information
contained in the written personnel records
• B. Department managers have a duty to exercise their professional judgment
in responding to requests for references on former employees
• C. Checking candidate references and responding to reference requests is best
done by department managers rather than the organization's HR specialists
• D. Checking references is a helpful but not a critical step in candidate
screening
• Answer: A. Responses to reference checks must be factual and reflect
only information contained in the written personnel records
15. Advantages of the participatory method of budget making include all
except which one of the following?
• A. Input into the budget by staff members who are knowledgeable about daily
operations
• B. Low consumption of time and effort
• C. Greater awareness by department heads of the facility's resource and the
needs of other departments
• D. Greater willingness by department heads to comply with the budget
• Answer: B. Low consumption of time and effort
• Rationale: Participatory budgeting is time-consuming, not low-effort.
16. The type of therapeutic diet often prescribed for people with hypertension
is:
• A. High-protein
• B. Low-sodium
• C. Bland
• D. Liquid
• Answer: B. Low-sodium
17. Which of the following describes the line-staff relationship between a
department head and a consultant?
• A. Both are in line positions
• B. Both are in staff positions
• C. The department head is in a staff position and the consultant is in a line
position
