Illinois Nursing Home Administrators Practice Exam
#1 (John Cirn) QUESTIONS & DETAILED ANSWERS
Based on John Cirn Study Materials | NAB Core
Competencies | Latest Update 2026-2027
A. pharmacist
Which of the following health professionals is not a licensed prescriber?
A. pharmacist
B. podiatrist
C. dentist
D. advanced practice nurse
C. Send the resident's medication to the receiving facility when a
resident is discharged and transferred to another facility.
Which of the following shall be done upon the order of a resident's
licensed prescriber?
A. Return all discontinued medications to the dispensing pharmacy.
B. Retain discontinued medications in the facility for possible
administration to other residents who are patients of the prescriber.
C. Send the resident's medication to the receiving facility when a
resident is discharged and transferred to another facility.
D. Send a resident's medication to the hospital when the resident has
been temporarily transferred to a hospital.
D. the licensee and the administrator
Infection control in the facility is ultimately the responsibility of:
A. the infection control committee
B. the medical director
C. the licensee
D. the licensee and the administrator
,A. meet licensed-nurse staffing requirements
A facility may be required to have a house supervisor in order to:
A. meet licensed-nurse staffing requirements
B. oversee the restorative nursing program
C. manage an Alzheimer's special care unit, if the facility has one
D. complete, maintain, and preserve medical records
A. 4
Each resident must be provided with a closet or wardrobe for hanging
clothing in the bedroom that has at least how many square feet?
A. 4
B. 2.5
C. one-tenth of the floor area of the room
D. 10
C. 2 days of perishable and 7 days of non-perishables
The facility shall maintain on the premises a minimum supply of
perishable and non-perishable foods sufficient to meet needs for how
many days?
A. 2 days of both perishables and non-perishables
B. 7 days of both perishables and non-perishables
C. 2 days of perishable and 7 days of non-perishables
D. 1 day of perishables and 5 days of non-perishables
,B. 36 per each two-year renewal period (except the first)
To renew one's nursing home administrator's license, one must obtain
what minimum number of continuing education hours?
A. 18 per year in each of two years
B. 36 per each two-year renewal period (except the first)
C. 24 per each two-year renewal period (except the first)
D. This varies with the type of education that is obtained.
D. changing bed linens whenever necessary
Which of the following would NOT be a good example of a restorative
nursing measure?
A. range-of-motion exercises
B. encouraging a resident to feed him-or herself to the extent possible
C. assisting residents with daily ambulation
D. changing bed linens whenever necessary
B. Illinois Accessibility Code
Requirements for making the building accessible for wheelchair users
and other persons with physical disabilities are found in which one of
the following?
A. Nursing Home Care Act
B. Illinois Accessibility Code
C. Life Safety Code
D. International Building Code
, C. medical record
Notes by activity aides, physical therapists, and other staff about
significant developments in a resident's response to care go into which
of the following?
A. care plan
B. medical history form
C. medical record
D. policy and procedure manuals
C. Make a note in the resident's care plan
Which of the following is NOT a required step to take following a
medication error?
A. Report it to the licensed prescriber
B. Report it to the pharmacist
C. Make a note in the resident's care plan
D. Complete an incident report
C. If the facility fails to have a licensed administrator on duty and present
in the building for a minimum of 36 hours over four days each week.
A facility's license may be revoked for any except which one of the
following reasons?
A. If the facility is decertified from the Medicare and/or Medicaid
programs.
B. If, during an inspection, a nurse aide is found to have lied to a Dept.
inspector in response to a question about care provided to a resident.
C. If the facility fails to have a licensed administrator on duty and present
in the building for a minimum of 36 hours over four days each week.
D. If the facility refuses to allow an inspection.
#1 (John Cirn) QUESTIONS & DETAILED ANSWERS
Based on John Cirn Study Materials | NAB Core
Competencies | Latest Update 2026-2027
A. pharmacist
Which of the following health professionals is not a licensed prescriber?
A. pharmacist
B. podiatrist
C. dentist
D. advanced practice nurse
C. Send the resident's medication to the receiving facility when a
resident is discharged and transferred to another facility.
Which of the following shall be done upon the order of a resident's
licensed prescriber?
A. Return all discontinued medications to the dispensing pharmacy.
B. Retain discontinued medications in the facility for possible
administration to other residents who are patients of the prescriber.
C. Send the resident's medication to the receiving facility when a
resident is discharged and transferred to another facility.
D. Send a resident's medication to the hospital when the resident has
been temporarily transferred to a hospital.
D. the licensee and the administrator
Infection control in the facility is ultimately the responsibility of:
A. the infection control committee
B. the medical director
C. the licensee
D. the licensee and the administrator
,A. meet licensed-nurse staffing requirements
A facility may be required to have a house supervisor in order to:
A. meet licensed-nurse staffing requirements
B. oversee the restorative nursing program
C. manage an Alzheimer's special care unit, if the facility has one
D. complete, maintain, and preserve medical records
A. 4
Each resident must be provided with a closet or wardrobe for hanging
clothing in the bedroom that has at least how many square feet?
A. 4
B. 2.5
C. one-tenth of the floor area of the room
D. 10
C. 2 days of perishable and 7 days of non-perishables
The facility shall maintain on the premises a minimum supply of
perishable and non-perishable foods sufficient to meet needs for how
many days?
A. 2 days of both perishables and non-perishables
B. 7 days of both perishables and non-perishables
C. 2 days of perishable and 7 days of non-perishables
D. 1 day of perishables and 5 days of non-perishables
,B. 36 per each two-year renewal period (except the first)
To renew one's nursing home administrator's license, one must obtain
what minimum number of continuing education hours?
A. 18 per year in each of two years
B. 36 per each two-year renewal period (except the first)
C. 24 per each two-year renewal period (except the first)
D. This varies with the type of education that is obtained.
D. changing bed linens whenever necessary
Which of the following would NOT be a good example of a restorative
nursing measure?
A. range-of-motion exercises
B. encouraging a resident to feed him-or herself to the extent possible
C. assisting residents with daily ambulation
D. changing bed linens whenever necessary
B. Illinois Accessibility Code
Requirements for making the building accessible for wheelchair users
and other persons with physical disabilities are found in which one of
the following?
A. Nursing Home Care Act
B. Illinois Accessibility Code
C. Life Safety Code
D. International Building Code
, C. medical record
Notes by activity aides, physical therapists, and other staff about
significant developments in a resident's response to care go into which
of the following?
A. care plan
B. medical history form
C. medical record
D. policy and procedure manuals
C. Make a note in the resident's care plan
Which of the following is NOT a required step to take following a
medication error?
A. Report it to the licensed prescriber
B. Report it to the pharmacist
C. Make a note in the resident's care plan
D. Complete an incident report
C. If the facility fails to have a licensed administrator on duty and present
in the building for a minimum of 36 hours over four days each week.
A facility's license may be revoked for any except which one of the
following reasons?
A. If the facility is decertified from the Medicare and/or Medicaid
programs.
B. If, during an inspection, a nurse aide is found to have lied to a Dept.
inspector in response to a question about care provided to a resident.
C. If the facility fails to have a licensed administrator on duty and present
in the building for a minimum of 36 hours over four days each week.
D. If the facility refuses to allow an inspection.
