NAB Exam - NHA LOS Practice Exam 1 | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version

Occupancy of Facility A has been a steady 70% since the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) was introduced. Two weeks ago, a new 120-bed, equally equipped facility opened several blocks away. The Facility A administrator tells the admissions counselor to continue the usual recruitment approach. The chain owners ought to _____. A. Rest comfortably B. Seek a new administrator C. Appoint a new admissions counselor D. Take no action - B. Seek a new administrator. The administrator fails to anticipate that the occupancy rate of the facility is likely to fall and that, in any case, with the new competition a new approach to admissions will most likely be necessary. The administrator is failing to react appropriately to changes in the environment that will likely impact the facility. The nurse newly promoted to director of nursing insists on personally giving four RN hours of resident care each day on the Alzheimer's wing in the 175-bed facility. The administrator should _____. A. Praise the new director of nursing for their resident centeredness B. Appoint an assistant director of nursing C. Adapt the job description to fit the director of nursing's pattern D. Seek a new director of nursing - D. Seek a new director of nursing. The director of nursing fails to understand that using expensive RN hours when less expensive licensed practical nurse (LPN) and certified nurse's assistant (CNA) hours are the industry standard will be unsustainably expensive for the facility. Additionally, the director of nursing is not a direct care role, and their time should be spent in other applicable areas for their position. The newly hired assistant to the administrator insists that the organizational chart dotted line between this position and the Department of Nursing should be a solid line. The administrator should _____.A. Agree in general B. Agree to this special case C. Ask the director of nursing for their opinion D. Be forewarned - D. Be forewarned.