Nursing Home Administrators Test Federal Questions
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Among the following positions, the _________ has no authority to make decisions for the facility. ANS
Assistant to the administrator
Decisions made by persons on the staff to whom the administrator has delegated line authority are, in the final
analysis, regarded as decisions by__________. ANS The administrator
When the nurse practioner , who is more highly qualified then the director of nursing, gives orders to nurses in the
hallways, the director of nurses should feel________. ANS Undermined
The most likely single cause for the series of bankruptcies among larger nursing home chains around the year 2000
was ______. ANS Paying too much for acquisitions in 1998 and 1999
In a chance conversation with the owner of an eight facility chain, the newly hired administrator for the oldest
facility in the chain indicates that, because the mortgage was fully retired, the Administrator will concentrate more
on being effective than efficient since quality indicators are all at or above the state average. The owner would
likely_______. ANS Be distressed
Occupancy a facility A has been a steady 70% since the prospective payment system was introduced. Two weeks
ago, a new 120 bed, equally equip facility open several blocks away. Facility A administrator tells the admissions
counselor to continue the usual recruitment approach. The chain owners ought to_________. ANS Seek a new
Administrator
Bankruptcies among larger nursing home chains prior to 2000________. ANS Were highly unusual
Under the Prospective Payment System, nursing facilities' reimbursed costs _________. ANS Were more
bundled
In recent years, Medicare has_______. ANS Shifted more costs into nursing facilities
The nurse newly promoted to director of nursing insists on giving four RN hours of patient care each day on the
Alzheimer's wing in the 175 bed facility. The administrator should_______. ANS Seek a new DON
, The applicant for the administrator position in a facility near a large teaching hospital insists that, as before in his
rural facility, if hired he would not let the Medicare reimbursement policies affect his case mix. This
applicant_________. ANS Is out of touch
The newly hired assistant to the administrator insists that the organizational chart dotted line between this position
and the Department of Nursing be a solid line. The administrator should_________. ANS Be forewarned
The medical supplies provider tells the administrator of the facility that has not paid bills for the last three months
but is now operating under a bankruptcy judges approval plan for reconstructon that no more deliveries will be made
until past dues are fully paid. The medical supplies provider ANS Does not know how bankruptcy works
An administrator who adopts the leadership-by-walking-around approach by walking through the facility weekly
and intently observing has _______. ANS Failed to understand LBWA
The nursing facility administrator who, using the leadership-by-walking technique, succeeds in actually making
appropriate corrections on the spot during her rounds________. ANS Does not understand LBWA
The rate of increase in the total number of nursing facilities in the United States during the years 2008 to 2012
is_________. ANS Likely to be about level
The applicant for administrator of the facility insist that he has successfully use Democratic leader ship to the
exclusion of all other leadership styles. The interviewer should________. ANS Continue to interview candidates
Candidate for administrator said that she used a variety of administrative styles, but could not say exactly which one
she would use in every circumstance. The interviewer should be______. ANS Favorably impressed
The candidate for administrator indicated that he consistently chose the charismatic style of leadership. This
should___________ the interviewer. ANS alert
The cost of providing sub acute care to nursing home residents ANS Is perhaps triple that of the more typical
patient.
The nurse supervisor who had just been appointed director of nursing announced at the first department head
meeting that she had circulated a memo among the nurses that only formal communications were to be allowed in
the nursing department. The administrator should___________. ANS Anticipate problems
And Answers With Verified Solutions
Among the following positions, the _________ has no authority to make decisions for the facility. ANS
Assistant to the administrator
Decisions made by persons on the staff to whom the administrator has delegated line authority are, in the final
analysis, regarded as decisions by__________. ANS The administrator
When the nurse practioner , who is more highly qualified then the director of nursing, gives orders to nurses in the
hallways, the director of nurses should feel________. ANS Undermined
The most likely single cause for the series of bankruptcies among larger nursing home chains around the year 2000
was ______. ANS Paying too much for acquisitions in 1998 and 1999
In a chance conversation with the owner of an eight facility chain, the newly hired administrator for the oldest
facility in the chain indicates that, because the mortgage was fully retired, the Administrator will concentrate more
on being effective than efficient since quality indicators are all at or above the state average. The owner would
likely_______. ANS Be distressed
Occupancy a facility A has been a steady 70% since the prospective payment system was introduced. Two weeks
ago, a new 120 bed, equally equip facility open several blocks away. Facility A administrator tells the admissions
counselor to continue the usual recruitment approach. The chain owners ought to_________. ANS Seek a new
Administrator
Bankruptcies among larger nursing home chains prior to 2000________. ANS Were highly unusual
Under the Prospective Payment System, nursing facilities' reimbursed costs _________. ANS Were more
bundled
In recent years, Medicare has_______. ANS Shifted more costs into nursing facilities
The nurse newly promoted to director of nursing insists on giving four RN hours of patient care each day on the
Alzheimer's wing in the 175 bed facility. The administrator should_______. ANS Seek a new DON
, The applicant for the administrator position in a facility near a large teaching hospital insists that, as before in his
rural facility, if hired he would not let the Medicare reimbursement policies affect his case mix. This
applicant_________. ANS Is out of touch
The newly hired assistant to the administrator insists that the organizational chart dotted line between this position
and the Department of Nursing be a solid line. The administrator should_________. ANS Be forewarned
The medical supplies provider tells the administrator of the facility that has not paid bills for the last three months
but is now operating under a bankruptcy judges approval plan for reconstructon that no more deliveries will be made
until past dues are fully paid. The medical supplies provider ANS Does not know how bankruptcy works
An administrator who adopts the leadership-by-walking-around approach by walking through the facility weekly
and intently observing has _______. ANS Failed to understand LBWA
The nursing facility administrator who, using the leadership-by-walking technique, succeeds in actually making
appropriate corrections on the spot during her rounds________. ANS Does not understand LBWA
The rate of increase in the total number of nursing facilities in the United States during the years 2008 to 2012
is_________. ANS Likely to be about level
The applicant for administrator of the facility insist that he has successfully use Democratic leader ship to the
exclusion of all other leadership styles. The interviewer should________. ANS Continue to interview candidates
Candidate for administrator said that she used a variety of administrative styles, but could not say exactly which one
she would use in every circumstance. The interviewer should be______. ANS Favorably impressed
The candidate for administrator indicated that he consistently chose the charismatic style of leadership. This
should___________ the interviewer. ANS alert
The cost of providing sub acute care to nursing home residents ANS Is perhaps triple that of the more typical
patient.
The nurse supervisor who had just been appointed director of nursing announced at the first department head
meeting that she had circulated a memo among the nurses that only formal communications were to be allowed in
the nursing department. The administrator should___________. ANS Anticipate problems
