Nursing Home Administrators Test
Federal
A blinding flash of the obvious - ANS-Answering the phones and resident call bells with
common courtesy and doing things that work are examples of _________.
Acted on as carrying line authority - ANS-In times of crisis, corporate representatives, who
hold a staff or advisory relationship with their counterparts in a local facility, they expect their
advice as staff be________.
alert - ANS-The candidate for administrator indicated that he consistently chose the
charismatic style of leadership. This should___________ the interviewer.
Anticipate problems - ANS-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___________.
Appropriate - ANS-The administrators job is to ensure that the___________ employees do
the tasks of organization at an acceptable quality level.
Appropriate - ANS-The department head was not surprised to learn that an employee had
heard only the positive comments to the employee and ignore the criticisms. The department
heads grasp of the communication process is ___________.
Are "searching for new ways to climb the mountain" - ANS-One must assume that other
nursing home administrators in the community________.
Assistant to the administrator - ANS-Among the following positions, the _________ has no
authority to make decisions for the facility.
Assistant to the administrator - ANS-Among the following positions, the____________has no
authority to make decisions for the facility.
Be distressed - ANS-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_______.
Be entirely different from - ANS-It is conceivable that the core business of the nursing home
in this decade will________the core business of the nursing home if the next decade._
Be forewarned - ANS-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_________.
Be pleased - ANS-When the director of nursing makes an effective policy decision without
consulting the administrator that impacts all nursing personnel, the administrator
should____________.
Behaving normally - ANS-When the administrator notices that the director of nursing seeks
to turn as many duties as possible over to housekeeping, The administrator should conclude
that the director of nursing is_________.
better resident care, possible increased deficiency citations. - ANS-Worried about the level
of actualy resident care being achieved in the facility, the adminstrator directs the nurses to
, spend less time charting and more time focusing on the effectiveness of care being given to
residents. The likley result will be ______.
Both about equal - ANS-In the end, it can be said that the administrators responsibility to
meet resident care needs and facility financial needs are________.
Can be altered to meet changed conditions - ANS-When external conditions change,
plans____________.
Can range from good to an acceptable - ANS-The patient care that is given by the
facility_________.
Care recipients - ANS-The most direct and immediate stakeholders within the facility are
the_________.
Chronic disease management - ANS-For the nursing facility setting, the new capacities to
monitor residents health offer dramatic new opportunities to improve __________.
Common sense, obvious - ANS-Giving every employee the space to innovate at least a little;
listening to residence and acting on their ideas; and wandering around with residents, staff,
and suppliers are examples of the difficult to achieve
Compare what happens to what is predicted - ANS-A major advantage associated with
carefully developed plans is making it possible to________.
Competing possible uses - ANS-Allocating resources is the process of dividing resources
among the various __________ of those resources.
Constant innovation - ANS-Superior performance depends on taking exceptional care of
residence via superior service and_____________ .
Continue to interview candidates - ANS-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________.
Control - ANS-If the output of an organization do not meet the administrators expectation he
takes ___________actions to bring the outputs into line with those planned.
Controlling quality - ANS-Asking if the work accomplished by the facility is set up to expected
standards and, if not, taking correct of actions is the act of________.
Controlling quality - ANS-The administrator who takes steps that ensure that the goals are
accomplished and that each job is done as planned and successfully________.
Deal with the outside world - ANS-In order to survive, each facilities must_________.
Director of nursing - ANS-The staff person for whom both upward and downward
communication skills are the most necessary is the_______.
Director of Nursing (DON) - ANS-The staff member responsible for reporting to upper level
management and at the same time interacting significantly with several lower level
managers is the___________.
Does not know how bankruptcy works - ANS-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
Does not understand LBWA - ANS-The nursing facility administrator who, using the
leadership-by-walking technique, succeeds in actually making appropriate corrections on the
spot during her rounds________.
Early adapters - ANS-Facilities that embrace each new technology as it becomes available
are known as________.
Effectiveness; efficiency - ANS-Corporate sends a directive to its flag ship facility
administrator directing the administrators attention more toward the outcome of resident care
Federal
A blinding flash of the obvious - ANS-Answering the phones and resident call bells with
common courtesy and doing things that work are examples of _________.
Acted on as carrying line authority - ANS-In times of crisis, corporate representatives, who
hold a staff or advisory relationship with their counterparts in a local facility, they expect their
advice as staff be________.
alert - ANS-The candidate for administrator indicated that he consistently chose the
charismatic style of leadership. This should___________ the interviewer.
Anticipate problems - ANS-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___________.
Appropriate - ANS-The administrators job is to ensure that the___________ employees do
the tasks of organization at an acceptable quality level.
Appropriate - ANS-The department head was not surprised to learn that an employee had
heard only the positive comments to the employee and ignore the criticisms. The department
heads grasp of the communication process is ___________.
Are "searching for new ways to climb the mountain" - ANS-One must assume that other
nursing home administrators in the community________.
Assistant to the administrator - ANS-Among the following positions, the _________ has no
authority to make decisions for the facility.
Assistant to the administrator - ANS-Among the following positions, the____________has no
authority to make decisions for the facility.
Be distressed - ANS-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_______.
Be entirely different from - ANS-It is conceivable that the core business of the nursing home
in this decade will________the core business of the nursing home if the next decade._
Be forewarned - ANS-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_________.
Be pleased - ANS-When the director of nursing makes an effective policy decision without
consulting the administrator that impacts all nursing personnel, the administrator
should____________.
Behaving normally - ANS-When the administrator notices that the director of nursing seeks
to turn as many duties as possible over to housekeeping, The administrator should conclude
that the director of nursing is_________.
better resident care, possible increased deficiency citations. - ANS-Worried about the level
of actualy resident care being achieved in the facility, the adminstrator directs the nurses to
, spend less time charting and more time focusing on the effectiveness of care being given to
residents. The likley result will be ______.
Both about equal - ANS-In the end, it can be said that the administrators responsibility to
meet resident care needs and facility financial needs are________.
Can be altered to meet changed conditions - ANS-When external conditions change,
plans____________.
Can range from good to an acceptable - ANS-The patient care that is given by the
facility_________.
Care recipients - ANS-The most direct and immediate stakeholders within the facility are
the_________.
Chronic disease management - ANS-For the nursing facility setting, the new capacities to
monitor residents health offer dramatic new opportunities to improve __________.
Common sense, obvious - ANS-Giving every employee the space to innovate at least a little;
listening to residence and acting on their ideas; and wandering around with residents, staff,
and suppliers are examples of the difficult to achieve
Compare what happens to what is predicted - ANS-A major advantage associated with
carefully developed plans is making it possible to________.
Competing possible uses - ANS-Allocating resources is the process of dividing resources
among the various __________ of those resources.
Constant innovation - ANS-Superior performance depends on taking exceptional care of
residence via superior service and_____________ .
Continue to interview candidates - ANS-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________.
Control - ANS-If the output of an organization do not meet the administrators expectation he
takes ___________actions to bring the outputs into line with those planned.
Controlling quality - ANS-Asking if the work accomplished by the facility is set up to expected
standards and, if not, taking correct of actions is the act of________.
Controlling quality - ANS-The administrator who takes steps that ensure that the goals are
accomplished and that each job is done as planned and successfully________.
Deal with the outside world - ANS-In order to survive, each facilities must_________.
Director of nursing - ANS-The staff person for whom both upward and downward
communication skills are the most necessary is the_______.
Director of Nursing (DON) - ANS-The staff member responsible for reporting to upper level
management and at the same time interacting significantly with several lower level
managers is the___________.
Does not know how bankruptcy works - ANS-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
Does not understand LBWA - ANS-The nursing facility administrator who, using the
leadership-by-walking technique, succeeds in actually making appropriate corrections on the
spot during her rounds________.
Early adapters - ANS-Facilities that embrace each new technology as it becomes available
are known as________.
Effectiveness; efficiency - ANS-Corporate sends a directive to its flag ship facility
administrator directing the administrators attention more toward the outcome of resident care
