NAB Review from Townsend
Class Notes Exam Questions
and Correct Answers
Risk management is the identification and solving for problems.... - Correct Answer: as soon as possible.
The Patient Self-Determination Act should be.... - Correct Answer: given to both the Resident and Family
at the time of admission.
Handrails in stairwells must extend beyond the first and last steps by how many inches? - Correct
Answer: 12 inches
Payroll Checks/Checkstubs should include for the employee... - Correct Answer: the FICA deductions,
applicable income taxes withheld, and gross pay.
An attending provider -- MD, PA, or NP -- must write, sign, and date progress notes... - Correct Answer:
at each visit.
The principal cause of odors in a nursing facility is.... - Correct Answer: incontinent residents.
The staff member designated as the clinical records clerk must be... - Correct Answer: a full-time staff
member.
Chemotherapy is an example of a _____ type of therapy. - Correct Answer: Cytotoxic
Mr. Boudreaux is an 88-year old resident in the nursing facility. He is cognitively intact, but has very poor
posture and has a history of injuries due to falls. As the nursing home has a restraint-free policy, what is
the best course of action for this resident? - Correct Answer: Refer to rehab for evaluation with regards
to his ability to benefit from treatment, positioning aids, or both.
A governing body of designated person(s) is required by _____. - Correct Answer: OBRA
,{x} is a physician who is primarily involved with the causes and histories of diseases. - Correct Answer:
Pathologist
The resident activity director has many roles and duties. However, the first responsibility should be...? -
Correct Answer: Completing the assessments and identifying the interests and needs of the residents.
Effective Resident Council programs enjoy the support of.... - Correct Answer: Administration &
Residents
A job analysis should engage the {x} {y} and {z} necessary to carry out a given job. - Correct Answer:
Knowledge,
Skills, and
Abilities
= KSAs
Hazard Communication Programs, Standard Precautions, Immunization Initiatives, and the like are
standards of practice enforced by what government agency? - Correct Answer: OSHA - Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
A mission statement most directly represents... - Correct Answer: the entity's responsibility to it
stakeholders.
Medical records may be released with the written permission of the Resident if required by any of the
following except:
- A Court Order
- Another NF to which the Resident is being transferred
- An Attorney at Law
- A Third-Party Payor including Medicare - Correct Answer: An Attorney at Law
, An administrator determines that his laundry is slightly understaffed, but the shortage is not enough to
hire a full-time employee. What would be the least economical solution? - Correct Answer: Encouraging
all laundry employees to work overtime.
The balance sheet reports both.... - Correct Answer: assets and liabilities.
Fires which involve energized electrical equipment are classified as... - Correct Answer: Class C Fires
Which of the following marketing efforts is perhaps the least effective to increase occupancy?
-Bringing the nursing facility and the community closer together
- Changing attitudes toward the physically disabled
- Meeting the personal needs of the resident
- Supplementing the work of the nursing staff - Correct Answer: Supplementing the work of the nursing
staff
When comparing leadership with management, leadership: - Correct Answer: inspires.
It is reasonable to expect that employees who are formally evaluated by their supervisors will: - Correct
Answer: make more progress than those who are not evaluated.
When a facility wishes to transfer a resident for reasons other than the health of the resident being in
danger, generally the notice to transfer must be provided at least: - Correct Answer: 30 days prior to the
transfer.
Life Safety Codes are written for the expressed purpose of: - Correct Answer: "...providing a reasonable
degree of safety from fires."
Class Notes Exam Questions
and Correct Answers
Risk management is the identification and solving for problems.... - Correct Answer: as soon as possible.
The Patient Self-Determination Act should be.... - Correct Answer: given to both the Resident and Family
at the time of admission.
Handrails in stairwells must extend beyond the first and last steps by how many inches? - Correct
Answer: 12 inches
Payroll Checks/Checkstubs should include for the employee... - Correct Answer: the FICA deductions,
applicable income taxes withheld, and gross pay.
An attending provider -- MD, PA, or NP -- must write, sign, and date progress notes... - Correct Answer:
at each visit.
The principal cause of odors in a nursing facility is.... - Correct Answer: incontinent residents.
The staff member designated as the clinical records clerk must be... - Correct Answer: a full-time staff
member.
Chemotherapy is an example of a _____ type of therapy. - Correct Answer: Cytotoxic
Mr. Boudreaux is an 88-year old resident in the nursing facility. He is cognitively intact, but has very poor
posture and has a history of injuries due to falls. As the nursing home has a restraint-free policy, what is
the best course of action for this resident? - Correct Answer: Refer to rehab for evaluation with regards
to his ability to benefit from treatment, positioning aids, or both.
A governing body of designated person(s) is required by _____. - Correct Answer: OBRA
,{x} is a physician who is primarily involved with the causes and histories of diseases. - Correct Answer:
Pathologist
The resident activity director has many roles and duties. However, the first responsibility should be...? -
Correct Answer: Completing the assessments and identifying the interests and needs of the residents.
Effective Resident Council programs enjoy the support of.... - Correct Answer: Administration &
Residents
A job analysis should engage the {x} {y} and {z} necessary to carry out a given job. - Correct Answer:
Knowledge,
Skills, and
Abilities
= KSAs
Hazard Communication Programs, Standard Precautions, Immunization Initiatives, and the like are
standards of practice enforced by what government agency? - Correct Answer: OSHA - Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
A mission statement most directly represents... - Correct Answer: the entity's responsibility to it
stakeholders.
Medical records may be released with the written permission of the Resident if required by any of the
following except:
- A Court Order
- Another NF to which the Resident is being transferred
- An Attorney at Law
- A Third-Party Payor including Medicare - Correct Answer: An Attorney at Law
, An administrator determines that his laundry is slightly understaffed, but the shortage is not enough to
hire a full-time employee. What would be the least economical solution? - Correct Answer: Encouraging
all laundry employees to work overtime.
The balance sheet reports both.... - Correct Answer: assets and liabilities.
Fires which involve energized electrical equipment are classified as... - Correct Answer: Class C Fires
Which of the following marketing efforts is perhaps the least effective to increase occupancy?
-Bringing the nursing facility and the community closer together
- Changing attitudes toward the physically disabled
- Meeting the personal needs of the resident
- Supplementing the work of the nursing staff - Correct Answer: Supplementing the work of the nursing
staff
When comparing leadership with management, leadership: - Correct Answer: inspires.
It is reasonable to expect that employees who are formally evaluated by their supervisors will: - Correct
Answer: make more progress than those who are not evaluated.
When a facility wishes to transfer a resident for reasons other than the health of the resident being in
danger, generally the notice to transfer must be provided at least: - Correct Answer: 30 days prior to the
transfer.
Life Safety Codes are written for the expressed purpose of: - Correct Answer: "...providing a reasonable
degree of safety from fires."
