NAB CORE
Nab Core Practice Exam Questions And Correct
Detailed Answers New Ed
1. Which one of the following steps should be taken first in a risk management program?
A. Purchasing of adequate insurance
B. Conducting of employee safety drills
C. Identifying hazards and risks
D. Conducting staff in-services on incident reporting and accident prevention. - ANSWER ✔ - C.
Identifying hazards and risks
2. Which of the following professionals is authorized to dispense medications?
A. registered nurse
B. licensed nurse, physician and, in some states, medication aide.
C. licensed nurse and physician
D. pharmacist - ANSWER ✔ - D. pharmacist
3. Aphasia occurs frequently as a result of:
A. a stroke
B. diabetes
C. death of a spouse
D. pressure ulcers - ANSWER ✔ - A. a stroke
4. A check should generally be issued only when which one of the following is available and properly
signed?
A. purchase order
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B. lien
C. warranty
D. general ledger - ANSWER ✔ - A. purchase order
5. Which class of fire extinguishers is appropriate for use on a grease fire?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D - ANSWER ✔ - B. B
6. The age-related clouding of the lens of the eye is called:
A. macular degeneration
B. a cataract
C. glaucoma
D. conjunctivitis - ANSWER ✔ - B. a cataract
7. In collective bargaining, when labor and management select a third party to decide an issue, and
agree to accept that third party's decision as final andbinding on both sides, the process is called:
A. mediation
B. Arbitration
C. conciliation
D. subrogation - ANSWER ✔ - B. Arbitration
8. Cultural diversity in an organization's delivery of services would entail all EXCEPT which one of the
following?
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A. Educating staff in the distinctive beliefs and values held by the various ethnic and racial groups being
served.
B. Using interpreters and in other ways trying to eliminate language barriers between staff and clients.
C. Getting staff to identify how their own biases regarding people of other religious backgrounds may
affect their care-giving.
D. Offering customers of different ethnic and racial backgrounds the same food and beverages in order
to foster a sense of community and equality. - ANSWER ✔ - D. Offering customers of different ethnic and
racial backgrounds the same food and beverages in order to foster a sense of community and equality.
9. Which of the following is part of the manager's controlling function?
A. Developing rules
B. Writing job descriptions
C. Disciplining staff who break rules.
D. Doing a SWOT analysis. - ANSWER ✔ - C. Disciplining staff who break rules.
10 What was the quarterly turnover rate at an organization that had 18 separations in the quarter, and
that averaged 225 employees in the first month, 220 employees in the second month, and 215
employees in the third month of the quarter?
A. 8 percent
B. 18 percent
C. 92 percent
D. 32 percent - ANSWER ✔ - A. 8 percent
11. Which of the following is a chronic disease?
A. pneumonia
B. botulism
C. Parkinson's disease
D. shingles - ANSWER ✔ - C. Parkinson's disease
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12. Spread of cancer cells from one part of the body to another is referred to as...
A. dysphagia
C. myasthenia
B. metastasis
D. necrosis - ANSWER ✔ - B. metastasis
13. An organization has $600,000 in assets and $500,000 in liabilities. Which of the following statements
is best supported by this information?
A. This organization is in financial trouble.
B. This organization has $100,000 in cash on hand.
C. This organization has enough revenue to cover expenses.
D. Owners equity is $100,000. - ANSWER ✔ - D. Owners equity is $100,000.
14. Which one of the following statements is true regarding reference checking and reference giving in
the screening of job candidates?
A. Reponses to reference checks must be factual and reflect only information contained in the written
personnel records.
B. Department managers have a duty to exercise their professional judgment in responding to requests
for references on former employees.
C. Checking candidate references and responding to reference requests is best done by department
managers rather than the organization's HR specialists.
D. Checking references is a helpful but not a critical step in candidate screening. - ANSWER ✔ - A.
Reponses to reference checks must be factual and reflect only information contained in the written
personnel records.
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Nab Core Practice Exam Questions And Correct
Detailed Answers New Ed
1. Which one of the following steps should be taken first in a risk management program?
A. Purchasing of adequate insurance
B. Conducting of employee safety drills
C. Identifying hazards and risks
D. Conducting staff in-services on incident reporting and accident prevention. - ANSWER ✔ - C.
Identifying hazards and risks
2. Which of the following professionals is authorized to dispense medications?
A. registered nurse
B. licensed nurse, physician and, in some states, medication aide.
C. licensed nurse and physician
D. pharmacist - ANSWER ✔ - D. pharmacist
3. Aphasia occurs frequently as a result of:
A. a stroke
B. diabetes
C. death of a spouse
D. pressure ulcers - ANSWER ✔ - A. a stroke
4. A check should generally be issued only when which one of the following is available and properly
signed?
A. purchase order
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B. lien
C. warranty
D. general ledger - ANSWER ✔ - A. purchase order
5. Which class of fire extinguishers is appropriate for use on a grease fire?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D - ANSWER ✔ - B. B
6. The age-related clouding of the lens of the eye is called:
A. macular degeneration
B. a cataract
C. glaucoma
D. conjunctivitis - ANSWER ✔ - B. a cataract
7. In collective bargaining, when labor and management select a third party to decide an issue, and
agree to accept that third party's decision as final andbinding on both sides, the process is called:
A. mediation
B. Arbitration
C. conciliation
D. subrogation - ANSWER ✔ - B. Arbitration
8. Cultural diversity in an organization's delivery of services would entail all EXCEPT which one of the
following?
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A. Educating staff in the distinctive beliefs and values held by the various ethnic and racial groups being
served.
B. Using interpreters and in other ways trying to eliminate language barriers between staff and clients.
C. Getting staff to identify how their own biases regarding people of other religious backgrounds may
affect their care-giving.
D. Offering customers of different ethnic and racial backgrounds the same food and beverages in order
to foster a sense of community and equality. - ANSWER ✔ - D. Offering customers of different ethnic and
racial backgrounds the same food and beverages in order to foster a sense of community and equality.
9. Which of the following is part of the manager's controlling function?
A. Developing rules
B. Writing job descriptions
C. Disciplining staff who break rules.
D. Doing a SWOT analysis. - ANSWER ✔ - C. Disciplining staff who break rules.
10 What was the quarterly turnover rate at an organization that had 18 separations in the quarter, and
that averaged 225 employees in the first month, 220 employees in the second month, and 215
employees in the third month of the quarter?
A. 8 percent
B. 18 percent
C. 92 percent
D. 32 percent - ANSWER ✔ - A. 8 percent
11. Which of the following is a chronic disease?
A. pneumonia
B. botulism
C. Parkinson's disease
D. shingles - ANSWER ✔ - C. Parkinson's disease
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12. Spread of cancer cells from one part of the body to another is referred to as...
A. dysphagia
C. myasthenia
B. metastasis
D. necrosis - ANSWER ✔ - B. metastasis
13. An organization has $600,000 in assets and $500,000 in liabilities. Which of the following statements
is best supported by this information?
A. This organization is in financial trouble.
B. This organization has $100,000 in cash on hand.
C. This organization has enough revenue to cover expenses.
D. Owners equity is $100,000. - ANSWER ✔ - D. Owners equity is $100,000.
14. Which one of the following statements is true regarding reference checking and reference giving in
the screening of job candidates?
A. Reponses to reference checks must be factual and reflect only information contained in the written
personnel records.
B. Department managers have a duty to exercise their professional judgment in responding to requests
for references on former employees.
C. Checking candidate references and responding to reference requests is best done by department
managers rather than the organization's HR specialists.
D. Checking references is a helpful but not a critical step in candidate screening. - ANSWER ✔ - A.
Reponses to reference checks must be factual and reflect only information contained in the written
personnel records.
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