The Licensing Exam Review Guide in
Nursing Home Administration
(Management, Governance, and
Leadership) 2025
As a generalization, it can be asserted that managerial success belongs to those
who______________. (p.11) - CORRECT ANSWER-Successfully prepare for the future
Nursing home administrators should anticipate and successfully prepare for ______.
(p.11) - CORRECT ANSWER-Rapid Change
The long-term care industry has entered a period in which ________ change(s) can be
expected. (p.11) - CORRECT ANSWER-Rapid and far reaching
The ability to accurately predict the future implications for nursing facilities of new trends
to which the present environment may offer small clues is the skill needed to
successfully _________________.(p.11) - CORRECT ANSWER-Forecast
Historically, during the 1970's and early 1980's (until the introduction of the diagnosis-
related group method [DRG] of reimbursement), nursing facility administrators made
long-range projections during a period of _________.(p.11) - CORRECT ANSWER-
Relative stability in the health care field
The rate of change in the health care field is believed to be ____________.(p.12) -
CORRECT ANSWER-Increasing exponentially
Researchers have predicted that every 10 years ____________ of all current
knowledge and accepted practices in the health care and other industries will be
_____________.(p.12) - CORRECT ANSWER-one forth/obsolete
,It is conceivable that the core business of the nursing home in this decade will
____________ the core business of the nursing home of the next decade. (p.12) -
CORRECT ANSWER-Be entirely different from
One should expect that over the next few decades the rules governing the nursing
home will be ______.(p.12) - CORRECT ANSWER-Even more formalized by
Congressional legislation.
Nursing homes that stick to conventional formulas for success are/will __________.
(p.12) - CORRECT ANSWER-Miss new markets and be in a backwash
In the text it is argued that, for the first time in human history, the capacity exists to
provide ______________.(p.12) - CORRECT ANSWER-More health care than any
nation can afford
The roles possible for hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies , and managed
care organizations are ___________.(p.12) - CORRECT ANSWER-Endless and remain
up for grabs
The staff in nursing facilities, over the next two decades, will likely ______________.
(p.12) - CORRECT ANSWER-Experience culture shock
Plans can be said to be statements of the _____________.(p.13) - CORRECT
ANSWER-Organizational goals of the facility
In order to surviving, each facility must _______________.(p.13) - CORRECT
ANSWER-Deal with the outside world
A major advantage associated with carefully developed plans is making it possible to
_____________.(p13) - CORRECT ANSWER-Compare what happens to what was
predicted
When external conditions change, plans _____________.(p13) - CORRECT ANSWER-
Can be altered to meet the changed conditions
Each facility's strategic plan must be endorsed by ___________.(p14) - CORRECT
ANSWER-The governing body
The average number of prescriptions for persons in the United States aged 65 years
and older is six. In nursing facilities, it is ______________.(p14) - CORRECT
ANSWER-Fewer due to closer medical monitoring
The observation about the idea that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" is
_______________(p14) - CORRECT ANSWER-That if it ain't broke today, it will be
tomorrow
, The approach to planning known as SWOT refers to focusing on _____________.(p48)
- CORRECT ANSWER-Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats
When considering building a new facility, necessary approvals by government agencies,
such as zoning requirement, building codes, certificate of need, is/are
_______________.(p15) - CORRECT ANSWER-Sometimes difficult or impossible to
obtain
In general, government purposes and the facility goal of providing high-quality care are
__________.(p15) - CORRECT ANSWER-The same
Looking at competitor's expansion plans, occupancy levels, and local hospital plans
when considering building a nursing facility is known as conducting a _______.(p16) -
CORRECT ANSWER-Needs Assessment
When planning a new nursing facility, the goal of being in operation within 4 months is
best described as a/an __________.(p17) - CORRECT ANSWER-Short-range goal
As a general rule, the planning process moves from _________.(p17) - CORRECT
ANSWER-General to specific
One view of the planning process includes the observation that ______________.(p17)
- CORRECT ANSWER-The future will change our plans
Nursing home administrators who expect the unexpected and thrive on it
_______________.(p17) - CORRECT ANSWER-Will last in the profession
Facilities that embrace each new technology as it becomes available are known as
_______________. (p18) - CORRECT ANSWER-Early adapters
The area offering the richest opportunities for innovation is ____________.(p17) -
CORRECT ANSWER-The unexpected
When one accepts the idea that change is a permanent part of life ________________.
(p18) - CORRECT ANSWER-One can take advantage of new opportunities
One must assume that other nursing home administrators in the community _______.
(p17) - CORRECT ANSWER-Are "searching for new ways to climb the mountain".
In the process of organizing the work of a facility, it is of real importance to ensure that
___________.(p19) - CORRECT ANSWER-There are no duplication of work
Organizing is the first step in implementation of a/an ______________.(p19) -
CORRECT ANSWER-Plan
Nursing Home Administration
(Management, Governance, and
Leadership) 2025
As a generalization, it can be asserted that managerial success belongs to those
who______________. (p.11) - CORRECT ANSWER-Successfully prepare for the future
Nursing home administrators should anticipate and successfully prepare for ______.
(p.11) - CORRECT ANSWER-Rapid Change
The long-term care industry has entered a period in which ________ change(s) can be
expected. (p.11) - CORRECT ANSWER-Rapid and far reaching
The ability to accurately predict the future implications for nursing facilities of new trends
to which the present environment may offer small clues is the skill needed to
successfully _________________.(p.11) - CORRECT ANSWER-Forecast
Historically, during the 1970's and early 1980's (until the introduction of the diagnosis-
related group method [DRG] of reimbursement), nursing facility administrators made
long-range projections during a period of _________.(p.11) - CORRECT ANSWER-
Relative stability in the health care field
The rate of change in the health care field is believed to be ____________.(p.12) -
CORRECT ANSWER-Increasing exponentially
Researchers have predicted that every 10 years ____________ of all current
knowledge and accepted practices in the health care and other industries will be
_____________.(p.12) - CORRECT ANSWER-one forth/obsolete
,It is conceivable that the core business of the nursing home in this decade will
____________ the core business of the nursing home of the next decade. (p.12) -
CORRECT ANSWER-Be entirely different from
One should expect that over the next few decades the rules governing the nursing
home will be ______.(p.12) - CORRECT ANSWER-Even more formalized by
Congressional legislation.
Nursing homes that stick to conventional formulas for success are/will __________.
(p.12) - CORRECT ANSWER-Miss new markets and be in a backwash
In the text it is argued that, for the first time in human history, the capacity exists to
provide ______________.(p.12) - CORRECT ANSWER-More health care than any
nation can afford
The roles possible for hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies , and managed
care organizations are ___________.(p.12) - CORRECT ANSWER-Endless and remain
up for grabs
The staff in nursing facilities, over the next two decades, will likely ______________.
(p.12) - CORRECT ANSWER-Experience culture shock
Plans can be said to be statements of the _____________.(p.13) - CORRECT
ANSWER-Organizational goals of the facility
In order to surviving, each facility must _______________.(p.13) - CORRECT
ANSWER-Deal with the outside world
A major advantage associated with carefully developed plans is making it possible to
_____________.(p13) - CORRECT ANSWER-Compare what happens to what was
predicted
When external conditions change, plans _____________.(p13) - CORRECT ANSWER-
Can be altered to meet the changed conditions
Each facility's strategic plan must be endorsed by ___________.(p14) - CORRECT
ANSWER-The governing body
The average number of prescriptions for persons in the United States aged 65 years
and older is six. In nursing facilities, it is ______________.(p14) - CORRECT
ANSWER-Fewer due to closer medical monitoring
The observation about the idea that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" is
_______________(p14) - CORRECT ANSWER-That if it ain't broke today, it will be
tomorrow
, The approach to planning known as SWOT refers to focusing on _____________.(p48)
- CORRECT ANSWER-Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats
When considering building a new facility, necessary approvals by government agencies,
such as zoning requirement, building codes, certificate of need, is/are
_______________.(p15) - CORRECT ANSWER-Sometimes difficult or impossible to
obtain
In general, government purposes and the facility goal of providing high-quality care are
__________.(p15) - CORRECT ANSWER-The same
Looking at competitor's expansion plans, occupancy levels, and local hospital plans
when considering building a nursing facility is known as conducting a _______.(p16) -
CORRECT ANSWER-Needs Assessment
When planning a new nursing facility, the goal of being in operation within 4 months is
best described as a/an __________.(p17) - CORRECT ANSWER-Short-range goal
As a general rule, the planning process moves from _________.(p17) - CORRECT
ANSWER-General to specific
One view of the planning process includes the observation that ______________.(p17)
- CORRECT ANSWER-The future will change our plans
Nursing home administrators who expect the unexpected and thrive on it
_______________.(p17) - CORRECT ANSWER-Will last in the profession
Facilities that embrace each new technology as it becomes available are known as
_______________. (p18) - CORRECT ANSWER-Early adapters
The area offering the richest opportunities for innovation is ____________.(p17) -
CORRECT ANSWER-The unexpected
When one accepts the idea that change is a permanent part of life ________________.
(p18) - CORRECT ANSWER-One can take advantage of new opportunities
One must assume that other nursing home administrators in the community _______.
(p17) - CORRECT ANSWER-Are "searching for new ways to climb the mountain".
In the process of organizing the work of a facility, it is of real importance to ensure that
___________.(p19) - CORRECT ANSWER-There are no duplication of work
Organizing is the first step in implementation of a/an ______________.(p19) -
CORRECT ANSWER-Plan
