NAB NHA Exam- Leadership and Management
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1. Governing Body REQUIRED by CMS, whether sole proprietorship, partnership, or corpora-
tion
2. corporations are required by state to have Articles of Incorporation that specify officers,
board, membership.
3. closely held corpora- less shareholders, most are 5 or less, less formal organization.
tion
4. Public Corporation many shareholders, very structured, bylaws
5. make up may be one person or many - there is not typical board structure in NFs
6. Duties of Corp Mission Statement - what facility is to do (major duty)|Board establishing
measurable goas|Employ agent (NHA). Required by CMS|Establishing
and implementing policies and procedures. CMS says legally respon-
sible for operations|Approve budget|Evaluate administrator's mange-
ment|Board does not get into day-to-day operations
7. Bylaws mostly by corporations. Rules to govern corporation itself. Not too specific.
Tells WHAT cop oration will do.Includes duties of Board, officers, commit-
tees. Prepared by corporate members. Used as basis for writing policies
and procedures for each unit of corp. Tells HOW activities to be carried out.
Usually prepared by administrator, and approved by board.
8. Governing body/ad- NHA only person reporting directly to GB, usually through the chain of
ministrator relation- command, e.g. regional director, VP of operations, etc. Represents his/her
ship staff in best light-accurate, objective, factual. Reports to GB as requested
- census, personnel, financial reports, regulation changes. (keep fully in-
formed, otherwise grapevine gets to them.)
9. Directives/poli- of GB interpreted properly, whether agree or not. Let Employees gripe, but
cies/procedures .| support GB
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10. GB listen to employee complaints but refer them to supervisor or NHA. Inform NHA
11. Role confusion - GB members usually successful in another field. Not have same, clearly
defined solutions
12. Duty of obedience partner owes his partners a duty to act in obedience to the partnership
partnership agreement on all business decisions. Personally liable if does not.
13. Corporation Directors and officers must act within the authority granted them - usually
in bylaws and articles of incorporation. Can be held liable for any unautho-
rized actions.
14. duty of diligence Partners, board members, and administrators must discharge duties in
good faith, with care and prudence, i manner she/he believes is inbest
interest of organization. Adminstrtaor must exercise knowledge and skill
he/she professes to have as a licensee.
15. Management Creating and maintaing an environment within an organization that makes
it possible for staff to work together toward common goals. Getting work
done with and through others.
16. Functions of Man- setting goals, establishing PPR's, programs, budgets, etc. that determine
agers (supervisors): what, how, when, where and by whom work is to be done. CENTRAL TASK
Planning is planning as it permeates all other functions.
17. Purpose primary focus on obtaining goals |offsest uncertainty and change|develop
economical operations, and|facilitate control|
18. Primary value Administrator is charge whether she/he is present or not
19. Types of plans: mis- basic task assigned to an enterprise by society. In nursing homes the
sion mission is LTC
20. goals or objectives
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1. Governing Body REQUIRED by CMS, whether sole proprietorship, partnership, or corpora-
tion
2. corporations are required by state to have Articles of Incorporation that specify officers,
board, membership.
3. closely held corpora- less shareholders, most are 5 or less, less formal organization.
tion
4. Public Corporation many shareholders, very structured, bylaws
5. make up may be one person or many - there is not typical board structure in NFs
6. Duties of Corp Mission Statement - what facility is to do (major duty)|Board establishing
measurable goas|Employ agent (NHA). Required by CMS|Establishing
and implementing policies and procedures. CMS says legally respon-
sible for operations|Approve budget|Evaluate administrator's mange-
ment|Board does not get into day-to-day operations
7. Bylaws mostly by corporations. Rules to govern corporation itself. Not too specific.
Tells WHAT cop oration will do.Includes duties of Board, officers, commit-
tees. Prepared by corporate members. Used as basis for writing policies
and procedures for each unit of corp. Tells HOW activities to be carried out.
Usually prepared by administrator, and approved by board.
8. Governing body/ad- NHA only person reporting directly to GB, usually through the chain of
ministrator relation- command, e.g. regional director, VP of operations, etc. Represents his/her
ship staff in best light-accurate, objective, factual. Reports to GB as requested
- census, personnel, financial reports, regulation changes. (keep fully in-
formed, otherwise grapevine gets to them.)
9. Directives/poli- of GB interpreted properly, whether agree or not. Let Employees gripe, but
cies/procedures .| support GB
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10. GB listen to employee complaints but refer them to supervisor or NHA. Inform NHA
11. Role confusion - GB members usually successful in another field. Not have same, clearly
defined solutions
12. Duty of obedience partner owes his partners a duty to act in obedience to the partnership
partnership agreement on all business decisions. Personally liable if does not.
13. Corporation Directors and officers must act within the authority granted them - usually
in bylaws and articles of incorporation. Can be held liable for any unautho-
rized actions.
14. duty of diligence Partners, board members, and administrators must discharge duties in
good faith, with care and prudence, i manner she/he believes is inbest
interest of organization. Adminstrtaor must exercise knowledge and skill
he/she professes to have as a licensee.
15. Management Creating and maintaing an environment within an organization that makes
it possible for staff to work together toward common goals. Getting work
done with and through others.
16. Functions of Man- setting goals, establishing PPR's, programs, budgets, etc. that determine
agers (supervisors): what, how, when, where and by whom work is to be done. CENTRAL TASK
Planning is planning as it permeates all other functions.
17. Purpose primary focus on obtaining goals |offsest uncertainty and change|develop
economical operations, and|facilitate control|
18. Primary value Administrator is charge whether she/he is present or not
19. Types of plans: mis- basic task assigned to an enterprise by society. In nursing homes the
sion mission is LTC
20. goals or objectives
