HCAD EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What are the 5 domains of practice? - Correct Answers -Resident centered care and
quality of life
Human resources
Finance
Environment
Leadership and management
What is the difference between direct care settings and non direct care settings? -
Correct Answers -Direct care services provide care directly to their patients or residents
within their facility. In non-direct care they offer support through the services offered
within direct care as needed.
According to the text, name two skills that are needed for the next generation of health
care managers? - Correct Answers -Two managerial skills needed for the next
generation of health care managers are interpersonal skills, and leadership.
True or False? Twelve percent, or over 1 in 10 people employed in the U.S. are
employed in healthcare. - Correct Answers -True
What is the most common organized structure for health care organizations whose key
characteristic is a pyramid mid-shaped hierarchy, which defines the functions carried
out and the key management positions assigned to those functions? - Correct Answers
-A pyramid of three important skills is required for success in this position they include
Conceptual, Interpersonal and Technical skills.
What is known as one of the most important competencies for a Health Care
Management student? (teamwork) - Correct Answers -Some of the most important
competencies include: General management and management theories, Content in
business, Law, and also strategic management.
Give an example of a challenge that a health care administrator faces from an external
environment, and one from an internal environment. - Correct Answers -external:
competitors, internal: staffing
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What are the 5 domains of practice? - Correct Answers -Resident centered care and
quality of life
Human resources
Finance
Environment
Leadership and management
What is the difference between direct care settings and non direct care settings? -
Correct Answers -Direct care services provide care directly to their patients or residents
within their facility. In non-direct care they offer support through the services offered
within direct care as needed.
According to the text, name two skills that are needed for the next generation of health
care managers? - Correct Answers -Two managerial skills needed for the next
generation of health care managers are interpersonal skills, and leadership.
True or False? Twelve percent, or over 1 in 10 people employed in the U.S. are
employed in healthcare. - Correct Answers -True
What is the most common organized structure for health care organizations whose key
characteristic is a pyramid mid-shaped hierarchy, which defines the functions carried
out and the key management positions assigned to those functions? - Correct Answers
-A pyramid of three important skills is required for success in this position they include
Conceptual, Interpersonal and Technical skills.
What is known as one of the most important competencies for a Health Care
Management student? (teamwork) - Correct Answers -Some of the most important
competencies include: General management and management theories, Content in
business, Law, and also strategic management.
Give an example of a challenge that a health care administrator faces from an external
environment, and one from an internal environment. - Correct Answers -external:
competitors, internal: staffing
