Questions And Correct Answers
In today's financial and regulatory environment, the administrator must be highly
concerned at looking for ways to _____ inputs.
A. Change
B, Renew and increase
C. Formulate
D. Update and modify
B. Renew and increase.
A primary concern of the systems administrator is how inputs can be renewed
and increased. With the changing environment, the administrator must innovate
in their environment so that they can be successful.
Asking if the work accomplished by the facility is up to expected standards and, if
not, taking corrective actions is the act of _____.
A. Taking charge
B. Reviewing results
C. Controlling quality
D. Controlling the inputs
C. Controlling quality.
,Control is the most essential tool available to administrators in the process of
keeping the facility on course. Control of quality is a corrective action taken after
the evaluation of outputs was not achieved at an adequate level.
The passage of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) can be viewed as a
form of _____ the nursing facility industry.
A. Oppressive measure imposed on
B. Object-oriented programming goals of
C. External feedback of
D. Internal feedback of
C. External feedback of.
OBRA, which was passed to have more stringent requirements on nursing
facilities, was done because of the performance of the industry at large. This was
passed as a measure of external feedback returned on the industry for past poor
performance.
It is the administrator's job to ensure that all employees make the right decisions
for the facility _____.
A. In every case
B. With a minimum of worry
C. Quickly
, D. As often as possible
D. As often as possible.
Whereas we would like our employees to make the right decision every time, this
is an impossibility. We can best expect our employees to make the right decision
as often as possible, with the best possible ethical backing.
It is _____ to maintain the chain of command when an administrator practices
leadership by walking around (LBWA).
A. Especially difficult
B. Especially easy
C. Entirely feasible
D. Impossible
C. Entirely feasible.
The administrator can easily see issues in a department when practicing LBWA.
Instead of "fixing" or correcting deficient practices they see, they can instead
provide this information to the director of nursing or other appropriate
department head for correction by them, thus maintaining the chain of
command.
The administrator's work begins once the board has set forth the _____ of the
organization.
A. Full rules