NAB Sample Exam Questions &
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According to former Senator Claude Pepper, the most frequently unrecognized and unmet resident need
in a nursing facility is:
1) guilt
2) privacy
3) freedom
4) participation - ANSWERS2
Mental changes in elderly residents are usually caused by:
1) diabetes
2) arteriosclerosis
3) inadequate diet
4) frequent minor accidents - ANSWERS2
Regarding the care planning process, the director of nursing should:
1) insist that the attending physician attend all the meetings
2) require surrogates to attend the care planning meeting
3) make the process understandable to the resident and the family
4) request that therapists ( physical, speech, and occupational) be involved - ANSWERS3
The most valid generalization is that a majority of the elderly:
1) want to work
2) are dependent on others
3) want to live with their children
4) function well despite increasing disabilities - ANSWERS4
,The key to a good bowel training program is:
1) administer laxatives nightly
2) keep the resident in bed and use bedpans
3) schedule enemas to be given at least weekly
4) establish a regular time of day for bowel evacuation - ANSWERS4
Assume that 140 doses of medication were prescribed by the resident's physician to be administered in a
given time period. However, 5 doses ordered were not given and 1 dose were incorrectly administered
as prescribed. What was the medication error rate?
1) 2.3 percent
2 3.6 percent
3) 4.3 percent
4) 6.0 percent - ANSWERS3
The starting point for planning long-term care services is the:
1) available cash flow
2) availability of land for expansion
3) market area's population census
4) needs and wants of those who will use the nursing facilities' services. - ANSWERS4
If a resident wants to self-administer medication, who is responsible for drug storage and recording the
self-administered doses?
1) the resident
2) the nursing staff
3) a family member
4) the legal guardian - ANSWERS2
The major purpose of a transfer agreement between health-care facilities is to:
1) establish a method of transporting residents to and from various health facilities.
2) guarantee that each facility will accept and all residents from the other facility
,3) assure the resident that each facility will provide a room at all times in case of transfer
4) provide an interchange of medical and other information to assure adequate resident care -
ANSWERS4
The facility must employ a full-time qualified social worker if the facility has:
1) more than 120 beds
2) no qualified activity professional
3) an average daily occupancy of 100 residents
4) accepted residents with mental and social problems - ANSWERS1
The social worker must function as a counselor and as such spends most of his/her time:
1) making decisions
2) outlining plans of correction
3) listening and asking questions
4) finding the most feasible solutions to problems - ANSWERS3
The most common psychological condition affecting older adults is:
1) tension
2) anxiety
3) delirium
4) depression - ANSWERS4
The total personal daily goal for fluid intake, based upon the weight of the resident, is usually about:
1) 1,200 cc
2) 1,500 cc
3) 2,400 cc
4) 3,600 cc - ANSWERS3
, The best time for the dietary supervisor to weigh, inspect, and verify food is when it is:
1) served
2) received
3) prepared
4) purchased - ANSWERS2
Foods can be used not only for nutritional needs, but also in lieu of supplements and medication. As an
example, potassium is high in all of the following except:
1) milk
2) peanuts
3) cantaloupe
4) baked beans - ANSWERS2
The continuity theory regarding the aging process indicates that older adults desire:
1) familiar things
2) new experiences
3) total independence
4) different role models - ANSWERS1
The best time to inform residents about their rights and responsibilities is:
1) after they have "settled in"
2) before or during admission
3) after the assessment program
4) during the physical examination - ANSWERS2
Which of the following requires that the action stipulated in the document takes place prior to death?
1) living will
2) probated will
3) holographic will
4) nuncupative will - ANSWERS1
Answers 100% Correct!!
According to former Senator Claude Pepper, the most frequently unrecognized and unmet resident need
in a nursing facility is:
1) guilt
2) privacy
3) freedom
4) participation - ANSWERS2
Mental changes in elderly residents are usually caused by:
1) diabetes
2) arteriosclerosis
3) inadequate diet
4) frequent minor accidents - ANSWERS2
Regarding the care planning process, the director of nursing should:
1) insist that the attending physician attend all the meetings
2) require surrogates to attend the care planning meeting
3) make the process understandable to the resident and the family
4) request that therapists ( physical, speech, and occupational) be involved - ANSWERS3
The most valid generalization is that a majority of the elderly:
1) want to work
2) are dependent on others
3) want to live with their children
4) function well despite increasing disabilities - ANSWERS4
,The key to a good bowel training program is:
1) administer laxatives nightly
2) keep the resident in bed and use bedpans
3) schedule enemas to be given at least weekly
4) establish a regular time of day for bowel evacuation - ANSWERS4
Assume that 140 doses of medication were prescribed by the resident's physician to be administered in a
given time period. However, 5 doses ordered were not given and 1 dose were incorrectly administered
as prescribed. What was the medication error rate?
1) 2.3 percent
2 3.6 percent
3) 4.3 percent
4) 6.0 percent - ANSWERS3
The starting point for planning long-term care services is the:
1) available cash flow
2) availability of land for expansion
3) market area's population census
4) needs and wants of those who will use the nursing facilities' services. - ANSWERS4
If a resident wants to self-administer medication, who is responsible for drug storage and recording the
self-administered doses?
1) the resident
2) the nursing staff
3) a family member
4) the legal guardian - ANSWERS2
The major purpose of a transfer agreement between health-care facilities is to:
1) establish a method of transporting residents to and from various health facilities.
2) guarantee that each facility will accept and all residents from the other facility
,3) assure the resident that each facility will provide a room at all times in case of transfer
4) provide an interchange of medical and other information to assure adequate resident care -
ANSWERS4
The facility must employ a full-time qualified social worker if the facility has:
1) more than 120 beds
2) no qualified activity professional
3) an average daily occupancy of 100 residents
4) accepted residents with mental and social problems - ANSWERS1
The social worker must function as a counselor and as such spends most of his/her time:
1) making decisions
2) outlining plans of correction
3) listening and asking questions
4) finding the most feasible solutions to problems - ANSWERS3
The most common psychological condition affecting older adults is:
1) tension
2) anxiety
3) delirium
4) depression - ANSWERS4
The total personal daily goal for fluid intake, based upon the weight of the resident, is usually about:
1) 1,200 cc
2) 1,500 cc
3) 2,400 cc
4) 3,600 cc - ANSWERS3
, The best time for the dietary supervisor to weigh, inspect, and verify food is when it is:
1) served
2) received
3) prepared
4) purchased - ANSWERS2
Foods can be used not only for nutritional needs, but also in lieu of supplements and medication. As an
example, potassium is high in all of the following except:
1) milk
2) peanuts
3) cantaloupe
4) baked beans - ANSWERS2
The continuity theory regarding the aging process indicates that older adults desire:
1) familiar things
2) new experiences
3) total independence
4) different role models - ANSWERS1
The best time to inform residents about their rights and responsibilities is:
1) after they have "settled in"
2) before or during admission
3) after the assessment program
4) during the physical examination - ANSWERS2
Which of the following requires that the action stipulated in the document takes place prior to death?
1) living will
2) probated will
3) holographic will
4) nuncupative will - ANSWERS1
