NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ASNWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
m 1.
When it comes to dining services, professional input from a __________ is required by Medicare,
Medicaid, and many commercial insurers.
A.
Dietary manager
B.
Registered dietitian
C.
Head chef
D.
Culinary expert - Correct answer.B.
None of the third-party programs listed require input from a dietary manager, head chef, or culinary
expert.
2.
The current name for the professional association representing the interests of long-term care medical
directors is the __________.
A.
Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
B.
American Physicians Practice
C.
,America's Long-Term Care Physicians
D.
Society of Medical Directors
answer - Correct answer.A.
The American Medical Directors Association officially changed its name in 2014 to The Society for Post-
Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
3.
QAPI sets the stage for senior living providers to engage in an ongoing, organized method of conducting
business to achieve optimum results. What does it stand for?
A.
Quality aspects of people investment
B.
Quality aptitude and progress improvement
C.
Quality assurance and performance improvement
D.
Quick assurance and progress investment - Correct answer.C.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services combines the terms "quality assurance" and
"performance improvement" to describe taking a systematic, comprehensive, and data-driven approach
to maintaining and improving safety and quality in nursing homes while involving residents, families, and
all nursing home caregivers in practical and creative problem-solving.
4.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology describe the effective electronic exchange of health information as __________
use of the data.
A.
Practical
B.
Meaningful
, C.
Pragmatic
D.
Beneficial - Correct answer.B.
The key word in the question's stem is "effective"; the alternate response options each describe a
positive outcome—but not efficacy.
5.
The two main categories of interdisciplinary teams in a skilled nursing facility setting are __________
services and __________ services.
A.
Multidisciplinary, clinical
B.
Clinical, support
C.
Transdisciplinary, support
D.
Person-centered, required - Correct answer.B.
A clinical interdisciplinary team is typically led by a physician and concentrates on assessing the health
needs of residents and developing and delivering a plan of care; a support services interdisciplinary team
is comprised of staff members from nonclinical disciplines whose efforts complement those of the
clinical team.
6.
The medical professional who directly manages the care of a person in a skilled nursing facility is called
their __________.
A.
Medical director
B.
Medical consultant
C.
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ASNWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
m 1.
When it comes to dining services, professional input from a __________ is required by Medicare,
Medicaid, and many commercial insurers.
A.
Dietary manager
B.
Registered dietitian
C.
Head chef
D.
Culinary expert - Correct answer.B.
None of the third-party programs listed require input from a dietary manager, head chef, or culinary
expert.
2.
The current name for the professional association representing the interests of long-term care medical
directors is the __________.
A.
Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
B.
American Physicians Practice
C.
,America's Long-Term Care Physicians
D.
Society of Medical Directors
answer - Correct answer.A.
The American Medical Directors Association officially changed its name in 2014 to The Society for Post-
Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
3.
QAPI sets the stage for senior living providers to engage in an ongoing, organized method of conducting
business to achieve optimum results. What does it stand for?
A.
Quality aspects of people investment
B.
Quality aptitude and progress improvement
C.
Quality assurance and performance improvement
D.
Quick assurance and progress investment - Correct answer.C.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services combines the terms "quality assurance" and
"performance improvement" to describe taking a systematic, comprehensive, and data-driven approach
to maintaining and improving safety and quality in nursing homes while involving residents, families, and
all nursing home caregivers in practical and creative problem-solving.
4.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology describe the effective electronic exchange of health information as __________
use of the data.
A.
Practical
B.
Meaningful
, C.
Pragmatic
D.
Beneficial - Correct answer.B.
The key word in the question's stem is "effective"; the alternate response options each describe a
positive outcome—but not efficacy.
5.
The two main categories of interdisciplinary teams in a skilled nursing facility setting are __________
services and __________ services.
A.
Multidisciplinary, clinical
B.
Clinical, support
C.
Transdisciplinary, support
D.
Person-centered, required - Correct answer.B.
A clinical interdisciplinary team is typically led by a physician and concentrates on assessing the health
needs of residents and developing and delivering a plan of care; a support services interdisciplinary team
is comprised of staff members from nonclinical disciplines whose efforts complement those of the
clinical team.
6.
The medical professional who directly manages the care of a person in a skilled nursing facility is called
their __________.
A.
Medical director
B.
Medical consultant
C.
