NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION EOC QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
when planning a new nursing facility, the goal of being in operation within four months is
best described as a
a. unrealistic goal
b. long-range objective
c. short-range objective
d. realistic goal - c. short-range goal
many administrators never get out into the community, never see their competition, and
know nothing about what is going on in the community around them. this is __.
a. normal in our profession
b. a mistake
c. an industry standard
d. a way to seek out opportunities and act upon them - b. a mistake
it can be argued that all nursing facility administrators organize their facilities according
to
a. local requirements
b. the owners needs
c. some theory of organization
d. the same theory of organization - c. some theory of organization
the resident care that is given by the facility (i.e., the output)
a. is usually good
b. can range from good to unacceptable
c. achieved cures for the residents
d. meets federal and state regualtions - b. can range from good to unacceptable
the administrator uses __ as the guidelines to compare the output with the expected
results
a. the facility's policies and plans of action
b. goals
c. stated objectives
d. external judgments - a. the facilities policies and plans of action
the MOST predictable response of a nursing facility experiencing a "disruptive
employee" is to __
a. hold an in-service
b. counsel with the employee
c. let the employee go
d. contact the equal employment opportunity commission (EEOC) and ask for action - c.
let the employee go
when a nursing facility chain goes from being the leader to being behind the pack, this
can likely be attributed to
,a. bullheadedness of top management
b. overconfidence
c. lack of enthusiasm
d. a deep reservoir of outmoded attitudes and policies - d. a deep reservoir of outmoded
attitudes and policies
many facilities have began to use __ today to assist in driving in their own quality
improvement and appropriate decision-making by their employees
a. policies
b. procedures
c. clinical pathways
d. set of plans - c. clinical pathways
Normally, the facility's role in implementing a facility's mission is to
__________________.
1. Originate ideas
2. Write and implement more specific policies and procedures
3. Edit as needed and implement
4. Combine owners' and residents' ideas - 2. write and implement more specific policies
and procedures
ethical practices throughout the facility are the __ responsibility
a. owner's
b. stakeholder's
c. administrator's
d. DON's - c. administrator's
Compared to defining the concept of deciding, defining the concept of leading is
__________________.
1. Less difficult
2. More difficult
3. Just as difficult
4. Researched and understood - 3. just as difficult
an effective administrator does not overrule middle-level managers UNLESS
a. they personally disagree
b. harm could result
c. management has specifically addressed that situation
d. rules are not being fully observed - c. management has specifically addressed that
situation
the best time for the administrator to introduce change in the facility is when
a. everyone is ready for it
b. it is clear to all that the situation demands it
c. it will improve the bottom line
d. they do not have to - d. they do not have to
,the best time to begin a move toward introducing a change into a facility is when
a. change is on the horizon
b. change is imminent
c. the climate is right
d. the staff are receptive - a. change is on the horizon
operational use of existing structure is the responsibility of __ management
a. upper level
b. middle level
c. lower level
d. functional - b. middle level
the acts of the __ leader are typically unexamined
a. accepted
b. venerated
c. charismatic
d. fully established - c. charismatic
when one can motivate someone to do something they would not otherwise do, one is
said to be wielding
a. undue influence
b. self-control
c. power
d. excessive influence - c. power
the administrator's ability to aware or withhold a year-end bonus represents __ power
held by the administrator
a. punishment
b. overarching
c. financial
d. reward - d. reward
Fear that the administrator may write a negative report and place it in one's personnel
file represents the administrator's __________________ power.
1. Expert
2. Personnel
3. Controlling
4. Punishment - 4. punishment
the administrator initiates a communication, and it is transmitted from the source to its
destination. Communication has
a. not yet taken place
b. been accomplished
c. been reviewed
d. been retrieved - a. not yet taken place
, it an be reasonably argued that every communication is likely to have
a. intended impact
b. unintended consequences
c. serendipitous results
d. multiple levels of meaning - d. multiple levels of meaning
the medication nurse thought they understood what the pharmacist had just said about
the side effects of a medication, but found the technical jargon used by the pharmacist
to be intimidating. this illustrates
a. difference in knowledge levels
b. language barrier
c. status distance
d. the filter effect - b. language barriers
the charge nurse decided not to write up an incident on their shift because four incidents
had already been written up that week on that shift. this illustrates
a. difference in knowledge level
b. subgroup alliances
c. self-protection
d. the filter effect - c. self-protection
one of the impediments to accomplishing loyalty to facility goals is that the facility can
never count on any individual employee's
a. undivided attention
b. personal tastes
c. demands
d. reasonable expectations - a. undivided attention
dignity has been interpreted by states' examiners
a. with wide variations
b. fairly consistently
c. differently depending on the section of the country
d. with excellent consistency - a. with wide variations
norms are justified by __, which are more generalized statements about behavior
expected from staff members
a. attitudes
b. attempts to connect employees
c. values
d. organizational ideas - c. values
it is easier for staff to buy into and be motivated by a __
a. day-to-day set of achievements to be reached
b. well-organized administrator
c. well-motivated administrator
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
when planning a new nursing facility, the goal of being in operation within four months is
best described as a
a. unrealistic goal
b. long-range objective
c. short-range objective
d. realistic goal - c. short-range goal
many administrators never get out into the community, never see their competition, and
know nothing about what is going on in the community around them. this is __.
a. normal in our profession
b. a mistake
c. an industry standard
d. a way to seek out opportunities and act upon them - b. a mistake
it can be argued that all nursing facility administrators organize their facilities according
to
a. local requirements
b. the owners needs
c. some theory of organization
d. the same theory of organization - c. some theory of organization
the resident care that is given by the facility (i.e., the output)
a. is usually good
b. can range from good to unacceptable
c. achieved cures for the residents
d. meets federal and state regualtions - b. can range from good to unacceptable
the administrator uses __ as the guidelines to compare the output with the expected
results
a. the facility's policies and plans of action
b. goals
c. stated objectives
d. external judgments - a. the facilities policies and plans of action
the MOST predictable response of a nursing facility experiencing a "disruptive
employee" is to __
a. hold an in-service
b. counsel with the employee
c. let the employee go
d. contact the equal employment opportunity commission (EEOC) and ask for action - c.
let the employee go
when a nursing facility chain goes from being the leader to being behind the pack, this
can likely be attributed to
,a. bullheadedness of top management
b. overconfidence
c. lack of enthusiasm
d. a deep reservoir of outmoded attitudes and policies - d. a deep reservoir of outmoded
attitudes and policies
many facilities have began to use __ today to assist in driving in their own quality
improvement and appropriate decision-making by their employees
a. policies
b. procedures
c. clinical pathways
d. set of plans - c. clinical pathways
Normally, the facility's role in implementing a facility's mission is to
__________________.
1. Originate ideas
2. Write and implement more specific policies and procedures
3. Edit as needed and implement
4. Combine owners' and residents' ideas - 2. write and implement more specific policies
and procedures
ethical practices throughout the facility are the __ responsibility
a. owner's
b. stakeholder's
c. administrator's
d. DON's - c. administrator's
Compared to defining the concept of deciding, defining the concept of leading is
__________________.
1. Less difficult
2. More difficult
3. Just as difficult
4. Researched and understood - 3. just as difficult
an effective administrator does not overrule middle-level managers UNLESS
a. they personally disagree
b. harm could result
c. management has specifically addressed that situation
d. rules are not being fully observed - c. management has specifically addressed that
situation
the best time for the administrator to introduce change in the facility is when
a. everyone is ready for it
b. it is clear to all that the situation demands it
c. it will improve the bottom line
d. they do not have to - d. they do not have to
,the best time to begin a move toward introducing a change into a facility is when
a. change is on the horizon
b. change is imminent
c. the climate is right
d. the staff are receptive - a. change is on the horizon
operational use of existing structure is the responsibility of __ management
a. upper level
b. middle level
c. lower level
d. functional - b. middle level
the acts of the __ leader are typically unexamined
a. accepted
b. venerated
c. charismatic
d. fully established - c. charismatic
when one can motivate someone to do something they would not otherwise do, one is
said to be wielding
a. undue influence
b. self-control
c. power
d. excessive influence - c. power
the administrator's ability to aware or withhold a year-end bonus represents __ power
held by the administrator
a. punishment
b. overarching
c. financial
d. reward - d. reward
Fear that the administrator may write a negative report and place it in one's personnel
file represents the administrator's __________________ power.
1. Expert
2. Personnel
3. Controlling
4. Punishment - 4. punishment
the administrator initiates a communication, and it is transmitted from the source to its
destination. Communication has
a. not yet taken place
b. been accomplished
c. been reviewed
d. been retrieved - a. not yet taken place
, it an be reasonably argued that every communication is likely to have
a. intended impact
b. unintended consequences
c. serendipitous results
d. multiple levels of meaning - d. multiple levels of meaning
the medication nurse thought they understood what the pharmacist had just said about
the side effects of a medication, but found the technical jargon used by the pharmacist
to be intimidating. this illustrates
a. difference in knowledge levels
b. language barrier
c. status distance
d. the filter effect - b. language barriers
the charge nurse decided not to write up an incident on their shift because four incidents
had already been written up that week on that shift. this illustrates
a. difference in knowledge level
b. subgroup alliances
c. self-protection
d. the filter effect - c. self-protection
one of the impediments to accomplishing loyalty to facility goals is that the facility can
never count on any individual employee's
a. undivided attention
b. personal tastes
c. demands
d. reasonable expectations - a. undivided attention
dignity has been interpreted by states' examiners
a. with wide variations
b. fairly consistently
c. differently depending on the section of the country
d. with excellent consistency - a. with wide variations
norms are justified by __, which are more generalized statements about behavior
expected from staff members
a. attitudes
b. attempts to connect employees
c. values
d. organizational ideas - c. values
it is easier for staff to buy into and be motivated by a __
a. day-to-day set of achievements to be reached
b. well-organized administrator
c. well-motivated administrator
