Nursing Home Administrator Test
Questions And Answers 100% Verified!!
In a chance conversation with the owner of an 8 facility chain, the newly hired
administrator for the oldest facility in the chain indicates that, because the mortgage is
fully retired, the administrator will concentrate more on being an effective than efficient
since the quality indicators are all at or above the states average. The owner would be
A. be pleased
B. be distressed
C. be content
D. praise the newly hired administrator CORRECT ANSWERS B. be distressed
The medical supplies provider tells the administrator of a facility that has not paid bills
for the past 3 months but is now operating under a bankruptcy judge's approved plan for
restructuring that no more deliveries will be made until the past bills are paid fully. The
medical supplies provider
A. is smart to cut losses at that point
B. does not understand how bankruptcy works
C. will now likely get his past due bills paid
D. is farsighted CORRECT ANSWERS B. does not understand how bankruptcy works
an administrator who adopts the leadership by walking around approach by walking
through the facility once a week and intently observing has
A. become an effective leader
B. chose a good management style
C. failed to understand LBWA
D. implemented a useful strategy CORRECT ANSWERS C. failed to understand LBWA
the candidate for administrator said that they use a variety of administrative styles but
could not say exactly which they would use in ever circumstance. The interviewer
should be
A. favorably impressed
B. unfavorably impressed
C. concerned about possible indecisiveness
D. looking for one leadership style CORRECT ANSWERS A. favorably impressed
the candidate for administrator indicated that they consistently chose the charismatic
style of leadership. This should _____ the interviewer
A. reassure
B. alert
C. confirm the candidate's qualifications to
D. please CORRECT ANSWERS B. alert
,the department head was not surprised to learn that an employee had heard only the
positive comments to the employee and ignored the criticisms. The department head's
grasp of the communication process is
A. deficient
B. appropriate
C. out of focus
D. inadequate CORRECT ANSWERS B. appropriate
congress and the federal rule makers behave as if the facility will run successfully if
Congress and CMS cam write enough rules. They are
A. incorrect
B. correct, according to behavior theory
C. pessimistic about the need for rules
D. correct, according to emerging management theory CORRECT ANSWERS A.
incorrect
the administrator insists that a timely copy of all reports generated within the facility
come across their desk before anyone signs them. The administrator is
A. not rationalizing their management information system
B. making appropriate and desirable requests
C. exercising good judgement
D. initiating an appropriate management information system CORRECT ANSWERS A.
not rationalizing their management information system
Worried about the level of actual resident care achieved in the facility, the administrator
directs the nurse to spend less time charting and more time focusing on the
effectiveness of care being given to the residents. The likely result will be___
A. better resident care and possibly increased deficiency citations
B. better resident care and decreased deficiency citations
C. no real improvement in resident care and decreased charting
D. greater sensitivity to residents' needs and better documentation CORRECT
ANSWERS A. better resident care and possibly increased deficiency citations
the administrator who takes steps that ensure that the goals are accomplished and that
each job is done as planned is successfully
A. getting results
B. improving outputs
C. controlling quality
D. sensing organizational needs CORRECT ANSWERS C. controlling quality
the administrator who conducts a national search for a DON position and interviews 20
candidates from 7 different surrounding states by phone is engaged in the managerial
functions of
A. directing personnel development
B. staffing
C. broad personnel searches
,D. in depth interviewing CORRECT ANSWERS B. staffing
Giving every employee the space to innovate at least a little; listening to residents and
acting on their ideas; and wandering around with residents, staff, and suppliers are
examples of the difficult-to-achieve ________
A. long range goals
B. short range goals
C. commonsense, obvious goals
D. typical facility approach CORRECT ANSWERS C. commonsense, obvious goals
In a facility of 120 beds, the administrator ____personally performs each of the
management tasks.
A. need not
B. should
C. over a month will
D. over a year will CORRECT ANSWERS A. need not
A licensed person responsible for formulating and enforcing policies that will be applied
to an entire facility is thought of as a/an ____
a. upper-level management
b. senior administration
c. board member
d. owner CORRECT ANSWERS a. upper level management
In the typical nursing facility, the decision-making process is _______ establishment of
lower, middle, and upper levels of management.
A. noticeably more complicated than the simple
B. normally accomplished by the
C. successful if the ownership ensures effective
D. rendered relatively uncomplicated through CORRECT ANSWERS a. noticeably more
complicated than the simple
when a NP who is more highly qualified than the DON, gives orders to nurses in the
hallways, the DON should feel
a. reaffirmed
b. undermined
c. that quality of care is being reinforced
d. that a useful support system is functioning CORRECT ANSWERS b. undermined
As a generalization, it can be asserted that management success belongs to those who
____
a. successfully prepare for the future
b. are reactive on every front
c. constantly take initiatives
d. conserve resources CORRECT ANSWERS a. successfully prepare for the future
, historically, nursing facility administrators made long-range projections during periods of
relative stability. today's rate of change (surrounding pay-for-performance initiatives,
value-based purchasing demonstrations, and other initiatives) is __
a. slowly moving
b. under intense scrutiny
c. exponential
d. rapid due to social change CORRECT ANSWERS c. exponential
one should expect that over the next few decades the rules of governing the nursing
facility will be
a. relatively stable
b. new, never experienced before
c. even more formalized by congressional legislation
d. enforced less due to decreased personnel available to state and federal agencies
CORRECT ANSWERS b. new, never experienced before
In the text it is argued that for the first time in human history the capacity exists to
provide _____.
a. complete healthcare for all citizens
b. a high level of healthcare for all citizens
c. more healthcare than any nation can afford
d. affordable healthcare for all CORRECT ANSWERS c. more healthcare than any
nation can afford
Plans can be said to be statements of the __________________.
1. Hopes of the administrator
2. Hopes of the ownership
3. Prediction of the next steps needed
4. Organizational goals of the facility CORRECT ANSWERS 4. organizational goals of
the facility
a major disadvantage associated with carefully developed plans is making it possible to
a. control the future
b. not repeat past mistakes
c. compare what happens to what was predicted
d. compare what happens to past experiences CORRECT ANSWERS c. compare what
happens to what was predicted
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 CORRECT ANSWERS c. short-range goal
Questions And Answers 100% Verified!!
In a chance conversation with the owner of an 8 facility chain, the newly hired
administrator for the oldest facility in the chain indicates that, because the mortgage is
fully retired, the administrator will concentrate more on being an effective than efficient
since the quality indicators are all at or above the states average. The owner would be
A. be pleased
B. be distressed
C. be content
D. praise the newly hired administrator CORRECT ANSWERS B. be distressed
The medical supplies provider tells the administrator of a facility that has not paid bills
for the past 3 months but is now operating under a bankruptcy judge's approved plan for
restructuring that no more deliveries will be made until the past bills are paid fully. The
medical supplies provider
A. is smart to cut losses at that point
B. does not understand how bankruptcy works
C. will now likely get his past due bills paid
D. is farsighted CORRECT ANSWERS B. does not understand how bankruptcy works
an administrator who adopts the leadership by walking around approach by walking
through the facility once a week and intently observing has
A. become an effective leader
B. chose a good management style
C. failed to understand LBWA
D. implemented a useful strategy CORRECT ANSWERS C. failed to understand LBWA
the candidate for administrator said that they use a variety of administrative styles but
could not say exactly which they would use in ever circumstance. The interviewer
should be
A. favorably impressed
B. unfavorably impressed
C. concerned about possible indecisiveness
D. looking for one leadership style CORRECT ANSWERS A. favorably impressed
the candidate for administrator indicated that they consistently chose the charismatic
style of leadership. This should _____ the interviewer
A. reassure
B. alert
C. confirm the candidate's qualifications to
D. please CORRECT ANSWERS B. alert
,the department head was not surprised to learn that an employee had heard only the
positive comments to the employee and ignored the criticisms. The department head's
grasp of the communication process is
A. deficient
B. appropriate
C. out of focus
D. inadequate CORRECT ANSWERS B. appropriate
congress and the federal rule makers behave as if the facility will run successfully if
Congress and CMS cam write enough rules. They are
A. incorrect
B. correct, according to behavior theory
C. pessimistic about the need for rules
D. correct, according to emerging management theory CORRECT ANSWERS A.
incorrect
the administrator insists that a timely copy of all reports generated within the facility
come across their desk before anyone signs them. The administrator is
A. not rationalizing their management information system
B. making appropriate and desirable requests
C. exercising good judgement
D. initiating an appropriate management information system CORRECT ANSWERS A.
not rationalizing their management information system
Worried about the level of actual resident care achieved in the facility, the administrator
directs the nurse to spend less time charting and more time focusing on the
effectiveness of care being given to the residents. The likely result will be___
A. better resident care and possibly increased deficiency citations
B. better resident care and decreased deficiency citations
C. no real improvement in resident care and decreased charting
D. greater sensitivity to residents' needs and better documentation CORRECT
ANSWERS A. better resident care and possibly increased deficiency citations
the administrator who takes steps that ensure that the goals are accomplished and that
each job is done as planned is successfully
A. getting results
B. improving outputs
C. controlling quality
D. sensing organizational needs CORRECT ANSWERS C. controlling quality
the administrator who conducts a national search for a DON position and interviews 20
candidates from 7 different surrounding states by phone is engaged in the managerial
functions of
A. directing personnel development
B. staffing
C. broad personnel searches
,D. in depth interviewing CORRECT ANSWERS B. staffing
Giving every employee the space to innovate at least a little; listening to residents and
acting on their ideas; and wandering around with residents, staff, and suppliers are
examples of the difficult-to-achieve ________
A. long range goals
B. short range goals
C. commonsense, obvious goals
D. typical facility approach CORRECT ANSWERS C. commonsense, obvious goals
In a facility of 120 beds, the administrator ____personally performs each of the
management tasks.
A. need not
B. should
C. over a month will
D. over a year will CORRECT ANSWERS A. need not
A licensed person responsible for formulating and enforcing policies that will be applied
to an entire facility is thought of as a/an ____
a. upper-level management
b. senior administration
c. board member
d. owner CORRECT ANSWERS a. upper level management
In the typical nursing facility, the decision-making process is _______ establishment of
lower, middle, and upper levels of management.
A. noticeably more complicated than the simple
B. normally accomplished by the
C. successful if the ownership ensures effective
D. rendered relatively uncomplicated through CORRECT ANSWERS a. noticeably more
complicated than the simple
when a NP who is more highly qualified than the DON, gives orders to nurses in the
hallways, the DON should feel
a. reaffirmed
b. undermined
c. that quality of care is being reinforced
d. that a useful support system is functioning CORRECT ANSWERS b. undermined
As a generalization, it can be asserted that management success belongs to those who
____
a. successfully prepare for the future
b. are reactive on every front
c. constantly take initiatives
d. conserve resources CORRECT ANSWERS a. successfully prepare for the future
, historically, nursing facility administrators made long-range projections during periods of
relative stability. today's rate of change (surrounding pay-for-performance initiatives,
value-based purchasing demonstrations, and other initiatives) is __
a. slowly moving
b. under intense scrutiny
c. exponential
d. rapid due to social change CORRECT ANSWERS c. exponential
one should expect that over the next few decades the rules of governing the nursing
facility will be
a. relatively stable
b. new, never experienced before
c. even more formalized by congressional legislation
d. enforced less due to decreased personnel available to state and federal agencies
CORRECT ANSWERS b. new, never experienced before
In the text it is argued that for the first time in human history the capacity exists to
provide _____.
a. complete healthcare for all citizens
b. a high level of healthcare for all citizens
c. more healthcare than any nation can afford
d. affordable healthcare for all CORRECT ANSWERS c. more healthcare than any
nation can afford
Plans can be said to be statements of the __________________.
1. Hopes of the administrator
2. Hopes of the ownership
3. Prediction of the next steps needed
4. Organizational goals of the facility CORRECT ANSWERS 4. organizational goals of
the facility
a major disadvantage associated with carefully developed plans is making it possible to
a. control the future
b. not repeat past mistakes
c. compare what happens to what was predicted
d. compare what happens to past experiences CORRECT ANSWERS c. compare what
happens to what was predicted
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 CORRECT ANSWERS c. short-range goal
