Montana Administrator Exam Questions
With All Correct Answers 2025 Marking
Scheme New Update
A resident was admitted to a facility on November 10. The comprehensive assessment
was completed on November 27th. Per OBRA 1987, the comprehensive assessment
was completed _______. - Answers - ✔✔Late a comprehensive assessment is due 14
days after admission or by Nov 24th.
The _____________ has ultimate legal responsibility for the operation of a nursing
facility. - Answers - ✔✔Governing body.
Per OBRA 1987, air temperature is measured _____________. - Answers - ✔✔Just
above the floor
The _________ requires employers to give workers time off for illness or to care for a
sick family member. - Answers - ✔✔Family Medical Leave Act
The _______ hires, supervises and can fire the administrator. - Answers -
✔✔Governing Body
The administrator discovers the Director of Nursing has been giving nursing aides 6
months to complete their state certification requirements. The administrator should
____________. - Answers - ✔✔Reprimand the DON
The rights of an individual determined by a court to be incompetent would be exercised
by a(n) ____________________. - Answers - ✔✔A person appointed by a court or
court guardian
The maintenance director submitted a request for family leave to care for his ailing
mother. He has worked 1,350 hours in the nine months he has worked for the facility.
The administrator should _____. - Answers - ✔✔Approve the request. employee must
work 1250 hours or 12 months to use Family Medical Leave; employer must continue to
pay for insurance premiums while employee is on leave
Per OBRA 1987, a resident has the right to review all their records within ____ of an
oral or written request (excluding weekends and holidays) - Answers - ✔✔24 hours
The comprehensive assessment was completed on June 1. The care plan was
completed on June 6th. The care plan was completed ________. - Answers -
✔✔Timely. Care Plan must be done within 7 days of comprehensive assessment or by
June 8th
,The comprehensive assessment must be signed by _________. - Answers -
✔✔Registered Nurse
The _____________has legal responsibility for the day to day operation of a skilled
nursing home. - Answers - ✔✔Administrator. The governing board has ultimate
responsibility for resident care and managing the facility. The administrator is
responsible for day to day operation
The ____________ is responsible for the day-to-day management of the facility's
nursing program. - Answers - ✔✔DON. The DON is a registered nurse is responsible to
manage the nursing staff to follow physician orders to adhere to professional standards
CMS stands for __________________. - Answers - ✔✔Centers for Medicaid and
Medicare Services
HHS stands for _______________________. - Answers - ✔✔Health and Human
Services
The new administrator starts December 1 2007 and reviews the minutes of the Quality
Assurance Committee. The committee met the second Tuesday on January 7, 2007,
June 21 2007 and November 15, 2007. The administrator should _________. - Answers
- ✔✔Change the meeting dates to the first Tuesday of January, April, and October to
bring the facility into compliance with OBRA 1987
A resident was only given lunch that day, was given the wrong medication in the
morning, had her room changed without notification and was not given a bath as
requested. Per OBRA 1987, how many resident rights were violated? - Answers - ✔✔3.
A bath is not a resident right. RULE OF THUMB. If they give two examples then the
answer is one right was violated. if they give you three examples then 2 rights were
violated, if they give you 4 examples then 3 rights were violated.
A resident was admitted on June 1. The attending physician charted a visit and physical
examination on June 27, 2007, July 29 and Sept 4. With respect to required physician
visits per OBRA 1987, the facility _____________. - Answers - ✔✔Was in compliance
and would not be cited. With the 10 day grace period, the physical has 40 days to visit
and examine resident first 3 months and they have 70 days to visit the resident from the
4th month on. the facility will be cited if the physician visits are not timely.
The _______has legal responsibility to adopt and implement facility policies. - Answers -
✔✔Governing body
A resident was admitted on June 1. The attending physician charted a visit and physical
examination of the resident on June 27, July 29, Sept 4 and November 17, 2007. Per
OBRA 1987 with respect to required physician visits, the facility ___________. -
, Answers - ✔✔Would be cited for a late visit in November. Physician had 70 days to visit
resident. The next visit after Sept 4 was due Nov 3 and with the 10 day grace period the
last day was November 13th. The visit occurred on November 17th.
A state surveyor learns in interviews with residents that when residents are admitted,
they were provided a written list of names of physicians who cared for residents in the
facility in their admission packet. The facility assigned an attending physician to each
resident prior to admission from a rotating list of physicians. Per OBRA 1987, the facility
_______ - Answers - ✔✔Was out of compliance and would be cited. The facility must
inform residents both orally and in writing that they have a right to choose physician and
must provide them the names, address and phone numbers of attending physicians.
Their personal physician can see them if they agree to.
A housekeeper notices a resident is asleep in the room she needs to clean. She knocks
on the resident's door, identifies herself as a house keeper, and seeing there is no
response from the resident, decides to enter the room and begins cleaning. The
housekeeper should be ____. - Answers - ✔✔in-serviced. Although the house keeper
knocked and announced who she was, the resident had to acknowledge her presence
and give permission to enter the room and it did not happen.
_______ is not an element of a Total Quality Management (TQM) program. - Answers -
✔✔Centralize decision making to improve customer services. The main focus of TQM is
to train front line workers to make decisions.
The ______ is responsible to prepare and serve nutritious meals under sanitary
conditions. - Answers - ✔✔Dietary Department
All furniture, equipment, boxes and supplies must be elevated ____ inches above the
floor to allow the floor directly underneath to be cleaned. - Answers - ✔✔6 inches
______ is the most comprehensive and effective improvement model. - Answers -
✔✔Total Quality Management
The ______ coordinates all work activities in the facility and resolves conflict between
departments. - Answers - ✔✔Administration Department
HCFA stands for ________________. - Answers - ✔✔Health Care Financing
Administration
Telephone cords must be a minimum length of ______ . - Answers - ✔✔29 inches
To save money, the administrator of a 100 bed facility reduced the hours of the dietary
service manager to 20 hours per week. The governing body should ______. - Answers -
✔✔Reprimand the administrator. Must employ a dietary manager full time.
With All Correct Answers 2025 Marking
Scheme New Update
A resident was admitted to a facility on November 10. The comprehensive assessment
was completed on November 27th. Per OBRA 1987, the comprehensive assessment
was completed _______. - Answers - ✔✔Late a comprehensive assessment is due 14
days after admission or by Nov 24th.
The _____________ has ultimate legal responsibility for the operation of a nursing
facility. - Answers - ✔✔Governing body.
Per OBRA 1987, air temperature is measured _____________. - Answers - ✔✔Just
above the floor
The _________ requires employers to give workers time off for illness or to care for a
sick family member. - Answers - ✔✔Family Medical Leave Act
The _______ hires, supervises and can fire the administrator. - Answers -
✔✔Governing Body
The administrator discovers the Director of Nursing has been giving nursing aides 6
months to complete their state certification requirements. The administrator should
____________. - Answers - ✔✔Reprimand the DON
The rights of an individual determined by a court to be incompetent would be exercised
by a(n) ____________________. - Answers - ✔✔A person appointed by a court or
court guardian
The maintenance director submitted a request for family leave to care for his ailing
mother. He has worked 1,350 hours in the nine months he has worked for the facility.
The administrator should _____. - Answers - ✔✔Approve the request. employee must
work 1250 hours or 12 months to use Family Medical Leave; employer must continue to
pay for insurance premiums while employee is on leave
Per OBRA 1987, a resident has the right to review all their records within ____ of an
oral or written request (excluding weekends and holidays) - Answers - ✔✔24 hours
The comprehensive assessment was completed on June 1. The care plan was
completed on June 6th. The care plan was completed ________. - Answers -
✔✔Timely. Care Plan must be done within 7 days of comprehensive assessment or by
June 8th
,The comprehensive assessment must be signed by _________. - Answers -
✔✔Registered Nurse
The _____________has legal responsibility for the day to day operation of a skilled
nursing home. - Answers - ✔✔Administrator. The governing board has ultimate
responsibility for resident care and managing the facility. The administrator is
responsible for day to day operation
The ____________ is responsible for the day-to-day management of the facility's
nursing program. - Answers - ✔✔DON. The DON is a registered nurse is responsible to
manage the nursing staff to follow physician orders to adhere to professional standards
CMS stands for __________________. - Answers - ✔✔Centers for Medicaid and
Medicare Services
HHS stands for _______________________. - Answers - ✔✔Health and Human
Services
The new administrator starts December 1 2007 and reviews the minutes of the Quality
Assurance Committee. The committee met the second Tuesday on January 7, 2007,
June 21 2007 and November 15, 2007. The administrator should _________. - Answers
- ✔✔Change the meeting dates to the first Tuesday of January, April, and October to
bring the facility into compliance with OBRA 1987
A resident was only given lunch that day, was given the wrong medication in the
morning, had her room changed without notification and was not given a bath as
requested. Per OBRA 1987, how many resident rights were violated? - Answers - ✔✔3.
A bath is not a resident right. RULE OF THUMB. If they give two examples then the
answer is one right was violated. if they give you three examples then 2 rights were
violated, if they give you 4 examples then 3 rights were violated.
A resident was admitted on June 1. The attending physician charted a visit and physical
examination on June 27, 2007, July 29 and Sept 4. With respect to required physician
visits per OBRA 1987, the facility _____________. - Answers - ✔✔Was in compliance
and would not be cited. With the 10 day grace period, the physical has 40 days to visit
and examine resident first 3 months and they have 70 days to visit the resident from the
4th month on. the facility will be cited if the physician visits are not timely.
The _______has legal responsibility to adopt and implement facility policies. - Answers -
✔✔Governing body
A resident was admitted on June 1. The attending physician charted a visit and physical
examination of the resident on June 27, July 29, Sept 4 and November 17, 2007. Per
OBRA 1987 with respect to required physician visits, the facility ___________. -
, Answers - ✔✔Would be cited for a late visit in November. Physician had 70 days to visit
resident. The next visit after Sept 4 was due Nov 3 and with the 10 day grace period the
last day was November 13th. The visit occurred on November 17th.
A state surveyor learns in interviews with residents that when residents are admitted,
they were provided a written list of names of physicians who cared for residents in the
facility in their admission packet. The facility assigned an attending physician to each
resident prior to admission from a rotating list of physicians. Per OBRA 1987, the facility
_______ - Answers - ✔✔Was out of compliance and would be cited. The facility must
inform residents both orally and in writing that they have a right to choose physician and
must provide them the names, address and phone numbers of attending physicians.
Their personal physician can see them if they agree to.
A housekeeper notices a resident is asleep in the room she needs to clean. She knocks
on the resident's door, identifies herself as a house keeper, and seeing there is no
response from the resident, decides to enter the room and begins cleaning. The
housekeeper should be ____. - Answers - ✔✔in-serviced. Although the house keeper
knocked and announced who she was, the resident had to acknowledge her presence
and give permission to enter the room and it did not happen.
_______ is not an element of a Total Quality Management (TQM) program. - Answers -
✔✔Centralize decision making to improve customer services. The main focus of TQM is
to train front line workers to make decisions.
The ______ is responsible to prepare and serve nutritious meals under sanitary
conditions. - Answers - ✔✔Dietary Department
All furniture, equipment, boxes and supplies must be elevated ____ inches above the
floor to allow the floor directly underneath to be cleaned. - Answers - ✔✔6 inches
______ is the most comprehensive and effective improvement model. - Answers -
✔✔Total Quality Management
The ______ coordinates all work activities in the facility and resolves conflict between
departments. - Answers - ✔✔Administration Department
HCFA stands for ________________. - Answers - ✔✔Health Care Financing
Administration
Telephone cords must be a minimum length of ______ . - Answers - ✔✔29 inches
To save money, the administrator of a 100 bed facility reduced the hours of the dietary
service manager to 20 hours per week. The governing body should ______. - Answers -
✔✔Reprimand the administrator. Must employ a dietary manager full time.
