NAB Exam - NHA LOS Practice Exam 1
Questions and Answers 2025-2026
OccupancyAofAFacilityAAAhasAbeenAaAsteadyA70%AsinceAtheAPatientADrivenAPaymentA
ModelA(PDPM)AwasAintroduced.ATwoAweeksAago,AaAnewA120-bed,AequallyAequippedA
facilityAopenedAseveralAblocksAaway.ATheAFacilityAAAadministratorAtellsAtheAadmissionsA
counselorAtoAcontinueAtheAusualArecruitmentAapproach.ATheAchainAownersAoughtAtoA_____
A.ARestAcomfortably
B.ASeekAaAnewAadministrator
C.AAppointAaAnewAadmissionsAcounselor
D.ATakeAnoAactionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-B.ASeekAaAnewAadministrator.
TheAadministratorAfailsAtoAanticipateAthatAtheAoccupancyArateAofAtheAfacilityAisAlikelyAtoAfallA
andAthat,AinAanyAcase,AwithAtheAnewAcompetitionAaAnewAapproachAtoAadmissionsAwillAmostA
likelyAbeAnecessary.ATheAadministratorAisAfailingAtoAreactAappropriatelyAtoAchangesAinAtheA
environmentAthatAwillAlikelyAimpactAtheAfacility.
TheAnurseAnewlyApromotedAtoAdirectorAofAnursingAinsistsAonApersonallyAgivingAfourARNAho
ursAofAresidentAcareAeachAdayAonAtheAAlzheimer'sAwingAinAtheA175-
bedAfacility.ATheAadministratorAshouldA_____.
A.APraiseAtheAnewAdirectorAofAnursingAforAtheirAresidentAcenteredness
B.AAppointAanAassistantAdirectorAofAnursing
C.AAdaptAtheAjobAdescriptionAtoAfitAtheAdirectorAofAnursing'sApattern
D.ASeekAaAnewAdirectorAofAnursingA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
D.ASeekAaAnewAdirectorAofAnursing.
TheAdirectorAofAnursingAfailsAtoAunderstandAthatAusingAexpensiveARNAhoursAwhenAlessAexp
ensiveAlicensedApracticalAnurseA(LPN)AandAcertifiedAnurse'sAassistantA(CNA)AhoursAareAth
eAindustryAstandardAwillAbeAunsustainablyAexpensiveAforAtheAfacility.AAdditionally,AtheAdirec
torAofAnursingAisAnotAaAdirectAcareArole,AandAtheirAtimeAshouldAbeAspentAinAotherAapplicableA
areasAforAtheirAposition.
TheAnewlyAhiredAassistantAtoAtheAadministratorAinsistsAthatAtheAorganizationalAchartAdotted
AlineAbetweenAthisApositionAandAtheADepartmentAofANursingAshouldAbeAaAsolidAline.ATheAad
ministratorAshouldA_____.
A.AAgreeAinAgeneral
B.AAgreeAtoAthisAspecialAcase
C.AAskAtheAdirectorAofAnursingAforAtheirAopinion
D.ABeAforewarnedA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-D.ABeAforewarned.
TheAdirectorAofAnursingAnormallyAreportsAdirectlyAtoAtheAadministrator.ATheAassistantAadmi
nistratorAwantsAtooAmuchApowerAorAdoesAnotAunderstandAhowAnormalAnursingAfacilitiesAfun
ction
, TheAnursingAfacilityAadministratorAwho,AusingAtheAleadershipAbyAwalkingAaroundA(LBWA)At
echnique,AsucceedsAinAmakingAappropriateAcorrectionsAonAtheAspotAduringAtheirAroundsA_
____.
A.AIsAeffectivelyAimplementingAtheAconcept
B.AGainsAadditionalApowerAthroughAtheAprocess
C.AExhibitsAappropriateAleadership
D.ADoesAnotAunderstandALBWAA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
D.ADoesAnotAunderstandALBWA.
ItAisAnormallyAbetterAtoAgoAthroughAtheAchainAofAcommandAandAletAtheAemployees'Aimmedi
ateAsupervisorArequestAtheAcorrections.
WhenAtheAadministratorAnoticesAthatAtheAdirectorAofAnursingAseeksAtoAturnAasAmanyAdutiesA
asApossibleAoverAtoAhousekeeping,AtheAadministratorAshouldAconcludeAthatAtheAdirectorAofA
nursingAisA_____.
A.ABehavingAnormally,AbutAworthyAofAoversight
B,AHoldingAaAgrudgeAagainstAhousekeeping
C.AUnwillingAtoAbeAcooperative
D.AWieldingApowerAdesirablyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
A.ABehavingAnormally,AbutAworthyAofAoversight.
ItAisAnormalAforAtheAvariousAdepartmentsAsuchAasAnursing,Ahousekeeping,AandAdietaryAtoAs
eekAtoA"turnAover"AasAmuchAworkAtoAotherAdepartmentsAasAtheyAcan.
TheAadministratorAnoticesAthatAincidentAreportsAareAbeingAinsufficientlyAfilledAout,AbutAdoes
Anothing,AbelievingAthatAtheAsituationAwillAlikelyAcorrectAitself.ATheAadministratorAisA_____.
A.APracticingAeffectiveAcontrol
B.ALikelyAtoAbeAcorrect
C.AFailingAtoAcontrolAeffectively
D.ARightAtoAmonitorAtheAsituationAforAaAperiodA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
C.AFailingAtoAcontrolAeffectively.
CorrectlyAfilled-
outAincidentAreportsAareAaAmustAforAtheAfacilityAandAthisAsituationAisAnotAlikelyAtoA"correctAits
elf"AwithoutAtheAadministrator'sAactiveAintervention.AThisAisAaAveryAsignificantAareaAofAconc
ernAandAcanAquicklyAleadAtoAimmediateAjeopardyAlevelAcitationsAshouldAitAremainAuncorrect
ed.
TheAadministratorAofAaAnursingAfacilityAmustAorganizeAtheA_____AandA_____AavailableAtoAb
estAmeetAtheAneedsAofAtheAresidents.
A.ACare/staffing
B.AStaffing/employees
C.AEmployees/resources
D.AResources/financesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-D.AResources/finances.
TheAadministratorAmustAbeAcapableAofAorganizingAresourcesAandAfinancesAsoAthatAtheAnee
dsAofAtheAresidentsAcanAbeAmet.ATheAresourcesAincludeAeverythingAthatAaAfacilityAdoesAorAo
ffers.ATheAfinancesAincludeAbilling,Acollections,ApayingAemployeesAandAvendors,AandAother
ArequiredAactivities.
Questions and Answers 2025-2026
OccupancyAofAFacilityAAAhasAbeenAaAsteadyA70%AsinceAtheAPatientADrivenAPaymentA
ModelA(PDPM)AwasAintroduced.ATwoAweeksAago,AaAnewA120-bed,AequallyAequippedA
facilityAopenedAseveralAblocksAaway.ATheAFacilityAAAadministratorAtellsAtheAadmissionsA
counselorAtoAcontinueAtheAusualArecruitmentAapproach.ATheAchainAownersAoughtAtoA_____
A.ARestAcomfortably
B.ASeekAaAnewAadministrator
C.AAppointAaAnewAadmissionsAcounselor
D.ATakeAnoAactionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-B.ASeekAaAnewAadministrator.
TheAadministratorAfailsAtoAanticipateAthatAtheAoccupancyArateAofAtheAfacilityAisAlikelyAtoAfallA
andAthat,AinAanyAcase,AwithAtheAnewAcompetitionAaAnewAapproachAtoAadmissionsAwillAmostA
likelyAbeAnecessary.ATheAadministratorAisAfailingAtoAreactAappropriatelyAtoAchangesAinAtheA
environmentAthatAwillAlikelyAimpactAtheAfacility.
TheAnurseAnewlyApromotedAtoAdirectorAofAnursingAinsistsAonApersonallyAgivingAfourARNAho
ursAofAresidentAcareAeachAdayAonAtheAAlzheimer'sAwingAinAtheA175-
bedAfacility.ATheAadministratorAshouldA_____.
A.APraiseAtheAnewAdirectorAofAnursingAforAtheirAresidentAcenteredness
B.AAppointAanAassistantAdirectorAofAnursing
C.AAdaptAtheAjobAdescriptionAtoAfitAtheAdirectorAofAnursing'sApattern
D.ASeekAaAnewAdirectorAofAnursingA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
D.ASeekAaAnewAdirectorAofAnursing.
TheAdirectorAofAnursingAfailsAtoAunderstandAthatAusingAexpensiveARNAhoursAwhenAlessAexp
ensiveAlicensedApracticalAnurseA(LPN)AandAcertifiedAnurse'sAassistantA(CNA)AhoursAareAth
eAindustryAstandardAwillAbeAunsustainablyAexpensiveAforAtheAfacility.AAdditionally,AtheAdirec
torAofAnursingAisAnotAaAdirectAcareArole,AandAtheirAtimeAshouldAbeAspentAinAotherAapplicableA
areasAforAtheirAposition.
TheAnewlyAhiredAassistantAtoAtheAadministratorAinsistsAthatAtheAorganizationalAchartAdotted
AlineAbetweenAthisApositionAandAtheADepartmentAofANursingAshouldAbeAaAsolidAline.ATheAad
ministratorAshouldA_____.
A.AAgreeAinAgeneral
B.AAgreeAtoAthisAspecialAcase
C.AAskAtheAdirectorAofAnursingAforAtheirAopinion
D.ABeAforewarnedA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-D.ABeAforewarned.
TheAdirectorAofAnursingAnormallyAreportsAdirectlyAtoAtheAadministrator.ATheAassistantAadmi
nistratorAwantsAtooAmuchApowerAorAdoesAnotAunderstandAhowAnormalAnursingAfacilitiesAfun
ction
, TheAnursingAfacilityAadministratorAwho,AusingAtheAleadershipAbyAwalkingAaroundA(LBWA)At
echnique,AsucceedsAinAmakingAappropriateAcorrectionsAonAtheAspotAduringAtheirAroundsA_
____.
A.AIsAeffectivelyAimplementingAtheAconcept
B.AGainsAadditionalApowerAthroughAtheAprocess
C.AExhibitsAappropriateAleadership
D.ADoesAnotAunderstandALBWAA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
D.ADoesAnotAunderstandALBWA.
ItAisAnormallyAbetterAtoAgoAthroughAtheAchainAofAcommandAandAletAtheAemployees'Aimmedi
ateAsupervisorArequestAtheAcorrections.
WhenAtheAadministratorAnoticesAthatAtheAdirectorAofAnursingAseeksAtoAturnAasAmanyAdutiesA
asApossibleAoverAtoAhousekeeping,AtheAadministratorAshouldAconcludeAthatAtheAdirectorAofA
nursingAisA_____.
A.ABehavingAnormally,AbutAworthyAofAoversight
B,AHoldingAaAgrudgeAagainstAhousekeeping
C.AUnwillingAtoAbeAcooperative
D.AWieldingApowerAdesirablyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
A.ABehavingAnormally,AbutAworthyAofAoversight.
ItAisAnormalAforAtheAvariousAdepartmentsAsuchAasAnursing,Ahousekeeping,AandAdietaryAtoAs
eekAtoA"turnAover"AasAmuchAworkAtoAotherAdepartmentsAasAtheyAcan.
TheAadministratorAnoticesAthatAincidentAreportsAareAbeingAinsufficientlyAfilledAout,AbutAdoes
Anothing,AbelievingAthatAtheAsituationAwillAlikelyAcorrectAitself.ATheAadministratorAisA_____.
A.APracticingAeffectiveAcontrol
B.ALikelyAtoAbeAcorrect
C.AFailingAtoAcontrolAeffectively
D.ARightAtoAmonitorAtheAsituationAforAaAperiodA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
C.AFailingAtoAcontrolAeffectively.
CorrectlyAfilled-
outAincidentAreportsAareAaAmustAforAtheAfacilityAandAthisAsituationAisAnotAlikelyAtoA"correctAits
elf"AwithoutAtheAadministrator'sAactiveAintervention.AThisAisAaAveryAsignificantAareaAofAconc
ernAandAcanAquicklyAleadAtoAimmediateAjeopardyAlevelAcitationsAshouldAitAremainAuncorrect
ed.
TheAadministratorAofAaAnursingAfacilityAmustAorganizeAtheA_____AandA_____AavailableAtoAb
estAmeetAtheAneedsAofAtheAresidents.
A.ACare/staffing
B.AStaffing/employees
C.AEmployees/resources
D.AResources/financesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-D.AResources/finances.
TheAadministratorAmustAbeAcapableAofAorganizingAresourcesAandAfinancesAsoAthatAtheAnee
dsAofAtheAresidentsAcanAbeAmet.ATheAresourcesAincludeAeverythingAthatAaAfacilityAdoesAorAo
ffers.ATheAfinancesAincludeAbilling,Acollections,ApayingAemployeesAandAvendors,AandAother
ArequiredAactivities.