Federal Nursing Home Administrator
Exam QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1) OBRA asserts some separate committees can be folded into the quality
improvement/assurance committee. Safety, Pharmacy and which committee below can be
added into QA/QI committee? - Infection Control
2) Nursing homes are responsible for obtaining and providing dental care for residents. Who
usually pays for dental services? - The resident or a family member
3) A facility is not allowed to charge a resident who is Medicaid and Medicare eligible except for:
- Co-pays
4) You calculate the average percent of occupancy by: - Dividing the total census (occupied bed
days) by the total number of days, then multiply by 100
5) Resident's rights should be explained to the resident and or family member: - Prior to
admission
6) In case of an emergency, when no attending or back up physician is available, the decision as
to who will attend to the resident is to be made by the: - Administrator
7) Federal law states that facilities must retain menus of food actually served for at least: - 30
days
8) A resident with a living will and DPOA specified she wants to receive heroic measures if
necessary. Six months later the resident requires CPR, but is now incompetent and the son
request CPR be withheld. What is the right thing to do? - Provide the CPR
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9) A resident asks to see his chart. The doctor tells the nurse not to allow the resident access to
the chart. What do you do? - Tell the doctor the law gives the resident the right to view the
medical records
10) Medical records belong to: - Facility
11) When a resident passes away, the personal funds deposited with the facility must be given
to the resident's estate with a final accounting of the funds within: - 30 days
12) The suffix "algia" refers to: - Pain
13) Physical restraints must be removed: - Every two hours
14) Depression is one of many psychological changes related to the aging process. Others
include the following except for: - Hearing loss
15) "Nosocomal" refers to - Infection occurring inside the facility (institutionalized)
17) A capital budget is mostly about: - Equipment and real estate
18) Current debts are debts that are: - Due within one year
19) A ledger is a complete listing of: - Accounts payable and receivable
20) Which resource usually provides the least revenue for a nursing home? - Insurance
20) Past due accounts should not exceed: - 5%
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21) All of the following are a cash expense except: - Depreciation
22) A pro forma is primarily - A financial statement or prediction
23) A function of management is controlling, which means: - Measuring outcomes against
benchmarks, then responding
24) OBRA requires every facility to have: - A governing body - The Omnibus Reconciliation Act
25) Management by objectives means: - A system that determines goals and objectives
26) Policies are: - General and flexible statements that guid thinking
27) Procedures are: - Not flexable
28) Short range (tactical) goals can be accomplished - In less than one year
29) Policies should be developed by the: - Governing body
30) The charge nurse is considered - Line level management
31) McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y discuss individual's: - Employees's attitudes towards
work
32) Decision making requires all of the following except: - Controlling behavior
Federal Nursing Home Administrator Exam