NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR
EXAM 2024 NEWEST EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS 2025
,The _____________ has ultimate legal responsibility for the operation of a nursing
facility.
1 Medical Director
2 Nursing home Administrator
3 Long term care ombudsman
4 Governing body - ANSWERGoverning body has ultimate responsiblity
3 Per OBRA 1987, air temperature is measured _____________.
1 At ceiling level
2 At level with the thermostat control box
3 Just above the floor
4 18 inches below the ceiling - ANSWERAir temperature is measured just off the floor
The rights of an individual determined by a court to be incompetent would be exercised
by a(n) ____________________.
1 Attorney in Fact
2 A person appointed by a court or court guardian
3 Durable power of attorney
4. Ombudsman - ANSWEROmbudsman
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? - ANSWER3 (bath
is not a right)
The _______has legal responsibility to adopt and implement facility policies.
1. Medical Director
2. Director of Nursing
3. Governing body
4. Administrator - ANSWERGoverning 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 ___________.
Complied with required physician visits
Would be cited for a late visit in November
Is not responsible for late physician visits and would not be cited
The facility would only be cited if there was actual harm to a resident - ANSWERWould
be cited for a late visit in November
, 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
_______.
Was out of compliance and would be cited
Fully complied with all requirements
Must transfer these residents to another facility
Must immediately transfer these residents to the care of the medical director -
ANSWERWas out of compliance and would be cited
______ is the most comprehensive and effective improvement model.
Total Quality Management
Quality Assurance
Continuous Improvement
Performance Improvement - ANSWERTotal Quality Management
HCFA stands for ________________.
Health Care Financing Authority
Health Costs Financing Administration
Health Care Financing Administration
Health Care Financing Agency - ANSWERHealth Care Financing Administration
Telephone cords must be a minimum length of ______ .
12 inches
15 inches
24 inches
29 inches - ANSWER29 inches
Adding baking soda to food will primarily affect its ________.
Nutritive value
Palatability
Attractiveness
Temperature - ANSWERNutritive value
The resident's quality of life and physical condition is the focus of:________.
Structure
Process
Outcomes
All of the above - ANSWEROutcomes
Electrical switches must be located at a minimum of ___ inches above the floor.
1. 6
2. 12
3. 15
4. 24 - ANSWER12
EXAM 2024 NEWEST EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
ANSWERS 2025
,The _____________ has ultimate legal responsibility for the operation of a nursing
facility.
1 Medical Director
2 Nursing home Administrator
3 Long term care ombudsman
4 Governing body - ANSWERGoverning body has ultimate responsiblity
3 Per OBRA 1987, air temperature is measured _____________.
1 At ceiling level
2 At level with the thermostat control box
3 Just above the floor
4 18 inches below the ceiling - ANSWERAir temperature is measured just off the floor
The rights of an individual determined by a court to be incompetent would be exercised
by a(n) ____________________.
1 Attorney in Fact
2 A person appointed by a court or court guardian
3 Durable power of attorney
4. Ombudsman - ANSWEROmbudsman
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? - ANSWER3 (bath
is not a right)
The _______has legal responsibility to adopt and implement facility policies.
1. Medical Director
2. Director of Nursing
3. Governing body
4. Administrator - ANSWERGoverning 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 ___________.
Complied with required physician visits
Would be cited for a late visit in November
Is not responsible for late physician visits and would not be cited
The facility would only be cited if there was actual harm to a resident - ANSWERWould
be cited for a late visit in November
, 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
_______.
Was out of compliance and would be cited
Fully complied with all requirements
Must transfer these residents to another facility
Must immediately transfer these residents to the care of the medical director -
ANSWERWas out of compliance and would be cited
______ is the most comprehensive and effective improvement model.
Total Quality Management
Quality Assurance
Continuous Improvement
Performance Improvement - ANSWERTotal Quality Management
HCFA stands for ________________.
Health Care Financing Authority
Health Costs Financing Administration
Health Care Financing Administration
Health Care Financing Agency - ANSWERHealth Care Financing Administration
Telephone cords must be a minimum length of ______ .
12 inches
15 inches
24 inches
29 inches - ANSWER29 inches
Adding baking soda to food will primarily affect its ________.
Nutritive value
Palatability
Attractiveness
Temperature - ANSWERNutritive value
The resident's quality of life and physical condition is the focus of:________.
Structure
Process
Outcomes
All of the above - ANSWEROutcomes
Electrical switches must be located at a minimum of ___ inches above the floor.
1. 6
2. 12
3. 15
4. 24 - ANSWER12
