Nursing Home Administration UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Legal term meaning that a person with mental capacity or their legal guardian has given
permission for medical treatment once the provider has explained the options, risks, and benefits.
- CORRECT ANSWER - informed consent
There are many pathways to become eligible for medicaid. For example, most states provide
medicaid to anyone who is receiving benefits under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Program administered by the Social Security Administration. The SSI provides financial
assistance to needy persons with a disability or 65 and older. - CORRECT ANSWER -
General Medicaid Eligibility requirement
Prejudicial treatment of the elderly based on stereotypes - CORRECT ANSWER - Ageism
Licensed facility that provides nursing and personal care to those who are chronically ill or
unable to take care of daily needs. (Also called nursing home or Convalescent Care Facility) -
CORRECT ANSWER - Long term care facilities
Extent or magnitude of deficient facility practice on care recipient/client/patient outcome. There
are 3 levels ( As described in the Federal Enforcement Grid for Nursing Homes) - CORRECT
ANSWER - scope
Services, supplies, or procedures that are needed by the patient for the diagnosis or treatment of a
medical condition and meet accepted standards of medical practice. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Medically Necessary
Accommodates changing needs of older adults while living in familiar settings. - CORRECT
ANSWER - aging in place
Statement of the purpose of the organization and its reasoning for existing. It is usually brief
(sentence or two) and does not present detailed information about the day to day operations of
the organization. - CORRECT ANSWER - Misson Statement
, Organization operated solely for social welfare, or for any other purpose except for profit; no
part of the organizations income is payable to, or is otherwise available for the personal benefit
of, any proprietor or member. - CORRECT ANSWER - not-for-profit
End points that activities are directed towards. They should be specific, measurable and
attainable. - CORRECT ANSWER - Goals or Objectives
the deliberate misplacement, exploitation, or wrongful, temporary or permanent use of a
resident's belongings or money without the resident's consent - CORRECT ANSWER -
Misappropriation
A sudden emergence occurrence beyond the control of the licensee, whether natural,
technological, or man-made, the renders the licensee unable to operate the facility or makes the
facility uninhabitable. - CORRECT ANSWER - disaster
A move from one care setting (hospital,, home, nursing home) to another. Care during the move
involves coordination and communication among patients, providers and family caregivers. -
CORRECT ANSWER - transition
The process that a manager uses in assigning duties and responsibilities to a subordinate and
giving the subordinate authority necessary to accomplish the assignment. - CORRECT
ANSWER - delegation of authority
Planned and systematic pattern of all actions necessary ensure that services conform to
established technical requirements or standards. - CORRECT ANSWER - Quality Assurance
Services to help people get back their mental (feeling, thinking) and physical(body) and
functions lost due to injury or illness. Rehab may also be given at the hospital or in a nursing
home, special facility or patient's home. - CORRECT ANSWER - Rehabilitation
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Legal term meaning that a person with mental capacity or their legal guardian has given
permission for medical treatment once the provider has explained the options, risks, and benefits.
- CORRECT ANSWER - informed consent
There are many pathways to become eligible for medicaid. For example, most states provide
medicaid to anyone who is receiving benefits under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Program administered by the Social Security Administration. The SSI provides financial
assistance to needy persons with a disability or 65 and older. - CORRECT ANSWER -
General Medicaid Eligibility requirement
Prejudicial treatment of the elderly based on stereotypes - CORRECT ANSWER - Ageism
Licensed facility that provides nursing and personal care to those who are chronically ill or
unable to take care of daily needs. (Also called nursing home or Convalescent Care Facility) -
CORRECT ANSWER - Long term care facilities
Extent or magnitude of deficient facility practice on care recipient/client/patient outcome. There
are 3 levels ( As described in the Federal Enforcement Grid for Nursing Homes) - CORRECT
ANSWER - scope
Services, supplies, or procedures that are needed by the patient for the diagnosis or treatment of a
medical condition and meet accepted standards of medical practice. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Medically Necessary
Accommodates changing needs of older adults while living in familiar settings. - CORRECT
ANSWER - aging in place
Statement of the purpose of the organization and its reasoning for existing. It is usually brief
(sentence or two) and does not present detailed information about the day to day operations of
the organization. - CORRECT ANSWER - Misson Statement
, Organization operated solely for social welfare, or for any other purpose except for profit; no
part of the organizations income is payable to, or is otherwise available for the personal benefit
of, any proprietor or member. - CORRECT ANSWER - not-for-profit
End points that activities are directed towards. They should be specific, measurable and
attainable. - CORRECT ANSWER - Goals or Objectives
the deliberate misplacement, exploitation, or wrongful, temporary or permanent use of a
resident's belongings or money without the resident's consent - CORRECT ANSWER -
Misappropriation
A sudden emergence occurrence beyond the control of the licensee, whether natural,
technological, or man-made, the renders the licensee unable to operate the facility or makes the
facility uninhabitable. - CORRECT ANSWER - disaster
A move from one care setting (hospital,, home, nursing home) to another. Care during the move
involves coordination and communication among patients, providers and family caregivers. -
CORRECT ANSWER - transition
The process that a manager uses in assigning duties and responsibilities to a subordinate and
giving the subordinate authority necessary to accomplish the assignment. - CORRECT
ANSWER - delegation of authority
Planned and systematic pattern of all actions necessary ensure that services conform to
established technical requirements or standards. - CORRECT ANSWER - Quality Assurance
Services to help people get back their mental (feeling, thinking) and physical(body) and
functions lost due to injury or illness. Rehab may also be given at the hospital or in a nursing
home, special facility or patient's home. - CORRECT ANSWER - Rehabilitation
