NAB CORE EXAM 2025/2026 (ACTUAL
EXAM) QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
. Leadership development training should be provided to
A. Administrators and AITs
B. Administrators, AITs, and department heads
C. Administrators, AITs, department heads, and other supervisory staff
D. All employees - ---------correct answer------D. All employees
. The initial orientation of new employees would not include a review of:
A. fire and disaster procedures
B. functions of all the departments
C. sick call policy
D. medication administration procedures - ---------correct answer------D. medication administration
procedures
"A general statement that guides thinking and action, and permits interpretation" is the definition of
which one of the following?
A. rule
B. policy
C. program
D. procedure - ---------correct answer------B. policy
A care recipient has been diagnosed with a terminal disease to participate in therapies to prolong
life. The healthcare organization should offer consultation on which of the following services?
1. Physiatrist
2. Oncology
3. Palliative care
4. Hospice care - ---------correct answer------3. Palliative care
A care recipient in a long-term care healthcare organization disagrees with management's decision
regarding an aspect of care. The care recipient feels that is could adversely affect the health, safety,
welfare, or rights of care recipients. The individual or group most responsible for acknowledging,
investing, and resolving the concern is the:
,1. ombudsman
2. social worker
3. care recipient council president
4. governing body - ---------correct answer------2. social worker
A care recipient who uses a walker to get to the dining room is told by an employee to leave the
walker outside the room. With regard to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the
healthcare organization:
1. must provide a space in the dining room for wheelchairs and walkers
2. may formulate its own regarding the use of walkers
3. must discipline the employee for violating the care recipient's rights
4. should have a caregiver escort the care recipient to the dining room - ---------correct answer------1.
must provide a space in the dining room for wheelchairs and walkers
A check should generally be issued only when which one of the following is available and properly
signed?
A. purchase order
B. lien
C. warranty
D. general ledger - ---------correct answer------A. purchase order
A cognitive care recipient, whose spouse is living, does not have an advance directive or a Do Not
Resuscitate (DNR) order. The care recipient's daughter has financial Power of Attorney, and the son
has Healthcare of Power of Attorney. A DNR order can be authorized by the:
1. care recipient's son
2. care recipient
3. care recipient's spouse
4. physician - ---------correct answer------1. care recipient's son
A common mistake made in hiring is:
A. interviewing a lot of applicants.
B. having a supervisor make the choice.
C. hiring the first qualified person available.
D. saying too much about what the job entails. - - ---------correct answer------C. hiring the first
qualified person available
A comprehensive decision-making process based on future predictions that establishes the blueprint
for a healthcare organization strategy is:
,1. the best way to establish day-to-day staffing needs
2. an effective process in analyzing market conditions
3. an effective tool to create a mission statement
4. the purpose of planning - ---------correct answer------2. an effective process in analyzing market
conditions
A corporation's distributions of profit to its shareholders are called...
A. contributions
B. participations
C. dividends
D. surpluses - ---------correct answer------C. dividends
A department head announces new personnel rules to subordinates at a meeting. This
communication would be an example of the ________________ direction of communication.
A. vertical
B. lateral
C. horizontal
D. diagonal - ---------correct answer------A. vertical
A direct cost is:
1. allocated equally to all areas of the budget
2. charged to a specific billing period
3. documented by proper accounting procedures
4. linked to a specific objective, responsibility, or function - ---------correct answer------4. linked to a
specific objective, responsibility, or function
A facility might have to turn over to a court a copy of a resident's clinical record in response to an
order called:
A. subpoena duces tecum
B. respondeat superior
C. warranty
D. habeas corpus - ---------correct answer------A. subpoena duces tecum
, A foreign-language-speaking care recipient is admitted to a healthcare organization. The foreign
language spoken by the care recipient is not commonly spoken in the region where the organization
is located. As part of communicating care recipient rights, the organization should:
1. have the care recipient write a signed statement verifying that the care recipient understands
care recipient rights
2. explain the rights to a representative of the care recipient who can then explain the rights to the
care recipient
3. use pictures to explain the rights to the care recipient
4. provide a written translation to the care recipient - ---------correct answer------1. have the care
recipient write a signed statement verifying that the care recipient understands care recipient rights
A guest falls and is injured while visiting a healthcare organization's office. Which one of the
following types of insurance would cover this injury?
1. General liability insurance
2. Property insurance
3. Professional liability insurance
4. Workers' compensation insurance - ---------correct answer------1. General liability insurance
A healthcare organization has just purchased equipment for a total cost of $15,000. The equipment
has a useful life of five years and the administrator is planning to charge a depreciation expense of
$3,000 per year. Which depreciation method is being used?
1. Sum of the years' digits depreciation
2. Declining balance depreciation
3. Straight-line depreciation
4. Accelerated depreciation - ---------correct answer------3. Straight-line depreciation
A healthcare organization's employee handbook:
1. is generally considered the property of the employer
2. can be considered an enforceable contact between employer and employee
3. should be written clearly enough to leave no latitude for interpretation
4. should be written in lay terms and kept in the administrator's office - ---------correct answer------3.
should be written clearly enough to leave no latitude for interpretation
EXAM) QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
. Leadership development training should be provided to
A. Administrators and AITs
B. Administrators, AITs, and department heads
C. Administrators, AITs, department heads, and other supervisory staff
D. All employees - ---------correct answer------D. All employees
. The initial orientation of new employees would not include a review of:
A. fire and disaster procedures
B. functions of all the departments
C. sick call policy
D. medication administration procedures - ---------correct answer------D. medication administration
procedures
"A general statement that guides thinking and action, and permits interpretation" is the definition of
which one of the following?
A. rule
B. policy
C. program
D. procedure - ---------correct answer------B. policy
A care recipient has been diagnosed with a terminal disease to participate in therapies to prolong
life. The healthcare organization should offer consultation on which of the following services?
1. Physiatrist
2. Oncology
3. Palliative care
4. Hospice care - ---------correct answer------3. Palliative care
A care recipient in a long-term care healthcare organization disagrees with management's decision
regarding an aspect of care. The care recipient feels that is could adversely affect the health, safety,
welfare, or rights of care recipients. The individual or group most responsible for acknowledging,
investing, and resolving the concern is the:
,1. ombudsman
2. social worker
3. care recipient council president
4. governing body - ---------correct answer------2. social worker
A care recipient who uses a walker to get to the dining room is told by an employee to leave the
walker outside the room. With regard to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the
healthcare organization:
1. must provide a space in the dining room for wheelchairs and walkers
2. may formulate its own regarding the use of walkers
3. must discipline the employee for violating the care recipient's rights
4. should have a caregiver escort the care recipient to the dining room - ---------correct answer------1.
must provide a space in the dining room for wheelchairs and walkers
A check should generally be issued only when which one of the following is available and properly
signed?
A. purchase order
B. lien
C. warranty
D. general ledger - ---------correct answer------A. purchase order
A cognitive care recipient, whose spouse is living, does not have an advance directive or a Do Not
Resuscitate (DNR) order. The care recipient's daughter has financial Power of Attorney, and the son
has Healthcare of Power of Attorney. A DNR order can be authorized by the:
1. care recipient's son
2. care recipient
3. care recipient's spouse
4. physician - ---------correct answer------1. care recipient's son
A common mistake made in hiring is:
A. interviewing a lot of applicants.
B. having a supervisor make the choice.
C. hiring the first qualified person available.
D. saying too much about what the job entails. - - ---------correct answer------C. hiring the first
qualified person available
A comprehensive decision-making process based on future predictions that establishes the blueprint
for a healthcare organization strategy is:
,1. the best way to establish day-to-day staffing needs
2. an effective process in analyzing market conditions
3. an effective tool to create a mission statement
4. the purpose of planning - ---------correct answer------2. an effective process in analyzing market
conditions
A corporation's distributions of profit to its shareholders are called...
A. contributions
B. participations
C. dividends
D. surpluses - ---------correct answer------C. dividends
A department head announces new personnel rules to subordinates at a meeting. This
communication would be an example of the ________________ direction of communication.
A. vertical
B. lateral
C. horizontal
D. diagonal - ---------correct answer------A. vertical
A direct cost is:
1. allocated equally to all areas of the budget
2. charged to a specific billing period
3. documented by proper accounting procedures
4. linked to a specific objective, responsibility, or function - ---------correct answer------4. linked to a
specific objective, responsibility, or function
A facility might have to turn over to a court a copy of a resident's clinical record in response to an
order called:
A. subpoena duces tecum
B. respondeat superior
C. warranty
D. habeas corpus - ---------correct answer------A. subpoena duces tecum
, A foreign-language-speaking care recipient is admitted to a healthcare organization. The foreign
language spoken by the care recipient is not commonly spoken in the region where the organization
is located. As part of communicating care recipient rights, the organization should:
1. have the care recipient write a signed statement verifying that the care recipient understands
care recipient rights
2. explain the rights to a representative of the care recipient who can then explain the rights to the
care recipient
3. use pictures to explain the rights to the care recipient
4. provide a written translation to the care recipient - ---------correct answer------1. have the care
recipient write a signed statement verifying that the care recipient understands care recipient rights
A guest falls and is injured while visiting a healthcare organization's office. Which one of the
following types of insurance would cover this injury?
1. General liability insurance
2. Property insurance
3. Professional liability insurance
4. Workers' compensation insurance - ---------correct answer------1. General liability insurance
A healthcare organization has just purchased equipment for a total cost of $15,000. The equipment
has a useful life of five years and the administrator is planning to charge a depreciation expense of
$3,000 per year. Which depreciation method is being used?
1. Sum of the years' digits depreciation
2. Declining balance depreciation
3. Straight-line depreciation
4. Accelerated depreciation - ---------correct answer------3. Straight-line depreciation
A healthcare organization's employee handbook:
1. is generally considered the property of the employer
2. can be considered an enforceable contact between employer and employee
3. should be written clearly enough to leave no latitude for interpretation
4. should be written in lay terms and kept in the administrator's office - ---------correct answer------3.
should be written clearly enough to leave no latitude for interpretation
