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Illinois Nursing Home Administrator Exam #1
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Line Authority Line Authority is exercised by supervisors who have direct authority and
responsibility for the work of a unit, including the right to command subordinates
to act and to fire them if they disobey.
Staff Authority Staff Authority is exercised by someone hired or retained to provide advice or
technical support which persons in line positions may accept, alter, or reject.
Examples are legal counsel or RN-consultants. But not assistant administrators or
assistant department heads: these reflect the wishes of the line officers they serve
and share in their line authority.
Functional Authority Functional Authority is limited to certain specialized functions for which one has
responsibility throughout the facility, even though someone else may have line
authority over the employees performing these activities. E.g., certain personnel
functions under a human resources director.
Unity of Command Unity of Command = making each employee responsible to one and only one
supervisor. Employees who report to more than one supervisor often experience
conflicting orders and divided loyalties. Clear lines of authority may promote job
satisfaction and thus productivity.
adjudication A determination by court of law or an administrative body with quasi-judicial
functions.
amicus curiae A person who has no right to appear in a pending suit but is allowed by the court
to introduce argument or evidence, as a "friend of the court".
assumption of the risk A legal theory which states that an individual who is aware of the hazards of an
activity but engages in that activity nevertheless cannot recover damages if he or
she is injured by that hazard.
Illinois Nursing Home Administrator Exam #1
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Students also studied
Illinois supplemental nursing home ... ILLINOIS NURSING HOME ADMINIS... IDPH Rules and Regs for Skilled Nur... Illinois
35 terms 68 terms 413 terms 35 terms
Steven_Hart5 Preview marilyn_conerty Preview leilane_linn Preview Am
Line Authority Line Authority is exercised by supervisors who have direct authority and
responsibility for the work of a unit, including the right to command subordinates
to act and to fire them if they disobey.
Staff Authority Staff Authority is exercised by someone hired or retained to provide advice or
technical support which persons in line positions may accept, alter, or reject.
Examples are legal counsel or RN-consultants. But not assistant administrators or
assistant department heads: these reflect the wishes of the line officers they serve
and share in their line authority.
Functional Authority Functional Authority is limited to certain specialized functions for which one has
responsibility throughout the facility, even though someone else may have line
authority over the employees performing these activities. E.g., certain personnel
functions under a human resources director.
Unity of Command Unity of Command = making each employee responsible to one and only one
supervisor. Employees who report to more than one supervisor often experience
conflicting orders and divided loyalties. Clear lines of authority may promote job
satisfaction and thus productivity.
adjudication A determination by court of law or an administrative body with quasi-judicial
functions.
amicus curiae A person who has no right to appear in a pending suit but is allowed by the court
to introduce argument or evidence, as a "friend of the court".
assumption of the risk A legal theory which states that an individual who is aware of the hazards of an
activity but engages in that activity nevertheless cannot recover damages if he or
she is injured by that hazard.
