FEDERAL NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR EXAM | FROM
QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
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, 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? Answer: Infection Control
2) Nursing homes are responsible for obtaining and providing dental care for residents. Who
usually pays for dental services? Answer: The resident or a family member
3) A facility is not allowed to charge a resident who is Medicaid and Medicare eligible except
for: Answer: Co-pays
4) You calculate the average percent of occupancy by: Answer: 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: Answer: 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: Answer: Administrator
7) Federal law states that facilities must retain menus of food actually served for at least:
Answer: 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? Answer: Provide the CPR
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? Answer: Tell the doctor the law gives the resident the right to view
the medical records
10) Medical records belong to: Answer: 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: Answer: 30 days
12) The suffix "algia" refers to: Answer: Pain
13) Physical restraints must be removed: Answer: Every two hours
14) Depression is one of many psychological changes related to the aging process. Others
include the following except for: Answer: Hearing loss
15) "Nosocomal" refers to Answer: Infection occurring inside the facility (institutionalized)
17) A capital budget is mostly about: Answer: Equipment and real estate
18) Current debts are debts that are: Answer: Due within one year
19) A ledger is a complete listing of: Answer: Accounts payable and receivable
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QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
, 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? Answer: Infection Control
2) Nursing homes are responsible for obtaining and providing dental care for residents. Who
usually pays for dental services? Answer: The resident or a family member
3) A facility is not allowed to charge a resident who is Medicaid and Medicare eligible except
for: Answer: Co-pays
4) You calculate the average percent of occupancy by: Answer: 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: Answer: 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: Answer: Administrator
7) Federal law states that facilities must retain menus of food actually served for at least:
Answer: 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? Answer: Provide the CPR
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? Answer: Tell the doctor the law gives the resident the right to view
the medical records
10) Medical records belong to: Answer: 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: Answer: 30 days
12) The suffix "algia" refers to: Answer: Pain
13) Physical restraints must be removed: Answer: Every two hours
14) Depression is one of many psychological changes related to the aging process. Others
include the following except for: Answer: Hearing loss
15) "Nosocomal" refers to Answer: Infection occurring inside the facility (institutionalized)
17) A capital budget is mostly about: Answer: Equipment and real estate
18) Current debts are debts that are: Answer: Due within one year
19) A ledger is a complete listing of: Answer: Accounts payable and receivable
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