Nursing Home Administration Practice Exam Questions
And Answers With Real Tests
1.
When it comes to dining services, professional input from a __________ is required by Medicare, Medicaid, and
many commercial insurers.
A.
Dietary manager
B.
Registered dietitian
C.
Head chef
D.
Culinary expert ANS B.
None of the third-party programs listed require input from a dietary manager, head chef, or culinary expert.
2.
The current name for the professional association representing the interests of long-term care medical directors is the
__________.
A.
Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
B.
American Physicians Practice
C.
America's Long-Term Care Physicians
D.
Society of Medical Directors
answer ANS A.
The American Medical Directors Association officially changed its name in 2014 to The Society for Post-Acute and
Long-Term Care Medicine.
3.
,QAPI sets the stage for senior living providers to engage in an ongoing, organized method of conducting business to
achieve optimum results. What does it stand for?
A.
Quality aspects of people investment
B.
Quality aptitude and progress improvement
C.
Quality assurance and performance improvement
D.
Quick assurance and progress investment ANS C.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services combines the terms "quality assurance" and "performance
improvement" to describe taking a systematic, comprehensive, and data-driven approach to maintaining and
improving safety and quality in nursing homes while involving residents, families, and all nursing home caregivers
in practical and creative problem-solving.
4.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology describe the effective electronic exchange of health information as __________ use of the data.
A.
Practical
B.
Meaningful
C.
Pragmatic
D.
Beneficial ANS B.
The key word in the question's stem is "effective"; the alternate response options each describe a positive outcome—
but not efficacy.
5.
The two main categories of interdisciplinary teams in a skilled nursing facility setting are __________ services and
__________ services.
A.
Multidisciplinary, clinical
, B.
Clinical, support
C.
Transdisciplinary, support
D.
Person-centered, required ANS B.
A clinical interdisciplinary team is typically led by a physician and concentrates on assessing the health needs of
residents and developing and delivering a plan of care; a support services interdisciplinary team is comprised of staff
members from nonclinical disciplines whose efforts complement those of the clinical team.
6.
The medical professional who directly manages the care of a person in a skilled nursing facility is called their
__________.
A.
Medical director
B.
Medical consultant
C.
Main doctor
D.
Attending physician
answer ANS D.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (and most commercial payers) requires that a licensed medical
doctor direct the overall care of a resident receiving services in a skilled nursing facility.
7.
Senior living providers with service lines that participate in Medicare or Medicaid are expected by the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services to contract with a licensed __________ to serve as medical director.
A.
Nurse practitioner
B.
MD
C.
And Answers With Real Tests
1.
When it comes to dining services, professional input from a __________ is required by Medicare, Medicaid, and
many commercial insurers.
A.
Dietary manager
B.
Registered dietitian
C.
Head chef
D.
Culinary expert ANS B.
None of the third-party programs listed require input from a dietary manager, head chef, or culinary expert.
2.
The current name for the professional association representing the interests of long-term care medical directors is the
__________.
A.
Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
B.
American Physicians Practice
C.
America's Long-Term Care Physicians
D.
Society of Medical Directors
answer ANS A.
The American Medical Directors Association officially changed its name in 2014 to The Society for Post-Acute and
Long-Term Care Medicine.
3.
,QAPI sets the stage for senior living providers to engage in an ongoing, organized method of conducting business to
achieve optimum results. What does it stand for?
A.
Quality aspects of people investment
B.
Quality aptitude and progress improvement
C.
Quality assurance and performance improvement
D.
Quick assurance and progress investment ANS C.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services combines the terms "quality assurance" and "performance
improvement" to describe taking a systematic, comprehensive, and data-driven approach to maintaining and
improving safety and quality in nursing homes while involving residents, families, and all nursing home caregivers
in practical and creative problem-solving.
4.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology describe the effective electronic exchange of health information as __________ use of the data.
A.
Practical
B.
Meaningful
C.
Pragmatic
D.
Beneficial ANS B.
The key word in the question's stem is "effective"; the alternate response options each describe a positive outcome—
but not efficacy.
5.
The two main categories of interdisciplinary teams in a skilled nursing facility setting are __________ services and
__________ services.
A.
Multidisciplinary, clinical
, B.
Clinical, support
C.
Transdisciplinary, support
D.
Person-centered, required ANS B.
A clinical interdisciplinary team is typically led by a physician and concentrates on assessing the health needs of
residents and developing and delivering a plan of care; a support services interdisciplinary team is comprised of staff
members from nonclinical disciplines whose efforts complement those of the clinical team.
6.
The medical professional who directly manages the care of a person in a skilled nursing facility is called their
__________.
A.
Medical director
B.
Medical consultant
C.
Main doctor
D.
Attending physician
answer ANS D.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (and most commercial payers) requires that a licensed medical
doctor direct the overall care of a resident receiving services in a skilled nursing facility.
7.
Senior living providers with service lines that participate in Medicare or Medicaid are expected by the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services to contract with a licensed __________ to serve as medical director.
A.
Nurse practitioner
B.
MD
C.
