NAB Practice Questions with Correct
Verified Answers 2024-2025. Already
Graded A+.
____ is NOT required on the labeling of drugs and biologicals - ANS2. the name
prescribing physcians and manufacturers name
____ uses promotions to retain employees - ANScareer ladder
_____ helps residents adjust to facility life and counsels residents and families
regarding psychosocial and financial issues - ANS1
______ communication occurs between peers or persons of equal rank or status
1. Downward
2. Formal
3. Upward
4. Horizontal - ANS4. Downward refers to supervisors to staff or administrators to
supervisors; formal is along the lines of the organizational chart; and upward is from the
employee to the supervisor/manager or administrator
______ concerns torts and disputes between private and individuals - ANS2. Civil law
______ does not have an unrestricted right of access to residents at any time
1. law enforcement
2. state and federal inspectors
3. ombudsman
4. family and visitors who the resident has instructed they do not want to see - ANS4.
______ hazardous chemicals are ones in which an acute or chronic health effect may
occur to exposed employees or residents
1. Physical
2. Nosocomial
3 MSDS
4. Health - ANS4. Health hazardous chemical may result in a health issue due to
exposure or extended exposure. Physical chemicals are those that are combustible.
MSDS are the guidelines that must be followed by manufacturers to ensure protection
of persons using hazardous chemicals
,________ is the process of defining an approach or direction for an organization,
making decisions about how to move toward that direction in very definitive terms and
allocating resources to accomplish teh plan.
1. decision making
2. strategic planning
3. leadership
4. authority - ANS2. The purpose of strategic planning is to develop a strategy that will
help the organization thrive and prosper
__________ is the most significant federal administrative agency regulating nursing
facilities. It has the power to enforce and formulate rules and regulations governing the
nursing home industry by controlling reimbursement for patient care
1. NAB
2. OBRA
3. FLSA
4. CMS - ANS4. CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) give primary
direction to regulations governing nursing facilities.
____________ refer to any endeavor in which a resident participates that is intended to
enhance his/her sense of well-being and to promote or enhanve physical, affective,
spiritual, cognitive, and emotional health.
1. Activities of dialy living
2. instrumental activities of daily living
3. activies
4. occupational therapies - ANS3. This is the definition of activities in the Survey
Operations Manual under tage F248
_____Contracts are those established each time a need arises, then terminated upon
completion
1. Non-routine activities
2. routine activities
3. job-unit
4. temporary - ANS3. These contracts are for such things as roof repair, minor repairs,
equipments installation, painting (if not done by in-house personnel), etc.
"Assets are always equal to the sum of liabilities plus owners' equity" is the basic
concept in the organization of the:
1. balance sheet
2. income statement
3. general journal
,4. statement of operations - ANS1. The balance sheet is based on the "accounting
equation" present in this question.
"Means of egress" can best be described as
1. Restraining residents with communicable injections
2. Removing all flammable material from residents' rooms and dining activity and
treatment areas
3. An emergency plan for natural disasters for the safety of residents, employees, and
visitors
4. A path of exit for safety - ANS4. Means of egress is the terminology to describe make
sure that residents have a path (exit) to safety. An exit is permitted to have only those
openings necessary to allow access to the exit from occupied areas of the workplace, or
to the exit discharge.
a ____ is more powerful than a goal or plan - ANS1. vision
A change in which one of the following is not likely to be the cause of a budget
variance?
1. Case mix
2. Staff efficiency
3. rates paid by third-party payers
4. the personal needs allowance - ANS4. A change by the state medicaid program in
the personal needs allowance will affect how much of the social security that certain
medicaid recipients will be allowed to keep, but the amount that the facility can expect to
receive as its medicaid rate (in the form of payments from both the state and covered
resident with income) should remain the same. In contrast, changes in 1, 2, or 3 could
result in a budget variance. A change in case mix could result in changes in the types or
amounts of services provided, and this could undermine cost projections (as well as
revenue projections under a case mix based reimbursement system).
A check should generally be issued only when which of the following is available and
properly signed?
1. lien
2. warranty
3. purchase order
4. general ledger - ANS3. An internal control principle in purchasing is to make sure that
a check is issued only when there is a proper purchase order authorizing the purchase.
a DON can serve as a floor nurse in a facility with ___ beds or fewer - ANS60
a facility has an obligation to provide care that allows the resident to attain the highest
practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being, is in what act? - ANSOBRA
1987
, a facility must designate a charge nurse on what shift(s) - ANSall three shifts
a facility must maintain a comfortable atmospheric temperature between - ANS71-81
degrees
a facility with more than ___ beds is required to have a FT social worker - ANS120
a general statement about the behavior employees are expected to conform to is
called? - ANS2. value
A generally accepted accounting principle (GAAP) would be violated if a company
1. used a fiscal year that did not correspond to the calendar year
2. records as revenue amounts that have been earned but not yet received
3. counts as assests its accounts receivable with a deduction for the proportion
expected to be uncollectible
4. used in its balance sheet an optimistic estimate of the current market value of its
building - ANS4. The use of current market value rather than historical costs would not
be consistent with the Objectivity GAAP, and the use of an optimistic rather than
conservative estimate would violate the Conservatism GAAP. The practices in options 1
and 3 are acceptable, and the practice in option 2 is a requirement of the accrual basis
of accounting
A mission statement is created and adopted by the? - ANS2. Governing body
a nurse aide certification is valid for how long? - ANS4. indefinitely
a nursing home is considering the purchase of a new dish-washing machine that costs
$6000 and has a useful life of 10 years. It is estimated that the machine will reduce
annual operating costs by $800 over each of the next ten years. What is the payback
period?
1. 0.75 years
2. 1.33 years
3. 7.5 years
4. 10 years - ANS3. Calculate the payback period by dividing the $6,000 cost of the item
by the expected annual reduction in operating costs of $800. THis gives 7.5 as the
payback period in years.
a reimbursement system where the provider is paid after services are rendered based
on acuity is called? - ANS1. retrospective payment system
A resident is admitted to a nursing home that has been certified as a SNF only. Which
of the following is not required to be adhered to by the facility?
Verified Answers 2024-2025. Already
Graded A+.
____ is NOT required on the labeling of drugs and biologicals - ANS2. the name
prescribing physcians and manufacturers name
____ uses promotions to retain employees - ANScareer ladder
_____ helps residents adjust to facility life and counsels residents and families
regarding psychosocial and financial issues - ANS1
______ communication occurs between peers or persons of equal rank or status
1. Downward
2. Formal
3. Upward
4. Horizontal - ANS4. Downward refers to supervisors to staff or administrators to
supervisors; formal is along the lines of the organizational chart; and upward is from the
employee to the supervisor/manager or administrator
______ concerns torts and disputes between private and individuals - ANS2. Civil law
______ does not have an unrestricted right of access to residents at any time
1. law enforcement
2. state and federal inspectors
3. ombudsman
4. family and visitors who the resident has instructed they do not want to see - ANS4.
______ hazardous chemicals are ones in which an acute or chronic health effect may
occur to exposed employees or residents
1. Physical
2. Nosocomial
3 MSDS
4. Health - ANS4. Health hazardous chemical may result in a health issue due to
exposure or extended exposure. Physical chemicals are those that are combustible.
MSDS are the guidelines that must be followed by manufacturers to ensure protection
of persons using hazardous chemicals
,________ is the process of defining an approach or direction for an organization,
making decisions about how to move toward that direction in very definitive terms and
allocating resources to accomplish teh plan.
1. decision making
2. strategic planning
3. leadership
4. authority - ANS2. The purpose of strategic planning is to develop a strategy that will
help the organization thrive and prosper
__________ is the most significant federal administrative agency regulating nursing
facilities. It has the power to enforce and formulate rules and regulations governing the
nursing home industry by controlling reimbursement for patient care
1. NAB
2. OBRA
3. FLSA
4. CMS - ANS4. CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) give primary
direction to regulations governing nursing facilities.
____________ refer to any endeavor in which a resident participates that is intended to
enhance his/her sense of well-being and to promote or enhanve physical, affective,
spiritual, cognitive, and emotional health.
1. Activities of dialy living
2. instrumental activities of daily living
3. activies
4. occupational therapies - ANS3. This is the definition of activities in the Survey
Operations Manual under tage F248
_____Contracts are those established each time a need arises, then terminated upon
completion
1. Non-routine activities
2. routine activities
3. job-unit
4. temporary - ANS3. These contracts are for such things as roof repair, minor repairs,
equipments installation, painting (if not done by in-house personnel), etc.
"Assets are always equal to the sum of liabilities plus owners' equity" is the basic
concept in the organization of the:
1. balance sheet
2. income statement
3. general journal
,4. statement of operations - ANS1. The balance sheet is based on the "accounting
equation" present in this question.
"Means of egress" can best be described as
1. Restraining residents with communicable injections
2. Removing all flammable material from residents' rooms and dining activity and
treatment areas
3. An emergency plan for natural disasters for the safety of residents, employees, and
visitors
4. A path of exit for safety - ANS4. Means of egress is the terminology to describe make
sure that residents have a path (exit) to safety. An exit is permitted to have only those
openings necessary to allow access to the exit from occupied areas of the workplace, or
to the exit discharge.
a ____ is more powerful than a goal or plan - ANS1. vision
A change in which one of the following is not likely to be the cause of a budget
variance?
1. Case mix
2. Staff efficiency
3. rates paid by third-party payers
4. the personal needs allowance - ANS4. A change by the state medicaid program in
the personal needs allowance will affect how much of the social security that certain
medicaid recipients will be allowed to keep, but the amount that the facility can expect to
receive as its medicaid rate (in the form of payments from both the state and covered
resident with income) should remain the same. In contrast, changes in 1, 2, or 3 could
result in a budget variance. A change in case mix could result in changes in the types or
amounts of services provided, and this could undermine cost projections (as well as
revenue projections under a case mix based reimbursement system).
A check should generally be issued only when which of the following is available and
properly signed?
1. lien
2. warranty
3. purchase order
4. general ledger - ANS3. An internal control principle in purchasing is to make sure that
a check is issued only when there is a proper purchase order authorizing the purchase.
a DON can serve as a floor nurse in a facility with ___ beds or fewer - ANS60
a facility has an obligation to provide care that allows the resident to attain the highest
practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being, is in what act? - ANSOBRA
1987
, a facility must designate a charge nurse on what shift(s) - ANSall three shifts
a facility must maintain a comfortable atmospheric temperature between - ANS71-81
degrees
a facility with more than ___ beds is required to have a FT social worker - ANS120
a general statement about the behavior employees are expected to conform to is
called? - ANS2. value
A generally accepted accounting principle (GAAP) would be violated if a company
1. used a fiscal year that did not correspond to the calendar year
2. records as revenue amounts that have been earned but not yet received
3. counts as assests its accounts receivable with a deduction for the proportion
expected to be uncollectible
4. used in its balance sheet an optimistic estimate of the current market value of its
building - ANS4. The use of current market value rather than historical costs would not
be consistent with the Objectivity GAAP, and the use of an optimistic rather than
conservative estimate would violate the Conservatism GAAP. The practices in options 1
and 3 are acceptable, and the practice in option 2 is a requirement of the accrual basis
of accounting
A mission statement is created and adopted by the? - ANS2. Governing body
a nurse aide certification is valid for how long? - ANS4. indefinitely
a nursing home is considering the purchase of a new dish-washing machine that costs
$6000 and has a useful life of 10 years. It is estimated that the machine will reduce
annual operating costs by $800 over each of the next ten years. What is the payback
period?
1. 0.75 years
2. 1.33 years
3. 7.5 years
4. 10 years - ANS3. Calculate the payback period by dividing the $6,000 cost of the item
by the expected annual reduction in operating costs of $800. THis gives 7.5 as the
payback period in years.
a reimbursement system where the provider is paid after services are rendered based
on acuity is called? - ANS1. retrospective payment system
A resident is admitted to a nursing home that has been certified as a SNF only. Which
of the following is not required to be adhered to by the facility?
