Residential Care / Assisted Living Administration
NAB Test Bank B with 390 Recently Tested
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2025-2026/ NAB RCAL Practice Test B
If a resident was unable to swallow, a physician would not order
__________________.
1. Nectar
2. Honey
3. Thickeners
4. Low salt diet - ANSWER-4. Low salt diet
A skilled nursing facility cannot provide __________________.
1. Skilled nursing services
2. Hospice or palliative care
3. Specialized rehabilitation
4. Acute care - ANSWER-4. Acute care
A nursing home must have a __________________ agreement signed and in place
with local hospitals.
1. Cooperative
2. Transfer
3. Physician services
4. Cost sharing - ANSWER-2. Transfer
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,A facility must serve residents a __________________ meal.
1. Nutritious and substantive
2. Low cost and high fiber
3. Diabetic neutral
4. Sugar free and fat free - ANSWER-1. Nutritious and substantive
A facility must provide a resident __________________ days of advance notice of
an involuntary discharge due to non-payment or non-emergency medical reasons.
1. 15
2. 30
3. 45
4. 60 - ANSWER-2. 30
If a resident is transferred to a hospital for emergency care, the facility must
provide the resident notice of their bed hold rights by __________________.
1. Providing verbal explanation of the bed hold rights to family members within 5
days of transfer
2. By verbally informing the resident of their rights prior to transfer to the hospital
3. By verbally informing the resident of their rights and sending a written copy of
the notice with their transfer papers to the hospital
4. By mailing the resident the notice of bed hold rights to the family within 24
hours - ANSWER-3. By verbally informing the resident of their rights and
sending a written copy of the notice with their transfer papers to the hospital
Per OBRA 1987, which payor source will pay to hold a bed while a resident is on
therapeutic leave or is in the hospital?
1. Medicare
2. Medicaid
pg. 2
,3. Private pay
4. Insurance companies - ANSWER-2. Medicaid
Nursing homes use the __________________.
1. Cash basis of accounting
2. Accrual basis of accounting
3. Depreciation
4. Cost finding - ANSWER-2. Accrual basis of accounting
An accounting system where transactions are recorded when they actually occur is
called __________________.
1. Cash basis of accounting
2. Accrual basis of accounting
3. Depreciation
4. Cost finding - ANSWER-2. Accrual basis of accounting
An accounting system where transactions are recorded when cash actually changes
hands is called __________________.
1. Cash basis of accounting
2. Accrual basis of accounting
3. Depreciation
4. Cost finding - ANSWER-1. Cash basis of accounting
A Medicaid resident goes out to the hospital and requests to return to the facility
after their bed hold expired. Which is true?
1. The facility does not have to re-admit the resident to the facility
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, 2. The facility can re-admit the resident and require a security deposit in advance
3. The facility must re-admit the resident to the next available bed
4. The resident loses their right to return to the facility upon expiration of their bed
hold - ANSWER-3. The facility must re-admit the resident to the next available
bed
An individual on Medicare must have a qualifying __________________ day stay
in the hospital before they can be admitted to a skilled nursing center.
1. 3
2. 5
3. 7
4. 11 - ANSWER-1. 3
NPO means __________________.
1. Only by mouth
2. Nothing by mouth
3. Physician order
4. None of the above - ANSWER-2. Nothing by mouth
Linen carts must be sanitized __________________.
1. Daily
2. Weekly
3. Monthly
4. Quarterly - ANSWER-2. Weekly
A facility must maintain a __________________ day emergency food supply per
OBRA 1987.
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NAB Test Bank B with 390 Recently Tested
Questions and Correct Verified Answers Latest
2025-2026/ NAB RCAL Practice Test B
If a resident was unable to swallow, a physician would not order
__________________.
1. Nectar
2. Honey
3. Thickeners
4. Low salt diet - ANSWER-4. Low salt diet
A skilled nursing facility cannot provide __________________.
1. Skilled nursing services
2. Hospice or palliative care
3. Specialized rehabilitation
4. Acute care - ANSWER-4. Acute care
A nursing home must have a __________________ agreement signed and in place
with local hospitals.
1. Cooperative
2. Transfer
3. Physician services
4. Cost sharing - ANSWER-2. Transfer
pg. 1
,A facility must serve residents a __________________ meal.
1. Nutritious and substantive
2. Low cost and high fiber
3. Diabetic neutral
4. Sugar free and fat free - ANSWER-1. Nutritious and substantive
A facility must provide a resident __________________ days of advance notice of
an involuntary discharge due to non-payment or non-emergency medical reasons.
1. 15
2. 30
3. 45
4. 60 - ANSWER-2. 30
If a resident is transferred to a hospital for emergency care, the facility must
provide the resident notice of their bed hold rights by __________________.
1. Providing verbal explanation of the bed hold rights to family members within 5
days of transfer
2. By verbally informing the resident of their rights prior to transfer to the hospital
3. By verbally informing the resident of their rights and sending a written copy of
the notice with their transfer papers to the hospital
4. By mailing the resident the notice of bed hold rights to the family within 24
hours - ANSWER-3. By verbally informing the resident of their rights and
sending a written copy of the notice with their transfer papers to the hospital
Per OBRA 1987, which payor source will pay to hold a bed while a resident is on
therapeutic leave or is in the hospital?
1. Medicare
2. Medicaid
pg. 2
,3. Private pay
4. Insurance companies - ANSWER-2. Medicaid
Nursing homes use the __________________.
1. Cash basis of accounting
2. Accrual basis of accounting
3. Depreciation
4. Cost finding - ANSWER-2. Accrual basis of accounting
An accounting system where transactions are recorded when they actually occur is
called __________________.
1. Cash basis of accounting
2. Accrual basis of accounting
3. Depreciation
4. Cost finding - ANSWER-2. Accrual basis of accounting
An accounting system where transactions are recorded when cash actually changes
hands is called __________________.
1. Cash basis of accounting
2. Accrual basis of accounting
3. Depreciation
4. Cost finding - ANSWER-1. Cash basis of accounting
A Medicaid resident goes out to the hospital and requests to return to the facility
after their bed hold expired. Which is true?
1. The facility does not have to re-admit the resident to the facility
pg. 3
, 2. The facility can re-admit the resident and require a security deposit in advance
3. The facility must re-admit the resident to the next available bed
4. The resident loses their right to return to the facility upon expiration of their bed
hold - ANSWER-3. The facility must re-admit the resident to the next available
bed
An individual on Medicare must have a qualifying __________________ day stay
in the hospital before they can be admitted to a skilled nursing center.
1. 3
2. 5
3. 7
4. 11 - ANSWER-1. 3
NPO means __________________.
1. Only by mouth
2. Nothing by mouth
3. Physician order
4. None of the above - ANSWER-2. Nothing by mouth
Linen carts must be sanitized __________________.
1. Daily
2. Weekly
3. Monthly
4. Quarterly - ANSWER-2. Weekly
A facility must maintain a __________________ day emergency food supply per
OBRA 1987.
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