NAB Exam - NHA LOS Practice Exam 1
Question and answers correctly
solved 2025/2026
Occupancy of Facility A has been a steady 70% since the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) was
introduced. Two weeks ago, a new 120-bed, equally equipped facility opened several blocks away. The
Facility A administrator tells the admissions counselor to continue the usual recruitment approach. The
chain owners ought to _____.
A. Rest comfortably
B. Seek a new administrator
C. Appoint a new admissions counselor
D. Take no action - correct answer ✔B. Seek a new administrator.
The administrator fails to anticipate that the occupancy rate of the facility is likely to fall and that, in any
case, with the new competition a new approach to admissions will most likely be necessary. The
administrator is failing to react appropriately to changes in the environment that will likely impact the
facility.
The nurse newly promoted to director of nursing insists on personally giving four RN hours of resident
care each day on the Alzheimer's wing in the 175-bed facility. The administrator should _____.
A. Praise the new director of nursing for their resident centeredness
B. Appoint an assistant director of nursing
C. Adapt the job description to fit the director of nursing's pattern
D. Seek a new director of nursing - correct answer ✔D. Seek a new director of nursing.
The director of nursing fails to understand that using expensive RN hours when less expensive licensed
practical nurse (LPN) and certified nurse's assistant (CNA) hours are the industry standard will be
unsustainably expensive for the facility. Additionally, the director of nursing is not a direct care role, and
their time should be spent in other applicable areas for their position.
,The newly hired assistant to the administrator insists that the organizational chart dotted line between
this position and the Department of Nursing should be a solid line. The administrator should _____.
A. Agree in general
B. Agree to this special case
C. Ask the director of nursing for their opinion
D. Be forewarned - correct answer ✔D. Be forewarned.
The director of nursing normally reports directly to the administrator. The assistant administrator wants
too much power or does not understand how normal nursing facilities function
The nursing facility administrator who, using the leadership by walking around (LBWA) technique,
succeeds in making appropriate corrections on the spot during their rounds _____.
A. Is effectively implementing the concept
B. Gains additional power through the process
C. Exhibits appropriate leadership
D. Does not understand LBWA - correct answer ✔D. Does not understand LBWA.
It is normally better to go through the chain of command and let the employees' immediate supervisor
request the corrections.
When the administrator notices that the director of nursing seeks to turn as many duties as possible
over to housekeeping, the administrator should conclude that the director of nursing is _____.
A. Behaving normally, but worthy of oversight
B, Holding a grudge against housekeeping
C. Unwilling to be cooperative
D. Wielding power desirably - correct answer ✔A. Behaving normally, but worthy of oversight.
, It is normal for the various departments such as nursing, housekeeping, and dietary to seek to "turn
over" as much work to other departments as they can.
The administrator notices that incident reports are being insufficiently filled out, but does nothing,
believing that the situation will likely correct itself. The administrator is _____.
A. Practicing effective control
B. Likely to be correct
C. Failing to control effectively
D. Right to monitor the situation for a period - correct answer ✔C. Failing to control effectively.
Correctly filled-out incident reports are a must for the facility and this situation is not likely to "correct
itself" without the administrator's active intervention. This is a very significant area of concern and can
quickly lead to immediate jeopardy level citations should it remain uncorrected.
The administrator of a nursing facility must organize the _____ and _____ available to best meet the
needs of the residents.
A. Care/staffing
B. Staffing/employees
C. Employees/resources
D. Resources/finances - correct answer ✔D. Resources/finances.
The administrator must be capable of organizing resources and finances so that the needs of the
residents can be met. The resources include everything that a facility does or offers. The finances include
billing, collections, paying employees and vendors, and other required activities.
In the end, it can be said that the administrator's responsibility to meet resident care needs and facility
financial needs are _____.
A. Clearly unequal
Question and answers correctly
solved 2025/2026
Occupancy of Facility A has been a steady 70% since the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) was
introduced. Two weeks ago, a new 120-bed, equally equipped facility opened several blocks away. The
Facility A administrator tells the admissions counselor to continue the usual recruitment approach. The
chain owners ought to _____.
A. Rest comfortably
B. Seek a new administrator
C. Appoint a new admissions counselor
D. Take no action - correct answer ✔B. Seek a new administrator.
The administrator fails to anticipate that the occupancy rate of the facility is likely to fall and that, in any
case, with the new competition a new approach to admissions will most likely be necessary. The
administrator is failing to react appropriately to changes in the environment that will likely impact the
facility.
The nurse newly promoted to director of nursing insists on personally giving four RN hours of resident
care each day on the Alzheimer's wing in the 175-bed facility. The administrator should _____.
A. Praise the new director of nursing for their resident centeredness
B. Appoint an assistant director of nursing
C. Adapt the job description to fit the director of nursing's pattern
D. Seek a new director of nursing - correct answer ✔D. Seek a new director of nursing.
The director of nursing fails to understand that using expensive RN hours when less expensive licensed
practical nurse (LPN) and certified nurse's assistant (CNA) hours are the industry standard will be
unsustainably expensive for the facility. Additionally, the director of nursing is not a direct care role, and
their time should be spent in other applicable areas for their position.
,The newly hired assistant to the administrator insists that the organizational chart dotted line between
this position and the Department of Nursing should be a solid line. The administrator should _____.
A. Agree in general
B. Agree to this special case
C. Ask the director of nursing for their opinion
D. Be forewarned - correct answer ✔D. Be forewarned.
The director of nursing normally reports directly to the administrator. The assistant administrator wants
too much power or does not understand how normal nursing facilities function
The nursing facility administrator who, using the leadership by walking around (LBWA) technique,
succeeds in making appropriate corrections on the spot during their rounds _____.
A. Is effectively implementing the concept
B. Gains additional power through the process
C. Exhibits appropriate leadership
D. Does not understand LBWA - correct answer ✔D. Does not understand LBWA.
It is normally better to go through the chain of command and let the employees' immediate supervisor
request the corrections.
When the administrator notices that the director of nursing seeks to turn as many duties as possible
over to housekeeping, the administrator should conclude that the director of nursing is _____.
A. Behaving normally, but worthy of oversight
B, Holding a grudge against housekeeping
C. Unwilling to be cooperative
D. Wielding power desirably - correct answer ✔A. Behaving normally, but worthy of oversight.
, It is normal for the various departments such as nursing, housekeeping, and dietary to seek to "turn
over" as much work to other departments as they can.
The administrator notices that incident reports are being insufficiently filled out, but does nothing,
believing that the situation will likely correct itself. The administrator is _____.
A. Practicing effective control
B. Likely to be correct
C. Failing to control effectively
D. Right to monitor the situation for a period - correct answer ✔C. Failing to control effectively.
Correctly filled-out incident reports are a must for the facility and this situation is not likely to "correct
itself" without the administrator's active intervention. This is a very significant area of concern and can
quickly lead to immediate jeopardy level citations should it remain uncorrected.
The administrator of a nursing facility must organize the _____ and _____ available to best meet the
needs of the residents.
A. Care/staffing
B. Staffing/employees
C. Employees/resources
D. Resources/finances - correct answer ✔D. Resources/finances.
The administrator must be capable of organizing resources and finances so that the needs of the
residents can be met. The resources include everything that a facility does or offers. The finances include
billing, collections, paying employees and vendors, and other required activities.
In the end, it can be said that the administrator's responsibility to meet resident care needs and facility
financial needs are _____.
A. Clearly unequal
