HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION FINAL EXAM
According to the current accreditation standards, baccalaureate programs may not
admit, enroll, or matriculate students into the athletic training program after the start of
the fall term in what year?
a. 2019
b. 2020
c. 2022
d. 2024
e. 2026 - Answer -C. 2022
. Which of the following is NOT a member of the athletic training Strategic Alliance?
a. Board of Certification
b. Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
c. National Athletic Trainers' Association
d. NATA Research and Education Foundation
e. National Collegiate Athletic Association - Answer -E. National Collegiate Athletic
Association
The National Athletic Trainers' Association was founded in what year and location?
a. 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri
b. 1950 in Dallas, Texas
c. 1960 in Lexington, Kentucky
d. 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri
e. 1970 in Baltimore, Maryland - Answer -a. 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri
The certification examination was first offered by the National Athletic Trainers'
Association in what year?
a. 1950
b. 1960
c. 1970
d. 1980
e. 1990 - Answer -c. 1970
Which of the following terms is considered to be inappropriate terminology in athletic
training?
a. certified athletic trainer
b. athletic training clinic
c. physician extender
d. athletic trainer
e. athletic training facility - Answer -c. physician extender
What is the term for an athletic trainer's ability to influence the behavior of a superior?
a. authority
b. counterpower
,c. personal influence
d. position power
e. personal power - Answer -b. counterpower
The honeymoon effect occurs when a newly hired athletic trainer is granted more
authority to implement decisions than is standard in that position.
a. True
b. False - Answer -a. True
The type of leadership that involves the simple exchange of one thing for another in a
relationship between two people is
a. transformational
b. counterpower
c. influential
d. transactional - Answer -d. transactional
The element of the leadership process that involves planning, decision making, and
coordination of a group of people's activities to implement a common goal is
a. power
b. authority
c. management
d. Total Quality Management
e. training - Answer -c. management
Which of the following forms of communication is the least effective?
a. face-to-face communication
b. telecommunication
c. written communication
d. communication through a third party
e. memo notification - Answer -d. communication through a third party
The Peter Principle states that
a. all athletic trainers should aspire to become managers
b. an athletic trainer may become a manager without adequate training
c. policies and procedures should not be developed within the framework of a sports
medicine team
d. athletic trainers should use their power as leaders to implement policy
e. influential leaders will be more effective administrative managers - Answer -b. an
athletic trainer may become a manager without adequate training
The level of listening that involves listening to answer specific questions is:
a. directed
b. exploratory
c. passive
d. analytical
e. attentive - Answer -a. directed
, A succinct description of what a program should eventually evolve into or become is a
a. mission
b. corporate directive
c. long-term goal
d. vision statement
e. short-term goal - Answer -c. long-term goal
Which is NOT one of the four elements of a sports medicine program vision statement?
a. name of service provider
b. cost analysis
c. description of service to be provided
d. identification of target clients
e. quality declaration - Answer -b. cost analysis
A broad and enduring statement of purpose that distinguishes a business from other
firms of its type and identifies the scope of operations in product and market terms is a
a. mission statement
b. vision statement
c. corporate directive
d. corporate slogan
e. long-term goal - Answer -a. mission statement
The process that identifies a course of action to be taken to bring about a future state of
affairs is a
a. vision statement
b. mission statement
c. strategic plan
d. corporate directive
e. long-range goal - Answer -c. strategic plan
What strategic plan component involves a process of predicting future conditions on the
basis of various statistics and indicators describing the past and present situation?
a. corporate directives
b. forecast
c. mission directive
d. directive statement
e. corporate review - Answer -b. forecast
A strategic plan is meant to provide program direction over a period of how many
years?
a. 1
b. 3 or less
c. 4 or less
d. 5 or more
e. 2 or less - Answer -d. 5 or more
According to the current accreditation standards, baccalaureate programs may not
admit, enroll, or matriculate students into the athletic training program after the start of
the fall term in what year?
a. 2019
b. 2020
c. 2022
d. 2024
e. 2026 - Answer -C. 2022
. Which of the following is NOT a member of the athletic training Strategic Alliance?
a. Board of Certification
b. Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
c. National Athletic Trainers' Association
d. NATA Research and Education Foundation
e. National Collegiate Athletic Association - Answer -E. National Collegiate Athletic
Association
The National Athletic Trainers' Association was founded in what year and location?
a. 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri
b. 1950 in Dallas, Texas
c. 1960 in Lexington, Kentucky
d. 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri
e. 1970 in Baltimore, Maryland - Answer -a. 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri
The certification examination was first offered by the National Athletic Trainers'
Association in what year?
a. 1950
b. 1960
c. 1970
d. 1980
e. 1990 - Answer -c. 1970
Which of the following terms is considered to be inappropriate terminology in athletic
training?
a. certified athletic trainer
b. athletic training clinic
c. physician extender
d. athletic trainer
e. athletic training facility - Answer -c. physician extender
What is the term for an athletic trainer's ability to influence the behavior of a superior?
a. authority
b. counterpower
,c. personal influence
d. position power
e. personal power - Answer -b. counterpower
The honeymoon effect occurs when a newly hired athletic trainer is granted more
authority to implement decisions than is standard in that position.
a. True
b. False - Answer -a. True
The type of leadership that involves the simple exchange of one thing for another in a
relationship between two people is
a. transformational
b. counterpower
c. influential
d. transactional - Answer -d. transactional
The element of the leadership process that involves planning, decision making, and
coordination of a group of people's activities to implement a common goal is
a. power
b. authority
c. management
d. Total Quality Management
e. training - Answer -c. management
Which of the following forms of communication is the least effective?
a. face-to-face communication
b. telecommunication
c. written communication
d. communication through a third party
e. memo notification - Answer -d. communication through a third party
The Peter Principle states that
a. all athletic trainers should aspire to become managers
b. an athletic trainer may become a manager without adequate training
c. policies and procedures should not be developed within the framework of a sports
medicine team
d. athletic trainers should use their power as leaders to implement policy
e. influential leaders will be more effective administrative managers - Answer -b. an
athletic trainer may become a manager without adequate training
The level of listening that involves listening to answer specific questions is:
a. directed
b. exploratory
c. passive
d. analytical
e. attentive - Answer -a. directed
, A succinct description of what a program should eventually evolve into or become is a
a. mission
b. corporate directive
c. long-term goal
d. vision statement
e. short-term goal - Answer -c. long-term goal
Which is NOT one of the four elements of a sports medicine program vision statement?
a. name of service provider
b. cost analysis
c. description of service to be provided
d. identification of target clients
e. quality declaration - Answer -b. cost analysis
A broad and enduring statement of purpose that distinguishes a business from other
firms of its type and identifies the scope of operations in product and market terms is a
a. mission statement
b. vision statement
c. corporate directive
d. corporate slogan
e. long-term goal - Answer -a. mission statement
The process that identifies a course of action to be taken to bring about a future state of
affairs is a
a. vision statement
b. mission statement
c. strategic plan
d. corporate directive
e. long-range goal - Answer -c. strategic plan
What strategic plan component involves a process of predicting future conditions on the
basis of various statistics and indicators describing the past and present situation?
a. corporate directives
b. forecast
c. mission directive
d. directive statement
e. corporate review - Answer -b. forecast
A strategic plan is meant to provide program direction over a period of how many
years?
a. 1
b. 3 or less
c. 4 or less
d. 5 or more
e. 2 or less - Answer -d. 5 or more
