NAB EXAM - NHA LOS PRACTICE EXAM 1 100%
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**1. The occupancy rate of Facility A has been a steady 70% since the Patient Driven Payment Model
(PDPM) was introduced. Two weeks ago, a new 120-bed facility opened nearby. The Facility A
administrator tells the admissions counselor to continue the usual recruitment method. The chain
owners should:**
A. Rest easy
B. Look for a new administrator
C. Appoint a new admissions counselor
D. Take no action
**- ANSWER: B. Look for a new administrator.**
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**2. The administrator fails to realize that the occupancy rate of the facility is likely to decline due to the
new competition, and that a new approach to admissions will probably be necessary. The administrator
is not responding properly to changes in the environment that will likely affect the facility.**
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**3. The newly promoted director of nursing insists on personally providing four RN hours of resident
care each day in the Alzheimer's wing of the 175-bed facility. The administrator should:**
A. Commend the new director of nursing for their focus on residents
B. Appoint an assistant director of nursing
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C. Change the job description to fit the director’s pattern
D. Look for a new director of nursing
**- ANSWER: D. Look for a new director of nursing.**
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**4. The director of nursing does not understand that using costly RN hours when less expensive LPN
and CNA hours are the standard will be financially unsustainable for the facility. Furthermore, the
director of nursing should focus on other responsibilities relevant to their position.**
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**5. The newly hired assistant to the administrator believes that the organizational chart's dotted line
between this position and the Department of Nursing should be a solid line. The administrator should:**
A. Agree in general
B. Agree for this specific case
C. Consult the director of nursing for their opinion
D. Be cautious
**- ANSWER: D. Be cautious.**
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**6. The director of nursing typically reports directly to the administrator. The assistant administrator
appears to want excessive power or does not understand how nursing facilities usually operate.**
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**7. The nursing facility administrator, using the leadership by walking around (LBWA) technique,
successfully makes appropriate corrections on the spot during their rounds:**
A. Is effectively implementing the concept
B. Gains extra authority through the process
C. Shows appropriate leadership
D. Misunderstands LBWA
**- ANSWER: D. Misunderstands LBWA.**
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**8. When the administrator sees that the director of nursing is trying to pass as many duties as possible
to housekeeping, the administrator should conclude that the director of nursing is:**
A. Acting normally but needs oversight
B. Holding a grudge against housekeeping
C. Unwilling to cooperate
D. Wielding power effectively
**- ANSWER: A. Acting normally but needs oversight.**
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