Nursing Home Administrator Test Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions
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Nursing Home Administrator Test Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions
In a chance conversation with the owner of an 8 facility chain, the newly hired administrator for the oldest facility in the chain indicates that, because the mortgage is fully retired, the administrator will concentrate...
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In a chance conversation with the owner of an 8 facility chain, the newly hired administrator for the oldest facility in
the chain indicates that, because the mortgage is fully retired, the administrator will concentrate more on being an
effective than efficient since the quality indicators are all at or above the states average. The owner would be
A. be pleased
B. be distressed
C. be content
D. praise the newly hired administrator ANS B. be distressed
The medical supplies provider tells the administrator of a facility that has not paid bills for the past 3 months but is
now operating under a bankruptcy judge's approved plan for restructuring that no more deliveries will be made until
the past bills are paid fully. The medical supplies provider
A. is smart to cut losses at that point
B. does not understand how bankruptcy works
C. will now likely get his past due bills paid
D. is farsighted ANS B. does not understand how bankruptcy works
an administrator who adopts the leadership by walking around approach by walking through the facility once a week
and intently observing has
A. become an effective leader
B. chose a good management style
C. failed to understand LBWA
D. implemented a useful strategy ANS C. failed to understand LBWA
the candidate for administrator said that they use a variety of administrative styles but could not say exactly which
they would use in ever circumstance. The interviewer should be
A. favorably impressed
B. unfavorably impressed
C. concerned about possible indecisiveness
D. looking for one leadership style ANS A. favorably impressed
,the candidate for administrator indicated that they consistently chose the charismatic style of leadership. This should
_____ the interviewer
A. reassure
B. alert
C. confirm the candidate's qualifications to
D. please ANS B. alert
the department head was not surprised to learn that an employee had heard only the positive comments to the
employee and ignored the criticisms. The department head's grasp of the communication process is
A. deficient
B. appropriate
C. out of focus
D. inadequate ANS B. appropriate
congress and the federal rule makers behave as if the facility will run successfully if Congress and CMS cam write
enough rules. They are
A. incorrect
B. correct, according to behavior theory
C. pessimistic about the need for rules
D. correct, according to emerging management theory ANS A. incorrect
the administrator insists that a timely copy of all reports generated within the facility come across their desk before
anyone signs them. The administrator is
A. not rationalizing their management information system
B. making appropriate and desirable requests
C. exercising good judgement
D. initiating an appropriate management information system ANS A. not rationalizing their management
information system
Worried about the level of actual resident care achieved in the facility, the administrator directs the nurse to spend
less time charting and more time focusing on the effectiveness of care being given to the residents. The likely result
will be___
A. better resident care and possibly increased deficiency citations
B. better resident care and decreased deficiency citations
,C. no real improvement in resident care and decreased charting
D. greater sensitivity to residents' needs and better documentation ANS A. better resident care and possibly
increased deficiency citations
the administrator who takes steps that ensure that the goals are accomplished and that each job is done as planned is
successfully
A. getting results
B. improving outputs
C. controlling quality
D. sensing organizational needs ANS C. controlling quality
the administrator who conducts a national search for a DON position and interviews 20 candidates from 7 different
surrounding states by phone is engaged in the managerial functions of
A. directing personnel development
B. staffing
C. broad personnel searches
D. in depth interviewing ANS B. staffing
Giving every employee the space to innovate at least a little; listening to residents and acting on their ideas; and
wandering around with residents, staff, and suppliers are examples of the difficult-to-achieve ________
A. long range goals
B. short range goals
C. commonsense, obvious goals
D. typical facility approach ANS C. commonsense, obvious goals
In a facility of 120 beds, the administrator ____personally performs each of the management tasks.
A. need not
B. should
C. over a month will
D. over a year will ANS A. need not
A licensed person responsible for formulating and enforcing policies that will be applied to an entire facility is
thought of as a/an ____
, a. upper-level management
b. senior administration
c. board member
d. owner ANS a. upper level management
In the typical nursing facility, the decision-making process is _______ establishment of lower, middle, and upper
levels of management.
A. noticeably more complicated than the simple
B. normally accomplished by the
C. successful if the ownership ensures effective
D. rendered relatively uncomplicated through ANS a. noticeably more complicated than the simple
when a NP who is more highly qualified than the DON, gives orders to nurses in the hallways, the DON should feel
a. reaffirmed
b. undermined
c. that quality of care is being reinforced
d. that a useful support system is functioning ANS b. undermined
As a generalization, it can be asserted that management success belongs to those who ____
a. successfully prepare for the future
b. are reactive on every front
c. constantly take initiatives
d. conserve resources ANS a. successfully prepare for the future
historically, nursing facility administrators made long-range projections during periods of relative stability. today's
rate of change (surrounding pay-for-performance initiatives, value-based purchasing demonstrations, and other
initiatives) is __
a. slowly moving
b. under intense scrutiny
c. exponential
d. rapid due to social change ANS c. exponential
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