FEDERAL NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR 266 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ACTUAL UPDATED REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
1) OBRA asserts some separate committees can be folded into the quality
improvement/assurance committee. Safety, Pharmacy and which committee
below can be added into QA/QI committee? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Infection Control
2) Nursing homes are responsible for obtaining and providing dental care for
residents. Who usually pays for dental services? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The resident or a family member
3) A facility is not allowed to charge a resident who is Medicaid and Medicare
eligible except for: - CORRECT ANSWER -Co-pays
4) You calculate the average percent of occupancy by: - CORRECT
ANSWER -Dividing the total census (occupied bed days) by the total number
of days, then multiply by 100
5) Resident's rights should be explained to the resident and or family member: -
CORRECT ANSWER -Prior to admission
6) In case of an emergency, when no attending or back up physician is
available, the decision as to who will attend to the resident is to be made by the:
- CORRECT ANSWER -Administrator
7) Federal law states that facilities must retain menus of food actually served for
at least: - CORRECT ANSWER -30 days
,8) A resident with a living will and DPOA specified she wants to receive heroic
measures if necessary. Six months later the resident requires CPR, but is now
incompetent and the son request CPR be withheld. What is the right thing to do?
- CORRECT ANSWER -Provide the CPR
9) A resident asks to see his chart. The doctor tells the nurse not to allow the
resident access to the chart. What do you do? - CORRECT ANSWER -Tell
the doctor the law gives the resident the right to view the medical records
10) Medical records belong to: - CORRECT ANSWER -Facility
11) When a resident passes away, the personal funds deposited with the facility
must be given to the resident's estate with a final accounting of the funds within:
- CORRECT ANSWER -30 days
12) The suffix "algia" refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER -Pain
13) Physical restraints must be removed: - CORRECT ANSWER -Every
two hours
14) Depression is one of many psychological changes related to the aging
process. Others include the following except for: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hearing loss
15) "Nosocomal" refers to - CORRECT ANSWER -Infection occurring
inside the facility (institutionalized)
17) A capital budget is mostly about: - CORRECT ANSWER -Equipment
and real estate
,18) Current debts are debts that are: - CORRECT ANSWER -Due within
one year
19) A ledger is a complete listing of: - CORRECT ANSWER -Accounts
payable and receivable
20) Which resource usually provides the least revenue for a nursing home? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Insurance
20) Past due accounts should not exceed: - CORRECT ANSWER -5%
21) All of the following are a cash expense except: - CORRECT ANSWER
-Depreciation
22) A pro forma is primarily - CORRECT ANSWER -A financial statement
or prediction
23) A function of management is controlling, which means: - CORRECT
ANSWER -Measuring outcomes against benchmarks, then responding
24) OBRA requires every facility to have: - CORRECT ANSWER -A
governing body - The Omnibus Reconciliation Act
25) Management by objectives means: - CORRECT ANSWER -A system
that determines goals and objectives
26) Policies are: - CORRECT ANSWER -General and flexible statements
that guid thinking
, 27) Procedures are: - CORRECT ANSWER -Not flexable
28) Short range (tactical) goals can be accomplished - CORRECT
ANSWER -In less than one year
29) Policies should be developed by the: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Governing body
30) The charge nurse is considered - CORRECT ANSWER -Line level
management
31) McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y discuss individual's: - CORRECT
ANSWER -Employees's attitudes towards work
32) Decision making requires all of the following except: - CORRECT
ANSWER -Controlling behavior
33) Public relations has been defined as: - CORRECT ANSWER -The
management of communications
34) Strategic Planning is: - CORRECT ANSWER -Long term plans based
on the organizations overall business objectives
35) Marketing should: - CORRECT ANSWER -Increase and maintain
census
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ACTUAL UPDATED REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
1) OBRA asserts some separate committees can be folded into the quality
improvement/assurance committee. Safety, Pharmacy and which committee
below can be added into QA/QI committee? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Infection Control
2) Nursing homes are responsible for obtaining and providing dental care for
residents. Who usually pays for dental services? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The resident or a family member
3) A facility is not allowed to charge a resident who is Medicaid and Medicare
eligible except for: - CORRECT ANSWER -Co-pays
4) You calculate the average percent of occupancy by: - CORRECT
ANSWER -Dividing the total census (occupied bed days) by the total number
of days, then multiply by 100
5) Resident's rights should be explained to the resident and or family member: -
CORRECT ANSWER -Prior to admission
6) In case of an emergency, when no attending or back up physician is
available, the decision as to who will attend to the resident is to be made by the:
- CORRECT ANSWER -Administrator
7) Federal law states that facilities must retain menus of food actually served for
at least: - CORRECT ANSWER -30 days
,8) A resident with a living will and DPOA specified she wants to receive heroic
measures if necessary. Six months later the resident requires CPR, but is now
incompetent and the son request CPR be withheld. What is the right thing to do?
- CORRECT ANSWER -Provide the CPR
9) A resident asks to see his chart. The doctor tells the nurse not to allow the
resident access to the chart. What do you do? - CORRECT ANSWER -Tell
the doctor the law gives the resident the right to view the medical records
10) Medical records belong to: - CORRECT ANSWER -Facility
11) When a resident passes away, the personal funds deposited with the facility
must be given to the resident's estate with a final accounting of the funds within:
- CORRECT ANSWER -30 days
12) The suffix "algia" refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER -Pain
13) Physical restraints must be removed: - CORRECT ANSWER -Every
two hours
14) Depression is one of many psychological changes related to the aging
process. Others include the following except for: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hearing loss
15) "Nosocomal" refers to - CORRECT ANSWER -Infection occurring
inside the facility (institutionalized)
17) A capital budget is mostly about: - CORRECT ANSWER -Equipment
and real estate
,18) Current debts are debts that are: - CORRECT ANSWER -Due within
one year
19) A ledger is a complete listing of: - CORRECT ANSWER -Accounts
payable and receivable
20) Which resource usually provides the least revenue for a nursing home? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Insurance
20) Past due accounts should not exceed: - CORRECT ANSWER -5%
21) All of the following are a cash expense except: - CORRECT ANSWER
-Depreciation
22) A pro forma is primarily - CORRECT ANSWER -A financial statement
or prediction
23) A function of management is controlling, which means: - CORRECT
ANSWER -Measuring outcomes against benchmarks, then responding
24) OBRA requires every facility to have: - CORRECT ANSWER -A
governing body - The Omnibus Reconciliation Act
25) Management by objectives means: - CORRECT ANSWER -A system
that determines goals and objectives
26) Policies are: - CORRECT ANSWER -General and flexible statements
that guid thinking
, 27) Procedures are: - CORRECT ANSWER -Not flexable
28) Short range (tactical) goals can be accomplished - CORRECT
ANSWER -In less than one year
29) Policies should be developed by the: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Governing body
30) The charge nurse is considered - CORRECT ANSWER -Line level
management
31) McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y discuss individual's: - CORRECT
ANSWER -Employees's attitudes towards work
32) Decision making requires all of the following except: - CORRECT
ANSWER -Controlling behavior
33) Public relations has been defined as: - CORRECT ANSWER -The
management of communications
34) Strategic Planning is: - CORRECT ANSWER -Long term plans based
on the organizations overall business objectives
35) Marketing should: - CORRECT ANSWER -Increase and maintain
census
