NAB Exam - NHA LOS Practice Exam 1
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm
OccupancynmofnmFacilitynmAnmhasnmbeennmanmsteadynm70%nmsincenmthenmPatien
tnmDrivennmPaymentnmModelnm(PDPM)nmwasnmintroduced.nmTwonmweeksnmag
o,nmanmnewnm120-
bed,nmequallynmequippednmfacilitynmopenednmseveralnmblocksnmaway.nmThenmF
acilitynmAnmadministratornmtellsnmthenmadmissionsnmcounselornmtonmcontinuenm
thenmusualnmrecruitmentnmapproach.nmThenmchainnmownersnmoughtnmtonm_____
.
A.nmRestnmcomfortably
B.nmSeeknmanmnewnmadministrator
C.nmAppointnmanmnewnmadmissionsnmcounselor
D.nmTakenmnonmactionnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
B.nmSeeknmanmnewnmadministrator.
Thenmadministratornmfailsnmtonmanticipatenmthatnmthenmoccupancynmratenmofnmth
enmfacilitynmisnmlikelynmtonmfallnmandnmthat,nminnmanynmcase,nmwithnmthenmnewnmco
mpetitionnmanmnewnmapproachnmtonmadmissionsnmwillnmmostnmlikelynmbenmnece
ssary.nmThenmadministratornmisnmfailingnmtonmreactnmappropriatelynmtonmchange
snminnmthenmenvironmentnmthatnmwillnmlikelynmimpactnmthenmfacility.
Thenmnursenmnewlynmpromotednmtonmdirectornmofnmnursingnminsistsnmonnmperso
nallynmgivingnmfournmRNnmhoursnmofnmresidentnmcarenmeachnmdaynmonnmthenmAlz
heimer'snmwingnminnmthenm175-
bednmfacility.nmThenmadministratornmshouldnm_____.
,A.nmPraisenmthenmnewnmdirectornmofnmnursingnmfornmtheirnmresidentnmcenteredn
ess
B.nmAppointnmannmassistantnmdirectornmofnmnursing
C.nmAdaptnmthenmjobnmdescriptionnmtonmfitnmthenmdirectornmofnmnursing'snmpatter
n
D.nmSeeknmanmnewnmdirectornmofnmnursingnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
D.nmSeeknmanmnewnmdirectornmofnmnursing.
Thenmdirectornmofnmnursingnmfailsnmtonmunderstandnmthatnmusingnmexpensivenm
RNnmhoursnmwhennmlessnmexpensivenmlicensednmpracticalnmnursenm(LPN)nmand
nmcertified nmnurse'snmassistantnm(CNA)nmhoursnmarenmthenmindustrynmstandardnm
willnmbenmunsustainablynmexpensivenmfornmthenmfacility.nmAdditionally,nmthenm
directornmofnmnursingnmisnmnotnmanmdirectnmcarenmrole,nmandnmtheirnmtimenmshoul
dnmbenmspentnminnmothernmapplicablenmareasnmfornmtheirnmposition.
Thenmnewlynmhirednmassistantnmtonmthenmadministratornminsistsnmthatnmthenmorg
anizationalnmchartnmdottednmlinenmbetweennmthisnmpositionnmandnmthenmDepart
mentnmofnmNursingnmshouldnmbenmanmsolidnmline.nmThenmadministratornmshouldn
m_____.
A.nmAgreenminnmgeneral
B.nmAgreenmtonmthisnmspecialnmcase
C.nmAsknmthenmdirectornmofnmnursingnmfornmtheirnmopinion
D.nmBenmforewarnednm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ D.nmBenmforewarned.
,Thenmdirectornmofnmnursingnmnormallynmreportsnmdirectlynmtonmthenmadministra
tor.nmThenmassistantnmadministratornmwantsnmtoonmmuchnmpowernmornmdoesnmno
tnmunderstandnmhownmnormalnmnursingnmfacilitiesnmfunction
Thenmnursingnmfacilitynmadministratornmwho,nmusingnmthenmleadershipnmbynmw
alkingnmaroundnm(LBWA)nmtechnique,nmsucceedsnminnmmakingnmappropriaten
mcorrectionsnmonnmthenmspotnmduring nmtheirnmroundsnm_____.
A.nmIsnmeffectivelynmimplementingnmthenmconcept
B.nmGainsnmadditionalnmpowernmthroughnmthenmprocess
C.nmExhibitsnmappropriatenmleadership
D.nmDoesnmnotnmunderstandnmLBWAnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
D.nmDoesnmnotnmunderstandnmLBWA.
Itnmisnmnormallynmbetternmtonmgonmthroughnmthenmchainnmofnmcommandnmandnmle
tnmthenmemployees'nmimmediatenmsupervisornmrequestnmthenmcorrections.
Whennmthenmadministratornmnoticesnmthatnmthenmdirectornmofnmnursingnmseeksnm
tonmturnnmasnmmanynmdutiesnmasnmpossiblenmovernmtonmhousekeeping,nmthenmad
ministratornmshouldnmconcludenmthatnmthenmdirectornmofnmnursingnmisnm_____.
A.nmBehavingnmnormally,nmbutnmworthynmofnmoversight
B,nmHoldingnmanmgrudgenmagainstnmhousekeeping
C.nmUnwillingnmtonmbenmcooperative
, D.nmWieldingnmpowernmdesirablynm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
A.nmBehavingnmnormally,nmbutnmworthynmofnmoversight.
Itnmisnmnormalnmfornmthenmvariousnmdepartmentsnmsuchnmasnmnursing,nmhouseke
eping,nmandnmdietarynmtonmseeknmtonm"turnnmover"nmasnmmuchnmworknmtonmothern
mdepartments nmasnmtheynmcan.
Thenmadministratornmnoticesnmthatnmincidentnmreportsnmarenmbeingnminsufficie
ntlynmfillednmout,nmbutnmdoesnmnothing,nmbelievingnmthatnmthenmsituationnmwillnm
likelynmcorrectnmitself.nmThenmadministratornmisnm_____.
A.nmPracticingnmeffectivenmcontrol
B.nmLikelynmtonmbenmcorrect
C.nmFailingnmtonmcontrolnmeffectively
D.nmRightnmtonmmonitornmthenmsituationnmfornmanmperiodnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔
✔ C.nmFailingnmtonmcontrolnmeffectively.
Correctlynmfilled-
outnmincidentnmreportsnmarenmanmmustnmfornmthenmfacilitynmandnmthisnmsituationnm
isnmnotnmlikelynmtonm"correctnmitself"nmwithoutnmthenmadministrator'snmactivenmi
ntervention.nmThisnmisnmanmverynmsignificantnmareanmofnmconcernnmandnmcannmq
uicklynmleadnmtonmimmediatenmjeopardynmlevelnmcitationsnmshouldnmitnmremainn
muncorrected.
nm nm nm nm nm nm nm
OccupancynmofnmFacilitynmAnmhasnmbeennmanmsteadynm70%nmsincenmthenmPatien
tnmDrivennmPaymentnmModelnm(PDPM)nmwasnmintroduced.nmTwonmweeksnmag
o,nmanmnewnm120-
bed,nmequallynmequippednmfacilitynmopenednmseveralnmblocksnmaway.nmThenmF
acilitynmAnmadministratornmtellsnmthenmadmissionsnmcounselornmtonmcontinuenm
thenmusualnmrecruitmentnmapproach.nmThenmchainnmownersnmoughtnmtonm_____
.
A.nmRestnmcomfortably
B.nmSeeknmanmnewnmadministrator
C.nmAppointnmanmnewnmadmissionsnmcounselor
D.nmTakenmnonmactionnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
B.nmSeeknmanmnewnmadministrator.
Thenmadministratornmfailsnmtonmanticipatenmthatnmthenmoccupancynmratenmofnmth
enmfacilitynmisnmlikelynmtonmfallnmandnmthat,nminnmanynmcase,nmwithnmthenmnewnmco
mpetitionnmanmnewnmapproachnmtonmadmissionsnmwillnmmostnmlikelynmbenmnece
ssary.nmThenmadministratornmisnmfailingnmtonmreactnmappropriatelynmtonmchange
snminnmthenmenvironmentnmthatnmwillnmlikelynmimpactnmthenmfacility.
Thenmnursenmnewlynmpromotednmtonmdirectornmofnmnursingnminsistsnmonnmperso
nallynmgivingnmfournmRNnmhoursnmofnmresidentnmcarenmeachnmdaynmonnmthenmAlz
heimer'snmwingnminnmthenm175-
bednmfacility.nmThenmadministratornmshouldnm_____.
,A.nmPraisenmthenmnewnmdirectornmofnmnursingnmfornmtheirnmresidentnmcenteredn
ess
B.nmAppointnmannmassistantnmdirectornmofnmnursing
C.nmAdaptnmthenmjobnmdescriptionnmtonmfitnmthenmdirectornmofnmnursing'snmpatter
n
D.nmSeeknmanmnewnmdirectornmofnmnursingnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
D.nmSeeknmanmnewnmdirectornmofnmnursing.
Thenmdirectornmofnmnursingnmfailsnmtonmunderstandnmthatnmusingnmexpensivenm
RNnmhoursnmwhennmlessnmexpensivenmlicensednmpracticalnmnursenm(LPN)nmand
nmcertified nmnurse'snmassistantnm(CNA)nmhoursnmarenmthenmindustrynmstandardnm
willnmbenmunsustainablynmexpensivenmfornmthenmfacility.nmAdditionally,nmthenm
directornmofnmnursingnmisnmnotnmanmdirectnmcarenmrole,nmandnmtheirnmtimenmshoul
dnmbenmspentnminnmothernmapplicablenmareasnmfornmtheirnmposition.
Thenmnewlynmhirednmassistantnmtonmthenmadministratornminsistsnmthatnmthenmorg
anizationalnmchartnmdottednmlinenmbetweennmthisnmpositionnmandnmthenmDepart
mentnmofnmNursingnmshouldnmbenmanmsolidnmline.nmThenmadministratornmshouldn
m_____.
A.nmAgreenminnmgeneral
B.nmAgreenmtonmthisnmspecialnmcase
C.nmAsknmthenmdirectornmofnmnursingnmfornmtheirnmopinion
D.nmBenmforewarnednm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔ D.nmBenmforewarned.
,Thenmdirectornmofnmnursingnmnormallynmreportsnmdirectlynmtonmthenmadministra
tor.nmThenmassistantnmadministratornmwantsnmtoonmmuchnmpowernmornmdoesnmno
tnmunderstandnmhownmnormalnmnursingnmfacilitiesnmfunction
Thenmnursingnmfacilitynmadministratornmwho,nmusingnmthenmleadershipnmbynmw
alkingnmaroundnm(LBWA)nmtechnique,nmsucceedsnminnmmakingnmappropriaten
mcorrectionsnmonnmthenmspotnmduring nmtheirnmroundsnm_____.
A.nmIsnmeffectivelynmimplementingnmthenmconcept
B.nmGainsnmadditionalnmpowernmthroughnmthenmprocess
C.nmExhibitsnmappropriatenmleadership
D.nmDoesnmnotnmunderstandnmLBWAnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
D.nmDoesnmnotnmunderstandnmLBWA.
Itnmisnmnormallynmbetternmtonmgonmthroughnmthenmchainnmofnmcommandnmandnmle
tnmthenmemployees'nmimmediatenmsupervisornmrequestnmthenmcorrections.
Whennmthenmadministratornmnoticesnmthatnmthenmdirectornmofnmnursingnmseeksnm
tonmturnnmasnmmanynmdutiesnmasnmpossiblenmovernmtonmhousekeeping,nmthenmad
ministratornmshouldnmconcludenmthatnmthenmdirectornmofnmnursingnmisnm_____.
A.nmBehavingnmnormally,nmbutnmworthynmofnmoversight
B,nmHoldingnmanmgrudgenmagainstnmhousekeeping
C.nmUnwillingnmtonmbenmcooperative
, D.nmWieldingnmpowernmdesirablynm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔ ✔
A.nmBehavingnmnormally,nmbutnmworthynmofnmoversight.
Itnmisnmnormalnmfornmthenmvariousnmdepartmentsnmsuchnmasnmnursing,nmhouseke
eping,nmandnmdietarynmtonmseeknmtonm"turnnmover"nmasnmmuchnmworknmtonmothern
mdepartments nmasnmtheynmcan.
Thenmadministratornmnoticesnmthatnmincidentnmreportsnmarenmbeingnminsufficie
ntlynmfillednmout,nmbutnmdoesnmnothing,nmbelievingnmthatnmthenmsituationnmwillnm
likelynmcorrectnmitself.nmThenmadministratornmisnm_____.
A.nmPracticingnmeffectivenmcontrol
B.nmLikelynmtonmbenmcorrect
C.nmFailingnmtonmcontrolnmeffectively
D.nmRightnmtonmmonitornmthenmsituationnmfornmanmperiodnm-nmcorrectnmanswer✔
✔ C.nmFailingnmtonmcontrolnmeffectively.
Correctlynmfilled-
outnmincidentnmreportsnmarenmanmmustnmfornmthenmfacilitynmandnmthisnmsituationnm
isnmnotnmlikelynmtonm"correctnmitself"nmwithoutnmthenmadministrator'snmactivenmi
ntervention.nmThisnmisnmanmverynmsignificantnmareanmofnmconcernnmandnmcannmq
uicklynmleadnmtonmimmediatenmjeopardynmlevelnmcitationsnmshouldnmitnmremainn
muncorrected.
