NAB CORE EXAM
All employees in a healthcare organization should be working toward the organization's
purpose, which described in the healthcare organization's:
1. articles of incorporation
2. governance body
3. organization charts
4. mission statement - CORRECT ANSWER-4. mission statement
PRN means:
1. administer as necessary
2. pain reducing narcotics
3. dispense at bedtime
4. care recipient refusal and noted - CORRECT ANSWER-1. administer as necessary
Changing a bathing schedule to meet the care recipient's time preference is an example
of:
1. permanent assignment
2. person-centered care
3. green living
4. time management - CORRECT ANSWER-2. person-centered care
Mrs. J has completed a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) form. A friend of hers comes to the
office, upset that Mrs. J has chosen to have a DNR, and asks for a copy of the DNR to
discuss it with Mrs. J. The staff should:
1. not release the DNR because it cannot be changed once it has been signed 2. call
Mrs. J's physician to release the form to the visitor
3. release the form so the friend can help Mrs. J understand the DNR
4. not release the form because of confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER-4. not release
the form because of confidentiality
Care recipients who elect to receive hospice benefits should receive:
1. pain relief and symptom management
2. notice that their stay can continue for a maximum of six months
3. additional life-sustaining services that are covered by Medicare
4. priority admission to an acute-care hospital - CORRECT ANSWER-3. additional life-
sustaining services that are covered by Medicare
One of the most commonly diagnosed mental illnesses in the elderly is:
1. depression
2. obsessive-compulsive disorder
, 3. schizophrenia
4. paranoia - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Depression
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) ensures a care
recipient's right to:
1. select and change their personal physician
2. request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of personal health information
3. select treatment options based on religious preference
4. designate who can make decisions on their behalf - CORRECT ANSWER-2. request
restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of personal health information
Larry is a care recipient at a healthcare organization. He has told several care recipients
he has cancer. Another care recipient comes to the office to learn more about Larry's
situation. Regarding Larry's personal information, staff:
1. must tell Larry not to discuss his condition with anyone but the physician
2. may not discuss Larry's situation without his permission
3. must explain to Larry about keeping his medical information confidential
4. can talk about Larry's situation to other care recipients - CORRECT ANSWER-2. may
not discuss Larry's situation without his permission
When a family is being interviewed regarding a provision of services, the first course of
action should be to: -
1. discuss the healthcare organization's rate structure
2. inquire about the potential care recipient's needs
3. give tour of the healthcare organization
4. talk about the healthcare organization's strengths compared to the competition's -
CORRECT ANSWER-2. inquire about the potential care recipient's needs
When marketing a healthcare organization, the market is considered to be all of the
individuals:
1. living within an established radius of the healthcare organization
2. enrolled in the Medicaid or Medicare programs
3. with a demand for their service of product
4. discharging from an acute care hospital - CORRECT ANSWER-3. with a demand for
their service of product
Ethics are the beliefs or attitudes that make up which kind of organizational values?
1. Humanitarian
2. Religious
3. Moral
4. Civic - CORRECT ANSWER-3. Moral
A cognitive care recipient, whose spouse is living, does not have an advance directive
or a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order. The care recipient's daughter has financial Power
,of Attorney, and the son has Healthcare of Power of Attorney. A DNR order can be
authorized by the:
1. care recipient's son
2. care recipient
3. care recipient's spouse
4. physician - CORRECT ANSWER-1. care recipient's son
Establishing and Implementing policies regarding the management and operations of a
healthcare organization is the responsibility of the:
1. department managers
2. chief executive officer
3. care recipient
4. governing body - CORRECT ANSWER-2. chief executive officer
Which of the following statements about care recipient needs is most accurate?
1. Most care recipients need to adjust to placement in a healthcare organization and to
adapt to the routines and patterns of the healthcare organization
2. The care recipient's needs are identified through a review of the care recipient's
physical, mental, and emotional history
3. The healthcare organization must seek to collaborate information provided by the
care recipient, since people tend to overlook their own shortcomings
4. Factors to be considered in identifying care recipient needs include former
occupation, leisure activities, and cultural factors - CORRECT ANSWER-2. The care
recipient's needs are identified through a review of the care recipient's physical, mental,
and emotional history
Hospice care is usually provided to those care recipients determined to be terminally ill
and who have approximately how long to live?
1. 1 month '
2. 3 months
3. 6 months
4. 12 months - CORRECT ANSWER-3. 6 months
An individual that a person can designate to make complex healthcare decisions on
their behalf is known as a:
1. personal representative
2. proxy decision maker
3. surrogate decision maker
4. legal representative - CORRECT ANSWER-4. legal representative
Alternatives to an advance directive include a:
1. living will, Healthcare Power of Attorney, and Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order
2. Durable Power of Attorney, last will and testament, and living trust
3. right of survivorship, Do Not resuscitate (DNR) order, and appointment of executor
, 4. living trust, living will, and medical order for life-sustaining treatment - CORRECT
ANSWER-1. living will, Healthcare Power of Attorney, and Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
order
A symptom of dehydration is:
1. difficulty walking
2. diarrhea
3. vomiting
4. poor skin turgor - CORRECT ANSWER-4. poor skin turgor
One goal of effective dementia care is to:
1. protect care recipients from all safety hazards regardless of abilities and needs
2. treat all care recipients the same to avoid favoritism and prevent staff from getting too
close to care recipients
3. provide personalized care based on knowledge of care recipients abilities and needs
4. ensure that all decisions are made by a care recipient's family members - CORRECT
ANSWER-3. provide personalized care based on knowledge of care recipients abilities
and needs
An administrator decides to have care recipients participate in menu planning and
grocery shopping. This policy would:
1. free staff members for other duties
2. violate sanitation regulations
3. reduce dietary costs
4. help care recipients to maintain a sense of involvement and of being needed -
CORRECT ANSWER-4. help care recipients to maintain a sense of involvement and of
being needed
ROM is an abbreviation for:
1. range of motion
2. rehabilitative outcome measurement
3. rehabilitative outcome management
4. range of measurement - CORRECT ANSWER-1. range of motion
What word is defined as an acquired, persistent impairment of intellectual function with
compromise in at least three spheres of mental activity?
1. Alzheimer's
2. Delirium
3. Dementia
4. Encephalopathy - CORRECT ANSWER-3. Dementia
Person-centered care is a transformation from an institutional model of care to a:
1. customer full-assist model
2. healthcare model
3. consumer-directed model
4. staff-directed model - CORRECT ANSWER-3. consumer-directed model
All employees in a healthcare organization should be working toward the organization's
purpose, which described in the healthcare organization's:
1. articles of incorporation
2. governance body
3. organization charts
4. mission statement - CORRECT ANSWER-4. mission statement
PRN means:
1. administer as necessary
2. pain reducing narcotics
3. dispense at bedtime
4. care recipient refusal and noted - CORRECT ANSWER-1. administer as necessary
Changing a bathing schedule to meet the care recipient's time preference is an example
of:
1. permanent assignment
2. person-centered care
3. green living
4. time management - CORRECT ANSWER-2. person-centered care
Mrs. J has completed a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) form. A friend of hers comes to the
office, upset that Mrs. J has chosen to have a DNR, and asks for a copy of the DNR to
discuss it with Mrs. J. The staff should:
1. not release the DNR because it cannot be changed once it has been signed 2. call
Mrs. J's physician to release the form to the visitor
3. release the form so the friend can help Mrs. J understand the DNR
4. not release the form because of confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER-4. not release
the form because of confidentiality
Care recipients who elect to receive hospice benefits should receive:
1. pain relief and symptom management
2. notice that their stay can continue for a maximum of six months
3. additional life-sustaining services that are covered by Medicare
4. priority admission to an acute-care hospital - CORRECT ANSWER-3. additional life-
sustaining services that are covered by Medicare
One of the most commonly diagnosed mental illnesses in the elderly is:
1. depression
2. obsessive-compulsive disorder
, 3. schizophrenia
4. paranoia - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Depression
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) ensures a care
recipient's right to:
1. select and change their personal physician
2. request restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of personal health information
3. select treatment options based on religious preference
4. designate who can make decisions on their behalf - CORRECT ANSWER-2. request
restrictions on certain uses and disclosures of personal health information
Larry is a care recipient at a healthcare organization. He has told several care recipients
he has cancer. Another care recipient comes to the office to learn more about Larry's
situation. Regarding Larry's personal information, staff:
1. must tell Larry not to discuss his condition with anyone but the physician
2. may not discuss Larry's situation without his permission
3. must explain to Larry about keeping his medical information confidential
4. can talk about Larry's situation to other care recipients - CORRECT ANSWER-2. may
not discuss Larry's situation without his permission
When a family is being interviewed regarding a provision of services, the first course of
action should be to: -
1. discuss the healthcare organization's rate structure
2. inquire about the potential care recipient's needs
3. give tour of the healthcare organization
4. talk about the healthcare organization's strengths compared to the competition's -
CORRECT ANSWER-2. inquire about the potential care recipient's needs
When marketing a healthcare organization, the market is considered to be all of the
individuals:
1. living within an established radius of the healthcare organization
2. enrolled in the Medicaid or Medicare programs
3. with a demand for their service of product
4. discharging from an acute care hospital - CORRECT ANSWER-3. with a demand for
their service of product
Ethics are the beliefs or attitudes that make up which kind of organizational values?
1. Humanitarian
2. Religious
3. Moral
4. Civic - CORRECT ANSWER-3. Moral
A cognitive care recipient, whose spouse is living, does not have an advance directive
or a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order. The care recipient's daughter has financial Power
,of Attorney, and the son has Healthcare of Power of Attorney. A DNR order can be
authorized by the:
1. care recipient's son
2. care recipient
3. care recipient's spouse
4. physician - CORRECT ANSWER-1. care recipient's son
Establishing and Implementing policies regarding the management and operations of a
healthcare organization is the responsibility of the:
1. department managers
2. chief executive officer
3. care recipient
4. governing body - CORRECT ANSWER-2. chief executive officer
Which of the following statements about care recipient needs is most accurate?
1. Most care recipients need to adjust to placement in a healthcare organization and to
adapt to the routines and patterns of the healthcare organization
2. The care recipient's needs are identified through a review of the care recipient's
physical, mental, and emotional history
3. The healthcare organization must seek to collaborate information provided by the
care recipient, since people tend to overlook their own shortcomings
4. Factors to be considered in identifying care recipient needs include former
occupation, leisure activities, and cultural factors - CORRECT ANSWER-2. The care
recipient's needs are identified through a review of the care recipient's physical, mental,
and emotional history
Hospice care is usually provided to those care recipients determined to be terminally ill
and who have approximately how long to live?
1. 1 month '
2. 3 months
3. 6 months
4. 12 months - CORRECT ANSWER-3. 6 months
An individual that a person can designate to make complex healthcare decisions on
their behalf is known as a:
1. personal representative
2. proxy decision maker
3. surrogate decision maker
4. legal representative - CORRECT ANSWER-4. legal representative
Alternatives to an advance directive include a:
1. living will, Healthcare Power of Attorney, and Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order
2. Durable Power of Attorney, last will and testament, and living trust
3. right of survivorship, Do Not resuscitate (DNR) order, and appointment of executor
, 4. living trust, living will, and medical order for life-sustaining treatment - CORRECT
ANSWER-1. living will, Healthcare Power of Attorney, and Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
order
A symptom of dehydration is:
1. difficulty walking
2. diarrhea
3. vomiting
4. poor skin turgor - CORRECT ANSWER-4. poor skin turgor
One goal of effective dementia care is to:
1. protect care recipients from all safety hazards regardless of abilities and needs
2. treat all care recipients the same to avoid favoritism and prevent staff from getting too
close to care recipients
3. provide personalized care based on knowledge of care recipients abilities and needs
4. ensure that all decisions are made by a care recipient's family members - CORRECT
ANSWER-3. provide personalized care based on knowledge of care recipients abilities
and needs
An administrator decides to have care recipients participate in menu planning and
grocery shopping. This policy would:
1. free staff members for other duties
2. violate sanitation regulations
3. reduce dietary costs
4. help care recipients to maintain a sense of involvement and of being needed -
CORRECT ANSWER-4. help care recipients to maintain a sense of involvement and of
being needed
ROM is an abbreviation for:
1. range of motion
2. rehabilitative outcome measurement
3. rehabilitative outcome management
4. range of measurement - CORRECT ANSWER-1. range of motion
What word is defined as an acquired, persistent impairment of intellectual function with
compromise in at least three spheres of mental activity?
1. Alzheimer's
2. Delirium
3. Dementia
4. Encephalopathy - CORRECT ANSWER-3. Dementia
Person-centered care is a transformation from an institutional model of care to a:
1. customer full-assist model
2. healthcare model
3. consumer-directed model
4. staff-directed model - CORRECT ANSWER-3. consumer-directed model
