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NAB Exam - NHA LOS Line of Service ACTUAL
VERIFIED EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE.pdf
Occupancy of Facility A has been a steady 70% since the
Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) was introduced.
Two weeks ago, a new 120-bed, equally equipped facility
opened several blocks away. The Facility A administrator
tells the admissions counselor to continue the usual
recruitment approach. The chain owners ought to _____.
A. Rest comfortably
B. Seek a new administrator
C. Appoint a new admissions counselor
D. Take no action - Answer-B. Seek a new administrator.
The administrator fails to anticipate that the occupancy
rate of the facility is likely to fall and that, in any case, with
the new competition a new approach to admissions will
most likely be necessary. The administrator is failing to
react appropriately to changes in the environment that will
likely impact the facility.
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The nurse newly promoted to director of nursing insists on
personally giving four RN hours of resident care each day
on the Alzheimer's wing in the 175-bed facility. The
administrator should _____.
A. Praise the new director of nursing for their resident
centeredness
B. Appoint an assistant director of nursing
C. Adapt the job description to fit the director of nursing's
pattern
D. Seek a new director of nursing - Answer-D. Seek a new
director of nursing.
The director of nursing fails to understand that using
expensive RN hours when less expensive licensed
practical nurse (LPN) and certified nurse's assistant (CNA)
hours are the industry standard will be unsustainably
expensive for the facility. Additionally, the director of
nursing is not a direct care role, and their time should be
spent in other applicable areas for their position.
The newly hired assistant to the administrator insists that
the organizational chart dotted line between this position
and the Department of Nursing should be a solid line. The
administrator should _____.
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A. Agree in general
B. Agree to this special case
C. Ask the director of nursing for their opinion
D. Be forewarned - Answer-D. Be forewarned.
The director of nursing normally reports directly to the
administrator. The assistant administrator wants too much
power or does not understand how normal nursing
facilities function
The nursing facility administrator who, using the
leadership by walking around (LBWA) technique,
succeeds in making appropriate corrections on the spot
during their rounds _____.
A. Is effectively implementing the concept
B. Gains additional power through the process
C. Exhibits appropriate leadership
D. Does not understand LBWA - Answer-D. Does not
understand LBWA.
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It is normally better to go through the chain of command
and let the employees' immediate supervisor request the
corrections.
When the administrator notices that the director of nursing
seeks to turn as many duties as possible over to
housekeeping, the administrator should conclude that the
director of nursing is _____.
A. Behaving normally, but worthy of oversight
B, Holding a grudge against housekeeping
C. Unwilling to be cooperative
D. Wielding power desirably - Answer-A. Behaving
normally, but worthy of oversight.
It is normal for the various departments such as nursing,
housekeeping, and dietary to seek to "turn over" as much
work to other departments as they can.
The administrator notices that incident reports are being
insufficiently filled out, but does nothing, believing that the
situation will likely correct itself. The administrator is
_____.
A. Practicing effective control
NAB Exam - NHA LOS Line of Service ACTUAL
VERIFIED EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE.pdf
Occupancy of Facility A has been a steady 70% since the
Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) was introduced.
Two weeks ago, a new 120-bed, equally equipped facility
opened several blocks away. The Facility A administrator
tells the admissions counselor to continue the usual
recruitment approach. The chain owners ought to _____.
A. Rest comfortably
B. Seek a new administrator
C. Appoint a new admissions counselor
D. Take no action - Answer-B. Seek a new administrator.
The administrator fails to anticipate that the occupancy
rate of the facility is likely to fall and that, in any case, with
the new competition a new approach to admissions will
most likely be necessary. The administrator is failing to
react appropriately to changes in the environment that will
likely impact the facility.
,2|Page
The nurse newly promoted to director of nursing insists on
personally giving four RN hours of resident care each day
on the Alzheimer's wing in the 175-bed facility. The
administrator should _____.
A. Praise the new director of nursing for their resident
centeredness
B. Appoint an assistant director of nursing
C. Adapt the job description to fit the director of nursing's
pattern
D. Seek a new director of nursing - Answer-D. Seek a new
director of nursing.
The director of nursing fails to understand that using
expensive RN hours when less expensive licensed
practical nurse (LPN) and certified nurse's assistant (CNA)
hours are the industry standard will be unsustainably
expensive for the facility. Additionally, the director of
nursing is not a direct care role, and their time should be
spent in other applicable areas for their position.
The newly hired assistant to the administrator insists that
the organizational chart dotted line between this position
and the Department of Nursing should be a solid line. The
administrator should _____.
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A. Agree in general
B. Agree to this special case
C. Ask the director of nursing for their opinion
D. Be forewarned - Answer-D. Be forewarned.
The director of nursing normally reports directly to the
administrator. The assistant administrator wants too much
power or does not understand how normal nursing
facilities function
The nursing facility administrator who, using the
leadership by walking around (LBWA) technique,
succeeds in making appropriate corrections on the spot
during their rounds _____.
A. Is effectively implementing the concept
B. Gains additional power through the process
C. Exhibits appropriate leadership
D. Does not understand LBWA - Answer-D. Does not
understand LBWA.
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It is normally better to go through the chain of command
and let the employees' immediate supervisor request the
corrections.
When the administrator notices that the director of nursing
seeks to turn as many duties as possible over to
housekeeping, the administrator should conclude that the
director of nursing is _____.
A. Behaving normally, but worthy of oversight
B, Holding a grudge against housekeeping
C. Unwilling to be cooperative
D. Wielding power desirably - Answer-A. Behaving
normally, but worthy of oversight.
It is normal for the various departments such as nursing,
housekeeping, and dietary to seek to "turn over" as much
work to other departments as they can.
The administrator notices that incident reports are being
insufficiently filled out, but does nothing, believing that the
situation will likely correct itself. The administrator is
_____.
A. Practicing effective control
