2026 NAB EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
AKWho is responsible for the overall functioning of the facility? - correct answer-upper management
Who is responsible for interacting directly with the board of directors and/or owners and multiple inspe
ctors - correct answer-upper management
Who is responsible for formulating policies that will be applied to the entire facility - correct answer-
upper management
What position would be considered upper management? - correct answer-administrator
Who reports to upper management? - correct answer-middle management
Who interacts with lower level managers? - correct answer-middle management
What position would be considered middle management? - correct answer-Director of Nursing
Who has direct supervisory responsibilities for the staff that actually does the work? - correct answer-
Lower-level management
What position(s) would be considered lower level management? - correct answer-
nurse supervisor or charge nurse
What type of authority does a person who is empowered by the administrator to make decisions have?
- correct answer-line authority
What role is considered a line position? - correct answer-Director of Nurses
, What positions are expected to advise the administrator or appropriate others in the facility on what to
do, but they have been given no authority by the administrator to make decisions on behalf of the facil
ity? - correct answer-Staff Position
What are positions in a nursing facility that are considered staff positions? - correct answer-
accountant in business office
paid consultants (local pharmacists, registered dietitian)
What is forecasting? - correct answer-trend identification and analysis
What skills are needed for forecasting? - correct answer-
ability to accurately predict the future implications for the nursing facility of new trends to which the c
urrent environment may offer clues.
What will survival in the nursing home industry depend on? - correct answer-
ability to forecast the future and to learn entirely new ways of thinking, behaving, motivating, and com
municating in the nursing facility.
It will also depend on the ability and willingness to change.
What is the purpose of planning - correct answer-
provide an integrated decision system that, based on the changes forecast by the administrator, establis
hes the framework for all facility activities.
What are plans? - correct answer-statements of the organizational goals of the facility
What is strategic planning? - correct answer-
process of analyzing the facility's competitive position, developing the strategic goals, devising a plan
of action, and allocating the resources that will best achieve those goals.
Whatx isx phasex onex inx planning?x -x correctx answer-
Decidex whatx oughtx tox bex done:x governmentalx permissions,x analyzingx thex competition,x factoringx inx eco
n
omicx considerations,x accountx forx marketingx concerns.
Whatx isx phasex twox inx planning?x -x correctx answer-
Setx shortx andx longx rangex goals
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
AKWho is responsible for the overall functioning of the facility? - correct answer-upper management
Who is responsible for interacting directly with the board of directors and/or owners and multiple inspe
ctors - correct answer-upper management
Who is responsible for formulating policies that will be applied to the entire facility - correct answer-
upper management
What position would be considered upper management? - correct answer-administrator
Who reports to upper management? - correct answer-middle management
Who interacts with lower level managers? - correct answer-middle management
What position would be considered middle management? - correct answer-Director of Nursing
Who has direct supervisory responsibilities for the staff that actually does the work? - correct answer-
Lower-level management
What position(s) would be considered lower level management? - correct answer-
nurse supervisor or charge nurse
What type of authority does a person who is empowered by the administrator to make decisions have?
- correct answer-line authority
What role is considered a line position? - correct answer-Director of Nurses
, What positions are expected to advise the administrator or appropriate others in the facility on what to
do, but they have been given no authority by the administrator to make decisions on behalf of the facil
ity? - correct answer-Staff Position
What are positions in a nursing facility that are considered staff positions? - correct answer-
accountant in business office
paid consultants (local pharmacists, registered dietitian)
What is forecasting? - correct answer-trend identification and analysis
What skills are needed for forecasting? - correct answer-
ability to accurately predict the future implications for the nursing facility of new trends to which the c
urrent environment may offer clues.
What will survival in the nursing home industry depend on? - correct answer-
ability to forecast the future and to learn entirely new ways of thinking, behaving, motivating, and com
municating in the nursing facility.
It will also depend on the ability and willingness to change.
What is the purpose of planning - correct answer-
provide an integrated decision system that, based on the changes forecast by the administrator, establis
hes the framework for all facility activities.
What are plans? - correct answer-statements of the organizational goals of the facility
What is strategic planning? - correct answer-
process of analyzing the facility's competitive position, developing the strategic goals, devising a plan
of action, and allocating the resources that will best achieve those goals.
Whatx isx phasex onex inx planning?x -x correctx answer-
Decidex whatx oughtx tox bex done:x governmentalx permissions,x analyzingx thex competition,x factoringx inx eco
n
omicx considerations,x accountx forx marketingx concerns.
Whatx isx phasex twox inx planning?x -x correctx answer-
Setx shortx andx longx rangex goals
