FEDERAL NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR
ACTUAL EXAM PREP 2026 AL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY A
GRADED WITH EXPERT FEEDBACK |NEW AND
REVISED
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? - ANSWER-
Infection Control
2) Nursing homes are responsible for obtaining and providing dental
care for residents. Who usually pays for dental services? - 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: - ANSWER- Co-pays
4) You calculate the average percent of occupancy by: - 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: - 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: - ANSWER- Administrator
7) Federal law states that facilities must retain menus of food actually
served for at least: - 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? - 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? - ANSWER- Tell the
doctor the law gives the resident the right to view the medical records
10) Medical records belong to: - 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: - ANSWER- 30 days
12) The suffix "algia" refers to: - ANSWER- Pain
13) Physical restraints must be removed: - ANSWER- Every two hours
,14) Depression is one of many psychological changes related to the
aging process. Others include the following except for: - ANSWER-
Hearing loss
15) "Nosocomal" refers to - ANSWER- Infection occurring inside the
facility (institutionalized)
17) A capital budget is mostly about: - ANSWER- Equipment and real
estate
18) Current debts are debts that are: - ANSWER- Due within one year
19) A ledger is a complete listing of: - ANSWER- Accounts payable and
receivable
20) Which resource usually provides the least revenue for a nursing
home? - ANSWER- Insurance
20) Past due accounts should not exceed: - ANSWER- 5%
21) All of the following are a cash expense except: - ANSWER-
Depreciation
22) A pro forma is primarily - ANSWER- A financial statement or
prediction
, 23) A function of management is controlling, which means: -
ANSWER- Measuring outcomes against benchmarks, then responding
24) OBRA requires every facility to have: - ANSWER- A governing
body - The Omnibus Reconciliation Act
25) Management by objectives means: - ANSWER- A system that
determines goals and objectives
26) Policies are: - ANSWER- General and flexible statements that guid
thinking
27) Procedures are: - ANSWER- Not flexable
28) Short range (tactical) goals can be accomplished - ANSWER- In less
than one year
29) Policies should be developed by the: - ANSWER- Governing body
30) The charge nurse is considered - ANSWER- Line level management
31) McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y discuss individual's: -
ANSWER- Employees's attitudes towards work
ACTUAL EXAM PREP 2026 AL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY A
GRADED WITH EXPERT FEEDBACK |NEW AND
REVISED
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? - ANSWER-
Infection Control
2) Nursing homes are responsible for obtaining and providing dental
care for residents. Who usually pays for dental services? - 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: - ANSWER- Co-pays
4) You calculate the average percent of occupancy by: - 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: - 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: - ANSWER- Administrator
7) Federal law states that facilities must retain menus of food actually
served for at least: - 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? - 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? - ANSWER- Tell the
doctor the law gives the resident the right to view the medical records
10) Medical records belong to: - 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: - ANSWER- 30 days
12) The suffix "algia" refers to: - ANSWER- Pain
13) Physical restraints must be removed: - ANSWER- Every two hours
,14) Depression is one of many psychological changes related to the
aging process. Others include the following except for: - ANSWER-
Hearing loss
15) "Nosocomal" refers to - ANSWER- Infection occurring inside the
facility (institutionalized)
17) A capital budget is mostly about: - ANSWER- Equipment and real
estate
18) Current debts are debts that are: - ANSWER- Due within one year
19) A ledger is a complete listing of: - ANSWER- Accounts payable and
receivable
20) Which resource usually provides the least revenue for a nursing
home? - ANSWER- Insurance
20) Past due accounts should not exceed: - ANSWER- 5%
21) All of the following are a cash expense except: - ANSWER-
Depreciation
22) A pro forma is primarily - ANSWER- A financial statement or
prediction
, 23) A function of management is controlling, which means: -
ANSWER- Measuring outcomes against benchmarks, then responding
24) OBRA requires every facility to have: - ANSWER- A governing
body - The Omnibus Reconciliation Act
25) Management by objectives means: - ANSWER- A system that
determines goals and objectives
26) Policies are: - ANSWER- General and flexible statements that guid
thinking
27) Procedures are: - ANSWER- Not flexable
28) Short range (tactical) goals can be accomplished - ANSWER- In less
than one year
29) Policies should be developed by the: - ANSWER- Governing body
30) The charge nurse is considered - ANSWER- Line level management
31) McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y discuss individual's: -
ANSWER- Employees's attitudes towards work
