Nursing Home Administrators Test
Federal
Assistant to the administrator - correct answer-Among the following positions, the
_________ has no authority to make decisions for the facility.
The administrator - correct answer-Decisions made by persons on the staff to whom the
administrator has delegated line authority are, in the final analysis, regarded as decisions
by__________.
Undermined - correct answer-When the nurse practioner , who is more highly qualified then
the director of nursing, gives orders to nurses in the hallways, the director of nurses should
feel________.
Paying too much for acquisitions in 1998 and 1999 - correct answer-The most likely single
cause for the series of bankruptcies among larger nursing home chains around the year
2000 was ______.
Be distressed - correct answer-In a chance conversation with the owner of an eight facility
chain, the newly hired administrator for the oldest facility in the chain indicates that, because
the mortgage was fully retired, the Administrator will concentrate more on being effective
than efficient since quality indicators are all at or above the state average. The owner would
likely_______.
Seek a new Administrator - correct answer-Occupancy a facility A has been a steady 70%
since the prospective payment system was introduced. Two weeks ago, a new 120 bed,
equally equip facility open several blocks away. Facility A administrator tells the admissions
counselor to continue the usual recruitment approach. The chain owners ought
to_________.
Were highly unusual - correct answer-Bankruptcies among larger nursing home chains prior
to 2000________.
Were more bundled - correct answer-Under the Prospective Payment System, nursing
facilities' reimbursed costs _________.
Shifted more costs into nursing facilities - correct answer-In recent years, Medicare
has_______.
Seek a new DON - correct answer-The nurse newly promoted to director of nursing insists
on giving four RN hours of patient care each day on the Alzheimer's wing in the 175 bed
facility. The administrator should_______.
, Is out of touch - correct answer-The applicant for the administrator position in a facility near a
large teaching hospital insists that, as before in his rural facility, if hired he would not let the
Medicare reimbursement policies affect his case mix. This applicant_________.
Be forewarned - correct answer-The newly hired assistant to the administrator insists that
the organizational chart dotted line between this position and the Department of Nursing be
a solid line. The administrator should_________.
Does not know how bankruptcy works - correct answer-The medical supplies provider tells
the administrator of the facility that has not paid bills for the last three months but is now
operating under a bankruptcy judges approval plan for reconstructon that no more deliveries
will be made until past dues are fully paid. The medical supplies provider
Failed to understand LBWA - correct answer-An administrator who adopts the
leadership-by-walking-around approach by walking through the facility weekly and intently
observing has _______.
Does not understand LBWA - correct answer-The nursing facility administrator who, using
the leadership-by-walking technique, succeeds in actually making appropriate corrections on
the spot during her rounds________.
Likely to be about level - correct answer-The rate of increase in the total number of nursing
facilities in the United States during the years 2008 to 2012 is_________.
Continue to interview candidates - correct answer-The applicant for administrator of the
facility insist that he has successfully use Democratic leader ship to the exclusion of all other
leadership styles. The interviewer should________.
Favorably impressed - correct answer-Candidate for administrator said that she used a
variety of administrative styles, but could not say exactly which one she would use in every
circumstance. The interviewer should be______.
alert - correct answer-The candidate for administrator indicated that he consistently chose
the charismatic style of leadership. This should___________ the interviewer.
Is perhaps triple that of the more typical patient. - correct answer-The cost of providing sub
acute care to nursing home residents
Anticipate problems - correct answer-The nurse supervisor who had just been appointed
director of nursing announced at the first department head meeting that she had circulated a
memo among the nurses that only formal communications were to be allowed in the nursing
department. The administrator should___________.
Appropriate - correct answer-The department head was not surprised to learn that an
employee had heard only the positive comments to the employee and ignore the criticisms.
The department heads grasp of the communication process is ___________.
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Assistant to the administrator - correct answer-Among the following positions, the
_________ has no authority to make decisions for the facility.
The administrator - correct answer-Decisions made by persons on the staff to whom the
administrator has delegated line authority are, in the final analysis, regarded as decisions
by__________.
Undermined - correct answer-When the nurse practioner , who is more highly qualified then
the director of nursing, gives orders to nurses in the hallways, the director of nurses should
feel________.
Paying too much for acquisitions in 1998 and 1999 - correct answer-The most likely single
cause for the series of bankruptcies among larger nursing home chains around the year
2000 was ______.
Be distressed - correct answer-In a chance conversation with the owner of an eight facility
chain, the newly hired administrator for the oldest facility in the chain indicates that, because
the mortgage was fully retired, the Administrator will concentrate more on being effective
than efficient since quality indicators are all at or above the state average. The owner would
likely_______.
Seek a new Administrator - correct answer-Occupancy a facility A has been a steady 70%
since the prospective payment system was introduced. Two weeks ago, a new 120 bed,
equally equip facility open several blocks away. Facility A administrator tells the admissions
counselor to continue the usual recruitment approach. The chain owners ought
to_________.
Were highly unusual - correct answer-Bankruptcies among larger nursing home chains prior
to 2000________.
Were more bundled - correct answer-Under the Prospective Payment System, nursing
facilities' reimbursed costs _________.
Shifted more costs into nursing facilities - correct answer-In recent years, Medicare
has_______.
Seek a new DON - correct answer-The nurse newly promoted to director of nursing insists
on giving four RN hours of patient care each day on the Alzheimer's wing in the 175 bed
facility. The administrator should_______.
, Is out of touch - correct answer-The applicant for the administrator position in a facility near a
large teaching hospital insists that, as before in his rural facility, if hired he would not let the
Medicare reimbursement policies affect his case mix. This applicant_________.
Be forewarned - correct answer-The newly hired assistant to the administrator insists that
the organizational chart dotted line between this position and the Department of Nursing be
a solid line. The administrator should_________.
Does not know how bankruptcy works - correct answer-The medical supplies provider tells
the administrator of the facility that has not paid bills for the last three months but is now
operating under a bankruptcy judges approval plan for reconstructon that no more deliveries
will be made until past dues are fully paid. The medical supplies provider
Failed to understand LBWA - correct answer-An administrator who adopts the
leadership-by-walking-around approach by walking through the facility weekly and intently
observing has _______.
Does not understand LBWA - correct answer-The nursing facility administrator who, using
the leadership-by-walking technique, succeeds in actually making appropriate corrections on
the spot during her rounds________.
Likely to be about level - correct answer-The rate of increase in the total number of nursing
facilities in the United States during the years 2008 to 2012 is_________.
Continue to interview candidates - correct answer-The applicant for administrator of the
facility insist that he has successfully use Democratic leader ship to the exclusion of all other
leadership styles. The interviewer should________.
Favorably impressed - correct answer-Candidate for administrator said that she used a
variety of administrative styles, but could not say exactly which one she would use in every
circumstance. The interviewer should be______.
alert - correct answer-The candidate for administrator indicated that he consistently chose
the charismatic style of leadership. This should___________ the interviewer.
Is perhaps triple that of the more typical patient. - correct answer-The cost of providing sub
acute care to nursing home residents
Anticipate problems - correct answer-The nurse supervisor who had just been appointed
director of nursing announced at the first department head meeting that she had circulated a
memo among the nurses that only formal communications were to be allowed in the nursing
department. The administrator should___________.
Appropriate - correct answer-The department head was not surprised to learn that an
employee had heard only the positive comments to the employee and ignore the criticisms.
The department heads grasp of the communication process is ___________.
