Texas Nursing Home Administrator Exam Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025 | Already Passed
OBRA '87 - ANSWER Skilled Nursing 24/7/minimum 8 hours of RN continuous
OBRA '90 - ANSWER Right to refuse medical treatment
PPO stands for - ANSWER "Preferred Provider Organization"
HMO stands for - ANSWER "Health Movement Organization"
HMO - ANSWER Must use specific health care provider
SNP stands for - ANSWER "Special Needs Plan"
SNP - ANSWER Specific condition to see physician
PFFS stands for - ANSWER Private fee for services
PFF - ANSWER Can go to any medicare approved physician
Elder Justice Act - ANSWER Ombudsman program (abuse, neglected)
Comprehensive Care Plan - ANSWER Within 21 days
Continuous Care - ANSWER Nurse/CNA 8-24 days
Retain medical records - ANSWER 5 years
Intermediate Care - ANSWER Resident do not need skilled care
Baseline Care Plan - ANSWER 48 hours
Copy of Medical Records Request by Resident - ANSWER 2 days
Remotivation Therapy - ANSWER Aims to engage a resident's interest in the
environment of the facility
QAA stands for - ANSWER Quality Assessment Assurance
QAA Committee must include... - ANSWER DNS, a physician designated by the
facility, and at least 3 other members of the facility staff
Environmental Cued Wandering - ANSWER Seeing a hallway
Physical Abuse - ANSWER Use of corporal punishment to control behavior
,Physician Assistant - ANSWER Diagnose and treat patients
Nurse practitioner - ANSWER Can perform examinations and prescribe
medications
Medication Aide - ANSWER Can pass meds and monitor BP, temp, and pulse while
under the supervision of an RN or LPN
Recreational wandering - ANSWER Need for more exercise
Late WSS ADL's - ANSWER Bed mobility, transfers toilet use, eating
Normal psychological changes in the elderly - ANSWER memory loss, depression,
confusion
Overflow - ANSWER enlarged prostate
Restraints must be removed how often and for how long? - ANSWER Every 2
hours for at least 10 minutes
Stress incontinence - ANSWER Sneezing, jumping
Monitor restraints every... - ANSWER 30 minutes
Bedridden - ANSWER Unable to stand or walk
Primary risk factors for decreased ROM - ANSWER Immobilization by being bed
ridden, unable to stand or walk
Ambulation - ANSWER able to walk
urge/reflex incontinence - ANSWER Sudden uncontrollable need to urinate
Transient incontinence - ANSWER r/t infection
Benign - ANSWER Non-recurrent or non-progressive
Congenital - ANSWER dates from birth
Hereditary - ANSWER Condition transferred genetically
Malignant - ANSWER Resists treatment
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - ANSWER Progressive disease affecting
motor neurons
Prognosis - ANSWER likely outcome of a condition
Chronic - ANSWER a long duration or recurring
, Degenerative - ANSWER Tissue or organs deteriorate
Symptom - ANSWER Perceptible change in the body or its function
If a resident lands on the ground due to a fall, this is considered... - ANSWER a
resident-to-resident. NOT A FALL
Modality - ANSWER Treat a disorder
Diagnosis - ANSWER Identifying a condition
Senile dementia - ANSWER Deteriorative mental state due to organic brain
damage that causes loss of memory
Functional dementia - ANSWER d/t brain damage
Urge/Reflex incontinence can be treated with... - ANSWER Medications
IPCP stands from - ANSWER Infection Prevention and Control Program
Communicable - ANSWER Spread by contact
Etiology - ANSWER Cause of disease
Turgor - ANSWER Rigidity or tightness of skin
Manula - ANSWER Official guideline
DEA stands for - ANSWER Drug Enforcement Act
NLRB stands for - ANSWER National Labor Relations Board
NLRB deals with relationship between.... - ANSWER employee and employer
Coaching - ANSWER Training while working
Rules - ANSWER Outing of Action
National percentage of RN's in combined nursing staff - ANSWER 12%
National percentage of CNA's in combined nursing staff - ANSWER 65%
National percentage of LPN's in combined nursing staff - ANSWER 22%
Nursing staff makes up what percentage of total staff - ANSWER 60%
"Nursing staff" consists of who? - ANSWER RN's, LPN's, CNA's
Reciprocal relations - ANSWER change in one part of the facility has an effect
across the organization
Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025 | Already Passed
OBRA '87 - ANSWER Skilled Nursing 24/7/minimum 8 hours of RN continuous
OBRA '90 - ANSWER Right to refuse medical treatment
PPO stands for - ANSWER "Preferred Provider Organization"
HMO stands for - ANSWER "Health Movement Organization"
HMO - ANSWER Must use specific health care provider
SNP stands for - ANSWER "Special Needs Plan"
SNP - ANSWER Specific condition to see physician
PFFS stands for - ANSWER Private fee for services
PFF - ANSWER Can go to any medicare approved physician
Elder Justice Act - ANSWER Ombudsman program (abuse, neglected)
Comprehensive Care Plan - ANSWER Within 21 days
Continuous Care - ANSWER Nurse/CNA 8-24 days
Retain medical records - ANSWER 5 years
Intermediate Care - ANSWER Resident do not need skilled care
Baseline Care Plan - ANSWER 48 hours
Copy of Medical Records Request by Resident - ANSWER 2 days
Remotivation Therapy - ANSWER Aims to engage a resident's interest in the
environment of the facility
QAA stands for - ANSWER Quality Assessment Assurance
QAA Committee must include... - ANSWER DNS, a physician designated by the
facility, and at least 3 other members of the facility staff
Environmental Cued Wandering - ANSWER Seeing a hallway
Physical Abuse - ANSWER Use of corporal punishment to control behavior
,Physician Assistant - ANSWER Diagnose and treat patients
Nurse practitioner - ANSWER Can perform examinations and prescribe
medications
Medication Aide - ANSWER Can pass meds and monitor BP, temp, and pulse while
under the supervision of an RN or LPN
Recreational wandering - ANSWER Need for more exercise
Late WSS ADL's - ANSWER Bed mobility, transfers toilet use, eating
Normal psychological changes in the elderly - ANSWER memory loss, depression,
confusion
Overflow - ANSWER enlarged prostate
Restraints must be removed how often and for how long? - ANSWER Every 2
hours for at least 10 minutes
Stress incontinence - ANSWER Sneezing, jumping
Monitor restraints every... - ANSWER 30 minutes
Bedridden - ANSWER Unable to stand or walk
Primary risk factors for decreased ROM - ANSWER Immobilization by being bed
ridden, unable to stand or walk
Ambulation - ANSWER able to walk
urge/reflex incontinence - ANSWER Sudden uncontrollable need to urinate
Transient incontinence - ANSWER r/t infection
Benign - ANSWER Non-recurrent or non-progressive
Congenital - ANSWER dates from birth
Hereditary - ANSWER Condition transferred genetically
Malignant - ANSWER Resists treatment
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - ANSWER Progressive disease affecting
motor neurons
Prognosis - ANSWER likely outcome of a condition
Chronic - ANSWER a long duration or recurring
, Degenerative - ANSWER Tissue or organs deteriorate
Symptom - ANSWER Perceptible change in the body or its function
If a resident lands on the ground due to a fall, this is considered... - ANSWER a
resident-to-resident. NOT A FALL
Modality - ANSWER Treat a disorder
Diagnosis - ANSWER Identifying a condition
Senile dementia - ANSWER Deteriorative mental state due to organic brain
damage that causes loss of memory
Functional dementia - ANSWER d/t brain damage
Urge/Reflex incontinence can be treated with... - ANSWER Medications
IPCP stands from - ANSWER Infection Prevention and Control Program
Communicable - ANSWER Spread by contact
Etiology - ANSWER Cause of disease
Turgor - ANSWER Rigidity or tightness of skin
Manula - ANSWER Official guideline
DEA stands for - ANSWER Drug Enforcement Act
NLRB stands for - ANSWER National Labor Relations Board
NLRB deals with relationship between.... - ANSWER employee and employer
Coaching - ANSWER Training while working
Rules - ANSWER Outing of Action
National percentage of RN's in combined nursing staff - ANSWER 12%
National percentage of CNA's in combined nursing staff - ANSWER 65%
National percentage of LPN's in combined nursing staff - ANSWER 22%
Nursing staff makes up what percentage of total staff - ANSWER 60%
"Nursing staff" consists of who? - ANSWER RN's, LPN's, CNA's
Reciprocal relations - ANSWER change in one part of the facility has an effect
across the organization
