Post-work NAB/RCAL Residential Care /
Health Facility Administrator Licensure
Exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Medicaid - Correct answers✔A government program that provides medical assistance to
lowincome individuals and families through federal funds granted to states.
Attitude - Correct answers✔A mental state or disposition that influences behavior and actions
without conscious thought.
Sunset - Correct answers✔A legal term referring to the closure of a state agency by the
government.
Kerr-Mills Act - Correct answers✔Legislation passed by Congress that allocated federal funds to
states for providing healthcare to the needy.
ALA - Correct answers✔Abbreviation for Assisted Living Administrator.
Stereotyping - Correct answers✔The act of forming a simplified and standardized perception or
attitude towards a group of people, assuming they share common characteristics and lack
individuality.
Hill-Burton Act - Correct answers✔The primary legislation that led to the development of the
nursing home industry.
, SSA - Correct answers✔Acronym for Social Security Act, which was amended in 1965 to
establish Medicare and Medicaid.
NAB - Correct answers✔Acronym for National Association of Long Term Care Administrator
Boards, an organization that oversees the licensing of long-term care administrators.
ECHO - Correct answers✔Abbreviation for Elders Cottage Housing Opportunity, a service that
provides temporary modular homes for the elderly on single-family properties.
Abnormal psychological change - Correct answers✔A significant memory loss that prevents an
individual from remembering important aspects of their life.
Resident Care Practices - Correct answers✔The most crucial aspect of providing care to
residents.
Urinary incontinence - Correct answers✔A condition characterized by the inability to control
urination, with five recognized types: stress, urge or reflex, overflow, functional, and mixed.
Discharge plan - Correct answers✔A plan that begins at admission and outlines the steps for a
resident's discharge from a facility.
Range of motion - Correct answers✔The extent to which a joint can be moved in various
directions.
Validation - Correct answers✔In validation theory, the process of reassuring and reaffirming a
person's feelings and thoughts by a staff member.