age 1 of 131
NAB Core FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED
PASS <RECENT VERSION>
Residency Agreement ......ANSWER........Written, legally
enforceable agreement between a facility and an individual (or
their legal representative) who is receiving services in a care
residential setting
Service Plan ......ANSWER........Written, individualized plan for
services developed by a service planning team and the care
recipient or the care recipient's legal representative, that reflects
the care recipient capabilities, choices, and if necessary,
applicable, measurable goals, and managed risk issues
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Risk Agreement ......ANSWER........Process where a care
recipient's high-risk behavior or choices are reviewed with the
care recipient. Alternatives to and consequences of the behavior
or choices are explained to the care recipient and the care
recipient's decision to modify behavior or accept the
consequences is documented.
Pediatric home health care ......ANSWER........Home health care
that is provided to children with illnesses and special needs.
Data Assessment and Verification (DAVE)
......ANSWER........Program administered by CMS designed to
ensure accuracy of MDS data accomplished through data
analysis, off-site review, on-site review, and provider education.
Case Mix ......ANSWER........A system that uses residents (patient)
attributes (e.g. functional status in ADLs or cognitive abilities) to
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classify residents (patients) for purposes such as reimbursement
OR a measure of the intensity of care and services used by a
group of residents in a nursing facility.
Resource Utilization Groups (RUGs) ......ANSWER........A collection
of nursing facility care recipient classification systems used in a
variety of case mix indexed reimbursement systems. Using
assessment tools like the MDS 3.0, these systems group care
recipients by expected level of resource utilization, usually
based upon staff time measurements per care recipient per day.
Substantial Compliance ......ANSWER........Minor deficiencies or
violations, but a facility generally meets the intent of federal or
state regulations. On the Federal Enforcement Grid, this equates
to boxes A-C.
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Nursing Home Quality Improvement Initiative ......ANSWER........A
program of CMS and the U.S, Department of Health and Human
Services that compiles information about nursing home care
recipients on eight situations/conditions called quality measures
(QM) and makes the information available to consumers.
Bed Hold Policy ......ANSWER........In skilled nursing facilities, the
length of time the facility will hold a resident's bed in case he or
she has to leave the facility for care elsewhere, such as a
hospital, or for any other reason.
Skilled Nursing Care ......ANSWER........Care given or supervised
by registered nurses. Nurses provide direct care; manage,
observe, and evaluate a patient's care; and teach the patient
and his or her family caregiver when appropriate.
NAB Core FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED
PASS <RECENT VERSION>
Residency Agreement ......ANSWER........Written, legally
enforceable agreement between a facility and an individual (or
their legal representative) who is receiving services in a care
residential setting
Service Plan ......ANSWER........Written, individualized plan for
services developed by a service planning team and the care
recipient or the care recipient's legal representative, that reflects
the care recipient capabilities, choices, and if necessary,
applicable, measurable goals, and managed risk issues
,age 2 of 131
Risk Agreement ......ANSWER........Process where a care
recipient's high-risk behavior or choices are reviewed with the
care recipient. Alternatives to and consequences of the behavior
or choices are explained to the care recipient and the care
recipient's decision to modify behavior or accept the
consequences is documented.
Pediatric home health care ......ANSWER........Home health care
that is provided to children with illnesses and special needs.
Data Assessment and Verification (DAVE)
......ANSWER........Program administered by CMS designed to
ensure accuracy of MDS data accomplished through data
analysis, off-site review, on-site review, and provider education.
Case Mix ......ANSWER........A system that uses residents (patient)
attributes (e.g. functional status in ADLs or cognitive abilities) to
,age 3 of 131
classify residents (patients) for purposes such as reimbursement
OR a measure of the intensity of care and services used by a
group of residents in a nursing facility.
Resource Utilization Groups (RUGs) ......ANSWER........A collection
of nursing facility care recipient classification systems used in a
variety of case mix indexed reimbursement systems. Using
assessment tools like the MDS 3.0, these systems group care
recipients by expected level of resource utilization, usually
based upon staff time measurements per care recipient per day.
Substantial Compliance ......ANSWER........Minor deficiencies or
violations, but a facility generally meets the intent of federal or
state regulations. On the Federal Enforcement Grid, this equates
to boxes A-C.
, age 4 of 131
Nursing Home Quality Improvement Initiative ......ANSWER........A
program of CMS and the U.S, Department of Health and Human
Services that compiles information about nursing home care
recipients on eight situations/conditions called quality measures
(QM) and makes the information available to consumers.
Bed Hold Policy ......ANSWER........In skilled nursing facilities, the
length of time the facility will hold a resident's bed in case he or
she has to leave the facility for care elsewhere, such as a
hospital, or for any other reason.
Skilled Nursing Care ......ANSWER........Care given or supervised
by registered nurses. Nurses provide direct care; manage,
observe, and evaluate a patient's care; and teach the patient
and his or her family caregiver when appropriate.
