NATIONAL NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR EXAM
FLASH CARDS | LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026 |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION.
1. During the applicant interview the primary purpose is to encourage the
applicant to as much information as possible about themselves except: Answer
- Political & Religious beliefs are not subjects that should be discussed with a
potential employee
2. A family is taking care of their Grandpa who has Alzheimer's disease. The
family wants to take a short vacation so they contact the LTC facility for a short
term stay called: Answer - Respite Care
3. An Advanced Directive is? Answer - Written instructions from residents
about the management and provision of care if they become incapacitated.
Example: Living Wills, DNR
4. Accounts Payable mean: Answer - Amounts owed to suppliers for goods and
services
5. How is Hepatitis B spread? Answer - Through blood and other body fluids
,6. Donabedian proposed that quality could be measured in terms of? Answer -
SPO - Structures, Processes, and Outcomes
7. The maintenance man is responsible to check and maintain the ice machine
so that there is always a good supply of ice for the resident's water pitchers. His
continuous checks and logs are called: Answer - Preventative Measures
8. What does Work Flow mean? Answer - The way work is organized to meet
organization's production or service goals
9. What is Capital Budget? Answer - A financial plan prepared to provide for
replacement or additions to property, plant, and equipment. These
expenditures are for assets which have a service life greater than 1 year.
10. Based on Abraham Maslow's theory on needs, what is the lowest level?
Answer - Physiological Needs - Lowest level of need, what must 1st be satisfied.
11. The 5 Star rating system provides a graphical representation of a nursing
homes high and low performance in 3 areas. What are those 3 areas? Answer -
Health inspections, Staffing, Quality Measures
12. Nursing Home that have a greater number of quality problems, more
serious problems than average and a demonstrated pattern of quality problem
are included in what initiative? Answer - Special Focus Facility (SFF) initiative
13. A "Nursing Facility" is defined as what? Answer - An institution (or a
distinct part of an institution) which is primarily engaged in providing skilled
nursing care and related services for residents who require medical or nursing
care, rehab services for the rehab of injured, disabled, or sick persons, or on a
regular basis, health-related care and services to individuals who because of
their mental or physical condition require care and services (above the level of
, room and board) which can be made available to them only through
institutional facilities, and is not primarily for the care and treatment of mental
diseases.
14. In order to receive payment under Medicare or Medicaid programs, SNF's
or NF's are required to be in compliance with what? Answer - SNFs and NFs are
required to be in compliance with the requirements at 42 CFR Part 483,
Subpart B, to receive payment under the Medicare or Medicaid programs.
15. What are the 2 types of Standard Survey's? Answer - Traditional and QIS
16. Cost of acquiring a depreciable asset, which includes the purchase price,
taxes, shipping, assembly and installation. Answer - Historical Cost or
Acquisition Cost
17. Based on Abraham Maslow's theory on needs, of the follow what is the
highest level? Answer - Self-Actualization
18. Which Act requires a business to make a reasonable accommodation for a
person who has a qualified disability, unless the accommodation would place
an undue hardship on the employer? Answer - The Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) of 1991
19. The type of law that focuses on the rights and duties between people in
areas related to contracts and torts? Answer - Civil Law
20. What is the difference between a:
- Board of Directors
- Board of Trustees Answer - Board of Directors govern FOR-PROFIT
organizations
FLASH CARDS | LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026 |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION.
1. During the applicant interview the primary purpose is to encourage the
applicant to as much information as possible about themselves except: Answer
- Political & Religious beliefs are not subjects that should be discussed with a
potential employee
2. A family is taking care of their Grandpa who has Alzheimer's disease. The
family wants to take a short vacation so they contact the LTC facility for a short
term stay called: Answer - Respite Care
3. An Advanced Directive is? Answer - Written instructions from residents
about the management and provision of care if they become incapacitated.
Example: Living Wills, DNR
4. Accounts Payable mean: Answer - Amounts owed to suppliers for goods and
services
5. How is Hepatitis B spread? Answer - Through blood and other body fluids
,6. Donabedian proposed that quality could be measured in terms of? Answer -
SPO - Structures, Processes, and Outcomes
7. The maintenance man is responsible to check and maintain the ice machine
so that there is always a good supply of ice for the resident's water pitchers. His
continuous checks and logs are called: Answer - Preventative Measures
8. What does Work Flow mean? Answer - The way work is organized to meet
organization's production or service goals
9. What is Capital Budget? Answer - A financial plan prepared to provide for
replacement or additions to property, plant, and equipment. These
expenditures are for assets which have a service life greater than 1 year.
10. Based on Abraham Maslow's theory on needs, what is the lowest level?
Answer - Physiological Needs - Lowest level of need, what must 1st be satisfied.
11. The 5 Star rating system provides a graphical representation of a nursing
homes high and low performance in 3 areas. What are those 3 areas? Answer -
Health inspections, Staffing, Quality Measures
12. Nursing Home that have a greater number of quality problems, more
serious problems than average and a demonstrated pattern of quality problem
are included in what initiative? Answer - Special Focus Facility (SFF) initiative
13. A "Nursing Facility" is defined as what? Answer - An institution (or a
distinct part of an institution) which is primarily engaged in providing skilled
nursing care and related services for residents who require medical or nursing
care, rehab services for the rehab of injured, disabled, or sick persons, or on a
regular basis, health-related care and services to individuals who because of
their mental or physical condition require care and services (above the level of
, room and board) which can be made available to them only through
institutional facilities, and is not primarily for the care and treatment of mental
diseases.
14. In order to receive payment under Medicare or Medicaid programs, SNF's
or NF's are required to be in compliance with what? Answer - SNFs and NFs are
required to be in compliance with the requirements at 42 CFR Part 483,
Subpart B, to receive payment under the Medicare or Medicaid programs.
15. What are the 2 types of Standard Survey's? Answer - Traditional and QIS
16. Cost of acquiring a depreciable asset, which includes the purchase price,
taxes, shipping, assembly and installation. Answer - Historical Cost or
Acquisition Cost
17. Based on Abraham Maslow's theory on needs, of the follow what is the
highest level? Answer - Self-Actualization
18. Which Act requires a business to make a reasonable accommodation for a
person who has a qualified disability, unless the accommodation would place
an undue hardship on the employer? Answer - The Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) of 1991
19. The type of law that focuses on the rights and duties between people in
areas related to contracts and torts? Answer - Civil Law
20. What is the difference between a:
- Board of Directors
- Board of Trustees Answer - Board of Directors govern FOR-PROFIT
organizations
