NAB Exam – Operations (Latest Update
) Questions with Correct
Answers {Grade A} 100% Verified
A facility of 120 residents with eight new admissions per month might _____ physical
therapy services.
A. Contract for
B. Provide in-house
C. Routinely send residents out for
D. Not offer - correct answer A. Contract for.
A facility of 100 residents may or may not have in-house physical, occupational, and
speech therapy (ST) services. There has been an ongoing debate over whether to
employ therapy providers in-house or hire an outside therapy contractor. As it stands
today, it seems that utilizing therapy contractors is more cost effective.
One way some facilities have bridged the gap between formal physical therapy given
and the "habilitative" care given daily by the nursing staff is to _____.
A. Place a physical therapist on staff
,B. Use an occupational therapist as well
C. Train all nurses in physical therapy
D. Establish a restorative nursing program led by a nurse - correct answer D.
Establish a restorative nursing program led by a nurse.
A method of bridging the potential gap between the therapist's work and the nursing
staff is to establish a restorative nursing program, usually undertaken by a nurse or
highly qualified aide specialized in this area. The restorative team works directly with
both the therapy staff and the nursing staff to ensure that efforts by the therapists are
successfully integrated into the activities of daily living of the residents.
Truly timely laboratory studies are _____ by the transporting and processing of samples
taken by qualified staff.
A. Made faster
B. Made slower
C. Made more efficient
D. Hampered - correct answer D. Hampered.
,Laboratory studies are still hampered by the transport and processing of the samples
by qualified personnel. However, we are seeing increased use of real-time testing by
laboratories that have equipment on-premises (or nearby) to provide quick
turnarounds on lab results, which are delivered via an internet portal and often
directly to the physician of record.
In the nursing facility, implanted ports, midline catheters, central-line catheters, and
epidural lines are part of _____.
A. Routine nursing
B. ICU nursing
C. Subacute care
D. New wave healthcare - correct answer C. Subacute care.
When nursing facilities admit subacute care residents, nurses must be proficient in
skills often considered to be within the expertise of hospital nurses. Among these
skills are the administration of intravenous (IV) medications through IV ports,
implanted ports, or midline catheters; advanced wound care; administration of high-
level antibiotics; enteral/parenteral feeding; nasopharyngeal aspiration; tracheostomy
, aspiration; insertion and replacement of suprapubic catheters; and a myriad of other
services.
Successful solutions to oral care in the facility will likely be linked to _____.
A. Training a local dentist
B. Paying a rate higher than the office rate
C. Retaining a dental director at perhaps $5.00 to $8.00 per resident per month
D. Arranging for care through the local dental school - correct answer C. Retaining a
dental director at perhaps $5.00 to $8.00 per resident per month.
Solutions to difficulties surrounding dental care vary, but successful ones will likely
include the appointment of a dental director in a structure like a part-time medical
director, with a similar monthly retainer fee. This dentist will make monthly visits,
perform needed care, and utilize third-party bill payers for the provided care.
A podiatrist is an important component of foot care in the nursing facility because
_____.
A. People like good care for their feet
) Questions with Correct
Answers {Grade A} 100% Verified
A facility of 120 residents with eight new admissions per month might _____ physical
therapy services.
A. Contract for
B. Provide in-house
C. Routinely send residents out for
D. Not offer - correct answer A. Contract for.
A facility of 100 residents may or may not have in-house physical, occupational, and
speech therapy (ST) services. There has been an ongoing debate over whether to
employ therapy providers in-house or hire an outside therapy contractor. As it stands
today, it seems that utilizing therapy contractors is more cost effective.
One way some facilities have bridged the gap between formal physical therapy given
and the "habilitative" care given daily by the nursing staff is to _____.
A. Place a physical therapist on staff
,B. Use an occupational therapist as well
C. Train all nurses in physical therapy
D. Establish a restorative nursing program led by a nurse - correct answer D.
Establish a restorative nursing program led by a nurse.
A method of bridging the potential gap between the therapist's work and the nursing
staff is to establish a restorative nursing program, usually undertaken by a nurse or
highly qualified aide specialized in this area. The restorative team works directly with
both the therapy staff and the nursing staff to ensure that efforts by the therapists are
successfully integrated into the activities of daily living of the residents.
Truly timely laboratory studies are _____ by the transporting and processing of samples
taken by qualified staff.
A. Made faster
B. Made slower
C. Made more efficient
D. Hampered - correct answer D. Hampered.
,Laboratory studies are still hampered by the transport and processing of the samples
by qualified personnel. However, we are seeing increased use of real-time testing by
laboratories that have equipment on-premises (or nearby) to provide quick
turnarounds on lab results, which are delivered via an internet portal and often
directly to the physician of record.
In the nursing facility, implanted ports, midline catheters, central-line catheters, and
epidural lines are part of _____.
A. Routine nursing
B. ICU nursing
C. Subacute care
D. New wave healthcare - correct answer C. Subacute care.
When nursing facilities admit subacute care residents, nurses must be proficient in
skills often considered to be within the expertise of hospital nurses. Among these
skills are the administration of intravenous (IV) medications through IV ports,
implanted ports, or midline catheters; advanced wound care; administration of high-
level antibiotics; enteral/parenteral feeding; nasopharyngeal aspiration; tracheostomy
, aspiration; insertion and replacement of suprapubic catheters; and a myriad of other
services.
Successful solutions to oral care in the facility will likely be linked to _____.
A. Training a local dentist
B. Paying a rate higher than the office rate
C. Retaining a dental director at perhaps $5.00 to $8.00 per resident per month
D. Arranging for care through the local dental school - correct answer C. Retaining a
dental director at perhaps $5.00 to $8.00 per resident per month.
Solutions to difficulties surrounding dental care vary, but successful ones will likely
include the appointment of a dental director in a structure like a part-time medical
director, with a similar monthly retainer fee. This dentist will make monthly visits,
perform needed care, and utilize third-party bill payers for the provided care.
A podiatrist is an important component of foot care in the nursing facility because
_____.
A. People like good care for their feet
