Free Arizona Nursing Home Administrator Exam Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

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1. 1A facility provides resident beds and continuous nursing services to people who do not need hospital care or direct daily physician care. How is the facility classified under Arizona's health care institution definitions?

   1. A. Residential care institution
   2. B. Nursing care institution
   3. C. Hospice service agency
   4. D. Freestanding urgent care center

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Section 36-401 defines a "Nursing care institution" as providing beds and nursing services to people needing continuous nursing services without hospital or direct daily physician care. These facts meet that definition; residential care lacks the continuous-nursing need, while an urgent care center or hospice service agency has a different statutory service role.

   Reference: Arizona Revised Statutes, § 36-401 — A.R.S. § 36-401(A)(37)

2. 2An Arizona administrator has legally changed her surname. How must she notify the Board?

   1. A. Submit written notice with the former and new name
   2. B. Give oral notice during the next inspection
   3. C. File notice only with the Department of Health Services
   4. D. Wait and report the change on the next renewal application

   Answer: A

   Explanation: R4-33-107 requires an administrator to "inform the Board in writing" The notice must include the new and former name, so written notice to the Board is required now.

   Reference: AAC Title 4 Chapter 33 — R4-33-107(A)-(C)

3. 3Who must establish an Arizona nursing care institution's scope of services in writing?

   1. A. The attending physician
   2. B. The director of nursing
   3. C. The governing authority
   4. D. The State Long-Term Care Ombudsman

   Answer: C

   Explanation: R9-10-403 directs the governing authority to "Establish, in writing" The governing authority owns this duty.

   Reference: Arizona Administrative Code Title 9. Health Services, Chapter 10. Department of Health Services; Health Care Institutions — R9-10-403(A)(2)

4. 4The owner of an Arizona nursing care institution is selecting the person who will supervise its operation. Which credential must that administrator hold?

   1. A. Arizona registered professional nurse license
   2. B. Arizona assisted living facility manager certificate
   3. C. Arizona nursing care institution administrator license
   4. D. Arizona physician license and medical director appointment

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Section 36-446.01 states that a nursing care institution "shall not operate in this state except under the supervision of an administrator licensed pursuant to this article." The required credential is the nursing care institution administrator license; credentials for other roles do not substitute for it.

   Reference: Arizona Revised Statutes, § 36-446.01 — A.R.S. § 36-446.01(A)

5. 5At the nursing care institution where an Arizona administrator is appointed, which credential display meets the Board rule?

   1. A. A photocopy of the license kept in the business office
   2. B. The current renewal receipt displayed conspicuously
   3. C. The original license stored in the administrator's personnel file
   4. D. The current renewal receipt posted without the original license

   Answer: B

   Explanation: R4-33-108 states that an administrator shall "current renewal receipt" at the institution of appointment. Both items must be conspicuously displayed.

   Reference: AAC Title 4 Chapter 33 — R4-33-108(A)

6. 6The appointed administrator is expected to be away from the premises for 35 calendar days. What must the governing authority do?

   1. A. Designate the director of nursing orally as temporary administrator
   2. B. Notify only the resident council of the extended absence
   3. C. Close admissions until the administrator returns
   4. D. Designate in writing a properly licensed acting administrator

   Answer: D

   Explanation: R9-10-403 requires a written designation of a licensed acting administrator when the administrator is "more than 30 calendar days" A 35-day expected absence meets that condition.

   Reference: Arizona Administrative Code Title 9. Health Services, Chapter 10. Department of Health Services; Health Care Institutions — R9-10-403(A)(6)

7. 7An individual plans to offer skilled nursing facility administration services in Arizona. Which license status permits that offer under § 36-446.01?

   1. A. Revoked Arizona administrator license pending reinstatement
   2. B. Lapsed Arizona administrator license with renewal pending
   3. C. Suspended Arizona administrator license under appeal
   4. D. Current Arizona administrator license in good standing

   Answer: D

   Explanation: Section 36-446.01 bars a person "whose license or certificate has lapsed or has been suspended or revoked" from offering to practice skilled nursing facility administration. The current valid administrator license in D avoids those expressly barred statuses; filing a renewal, appeal, or reinstatement request does not itself restore the credential.

   Reference: Arizona Revised Statutes, § 36-446.01 — A.R.S. § 36-446.01(C)

8. 8A licensed Arizona administrator receives a new fingerprint clearance card during the biennial period. Within what period must a front-and-back copy reach the Board?

   1. A. 5 days
   2. B. 7 days
   3. C. 10 days
   4. D. 30 days

   Answer: C

   Explanation: R4-33-109 requires action "Within 10 days" and specifies submission of a photocopy of the front and back of a new card. The applicable deadline is 10 days.

   Reference: AAC Title 4 Chapter 33 — R4-33-109(1)

9. 9What is Arizona's maximum routine interval for reviewing a nursing care institution's required policies and procedures?

   1. A. Once every 3 years
   2. B. Once every 4 years
   3. C. Once every 5 years
   4. D. Once every 6 years

   Answer: A

   Explanation: R9-10-403 requires that "at least once every three years" The routine interval cannot exceed three years.

   Reference: Arizona Administrative Code Title 9. Health Services, Chapter 10. Department of Health Services; Health Care Institutions — R9-10-403(C)(3)

10. 10Before admitting a new patient, an Arizona nursing care institution prepares the Arizona long-term care system information booklet. What delivery satisfies the statutory requirement?

    1. A. Give the booklet to the patient before admission and representative at admission
    2. B. Give the booklet to the patient and representative before admission
    3. C. Give the booklet to the representative before admission and patient at admission
    4. D. Give the booklet to the patient and representative at admission

    Answer: B

    Explanation: Section 36-447.01 says an institution "before admitting a patient, shall give the patient and his representative a booklet" about Arizona long-term care system services. Both recipients must receive it before admission; delaying either recipient until admission fails that timing.

    Reference: Arizona Revised Statutes, § 36-447.01 — A.R.S. § 36-447.01(A)