COLORADO NHA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Can physical and chemical restraints be used - ✔✔only upon the order of a
physician and only when necessary to prevent injury to the resident or others, based on
a physical, functional, emotional and medication assessment.
✔✔What is a safety device - ✔✔used to protect the resident from injury to self, maintain
body alignment, or facilitate comfort (such as an alarm, helmet or pillow)
✔✔Each month what categories shall activities be included - ✔✔social/recreational
intellectual
physical
spiritual
creative
✔✔What is the requirement for activities staff - ✔✔Activity professional certified by the
National Certification Council for Activity Professionals as an Activity Director Certified
or Activity Consultant Certified
An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant meeting the requirements
for certification by the American Occupational Therapy Association and having at least
one year of experience in providing activity programming in a long term care facility
A therapeutic recreation specialist by the National Therapeutic Recreation Society
having at least one year of experience in providing activity programming in a long term
care facility
A person with a Master's or Bachelor's degree in social or behavioral sciences who has
at least one year of experience in providing activity programming in a long term care
facility
A person who has completed, within one year of employment, a training course for
activity professionals in an accredited state facility and who has at least two years
experience in social or recreational program work.
, A person with monthly consultation from a person meeting the qualifications set forth
above
✔✔What does the facility need to provide for space and equipment for activities -
✔✔activities and recreation area and provide at least books, current newspapers,
games, stationary, radio and television
✔✔Who is responsible for dietary services - ✔✔dietician or person qualified by training
and experience
✔✔If the facility does not employ a dietician what must they do - ✔✔provide a
consultation from a registered dietician or a person eligible for registration who meets
the American Dietetic Association's qualifications standards or a graduate from a
baccalaureate degree program with major studies in food and nutrition.
✔✔The number of trained food service personnel must be sufficient to provide food
service to the resident in the facility over what period of time - ✔✔12 hours
✔✔who approves all diets and nourishments - ✔✔attending physician
✔✔Menus shall meet what requirements - ✔✔Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 6th edition.
✔✔What does the curriculum for feeding assistants include: - ✔✔feeding techniques
assistance with feeding and hydration
communication and interpersonal skills
appropriate responses to resident behavior
Safety and emergency procedures, including the Heimlich maneuver
Infection control
Resident rights
recognizing changes in residents that are inconsistent with their normal behavior and
the importance of reporting those changes to the supervisory nurse
✔✔who is part of the grievance committee - ✔✔chief administrator or his/her designee
a resident selected by the facility's residents
a third person agreed upon by the administrator and the resident representative
✔✔what shall the written notice for a transfer or discharge include - ✔✔reason
effective date
location to which resident is transferred/discharged
grievance procedure
✔✔Can physical and chemical restraints be used - ✔✔only upon the order of a
physician and only when necessary to prevent injury to the resident or others, based on
a physical, functional, emotional and medication assessment.
✔✔What is a safety device - ✔✔used to protect the resident from injury to self, maintain
body alignment, or facilitate comfort (such as an alarm, helmet or pillow)
✔✔Each month what categories shall activities be included - ✔✔social/recreational
intellectual
physical
spiritual
creative
✔✔What is the requirement for activities staff - ✔✔Activity professional certified by the
National Certification Council for Activity Professionals as an Activity Director Certified
or Activity Consultant Certified
An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant meeting the requirements
for certification by the American Occupational Therapy Association and having at least
one year of experience in providing activity programming in a long term care facility
A therapeutic recreation specialist by the National Therapeutic Recreation Society
having at least one year of experience in providing activity programming in a long term
care facility
A person with a Master's or Bachelor's degree in social or behavioral sciences who has
at least one year of experience in providing activity programming in a long term care
facility
A person who has completed, within one year of employment, a training course for
activity professionals in an accredited state facility and who has at least two years
experience in social or recreational program work.
, A person with monthly consultation from a person meeting the qualifications set forth
above
✔✔What does the facility need to provide for space and equipment for activities -
✔✔activities and recreation area and provide at least books, current newspapers,
games, stationary, radio and television
✔✔Who is responsible for dietary services - ✔✔dietician or person qualified by training
and experience
✔✔If the facility does not employ a dietician what must they do - ✔✔provide a
consultation from a registered dietician or a person eligible for registration who meets
the American Dietetic Association's qualifications standards or a graduate from a
baccalaureate degree program with major studies in food and nutrition.
✔✔The number of trained food service personnel must be sufficient to provide food
service to the resident in the facility over what period of time - ✔✔12 hours
✔✔who approves all diets and nourishments - ✔✔attending physician
✔✔Menus shall meet what requirements - ✔✔Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 6th edition.
✔✔What does the curriculum for feeding assistants include: - ✔✔feeding techniques
assistance with feeding and hydration
communication and interpersonal skills
appropriate responses to resident behavior
Safety and emergency procedures, including the Heimlich maneuver
Infection control
Resident rights
recognizing changes in residents that are inconsistent with their normal behavior and
the importance of reporting those changes to the supervisory nurse
✔✔who is part of the grievance committee - ✔✔chief administrator or his/her designee
a resident selected by the facility's residents
a third person agreed upon by the administrator and the resident representative
✔✔what shall the written notice for a transfer or discharge include - ✔✔reason
effective date
location to which resident is transferred/discharged
grievance procedure
