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WISCONSIN NHA EXAM |COMPREHENSIVE
Q&A FOR CERTIFICATION SUCCESS 2026
How much of a supply of an individual resident's drugs may be held by facility? -
correct-answer - The supply shall not exceed 4 days for any one resident.
Advanced practice nurse prescriber - correct-answer - A person who has been
granted a certificate to issue prescription orders
Authorized prescriber - correct-answer - A person licensed in this state to
prescribe medications, treatments, or rehabilitative therapies
"Dietitan" means a person who is any of the following.... - correct-answer - a)
certified under s.448.78 stats
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b) licensed or certified as a dietitian in another state
What is "full-time"? - correct-answer - 37.5 hours each week devoted to facility
business ...x
What is "IMD"? - correct-answer - Institution for Mental Diseases
What is intensive skilled nursing care? - correct-answer - care requiring
specialized nursing assessment skills and the performance of specific services and
procedures that are complex because of the resident's condition or the type or
number of procedures that are necessary
What is an "intermediate care facility"? - correct-answer - a Nursing Home which
is licensed by the department as an intermediate care facility to provide
intermediate nursing care
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What is "intermediate nursing care"? - correct-answer - Basic care consisting of
physical, emotional, social and other rehabilitative services under periodic
medical supervision. The nursing care requires the skill of a registered nurse for
observation and recording of reactions and symptoms, and for supervision of
nursing care.
What is "involuntary administration of psychotropic medication"? - correct-
answer - It can mean any of the following:
a) placing psychotropic medication in an individual's food or drink with knowledge
that the individual protests receipt of the psycho tropic medication
b) Forcibly restraining an individual to enable administration of psychotropic
medication
c) Requiring an individual to take psychotropic medication as a condition of
receiving privileges or benefits
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What does "limited nursing care" mean? - correct-answer - It means simple
nursing care procedures required by residents with long-term illnesses or
disabilities in order to maintain stability and which can be provided safely only by
or under the supervision of a person no less skilled than a licensed practical nurse
who works under the direction of a registered nurse.
What is a "nursing assistant"? - correct-answer - A person who is employed
primarily to provide direct care services to residents but is not registered or
licensed.
What is a "physician extender"? - correct-answer - A person who is a physician's
assistant or a nurse practitioner acting under the general supervision and
direction of a physician
What does "protest" mean? - correct-answer - To make more than one
discernible negative response, other than mere silence, to the offer of,
WISCONSIN NHA EXAM |COMPREHENSIVE
Q&A FOR CERTIFICATION SUCCESS 2026
How much of a supply of an individual resident's drugs may be held by facility? -
correct-answer - The supply shall not exceed 4 days for any one resident.
Advanced practice nurse prescriber - correct-answer - A person who has been
granted a certificate to issue prescription orders
Authorized prescriber - correct-answer - A person licensed in this state to
prescribe medications, treatments, or rehabilitative therapies
"Dietitan" means a person who is any of the following.... - correct-answer - a)
certified under s.448.78 stats
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b) licensed or certified as a dietitian in another state
What is "full-time"? - correct-answer - 37.5 hours each week devoted to facility
business ...x
What is "IMD"? - correct-answer - Institution for Mental Diseases
What is intensive skilled nursing care? - correct-answer - care requiring
specialized nursing assessment skills and the performance of specific services and
procedures that are complex because of the resident's condition or the type or
number of procedures that are necessary
What is an "intermediate care facility"? - correct-answer - a Nursing Home which
is licensed by the department as an intermediate care facility to provide
intermediate nursing care
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What is "intermediate nursing care"? - correct-answer - Basic care consisting of
physical, emotional, social and other rehabilitative services under periodic
medical supervision. The nursing care requires the skill of a registered nurse for
observation and recording of reactions and symptoms, and for supervision of
nursing care.
What is "involuntary administration of psychotropic medication"? - correct-
answer - It can mean any of the following:
a) placing psychotropic medication in an individual's food or drink with knowledge
that the individual protests receipt of the psycho tropic medication
b) Forcibly restraining an individual to enable administration of psychotropic
medication
c) Requiring an individual to take psychotropic medication as a condition of
receiving privileges or benefits
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What does "limited nursing care" mean? - correct-answer - It means simple
nursing care procedures required by residents with long-term illnesses or
disabilities in order to maintain stability and which can be provided safely only by
or under the supervision of a person no less skilled than a licensed practical nurse
who works under the direction of a registered nurse.
What is a "nursing assistant"? - correct-answer - A person who is employed
primarily to provide direct care services to residents but is not registered or
licensed.
What is a "physician extender"? - correct-answer - A person who is a physician's
assistant or a nurse practitioner acting under the general supervision and
direction of a physician
What does "protest" mean? - correct-answer - To make more than one
discernible negative response, other than mere silence, to the offer of,
