PA NHA STATE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS ||
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<NEWEST VERSION>
1. A long term care facility may order up to a _______ day supply of
medications from a contract pharmacy when a selected pharmacy is not able
to supply the ordered meds.
5
7
4
6 - ANSWER ✔ 7
2. the medical director of a long term care facility can be employed as which of
the following
a medical director must be employed as full time
a medical director must be employed as part time
a medical director may be employed as either part time or full time
medical directors are neither part time or full time but designated as contract
only - ANSWER ✔ a medical director may be employed as either part time or
full time
3. a nurse has taken a telephone order which must be countersigned with the
original signature of the physician within ______ days of receipt of the order
7 days
5 days
3 days
48 hours - ANSWER ✔ 48 hours
4. physical restraints must be removed for at least ______ minutes every
______ during normal waking hours
20 minutes every 2 hours
,10 minutes every 1 hour
20 minutes every 2 hours
10 minutes every 2 hours - ANSWER ✔ 10 minutes every 2 hours
5. which of the following services cannot be located in the basement area
without prior approval fro the division of nursing care facilities ?
kitchen services
central supply
storage
laundry services - ANSWER ✔ central supply
6. A facility shall assure that dentures are ______ by the resident
cleaned
sanitized
retained
safeguarded - ANSWER ✔ retained
7. there must be at least 1 nursing staff on duty per ____ resident
28
26
24
20 - ANSWER ✔ 20
8. A facility must comply with which edition of the Life Safety Code of the
National Fire Protection Association?
The 2000 Edition
The 2010 Edition
The 2001 Edition
The 2011 Edition - ANSWER ✔ The 2000 Edition
9. A facility must employ a FT social worker if it has more than ______
residents.
85
100
110
120 - ANSWER ✔ 120
10.How long is the term of office for a member of the Board of Examiners?
5 years
,4 years
3 years
2 years - ANSWER ✔ 4 years
11.Handrails in the bathroom must support up a weight of ____ pounds.
300
280
250
225 - ANSWER ✔ 250
12.A Physicians Assistant has given orders for a new treatment plan. How soon
must the attending physician countersign the orders?
within 7 days
within 14 days
within 21 days
within 30 days - ANSWER ✔ within 7 days
13.Menus must be prepared how far in advance?
The same day
1 month
21 days
2 weeks - ANSWER ✔ 2 weeks
14.a practical nurse shall be designated by the facility as a charge nurse only on
the _______ tour of duty in facility with a census of _____ or less -
ANSWER ✔ night, 59
15.Full time is a minimum of a ______ hour work week - ANSWER ✔ 35
16.NFPA = - ANSWER ✔ National Fire Protection Agency
17.RRA= - ANSWER ✔ Registered Records Administrator
18.AHIMA= - ANSWER ✔ American Health Information Managment
Association
19.Proprietary drug= - ANSWER ✔ a drug which does no contain a quantity
of controlled substance, can be purchased without a prescription, ay be
, purchased from sources other than a pharmacy an is usually sold under a
patented or trade name
20.Nonproprietary drug= - ANSWER ✔ a drug containing biologicals or
substances of glandular origin (except intestinal enzymes and liver products)
and drugs which are administered parenterally
21.What are 4 characteristics you would expect to see in a PCC work culture? -
ANSWER ✔ 1. Staff Stability
2. Staff Empowerment and delegated decision-making authority models.
3. Leaders, managers, supervisors who are trained to lead and manage.
4. Consistent staffing assignments
22.What is the primary purpose of a job description for an employer and an
employee. - ANSWER ✔ To outline the functions of each job for the
employee, and to define the responsibilities of the employee expected by the
employer.
23.What does ANSI stand for? - ANSWER ✔ American National Standards
Institute
24.Services that are Person-Centered typically integrated what 4 items? -
ANSWER ✔ Services that are Person-Centered integrates:
1. Personal Preferences
2. Values
3. Life-style Choices
4. Needs
25.What is the name for the type of lease, that charges a fixed amount for each
procedure performed instead of a fixed annual or monthly payment? -
ANSWER ✔ A Per-procedure lease
26.How is the Market Basket constructed? - ANSWER ✔ Constructed in 3
steps:
1. a base period is selected and total base period expenditures are estimated for
mutually exclusive and exhaustive spending categories based upon type fo
expenditure. Then the proportion for total costs that each spending category
represents is determined these proportions are called cost/expenditures
weights.
2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. A long term care facility may order up to a _______ day supply of
medications from a contract pharmacy when a selected pharmacy is not able
to supply the ordered meds.
5
7
4
6 - ANSWER ✔ 7
2. the medical director of a long term care facility can be employed as which of
the following
a medical director must be employed as full time
a medical director must be employed as part time
a medical director may be employed as either part time or full time
medical directors are neither part time or full time but designated as contract
only - ANSWER ✔ a medical director may be employed as either part time or
full time
3. a nurse has taken a telephone order which must be countersigned with the
original signature of the physician within ______ days of receipt of the order
7 days
5 days
3 days
48 hours - ANSWER ✔ 48 hours
4. physical restraints must be removed for at least ______ minutes every
______ during normal waking hours
20 minutes every 2 hours
,10 minutes every 1 hour
20 minutes every 2 hours
10 minutes every 2 hours - ANSWER ✔ 10 minutes every 2 hours
5. which of the following services cannot be located in the basement area
without prior approval fro the division of nursing care facilities ?
kitchen services
central supply
storage
laundry services - ANSWER ✔ central supply
6. A facility shall assure that dentures are ______ by the resident
cleaned
sanitized
retained
safeguarded - ANSWER ✔ retained
7. there must be at least 1 nursing staff on duty per ____ resident
28
26
24
20 - ANSWER ✔ 20
8. A facility must comply with which edition of the Life Safety Code of the
National Fire Protection Association?
The 2000 Edition
The 2010 Edition
The 2001 Edition
The 2011 Edition - ANSWER ✔ The 2000 Edition
9. A facility must employ a FT social worker if it has more than ______
residents.
85
100
110
120 - ANSWER ✔ 120
10.How long is the term of office for a member of the Board of Examiners?
5 years
,4 years
3 years
2 years - ANSWER ✔ 4 years
11.Handrails in the bathroom must support up a weight of ____ pounds.
300
280
250
225 - ANSWER ✔ 250
12.A Physicians Assistant has given orders for a new treatment plan. How soon
must the attending physician countersign the orders?
within 7 days
within 14 days
within 21 days
within 30 days - ANSWER ✔ within 7 days
13.Menus must be prepared how far in advance?
The same day
1 month
21 days
2 weeks - ANSWER ✔ 2 weeks
14.a practical nurse shall be designated by the facility as a charge nurse only on
the _______ tour of duty in facility with a census of _____ or less -
ANSWER ✔ night, 59
15.Full time is a minimum of a ______ hour work week - ANSWER ✔ 35
16.NFPA = - ANSWER ✔ National Fire Protection Agency
17.RRA= - ANSWER ✔ Registered Records Administrator
18.AHIMA= - ANSWER ✔ American Health Information Managment
Association
19.Proprietary drug= - ANSWER ✔ a drug which does no contain a quantity
of controlled substance, can be purchased without a prescription, ay be
, purchased from sources other than a pharmacy an is usually sold under a
patented or trade name
20.Nonproprietary drug= - ANSWER ✔ a drug containing biologicals or
substances of glandular origin (except intestinal enzymes and liver products)
and drugs which are administered parenterally
21.What are 4 characteristics you would expect to see in a PCC work culture? -
ANSWER ✔ 1. Staff Stability
2. Staff Empowerment and delegated decision-making authority models.
3. Leaders, managers, supervisors who are trained to lead and manage.
4. Consistent staffing assignments
22.What is the primary purpose of a job description for an employer and an
employee. - ANSWER ✔ To outline the functions of each job for the
employee, and to define the responsibilities of the employee expected by the
employer.
23.What does ANSI stand for? - ANSWER ✔ American National Standards
Institute
24.Services that are Person-Centered typically integrated what 4 items? -
ANSWER ✔ Services that are Person-Centered integrates:
1. Personal Preferences
2. Values
3. Life-style Choices
4. Needs
25.What is the name for the type of lease, that charges a fixed amount for each
procedure performed instead of a fixed annual or monthly payment? -
ANSWER ✔ A Per-procedure lease
26.How is the Market Basket constructed? - ANSWER ✔ Constructed in 3
steps:
1. a base period is selected and total base period expenditures are estimated for
mutually exclusive and exhaustive spending categories based upon type fo
expenditure. Then the proportion for total costs that each spending category
represents is determined these proportions are called cost/expenditures
weights.
