COLORADO NHA EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS) LATEST
UPDATE 2025/2026
How often is the Administrator responsible for reviewing the Resident care Policy
and procedures - CORRECT ANSWER Annually
Occurrence reporting needs to be done in what time frame - CORRECT
ANSWER 24 hours
How many days is the facility required to provide job specific orientation to new
employees - CORRECT ANSWER Within 90 days of hire
How often is the facility required to access ambulation - CORRECT ANSWER
monthly
How often is the facility required to evaluate the appropriateness of indwelling
catheter care? - CORRECT ANSWER monthly
For excoriation prevention and care how often is the facility required to do a skin
evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER weekly
If a resident has an excoriation how often should the facility evaluate the progress -
CORRECT ANSWER Daily
When should the resident assessment be completed - CORRECT ANSWER
within 24 hours of admission
,who is responsible to perform the resident assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER
Licensed Nurse
What areas are covered in the resident assessment of a new resident? - CORRECT
ANSWER physical, mental and functional
How many days does the facility have to access the discharge of a patient -
CORRECT ANSWER 7 days
how often after the initial discharge assessment should the facility evaluate the
discharge potential of the resident - CORRECT ANSWER every 3 months or
when there is a change of condition
Who is responsible for performing the discharge potential of a resident -
CORRECT ANSWER nursing, dietary and activity
When does the nursing care plan need to be completed - CORRECT ANSWER
within 24 hours
what departments participate in the care plan - CORRECT ANSWER nursing,
social services and activities
how long does the activities department have to complete the history and
assessment - CORRECT ANSWER 2 weeks
who is responsible for the anticipated schedule of visits for a patient - CORRECT
ANSWER attending physician
,how often should the physician see the patient - CORRECT ANSWER no less
than every 6 months
how often should the attending physician write a progress note - CORRECT
ANSWER after each visit
how often should the attending physician perform a written evaluation -
CORRECT ANSWER once a year
How many hours are required in a nursing care facility per resident/per day -
CORRECT ANSWER 2 hours
How often should written policies be evaluated - CORRECT ANSWER at least
annually
When should med errors and drug interactions be reported - CORRECT
ANSWER within 30 minutes
After a med error or drug interaction how long should the resident be monitored? -
CORRECT ANSWER 72 hours
How often should a resident be evaluated for tardive dyskina (because of
psychoactive meds) - CORRECT ANSWER every 3 months
When a resident is in physical restraints how often should they be monitored -
CORRECT ANSWER every 15 minutes
when a resident is in physical restraints how often should the restraints be removed
- CORRECT ANSWER every 2 hours during waking hours
, If a resident is using a safety device how often should they be assessed -
CORRECT ANSWER physical and functional assessment after first 24 hours, at
the end of the week and monthly
How often should a resident using a safety device be monitored - CORRECT
ANSWER every 2 hours (monitored and documented)
How often does social services update the care plan - CORRECT ANSWER
every 6 months
how often does social services update the social history - CORRECT ANSWER
annually
how often does social services perform a progress note - CORRECT ANSWER
quarterly for the first 6 months
semi-annually thereafter
If a patient refuses an oral exam upon admittance what doe they need to show
proof of - CORRECT ANSWER an oral exam within 6 months prior to admission
How often does staff need to receive an in-service on preventive dentistry and oral
hygiene - CORRECT ANSWER annually
How many hours can a facility have between the beginning of the evening meal
and breakfast - CORRECT ANSWER no more than 14
What time does breakfast need to be served - CORRECT ANSWER no later than
8am
(VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS) LATEST
UPDATE 2025/2026
How often is the Administrator responsible for reviewing the Resident care Policy
and procedures - CORRECT ANSWER Annually
Occurrence reporting needs to be done in what time frame - CORRECT
ANSWER 24 hours
How many days is the facility required to provide job specific orientation to new
employees - CORRECT ANSWER Within 90 days of hire
How often is the facility required to access ambulation - CORRECT ANSWER
monthly
How often is the facility required to evaluate the appropriateness of indwelling
catheter care? - CORRECT ANSWER monthly
For excoriation prevention and care how often is the facility required to do a skin
evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER weekly
If a resident has an excoriation how often should the facility evaluate the progress -
CORRECT ANSWER Daily
When should the resident assessment be completed - CORRECT ANSWER
within 24 hours of admission
,who is responsible to perform the resident assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER
Licensed Nurse
What areas are covered in the resident assessment of a new resident? - CORRECT
ANSWER physical, mental and functional
How many days does the facility have to access the discharge of a patient -
CORRECT ANSWER 7 days
how often after the initial discharge assessment should the facility evaluate the
discharge potential of the resident - CORRECT ANSWER every 3 months or
when there is a change of condition
Who is responsible for performing the discharge potential of a resident -
CORRECT ANSWER nursing, dietary and activity
When does the nursing care plan need to be completed - CORRECT ANSWER
within 24 hours
what departments participate in the care plan - CORRECT ANSWER nursing,
social services and activities
how long does the activities department have to complete the history and
assessment - CORRECT ANSWER 2 weeks
who is responsible for the anticipated schedule of visits for a patient - CORRECT
ANSWER attending physician
,how often should the physician see the patient - CORRECT ANSWER no less
than every 6 months
how often should the attending physician write a progress note - CORRECT
ANSWER after each visit
how often should the attending physician perform a written evaluation -
CORRECT ANSWER once a year
How many hours are required in a nursing care facility per resident/per day -
CORRECT ANSWER 2 hours
How often should written policies be evaluated - CORRECT ANSWER at least
annually
When should med errors and drug interactions be reported - CORRECT
ANSWER within 30 minutes
After a med error or drug interaction how long should the resident be monitored? -
CORRECT ANSWER 72 hours
How often should a resident be evaluated for tardive dyskina (because of
psychoactive meds) - CORRECT ANSWER every 3 months
When a resident is in physical restraints how often should they be monitored -
CORRECT ANSWER every 15 minutes
when a resident is in physical restraints how often should the restraints be removed
- CORRECT ANSWER every 2 hours during waking hours
, If a resident is using a safety device how often should they be assessed -
CORRECT ANSWER physical and functional assessment after first 24 hours, at
the end of the week and monthly
How often should a resident using a safety device be monitored - CORRECT
ANSWER every 2 hours (monitored and documented)
How often does social services update the care plan - CORRECT ANSWER
every 6 months
how often does social services update the social history - CORRECT ANSWER
annually
how often does social services perform a progress note - CORRECT ANSWER
quarterly for the first 6 months
semi-annually thereafter
If a patient refuses an oral exam upon admittance what doe they need to show
proof of - CORRECT ANSWER an oral exam within 6 months prior to admission
How often does staff need to receive an in-service on preventive dentistry and oral
hygiene - CORRECT ANSWER annually
How many hours can a facility have between the beginning of the evening meal
and breakfast - CORRECT ANSWER no more than 14
What time does breakfast need to be served - CORRECT ANSWER no later than
8am
