LNHA - NAB CORE NHA Study Guide
Questions with complete solution
2025/2026
The decibel range for a hearing aide compatible telephone is between ___ and ___ decibels - correct
answer ✔12 - 18 decibels
Compliance survey report provided - correct answer ✔within 10 days of the exit interview
Plan of correction submitted - correct answer ✔within 10 days of report receipt
Re-survey - correct answer ✔Earliest: 30 days from the date the survey team exited the facility
Fire drill DATA - correct answer ✔12 drills per year, all three shifts per quarter; Exit floor surfaces
illuminated at the level of 1 foot candle light from the floor; located remotely from each other; corridor
(hallway) cannot exceed 50 feet; inside a resident's room to the outside fire exit cannot exceed 200 feet;
corridor cannot be longer than 150 feet. smokestop must be at least every 150 feet
Fire data - correct answer ✔1. Must have glass panels in the double doors of a smoke compartment; 2.
Walls of a smoke compartment have a fire rating of 2 hours; 3. Double doors of a fire compartment must
both swing in opposite directions; 4. battery power to power the emergency lighting for 1 1/2 hours; 5.
fire exit door swing outward; 6. Must close doors to contain smoke 7. fire extinguisher every 2,500
square feet
Written fire plan - correct answer ✔The use of an alarm, transmission of an alarm, a procedure to
isolate and extinguish a fire, a plan to remove any persons in proximity to a fire and a fire evacuation
plan. Just remember R-A- C-E = Rescue Alarm Contain and Extinguish
Emergency generator DATA - correct answer ✔emergency generator must switch on within 10 seconds
if there is a loss of power; must be inspected weekly; tested under full load for 30 minutes every month
, Strength required to: operate a faucet; a water fountain; flush a toilet - correct answer ✔5 lbs of
pressure
Food related requirements: - correct answer ✔7 days of emergency food; menu 30 days in advance;
maintain the menu 30 days; Food must be stored 6 inches off the floor; Cannot store any object above
18 inches from the ceiling - to avoid blocking the water sprinklers; three types of liquid thickeners -
nectar, pudding and honey; 3 ways food can be prepared or stored that destroys its nutritive value is
over boil in water, add baking soda, and leave uncovered in the refrigerator; Low sodium diets are for
high blood pressure
Significant weight loss - correct answer ✔1 month is 5 percent; 3 months is 7.5 percent; 6 months is 10
percent (250lb = 12.5, 18.75, 25)
Window sill cannot be higher (sitting position) compared to toilet height for ADA - correct answer ✔36
inches; Toilet seat for disabled must be between 17 and 19 inches high
Railing or grab bar must support (standard expected weight) - correct answer ✔250 ibs
Resident living space - correct answer ✔80 square feet living space per person for Semi-private; 100 for
private; 4 residents would require 320 square feet (maximum number of residents for a room); min
distance between beds is 3 feet; Living space does not include the bathroom, vestibule or hallway
Wheelchair access DATA - correct answer ✔1. High forward = 48 inches; Side reach = 9 - 54 inches; Toe
clearance = 9 inches; Knee clearance = 19 inches; passing lane every 200 feet; 2. A wheelchair is 30
inches wide; 2 chairs require 60 inches to pass needs 60 inches in diameter to make a 180 degree turn;
3. Width of the bathroom door in a resident bedroom is a minimum of 32 inches; 4. All doors in a facility
except for bathroom and toilet must be 44 inches wide
Temp for final rinse cycle of a hot water dishwasher - correct answer ✔180 degrees
Questions with complete solution
2025/2026
The decibel range for a hearing aide compatible telephone is between ___ and ___ decibels - correct
answer ✔12 - 18 decibels
Compliance survey report provided - correct answer ✔within 10 days of the exit interview
Plan of correction submitted - correct answer ✔within 10 days of report receipt
Re-survey - correct answer ✔Earliest: 30 days from the date the survey team exited the facility
Fire drill DATA - correct answer ✔12 drills per year, all three shifts per quarter; Exit floor surfaces
illuminated at the level of 1 foot candle light from the floor; located remotely from each other; corridor
(hallway) cannot exceed 50 feet; inside a resident's room to the outside fire exit cannot exceed 200 feet;
corridor cannot be longer than 150 feet. smokestop must be at least every 150 feet
Fire data - correct answer ✔1. Must have glass panels in the double doors of a smoke compartment; 2.
Walls of a smoke compartment have a fire rating of 2 hours; 3. Double doors of a fire compartment must
both swing in opposite directions; 4. battery power to power the emergency lighting for 1 1/2 hours; 5.
fire exit door swing outward; 6. Must close doors to contain smoke 7. fire extinguisher every 2,500
square feet
Written fire plan - correct answer ✔The use of an alarm, transmission of an alarm, a procedure to
isolate and extinguish a fire, a plan to remove any persons in proximity to a fire and a fire evacuation
plan. Just remember R-A- C-E = Rescue Alarm Contain and Extinguish
Emergency generator DATA - correct answer ✔emergency generator must switch on within 10 seconds
if there is a loss of power; must be inspected weekly; tested under full load for 30 minutes every month
, Strength required to: operate a faucet; a water fountain; flush a toilet - correct answer ✔5 lbs of
pressure
Food related requirements: - correct answer ✔7 days of emergency food; menu 30 days in advance;
maintain the menu 30 days; Food must be stored 6 inches off the floor; Cannot store any object above
18 inches from the ceiling - to avoid blocking the water sprinklers; three types of liquid thickeners -
nectar, pudding and honey; 3 ways food can be prepared or stored that destroys its nutritive value is
over boil in water, add baking soda, and leave uncovered in the refrigerator; Low sodium diets are for
high blood pressure
Significant weight loss - correct answer ✔1 month is 5 percent; 3 months is 7.5 percent; 6 months is 10
percent (250lb = 12.5, 18.75, 25)
Window sill cannot be higher (sitting position) compared to toilet height for ADA - correct answer ✔36
inches; Toilet seat for disabled must be between 17 and 19 inches high
Railing or grab bar must support (standard expected weight) - correct answer ✔250 ibs
Resident living space - correct answer ✔80 square feet living space per person for Semi-private; 100 for
private; 4 residents would require 320 square feet (maximum number of residents for a room); min
distance between beds is 3 feet; Living space does not include the bathroom, vestibule or hallway
Wheelchair access DATA - correct answer ✔1. High forward = 48 inches; Side reach = 9 - 54 inches; Toe
clearance = 9 inches; Knee clearance = 19 inches; passing lane every 200 feet; 2. A wheelchair is 30
inches wide; 2 chairs require 60 inches to pass needs 60 inches in diameter to make a 180 degree turn;
3. Width of the bathroom door in a resident bedroom is a minimum of 32 inches; 4. All doors in a facility
except for bathroom and toilet must be 44 inches wide
Temp for final rinse cycle of a hot water dishwasher - correct answer ✔180 degrees
