WI NHA STATE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber - ANS A person who has been granted a certificate to
issue prescriptino orders.
Authorized prescriber - ANS A person licensed in this state to prescribe medications,
treatments, or rehabilitative therapies.
Department - ANS Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Developmental Disability - ANS Mental retardation or a related condtion, such as cerbral
palsy, epilepsy or autism, but excluding mental illness and infirmities of aging (which is
manifested before the ind. reaches age 22, likely to continue indeinitely, and results in
substantial functiona limitations in 3 or more of major life activities.
Major life activities include.... - ANS self-care, understanding and use of language, learning,
mobility, self-direction, and capacity for indpendent living
Dietitian means... - ANS a person who is certified under statues 448.78, licensed or certified
as a dietitian in another state.
Facility means... - ANS a nursing home subject to the requirements of chapter DHS 132
Full Time means... - ANS at least 37.5 hours each week devoted to facility business.
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,IMD means... - ANS Institution for mental diseases-- a facility that meets the defention of an
institution for mental disesease under 42 CFR 435.1009
Intenstive skilled nursing care means... - ANS care requiring specialized nrusng assessment
skills and the prformance of specific services and procedures taht are complex becasue of the
resident's condition or the type or number of procedures that are necessary
Intensive skilled nursing care includes... - ANS Direct patient observation or montioring or
perfomance of complex nursing proedures by registered nurses and licensed practial nurses on
a continuing basis, repeated application of complex nursing procedures or services every 24
hours, or frequent montioring and documentaiton of the residnet's condition and response to
theraputic measures.
Intermediate care facility means... - ANS a nursing home which is licensed by the department
as an intermediate care facility to provide intermediate nursing care.
Intermediate nursing care means... - ANS basic care consisting of physical, emotion, social,
and other rehabilitative services under periodic medical supervision. This nursing care requires
the skill of an RN for oservaion and recording of reactions and symptoms, and for supervision of
nursing care. Most of the resident have long term illnesses or disabilities which may have
reached a stable plateau. Other indiviuals may require nursing care to maintain a stabality.
Essential supportive consultant services are provided
Involuntary administration of psychotropic medication includes any of the following... -
ANS Placing psychotropic medications in and ind. food or drink with knowledge that the ind.
protests receipt of the psychotropic meds, forcibly restraining an ind. to enable administration
of psychotropic meds, requiring an ind. to take psychotropic medication as a condition of
receiving privleges or benefits.
License practical nurse means... - ANS A person licensed as a licesend practical nurse under
ch. 441 stats.
Limited nursing care means... - ANS Simple nrsing care procedures required by residents with
long term illnesses or disabilities in order to maintain stability and which can be provided safetly
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,only by or under the supervision of a person no less skilled than licensed practicual nurse who
works under he direction of an RN. Supervision of the physicial, emotional, social, and
rehabilatative needs o the resident is the responsibility of the appropriate health care provider
serving under the direction of a physician.
Neglect means... - ANS does not include an act or acts of mere inefficiency, unsatisfactory
conduct or failure in good perormance as the result of inability, incapacity, inadvertency or
ordinary negligence in isolated instances, or good faith errors in judgement or discretion.
Nurse means.... - ANS a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse
Nurse practioner means... - ANS a registered professional nurse wh meets the requirements
of DHS 105.20(1)
Nursing assistant means... - ANS A person who is employed primarily to provide direct care
services to residents but is not registered or licensed under ch. 441 stats.
Pharmacist means... - ANS A person registered as a pharmacist under ch. 450 stats.
Physician means.... - ANS A person license to practice medicine or osteopathy under ch. 448
stats.
Physical therapist means.... - ANS a person licensed to pracice physical therapy under ch. 448
stats.
Physician extender means... - ANS A person who is a phsycian's assistant or a nurse
practioner acting under the general supervision and direction of a physician.
Physician's assistant means... - ANS A person certified under ch. 448 stats. to perform as a
physician's assistant.
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, Practioner means... - ANS a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or other person permitted by
Wisconsin law to distribute, dispense, and administer a controlled substance in the course of
professional practice.
Protest means... - ANS Make more than one discernible negative respone, other than mere
silence, to the offer of, recommendation for, or other proffering of voluntarry receipt of
psychotropic medication. Protest does not mean a discernible negative response to a proposed
method of administration of the psychotropic medication.
Psychotropic medication means... - ANS A precription drug defined in s. 450.01(20) stats. that
is used to treat or manage a psychiatric symptom or challenging behavior.
Recuperative care means... - ANS care anticiapted to be provided for a preiod of 90 days or
less for a resident whose physcian has certified that he or she is convalescin or recuperating
from an illness or a medical treatment.
Registered Nurse means... - ANS A person who holds certification of registration as a
registered nurse under ch. 441 stats.
Resident means... - ANS A person cared for or treated in any facility on a 24-hour basis
irrespective of how the person has been admitted to the facility.
Reispite Care means... - ANS Care anticipated to be provided for a period of 28 days or less
for the purpose of temporarily relieving a family member or other caregiver from his or her
daily caregiving duties.
Short-Term Care means... - ANS recuperative care or respite care
Skilled Nursing Facility means... - ANS A nursing home which is licensed by the department to
provide skilled nursing services.
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ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber - ANS A person who has been granted a certificate to
issue prescriptino orders.
Authorized prescriber - ANS A person licensed in this state to prescribe medications,
treatments, or rehabilitative therapies.
Department - ANS Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Developmental Disability - ANS Mental retardation or a related condtion, such as cerbral
palsy, epilepsy or autism, but excluding mental illness and infirmities of aging (which is
manifested before the ind. reaches age 22, likely to continue indeinitely, and results in
substantial functiona limitations in 3 or more of major life activities.
Major life activities include.... - ANS self-care, understanding and use of language, learning,
mobility, self-direction, and capacity for indpendent living
Dietitian means... - ANS a person who is certified under statues 448.78, licensed or certified
as a dietitian in another state.
Facility means... - ANS a nursing home subject to the requirements of chapter DHS 132
Full Time means... - ANS at least 37.5 hours each week devoted to facility business.
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,IMD means... - ANS Institution for mental diseases-- a facility that meets the defention of an
institution for mental disesease under 42 CFR 435.1009
Intenstive skilled nursing care means... - ANS care requiring specialized nrusng assessment
skills and the prformance of specific services and procedures taht are complex becasue of the
resident's condition or the type or number of procedures that are necessary
Intensive skilled nursing care includes... - ANS Direct patient observation or montioring or
perfomance of complex nursing proedures by registered nurses and licensed practial nurses on
a continuing basis, repeated application of complex nursing procedures or services every 24
hours, or frequent montioring and documentaiton of the residnet's condition and response to
theraputic measures.
Intermediate care facility means... - ANS a nursing home which is licensed by the department
as an intermediate care facility to provide intermediate nursing care.
Intermediate nursing care means... - ANS basic care consisting of physical, emotion, social,
and other rehabilitative services under periodic medical supervision. This nursing care requires
the skill of an RN for oservaion and recording of reactions and symptoms, and for supervision of
nursing care. Most of the resident have long term illnesses or disabilities which may have
reached a stable plateau. Other indiviuals may require nursing care to maintain a stabality.
Essential supportive consultant services are provided
Involuntary administration of psychotropic medication includes any of the following... -
ANS Placing psychotropic medications in and ind. food or drink with knowledge that the ind.
protests receipt of the psychotropic meds, forcibly restraining an ind. to enable administration
of psychotropic meds, requiring an ind. to take psychotropic medication as a condition of
receiving privleges or benefits.
License practical nurse means... - ANS A person licensed as a licesend practical nurse under
ch. 441 stats.
Limited nursing care means... - ANS Simple nrsing care procedures required by residents with
long term illnesses or disabilities in order to maintain stability and which can be provided safetly
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,only by or under the supervision of a person no less skilled than licensed practicual nurse who
works under he direction of an RN. Supervision of the physicial, emotional, social, and
rehabilatative needs o the resident is the responsibility of the appropriate health care provider
serving under the direction of a physician.
Neglect means... - ANS does not include an act or acts of mere inefficiency, unsatisfactory
conduct or failure in good perormance as the result of inability, incapacity, inadvertency or
ordinary negligence in isolated instances, or good faith errors in judgement or discretion.
Nurse means.... - ANS a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse
Nurse practioner means... - ANS a registered professional nurse wh meets the requirements
of DHS 105.20(1)
Nursing assistant means... - ANS A person who is employed primarily to provide direct care
services to residents but is not registered or licensed under ch. 441 stats.
Pharmacist means... - ANS A person registered as a pharmacist under ch. 450 stats.
Physician means.... - ANS A person license to practice medicine or osteopathy under ch. 448
stats.
Physical therapist means.... - ANS a person licensed to pracice physical therapy under ch. 448
stats.
Physician extender means... - ANS A person who is a phsycian's assistant or a nurse
practioner acting under the general supervision and direction of a physician.
Physician's assistant means... - ANS A person certified under ch. 448 stats. to perform as a
physician's assistant.
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, Practioner means... - ANS a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or other person permitted by
Wisconsin law to distribute, dispense, and administer a controlled substance in the course of
professional practice.
Protest means... - ANS Make more than one discernible negative respone, other than mere
silence, to the offer of, recommendation for, or other proffering of voluntarry receipt of
psychotropic medication. Protest does not mean a discernible negative response to a proposed
method of administration of the psychotropic medication.
Psychotropic medication means... - ANS A precription drug defined in s. 450.01(20) stats. that
is used to treat or manage a psychiatric symptom or challenging behavior.
Recuperative care means... - ANS care anticiapted to be provided for a preiod of 90 days or
less for a resident whose physcian has certified that he or she is convalescin or recuperating
from an illness or a medical treatment.
Registered Nurse means... - ANS A person who holds certification of registration as a
registered nurse under ch. 441 stats.
Resident means... - ANS A person cared for or treated in any facility on a 24-hour basis
irrespective of how the person has been admitted to the facility.
Reispite Care means... - ANS Care anticipated to be provided for a period of 28 days or less
for the purpose of temporarily relieving a family member or other caregiver from his or her
daily caregiving duties.
Short-Term Care means... - ANS recuperative care or respite care
Skilled Nursing Facility means... - ANS A nursing home which is licensed by the department to
provide skilled nursing services.
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