NAB NHA EXAM PREPARATION GUIDE 2026 |
STAN MUČINIC COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE
EXAMINATION | VERIFIED PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS & DETAILED
RATIONALES | NATIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
BOARD (NAB) CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE
SECTION ONE: REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND OBRA REQUIREMENTS
1. Under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA), a comprehensive
baseline care plan for a newly admitted resident must be completed within how many days
of admission?
A) 24 hours
B) 48 hours
C) 7 days
D) 14 days
Answer: B) 48 hours
,2. A comprehensive care plan must be developed within how many days of MDS
completion?
A) 7 days
B) 14 days
C) 21 days
D) 30 days
Answer: A) 7 days
3. The minimum data set (MDS) must be completed for a newly admitted resident within
what timeframe?
A) 7 days
B) 14 days
C) 21 days
D) 30 days
Answer: B) 14 days
4. A full-time social worker is required in a nursing facility when the facility has more than
how many beds?
A) 60 beds
B) 80 beds
C) 100 beds
D) 120 beds
,Answer: D) 120 beds
5. What qualifications are required for a full-time social worker in a nursing facility?
A) Associate's degree in social work with 2 years experience
B) Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or rehabilitation counseling with 1 year
supervised experience in a healthcare setting
C) Master's degree in social work with no experience requirement
D) Bachelor's degree in any field with 3 years healthcare experience
Answer: B) Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or rehabilitation counseling with 1
year supervised experience in a healthcare setting
6. The morning meal must be served within how many hours after the previous meal?
A) 12 hours
B) 14 hours
C) 16 hours
D) 18 hours
Answer: B) 14 hours
7. How long may elapse between meals if a substantial evening snack is provided and the
resident approves?
A) 12 hours
, B) 14 hours
C) 16 hours
D) 18 hours
Answer: C) 16 hours
8. How often are physicians required to visit their patients in a nursing facility?
A) Once every 30 days for the first 90 days, then at least every 60 days thereafter
B) Once every 60 days for the first 90 days, then at least every 30 days thereafter
C) Once every 14 days for the first 90 days, then at least every 30 days thereafter
D) Once every 30 days for the entire stay
Answer: A) Once every 30 days for the first 90 days, then at least every 60 days thereafter
9. A Notice of Discharge or Transfer from a nursing facility must be given to the resident at
least how many days before the transfer?
A) 14 days
B) 21 days
C) 30 days
D) 45 days
Answer: C) 30 days
10. Within how many days of completing a resident assessment must it be electronically
transmitted to the CMS system?
STAN MUČINIC COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE
EXAMINATION | VERIFIED PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS & DETAILED
RATIONALES | NATIONAL ADMINISTRATOR
BOARD (NAB) CERTIFICATION STUDY GUIDE
SECTION ONE: REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND OBRA REQUIREMENTS
1. Under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA), a comprehensive
baseline care plan for a newly admitted resident must be completed within how many days
of admission?
A) 24 hours
B) 48 hours
C) 7 days
D) 14 days
Answer: B) 48 hours
,2. A comprehensive care plan must be developed within how many days of MDS
completion?
A) 7 days
B) 14 days
C) 21 days
D) 30 days
Answer: A) 7 days
3. The minimum data set (MDS) must be completed for a newly admitted resident within
what timeframe?
A) 7 days
B) 14 days
C) 21 days
D) 30 days
Answer: B) 14 days
4. A full-time social worker is required in a nursing facility when the facility has more than
how many beds?
A) 60 beds
B) 80 beds
C) 100 beds
D) 120 beds
,Answer: D) 120 beds
5. What qualifications are required for a full-time social worker in a nursing facility?
A) Associate's degree in social work with 2 years experience
B) Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or rehabilitation counseling with 1 year
supervised experience in a healthcare setting
C) Master's degree in social work with no experience requirement
D) Bachelor's degree in any field with 3 years healthcare experience
Answer: B) Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or rehabilitation counseling with 1
year supervised experience in a healthcare setting
6. The morning meal must be served within how many hours after the previous meal?
A) 12 hours
B) 14 hours
C) 16 hours
D) 18 hours
Answer: B) 14 hours
7. How long may elapse between meals if a substantial evening snack is provided and the
resident approves?
A) 12 hours
, B) 14 hours
C) 16 hours
D) 18 hours
Answer: C) 16 hours
8. How often are physicians required to visit their patients in a nursing facility?
A) Once every 30 days for the first 90 days, then at least every 60 days thereafter
B) Once every 60 days for the first 90 days, then at least every 30 days thereafter
C) Once every 14 days for the first 90 days, then at least every 30 days thereafter
D) Once every 30 days for the entire stay
Answer: A) Once every 30 days for the first 90 days, then at least every 60 days thereafter
9. A Notice of Discharge or Transfer from a nursing facility must be given to the resident at
least how many days before the transfer?
A) 14 days
B) 21 days
C) 30 days
D) 45 days
Answer: C) 30 days
10. Within how many days of completing a resident assessment must it be electronically
transmitted to the CMS system?
