NAB NHA/CORE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS 2025\2026 A+
Grade
In the case of non-Medicare Part A residents, the initial resident assessment
must be completed:
1. Within 10 days of admission
2. Within 14 days of admission
3. Within the first week of admission
4. Prior to formally admitting the resident
- accurate answers-2. Within 14 days of admission
According to the federal certification standards, the QA committee is required
to meet?
- accurate answers-Quarterly
A resident is admitted to a nursing home that has been certified as a SNF only.
What is not required to be adhered to by the facility?
- accurate answers-State Medicaid standards for payment
Unless a wavier has been secured, a registered nurse is required to be in the
facility?
- accurate answers-At least 8 consecutive hours, 7 days a week
Restorative care must be provided by:
- accurate answers-Nursing staff based on a comprehensive assessment
The facility will determine what the needs of the resident are based on:
- accurate answers-The MDS assessments
Physician visits are required:
- accurate answers-Every 60 days after the initial required visits
Which one below is an exception to when a facility may release resident
identifiable information under the HIPPA Privacy Standard without the
residents permission?
1. For research conducted by CMS
,2. Why any immediate family member requests it?
3. To consumer groups
4. When a resident is transferred to another health care institution
- accurate answers-4. when a resident is transferred
Standard precautions are to be used when providing personal care to:
- accurate answers-ALL residents
All of the following are barriers regarding the recognition of chronic pain
expect for:
1. Staff who are using valid tools to screen for pain
2. Elderly who may show verbal or non verbal symptoms
3. Cognitive impairment and communication barriers hinder a resident ability
to report pain
4. Staff may not have knowledge or be skilled in assessing pain
- accurate answers-1. Staff who are utilizing valid tools to screen for pain
Facilities are expected to provide a pleasant dining experience for all
residents. This includes all except:
1. Providing well-lit, well ventilated dinning room
2. Providing adequate space and seating accommodations
3. Maintaining a level of dignity when serving all residents
4. Serving residents without attempting to honor food preferences
- accurate answers-4. Serving residents without attempting to honor food
preferences
Which of the following is not a correct policy for dietary services?
1. Receiving of food for facility use must be from approved sources
2. Storage of food brought in by staff must be store separately from facility
food
3. Facilities are required to provide a therapeutic diet, prescribed by the
dietary consultant, when a nutrition problem exists
4. A specific food temperature level is required at the time of serving
- accurate answers-3. Facilities are required to provide a therapeutic diet,
prescribed by the dietary consultant, when a nutrition problem exists
One specified reason for a "significant change" comprehensive reassessment
is an unplanned weight loss of either ___% over 30 days or ___ over 180 days?
,1. 5%, 7%
2. 7% 10%
3. 5%, 10%
4. 10%, 29%
- accurate answers-3. 5%, 10%
Which one of the following statements is true for the medical director?
1. May also service as an attending physician
2. Must be a member of the facility's QA committee
3. Must be seen by the resident at least every 30 days after the initial required
visits
4. Must personally approve each order for each resident to the admitted to the
facility
- accurate answers-1. May also service as an attending physicia
Which of the following is true regarding a facility providing medically related
social services to the facility?
1. A facility must have a full-time qualified social worker on staff for each
work shift except weekends
2. A facilities social worker must have a BA degree in social work and one year
of supervised experience in a health care setting
3. A facility must have one social worker for each 75 residents
4. A facilities qualified social worker's bachelor degree can be in a human
services field or in another degree with one year of supervised social work
experience in a health care setting working with individuals
- accurate answers-4. A facilities qualified social worker's bachelor degree can
be in a human services field or in another degree with one year of supervised
social work experience in a health care setting working with individuals
Nurse aids must have a minimum of----hours in-service training annually?
- accurate answers-12
Which of the following statements is true?
1. Any employee may serve as a feeding assistant when the need desires
2. A family member must complete a state-approved course for feeding
assistants before feeding their family member
, 3. Paid feeding assistants must successfully complete a state-approved
training course
4. A family member is not allowed to feed their relative
- accurate answers-3. Paid feeding assistants must successfully complete a
state-approved training course
Which changes in the dietary department would most closely reflect the
principles behind culture change?
1. Providing set meal service times with little flexibility to maintain a daily
routing for the residents
2. Liberalizing therapeutic diets to provide more food choices to residents
3. Increasing the number of pureed or soft diet orders to make feeding easier
for the staff
4. Structuring meal times to the benefit of staff schedules
- accurate answers-2. LIberalizing therapeutic diets to provide more food
choices to resients
If a resident refuses to consume all of a meal initially given, the nursing staff
should:
1. Do nothing, it is the residents right to refuse meals
2. Document that the resident was being uncooperative for that meal
3. Offer a suitable meal replacement or nutrition supplement to provide
adequate calories
4. Force-feed the resident the meal as served
- accurate answers-3. Offer a suitable meal replacement or nutrition
supplement to provide adequate calories
Which of the following statements is correct regarding activities provided
through the activities department of a facility?
1. Spiritual services are not allowed in a facility that receives federal funding
2. Manicures/pedicures, hair styling, makeovers may be considered part of
the activities program
3. Trips to casinos, museums, fishing, etc. are not to be provided because of
liberalities
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS 2025\2026 A+
Grade
In the case of non-Medicare Part A residents, the initial resident assessment
must be completed:
1. Within 10 days of admission
2. Within 14 days of admission
3. Within the first week of admission
4. Prior to formally admitting the resident
- accurate answers-2. Within 14 days of admission
According to the federal certification standards, the QA committee is required
to meet?
- accurate answers-Quarterly
A resident is admitted to a nursing home that has been certified as a SNF only.
What is not required to be adhered to by the facility?
- accurate answers-State Medicaid standards for payment
Unless a wavier has been secured, a registered nurse is required to be in the
facility?
- accurate answers-At least 8 consecutive hours, 7 days a week
Restorative care must be provided by:
- accurate answers-Nursing staff based on a comprehensive assessment
The facility will determine what the needs of the resident are based on:
- accurate answers-The MDS assessments
Physician visits are required:
- accurate answers-Every 60 days after the initial required visits
Which one below is an exception to when a facility may release resident
identifiable information under the HIPPA Privacy Standard without the
residents permission?
1. For research conducted by CMS
,2. Why any immediate family member requests it?
3. To consumer groups
4. When a resident is transferred to another health care institution
- accurate answers-4. when a resident is transferred
Standard precautions are to be used when providing personal care to:
- accurate answers-ALL residents
All of the following are barriers regarding the recognition of chronic pain
expect for:
1. Staff who are using valid tools to screen for pain
2. Elderly who may show verbal or non verbal symptoms
3. Cognitive impairment and communication barriers hinder a resident ability
to report pain
4. Staff may not have knowledge or be skilled in assessing pain
- accurate answers-1. Staff who are utilizing valid tools to screen for pain
Facilities are expected to provide a pleasant dining experience for all
residents. This includes all except:
1. Providing well-lit, well ventilated dinning room
2. Providing adequate space and seating accommodations
3. Maintaining a level of dignity when serving all residents
4. Serving residents without attempting to honor food preferences
- accurate answers-4. Serving residents without attempting to honor food
preferences
Which of the following is not a correct policy for dietary services?
1. Receiving of food for facility use must be from approved sources
2. Storage of food brought in by staff must be store separately from facility
food
3. Facilities are required to provide a therapeutic diet, prescribed by the
dietary consultant, when a nutrition problem exists
4. A specific food temperature level is required at the time of serving
- accurate answers-3. Facilities are required to provide a therapeutic diet,
prescribed by the dietary consultant, when a nutrition problem exists
One specified reason for a "significant change" comprehensive reassessment
is an unplanned weight loss of either ___% over 30 days or ___ over 180 days?
,1. 5%, 7%
2. 7% 10%
3. 5%, 10%
4. 10%, 29%
- accurate answers-3. 5%, 10%
Which one of the following statements is true for the medical director?
1. May also service as an attending physician
2. Must be a member of the facility's QA committee
3. Must be seen by the resident at least every 30 days after the initial required
visits
4. Must personally approve each order for each resident to the admitted to the
facility
- accurate answers-1. May also service as an attending physicia
Which of the following is true regarding a facility providing medically related
social services to the facility?
1. A facility must have a full-time qualified social worker on staff for each
work shift except weekends
2. A facilities social worker must have a BA degree in social work and one year
of supervised experience in a health care setting
3. A facility must have one social worker for each 75 residents
4. A facilities qualified social worker's bachelor degree can be in a human
services field or in another degree with one year of supervised social work
experience in a health care setting working with individuals
- accurate answers-4. A facilities qualified social worker's bachelor degree can
be in a human services field or in another degree with one year of supervised
social work experience in a health care setting working with individuals
Nurse aids must have a minimum of----hours in-service training annually?
- accurate answers-12
Which of the following statements is true?
1. Any employee may serve as a feeding assistant when the need desires
2. A family member must complete a state-approved course for feeding
assistants before feeding their family member
, 3. Paid feeding assistants must successfully complete a state-approved
training course
4. A family member is not allowed to feed their relative
- accurate answers-3. Paid feeding assistants must successfully complete a
state-approved training course
Which changes in the dietary department would most closely reflect the
principles behind culture change?
1. Providing set meal service times with little flexibility to maintain a daily
routing for the residents
2. Liberalizing therapeutic diets to provide more food choices to residents
3. Increasing the number of pureed or soft diet orders to make feeding easier
for the staff
4. Structuring meal times to the benefit of staff schedules
- accurate answers-2. LIberalizing therapeutic diets to provide more food
choices to resients
If a resident refuses to consume all of a meal initially given, the nursing staff
should:
1. Do nothing, it is the residents right to refuse meals
2. Document that the resident was being uncooperative for that meal
3. Offer a suitable meal replacement or nutrition supplement to provide
adequate calories
4. Force-feed the resident the meal as served
- accurate answers-3. Offer a suitable meal replacement or nutrition
supplement to provide adequate calories
Which of the following statements is correct regarding activities provided
through the activities department of a facility?
1. Spiritual services are not allowed in a facility that receives federal funding
2. Manicures/pedicures, hair styling, makeovers may be considered part of
the activities program
3. Trips to casinos, museums, fishing, etc. are not to be provided because of
liberalities
