COLORADO NHA EXAM 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS
EXAM COMPLETE 350 QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY
GRADED A+
How often is the Administrator responsible for reviewing the Resident care
Policy and procedures - ✔✔Annually
Occurrence reporting needs to be done in what time frame - ✔✔24 hours
How many days is the facility required to provide job specific orientation to new
employees - ✔✔Within 90 days of hire
How often is the facility required to access ambulation - ✔✔monthly
How often is the facility required to evaluate the appropriateness of indwelling
catheter care? - ✔✔monthly
For excoriation prevention and care how often is the facility required to do a
skin evaluation - ✔✔weekly
If a resident has an excoriation how often should the facility evaluate the
progress - ✔✔Daily
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,When should the resident assessment be completed - ✔✔within 24 hours of
admission
who is responsible to perform the resident assessment? - ✔✔Licensed Nurse
What areas are covered in the resident assessment of a new resident? -
✔✔physical, mental and functional
How many days does the facility have to access the discharge of a patient - ✔✔7
days
how often after the initial discharge assessment should the facility evaluate the
discharge potential of the resident - ✔✔every 3 months or when there is a
change of condition
Who is responsible for performing the discharge potential of a resident -
✔✔nursing, dietary and activity
When does the nursing care plan need to be completed - ✔✔within 24 hours
what departments participate in the care plan - ✔✔nursing, social services and
activities
how long does the activities department have to complete the history and
assessment - ✔✔2 weeks
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,who is responsible for the anticipated schedule of visits for a patient -
✔✔attending physician
how often should the physician see the patient - ✔✔no less than every 6
months
how often should the attending physician write a progress note - ✔✔after each
visit
how often should the attending physician perform a written evaluation -
✔✔once a year
How many hours are required in a nursing care facility per resident/per day -
✔✔2 hours
How often should written policies be evaluated - ✔✔at least annually
When should med errors and drug interactions be reported - ✔✔within 30
minutes
After a med error or drug interaction how long should the resident be
monitored? - ✔✔72 hours
How often should a resident be evaluated for tardive dyskina (because of
psychoactive meds) - ✔✔every 3 months
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, When a resident is in physical restraints how often should they be monitored -
✔✔every 15 minutes
when a resident is in physical restraints how often should the restraints be
removed - ✔✔every 2 hours during waking hours
If a resident is using a safety device how often should they be assessed -
✔✔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 - ✔✔every 2
hours (monitored and documented)
How often does social services update the care plan - ✔✔every 6 months
how often does social services update the social history - ✔✔annually
how often does social services perform a progress note - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔annually
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EXAM AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS
EXAM COMPLETE 350 QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY
GRADED A+
How often is the Administrator responsible for reviewing the Resident care
Policy and procedures - ✔✔Annually
Occurrence reporting needs to be done in what time frame - ✔✔24 hours
How many days is the facility required to provide job specific orientation to new
employees - ✔✔Within 90 days of hire
How often is the facility required to access ambulation - ✔✔monthly
How often is the facility required to evaluate the appropriateness of indwelling
catheter care? - ✔✔monthly
For excoriation prevention and care how often is the facility required to do a
skin evaluation - ✔✔weekly
If a resident has an excoriation how often should the facility evaluate the
progress - ✔✔Daily
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,When should the resident assessment be completed - ✔✔within 24 hours of
admission
who is responsible to perform the resident assessment? - ✔✔Licensed Nurse
What areas are covered in the resident assessment of a new resident? -
✔✔physical, mental and functional
How many days does the facility have to access the discharge of a patient - ✔✔7
days
how often after the initial discharge assessment should the facility evaluate the
discharge potential of the resident - ✔✔every 3 months or when there is a
change of condition
Who is responsible for performing the discharge potential of a resident -
✔✔nursing, dietary and activity
When does the nursing care plan need to be completed - ✔✔within 24 hours
what departments participate in the care plan - ✔✔nursing, social services and
activities
how long does the activities department have to complete the history and
assessment - ✔✔2 weeks
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,who is responsible for the anticipated schedule of visits for a patient -
✔✔attending physician
how often should the physician see the patient - ✔✔no less than every 6
months
how often should the attending physician write a progress note - ✔✔after each
visit
how often should the attending physician perform a written evaluation -
✔✔once a year
How many hours are required in a nursing care facility per resident/per day -
✔✔2 hours
How often should written policies be evaluated - ✔✔at least annually
When should med errors and drug interactions be reported - ✔✔within 30
minutes
After a med error or drug interaction how long should the resident be
monitored? - ✔✔72 hours
How often should a resident be evaluated for tardive dyskina (because of
psychoactive meds) - ✔✔every 3 months
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, When a resident is in physical restraints how often should they be monitored -
✔✔every 15 minutes
when a resident is in physical restraints how often should the restraints be
removed - ✔✔every 2 hours during waking hours
If a resident is using a safety device how often should they be assessed -
✔✔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 - ✔✔every 2
hours (monitored and documented)
How often does social services update the care plan - ✔✔every 6 months
how often does social services update the social history - ✔✔annually
how often does social services perform a progress note - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔annually
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