COLORADO NHA CERTIFICATION EXAM NEWEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

COLORADO NHA CERTIFICATION EXAM NEWEST 2024
2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
How often is the Administrator responsible for reviewing the Resident care Policy and
procedures - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Annually



Occurrence reporting needs to be done in what time frame - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅24
hours


How many days is the facility required to provide job specific orientation to new employees -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Within 90 days of hire


How often is the facility required to access ambulation - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅monthly


How often is the facility required to evaluate the appropriateness of indwelling catheter care? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅monthly


For excoriation prevention and care how often is the facility required to do a skin evaluation -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅weekly


If a resident has an excoriation how often should the facility evaluate the progress - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Daily



When should the resident assessment be completed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅within 24
hours of admission


who is responsible to perform the resident assessment? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Licensed Nurse

,What areas are covered in the resident assessment of a new resident? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅physical, mental and functional


How many days does the facility have to access the discharge of a patient - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅7 days


how often after the initial discharge assessment should the facility evaluate the discharge
potential of the resident - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅every 3 months or when there is a
change of condition


Who is responsible for performing the discharge potential of a resident - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅nursing, dietary and activity



When does the nursing care plan need to be completed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅within
24 hours


what departments participate in the care plan - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅nursing, social
services and activities


how long does the activities department have to complete the history and assessment -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅2 weeks


who is responsible for the anticipated schedule of visits for a patient - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅attending physician



how often should the physician see the patient - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅no less than
every 6 months


how often should the attending physician write a progress note - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅after each visit

,how often should the attending physician perform a written evaluation - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅once a year


How many hours are required in a nursing care facility per resident/per day - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅2 hours



How often should written policies be evaluated - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅at least
annually


When should med errors and drug interactions be reported - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅within 30 minutes


After a med error or drug interaction how long should the resident be monitored? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅72 hours


How often should a resident be evaluated for tardive dyskina (because of psychoactive meds) -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅every 3 months


When a resident is in physical restraints how often should they be monitored - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅every 15 minutes


when a resident is in physical restraints how often should the restraints be removed - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅every 2 hours during waking hours


If a resident is using a safety device how often should they be assessed - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅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 - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅every 2 hours (monitored and documented)

, How often does social services update the care plan - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅every 6
months


how often does social services update the social history - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅annually


how often does social services perform a progress note - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅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 -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅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 -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅annually


How many hours can a facility have between the beginning of the evening meal and breakfast -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅no more than 14



What time does breakfast need to be served - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅no later than 8am



what time does dinner need to be served - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅no earlier than 5pm



How often does dietary need to perform a progress note - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅at
least 6 month intervals


How current does the dietary manual need to be - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅within 5 years



how often are menus planned? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Once a week