Colorado NHA Exam Questions And
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How often is the Administrator responsible for reviewing the Resident care Policy and
procedures - ANS Annually
Occurrence reporting needs to be done in what time frame - ANS 24 hours
How many days is the facility required to provide job specific orientation to new employees -
ANS Within 90 days of hire
How often is the facility required to access ambulation - ANS monthly
How often is the facility required to evaluate the appropriateness of indwelling catheter care? -
ANS monthly
For excoriation prevention and care how often is the facility required to do a skin evaluation -
ANS weekly
If a resident has an excoriation how often should the facility evaluate the progress -
ANS Daily
When should the resident assessment be completed - ANS within 24 hours of admission
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who is responsible to perform the resident assessment? - ANS Licensed Nurse
What areas are covered in the resident assessment of a new resident? - ANS physical, mental
and functional
How many days does the facility have to access the discharge of a patient - ANS 7 days
how often after the initial discharge assessment should the facility evaluate the discharge
potential of the resident - ANS every 3 months or when there is a change of condition
Who is responsible for performing the discharge potential of a resident - ANS nursing,
dietary and activity
When does the nursing care plan need to be completed - ANS within 24 hours
what departments participate in the care plan - ANS nursing, social services and activities
how long does the activities department have to complete the history and assessment -
ANS 2 weeks
who is responsible for the anticipated schedule of visits for a patient - ANS attending
physician
how often should the physician see the patient - ANS no less than every 6 months
how often should the attending physician write a progress note - ANS after each visit
how often should the attending physician perform a written evaluation - ANS once a year
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How many hours are required in a nursing care facility per resident/per day - ANS 2 hours
How often should written policies be evaluated - ANS at least annually
When should med errors and drug interactions be reported - ANS within 30 minutes
After a med error or drug interaction how long should the resident be monitored? - ANS 72
hours
How often should a resident be evaluated for tardive dyskina (because of psychoactive meds) -
ANS every 3 months
When a resident is in physical restraints how often should they be monitored - ANS every 15
minutes
when a resident is in physical restraints how often should the restraints be removed -
ANS every 2 hours during waking hours
If a resident is using a safety device how often should they be assessed - ANS 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 - ANS every 2 hours
(monitored and documented)
How often does social services update the care plan - ANS every 6 months
how often does social services update the social history - ANS annually
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how often does social services perform a progress note - ANS 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 -
ANS 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 -
ANS annually
How many hours can a facility have between the beginning of the evening meal and breakfast -
ANS no more than 14
What time does breakfast need to be served - ANS no later than 8am
what time does dinner need to be served - ANS no earlier than 5pm
How often does dietary need to perform a progress note - ANS at least 6 month intervals
How current does the dietary manual need to be - ANS within 5 years
how often are menus planned? - ANS Once a week
How long does the facility need to retain menus? - ANS 4 weeks after use
how big can the milk container be - ANS cannot exceed 1 pint