NHA - CORE & NATIONAL EXAM QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
What does an INCOME STATEMENT or PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT tell an
investor? - Answer -It details operating income and expenses and how efficiently the
NHA is managing the facility
What is the purpose of an Anticoagulant Medication - Answer -It is a blood thinner used
to prevent blood clots and to reduce clots
What is a Union Shop Steward - Answer -An employee who works for the company and
is a union member who acts as the local union rep
What is the minimum length of a telephone cord? - Answer -29 inches
A current asset or liability must be sold or paid within how many months - Answer -
Within 12 months
What is a physiatrist - Answer -A sports doctor who specializes in musculoskeletal
injuries and works closely with PT & OT
What are the three budgets we work with - Answer -operating, cash, capital
What are the 2 main strategic budgets we work with - Answer -operating and capital
budgets
What is the main benefit of a limited liability partnership or limited liability corporation -
Answer -If sued, can only collect against the assets of the partnership or corporation
and not individuals
What is the key to an effective emergency management plan - Answer -Must identify all
potential disasters and dangers that may threaten the facility and plan of action to
address those threats
What is the deposit of money to ensure the performance of an obligation - Answer -A
surety bond or performance bond
Who must be on a surety bond? - Answer -residents and the state
What is an ADL? - Answer -An ADL is Personal care - showering, grooming, eating,
dressing and transferring
What is an instrumental ADL - Answer -Housekeeping, managing finances by writing
checks, going to doctor appointments, going to the store to buy food, going to the mall
,What does HYPER mean such as hyperglycemia, hypertension, hyperactivity - Answer
-Hyper means high or elevated
What does HYPO mean - Answer -Hypo means low
Overhead expense such as deprecation or insurance are classified as what type of
expense - Answer -Indirect expenses - cannot be charged to a particular department
Holding employers responsible for acts of their employees is called - Answer -
respondent superior
What are 2 other names for respondent superior - Answer -strict liability and vicarious
liability
Which of the following is not a capital asset or capital expense - Answer -Weekend
Overtime
Planned purchase of physical assets or capital assets is accomplished through which
budget - Answer -capital budget
What is the impact of the failure to record or account for depreciation - Answer -The
facility will overstate its assets
A minimum wage is imposed by which law - Answer -The Fair Labor Standards Act
which requires a federal minimum wage and overtime
Who enforces FLSA - Answer -The department of labor department
What is a swing bed in a rural hospital? - Answer -A hospital in a rural area with 100 or
fewer people that can swing a bed from acute to sub-acute and bill under nursing home
PPS rates
Which medicare program allows a patient to receive skilled care once acute hospital
care is no longer required and they are transferred to a nursing home - Answer -A
patient will be transferred from the hospital to a nursing home to be skilled under
Medicare Part A, sub-acute care
What is the hazard communication standard under OSHA - Answer -Inform employees
of chemicals in the work place MSDS or SDS
What is carcinoma? - Answer -cancer
What is an eye doctor called - Answer -ophthalmologist
What is an ear doctor or hearing specialist called - Answer -audiologist
, What does OIG stand for - Answer -Office of Inspector General
What does the OIG do - Answer -The OIG investigates Medicare and Medicaid fraud
and is under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
What is the primary focus of the life safety code - Answer -Fire safety in buildings and
structures.
what does the code for the federal regulations require regarding minimum staff
requirements for dietary staff - Answer -Must have sufficient staff to meet the needs of
residents
Which type of survey is the complaint survey - Answer -An abbreviated standard survey
- used for all surveys other than annual survey and changes in NHA, DON, and owner
of corporate officers can trigger a complaint survey
What is over medication? - Answer -Over- medication is when a patient takes
unnecessary medications or more than prescribed.
What is diathermy? - Answer -A modality used by physical therapists to generate heat
inside the body to reduce pain and inflammation that shortwave, microwave, and
ultrasound.
what is resident centered or person centered care? - Answer -Organize resident
services and daily life that are meaningful to each resident
If a resident or the facility determines an attending physician is not performing their
duties properly and want to change a doctor, what is the legal obligation of the facility to
make such a change - Answer -Assist the resident to choose a new physician. WE DO
NOT CHOOSE ONE FOR THEM
Which departments generate revenue - Answer -Skilled therapy and nursing generates;
activities and dietary can generate revenue from billing for therapy and nursing, and
also for the beauty salon, dietary
*all departments are cost centers but not revenue centers
What is the main purpose of risk management - Answer -Minimize money losses Buy
lots of insurances
What is primary or essential hypertension - Answer -high blood pressure due to
nonspecific lifestyle and genetic factors such as diet, excess body weight, smoking, and
alcohol use
ANSWERS
What does an INCOME STATEMENT or PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT tell an
investor? - Answer -It details operating income and expenses and how efficiently the
NHA is managing the facility
What is the purpose of an Anticoagulant Medication - Answer -It is a blood thinner used
to prevent blood clots and to reduce clots
What is a Union Shop Steward - Answer -An employee who works for the company and
is a union member who acts as the local union rep
What is the minimum length of a telephone cord? - Answer -29 inches
A current asset or liability must be sold or paid within how many months - Answer -
Within 12 months
What is a physiatrist - Answer -A sports doctor who specializes in musculoskeletal
injuries and works closely with PT & OT
What are the three budgets we work with - Answer -operating, cash, capital
What are the 2 main strategic budgets we work with - Answer -operating and capital
budgets
What is the main benefit of a limited liability partnership or limited liability corporation -
Answer -If sued, can only collect against the assets of the partnership or corporation
and not individuals
What is the key to an effective emergency management plan - Answer -Must identify all
potential disasters and dangers that may threaten the facility and plan of action to
address those threats
What is the deposit of money to ensure the performance of an obligation - Answer -A
surety bond or performance bond
Who must be on a surety bond? - Answer -residents and the state
What is an ADL? - Answer -An ADL is Personal care - showering, grooming, eating,
dressing and transferring
What is an instrumental ADL - Answer -Housekeeping, managing finances by writing
checks, going to doctor appointments, going to the store to buy food, going to the mall
,What does HYPER mean such as hyperglycemia, hypertension, hyperactivity - Answer
-Hyper means high or elevated
What does HYPO mean - Answer -Hypo means low
Overhead expense such as deprecation or insurance are classified as what type of
expense - Answer -Indirect expenses - cannot be charged to a particular department
Holding employers responsible for acts of their employees is called - Answer -
respondent superior
What are 2 other names for respondent superior - Answer -strict liability and vicarious
liability
Which of the following is not a capital asset or capital expense - Answer -Weekend
Overtime
Planned purchase of physical assets or capital assets is accomplished through which
budget - Answer -capital budget
What is the impact of the failure to record or account for depreciation - Answer -The
facility will overstate its assets
A minimum wage is imposed by which law - Answer -The Fair Labor Standards Act
which requires a federal minimum wage and overtime
Who enforces FLSA - Answer -The department of labor department
What is a swing bed in a rural hospital? - Answer -A hospital in a rural area with 100 or
fewer people that can swing a bed from acute to sub-acute and bill under nursing home
PPS rates
Which medicare program allows a patient to receive skilled care once acute hospital
care is no longer required and they are transferred to a nursing home - Answer -A
patient will be transferred from the hospital to a nursing home to be skilled under
Medicare Part A, sub-acute care
What is the hazard communication standard under OSHA - Answer -Inform employees
of chemicals in the work place MSDS or SDS
What is carcinoma? - Answer -cancer
What is an eye doctor called - Answer -ophthalmologist
What is an ear doctor or hearing specialist called - Answer -audiologist
, What does OIG stand for - Answer -Office of Inspector General
What does the OIG do - Answer -The OIG investigates Medicare and Medicaid fraud
and is under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
What is the primary focus of the life safety code - Answer -Fire safety in buildings and
structures.
what does the code for the federal regulations require regarding minimum staff
requirements for dietary staff - Answer -Must have sufficient staff to meet the needs of
residents
Which type of survey is the complaint survey - Answer -An abbreviated standard survey
- used for all surveys other than annual survey and changes in NHA, DON, and owner
of corporate officers can trigger a complaint survey
What is over medication? - Answer -Over- medication is when a patient takes
unnecessary medications or more than prescribed.
What is diathermy? - Answer -A modality used by physical therapists to generate heat
inside the body to reduce pain and inflammation that shortwave, microwave, and
ultrasound.
what is resident centered or person centered care? - Answer -Organize resident
services and daily life that are meaningful to each resident
If a resident or the facility determines an attending physician is not performing their
duties properly and want to change a doctor, what is the legal obligation of the facility to
make such a change - Answer -Assist the resident to choose a new physician. WE DO
NOT CHOOSE ONE FOR THEM
Which departments generate revenue - Answer -Skilled therapy and nursing generates;
activities and dietary can generate revenue from billing for therapy and nursing, and
also for the beauty salon, dietary
*all departments are cost centers but not revenue centers
What is the main purpose of risk management - Answer -Minimize money losses Buy
lots of insurances
What is primary or essential hypertension - Answer -high blood pressure due to
nonspecific lifestyle and genetic factors such as diet, excess body weight, smoking, and
alcohol use
