NHA Line of Service Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
1. |Which |of |the |following |is |part |of |standard |precautions |for |infection |control?
A. |Wearing |a |gown |each |time |there |is |a |clothing |change |for |an |incontinent |resident. |
B. |Placing |soiled |linens |on |the |floor |rather |than |on |the |bed |or |other |furniture. |
C. |Washing |hands |after |touching |a |resident's |blood |or |urine, |if |gloves |were |worn |at |the |time |
of |contact.
D. |Using |an |antimicrobial |soap |for |routine |hand |washing. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Washing |
hands |after |touching |a |resident's |blood |or |urine, |if |gloves |were |worn |at |the |time |of |contact.
2. |If |a |facility |must |notify |a |resident's |physician |about |a |significant |change |in |the |resident's |
status |but |the |resident's |attending |physician |cannot |be |reached, |which |of |these |steps |should |
the |facility |take |first |
A. |Call |the |Medical |Director. |
B. |Transfer |the |resident |to |a |hospital. |
C. |Assign |another |physician |to |the |case. |
D. |Call |the |physician |designated |by |the |attending |physician |to |cover |for |him |or |her |in |his |or |
her |absence. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Call |the |physician |designated |by |the |attending |
physician |to |cover |for |him |or |her |in |his |or |her |absence.
,3. |A |certified |nursing |facility |must |complete |a |performance |evaluation |of |every |nurse |aide |at |
least |once |every |
A. |month |
B. |quarter |
C. |12 |months |
D. |two |years |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |12 |months
4. |One |necessary |occasion |for |a |comprehensive |reassessment |is |when |a |resident |undergoes |
an |unplanned |weight |loss |that |exceeds |
A. |5 |percent |in |one |month. |
B. |5 |percent |in |one |month, |or |10 |percent |in |6 |months. |
C. |5 |percent |in |3 |months, |or |10 |percent |in |6 |months. |
D. |10 |percent |in |one |month. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |5 |percent |in |one |month, |or |10 |
percent |in |6 |months.
5. |Medicare-certified |facilities |must |use |which |one |of |the |following? |
A. |accrual |basis |of |accounting |
B. |perpetual |inventory |
C. |centralized |meal |service |
D. |paid |feeding |assistants |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |accrual |basis |of |accounting
6. |To |meet |Life |Safety |Code |requirements, |the |facility |emergency |power |source |must |be |
capable |of |providing |illumination |for |all |the |means |of |egress |how |soon |after |loss |of |regular |
electric |power? |
, A. |immediately |
B. |within |five |seconds |
C. |within |10 |seconds |
D. |within |30 |seconds |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |within |10 |seconds
7. |A |Stage |III |pressure |ulcer |is |characterized |by |
A. |dark |red |skin |areas |with |blue |discoloration |in |the |center |
B. |damage |to |muscle |and |bone |
C. |break |in |skin |down |to |and |including |underlying |fatty |tissues |D. |blisters |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-C. |break |in |skin |down |to |and |including |underlying |fatty |tissues
8. |The |administrator's |role |in |the |survey |process |includes |all |except |which |one |of |the |
following? |
A. |Responding |promptly |to |surveyors' |requests |for |records |and |information. |
B. |Providing |input |into, |and |Insuring |timely |completion |of, |plans |of |correction. |
C. |Year-round |training |and |directing |of |staff |in |compliance |with |regulatory |requirements. |
D. |Insulating |the |governing |body |from |involvement. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Insulating |the |
governing |body |from |involvement.
9. |A |chemical |restraint |is |defined |as |a |psychoactive |drug |that |
Correct Answers
1. |Which |of |the |following |is |part |of |standard |precautions |for |infection |control?
A. |Wearing |a |gown |each |time |there |is |a |clothing |change |for |an |incontinent |resident. |
B. |Placing |soiled |linens |on |the |floor |rather |than |on |the |bed |or |other |furniture. |
C. |Washing |hands |after |touching |a |resident's |blood |or |urine, |if |gloves |were |worn |at |the |time |
of |contact.
D. |Using |an |antimicrobial |soap |for |routine |hand |washing. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Washing |
hands |after |touching |a |resident's |blood |or |urine, |if |gloves |were |worn |at |the |time |of |contact.
2. |If |a |facility |must |notify |a |resident's |physician |about |a |significant |change |in |the |resident's |
status |but |the |resident's |attending |physician |cannot |be |reached, |which |of |these |steps |should |
the |facility |take |first |
A. |Call |the |Medical |Director. |
B. |Transfer |the |resident |to |a |hospital. |
C. |Assign |another |physician |to |the |case. |
D. |Call |the |physician |designated |by |the |attending |physician |to |cover |for |him |or |her |in |his |or |
her |absence. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Call |the |physician |designated |by |the |attending |
physician |to |cover |for |him |or |her |in |his |or |her |absence.
,3. |A |certified |nursing |facility |must |complete |a |performance |evaluation |of |every |nurse |aide |at |
least |once |every |
A. |month |
B. |quarter |
C. |12 |months |
D. |two |years |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |12 |months
4. |One |necessary |occasion |for |a |comprehensive |reassessment |is |when |a |resident |undergoes |
an |unplanned |weight |loss |that |exceeds |
A. |5 |percent |in |one |month. |
B. |5 |percent |in |one |month, |or |10 |percent |in |6 |months. |
C. |5 |percent |in |3 |months, |or |10 |percent |in |6 |months. |
D. |10 |percent |in |one |month. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |5 |percent |in |one |month, |or |10 |
percent |in |6 |months.
5. |Medicare-certified |facilities |must |use |which |one |of |the |following? |
A. |accrual |basis |of |accounting |
B. |perpetual |inventory |
C. |centralized |meal |service |
D. |paid |feeding |assistants |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |accrual |basis |of |accounting
6. |To |meet |Life |Safety |Code |requirements, |the |facility |emergency |power |source |must |be |
capable |of |providing |illumination |for |all |the |means |of |egress |how |soon |after |loss |of |regular |
electric |power? |
, A. |immediately |
B. |within |five |seconds |
C. |within |10 |seconds |
D. |within |30 |seconds |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |within |10 |seconds
7. |A |Stage |III |pressure |ulcer |is |characterized |by |
A. |dark |red |skin |areas |with |blue |discoloration |in |the |center |
B. |damage |to |muscle |and |bone |
C. |break |in |skin |down |to |and |including |underlying |fatty |tissues |D. |blisters |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-C. |break |in |skin |down |to |and |including |underlying |fatty |tissues
8. |The |administrator's |role |in |the |survey |process |includes |all |except |which |one |of |the |
following? |
A. |Responding |promptly |to |surveyors' |requests |for |records |and |information. |
B. |Providing |input |into, |and |Insuring |timely |completion |of, |plans |of |correction. |
C. |Year-round |training |and |directing |of |staff |in |compliance |with |regulatory |requirements. |
D. |Insulating |the |governing |body |from |involvement. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Insulating |the |
governing |body |from |involvement.
9. |A |chemical |restraint |is |defined |as |a |psychoactive |drug |that |
