Colorado NHA Exam (2025) Actual exam
test comprehensive questions and verified
answers
Annually - 📌📌 - How often is the Administrator responsible for reviewing the Resident care
Policy and procedures
24 hours - 📌📌- Occurrence reporting needs to be done in what time frame
Within 90 days of hire - 📌📌- How many days is the facility required to provide job specific
orientation to new employees
monthly - 📌📌- How often is the facility required to access ambulation
monthly - 📌📌- How often is the facility required to evaluate the appropriateness of indwelling
catheter care?
weekly - 📌📌- For excoriation prevention and care how often is the facility required to do a skin
evaluation
Daily -📌📌- If a resident has an excoriation how often should the facility evaluate the progress
within 24 hours of admission - 📌📌- When should the resident assessment be completed
Licensed Nurse - 📌📌- who is responsible to perform the resident assessment?
physical, mental and functional - 📌📌- What areas are covered in the resident assessment of a
new resident?
7 days -📌📌- How many days does the facility have to access the discharge of a patient
every 3 months or when there is a change of condition - 📌📌- how often after the initial
discharge assessment should the facility evaluate the discharge potential of the resident
nursing, dietary and activity - 📌📌- Who is responsible for performing the discharge potential of
a resident
within 24 hours - 📌📌- When does the nursing care plan need to be completed
nursing, social services and activities - 📌📌- what departments participate in the care plan
2 weeks - 📌📌- how long does the activities department have to complete the history and
assessment
attending physician -📌📌- who is responsible for the anticipated schedule of visits for a patient
no less than every 6 months - 📌📌- how often should the physician see the patient
, 📌📌- How often should written policies be evaluated
at least annually -
within 30 minutes - 📌📌- When should med errors and drug interactions be reported
72 hours - 📌📌- After a med error or drug interaction how long should the resident be
monitored?
every 3 months - 📌📌 - How often should a resident be evaluated for tardive dyskina (because
of psychoactive meds)
every 15 minutes - 📌📌- When a resident is in physical restraints how often should they be
monitored
every 2 hours during waking hours - 📌📌- when a resident is in physical restraints how often
should the restraints be removed
📌📌
physical and functional assessment after first 24 hours, at the end of the week and monthly -
- If a resident is using a safety device how often should they be assessed
every 2 hours (monitored and documented) - 📌📌- How often should a resident using a safety
device be monitored
every 6 months - 📌📌- How often does social services update the care plan
annually - 📌📌- how often does social services update the social history
📌📌
quarterly for the first 6 months
semi-annually thereafter - - how often does social services perform a progress note
an oral exam within 6 months prior to admission - 📌📌- If a patient refuses an oral exam upon
admittance what doe they need to show proof of
annually - 📌📌- How often does staff need to receive an in-service on preventive dentistry and
oral hygiene
no more than 14 - 📌📌
- How many hours can a facility have between the beginning of the
evening meal and breakfast
no later than 8am - 📌📌- What time does breakfast need to be served
no earlier than 5pm - 📌📌- what time does dinner need to be served
at least 6 month intervals - 📌📌- How often does dietary need to perform a progress note
within 5 years - 📌📌- How current does the dietary manual need to be
Once a week - 📌📌- how often are menus planned?
4 weeks after use - 📌📌- How long does the facility need to retain menus?
cannot exceed 1 pint - 📌📌- how big can the milk container be
45 degrees F or less - 📌📌- what temperature does the milk need to be maintained at
, 80% or better - 📌📌- what is the passing score for the feeding assistant class
within 10 days - 📌📌- when should the individual receive their receipt of completion from the
feeding assistant class
twice -📌📌- how many times can the individual take the test for the feeding assistant program
repeat the feeding assistant training program - 📌📌- if the individual does not pass the feeding
assistant test after the second attempt what must they do
not less than 60 days in advance of expiration - 📌📌
- The training provider for the feeding
assistant program must renew the annual attenstation when
not less than 3 years - 📌📌- how long must the provider of the feeding assistant training
program keep the training record
no later than the first pay period - 📌📌- when should staff receive a copy of resident rights
within 14 days - 📌📌- when should a grievance be filed
3 days - 📌📌- how long does the staff have to confer with the persons involved with a
grievance
10 days - 📌📌 - if the party is unsatisfied with the findings of a grievance, how long to they have
to file the grievance with the grievance committee
10 days - 📌📌- How long does the grievance committee have to present written findings of a
grievance
10 days - 📌📌- If the individual is not happy with the written explanation from the grievance
committee how long do they have to file the grievance with the ED of the Department?
30 days - 📌📌
- If facility administration does not agree with the findings of the ED of the
Department how long do they have to request a hearing
no less than 5 - 📌📌- How many members are on the resident advisory committee
30 days - 📌📌- how much notice must a facility give for a xfer/discharge/room change
5 days prior - 📌📌- how much notice must a facility give to a resident for a room change
without a resident consent
60 days and 7 days prior to notifying families - 📌📌 - if the facility intends to close or change
bed classification how long do they have to notify the department of public health and
environnment and the Colorado department of healthcare policy and financing
at least 3x/year - 📌📌- how often should the facility perform simulated fire drills
physician -📌📌- Who should countersign the TO'S
within 2 weeks of receipt - 📌📌- how soon should the TO be placed in the health record
within 2 weeks of receipt - 📌📌- how often should xray, lab, EKG and other diagnostic tests
test comprehensive questions and verified
answers
Annually - 📌📌 - How often is the Administrator responsible for reviewing the Resident care
Policy and procedures
24 hours - 📌📌- Occurrence reporting needs to be done in what time frame
Within 90 days of hire - 📌📌- How many days is the facility required to provide job specific
orientation to new employees
monthly - 📌📌- How often is the facility required to access ambulation
monthly - 📌📌- How often is the facility required to evaluate the appropriateness of indwelling
catheter care?
weekly - 📌📌- For excoriation prevention and care how often is the facility required to do a skin
evaluation
Daily -📌📌- If a resident has an excoriation how often should the facility evaluate the progress
within 24 hours of admission - 📌📌- When should the resident assessment be completed
Licensed Nurse - 📌📌- who is responsible to perform the resident assessment?
physical, mental and functional - 📌📌- What areas are covered in the resident assessment of a
new resident?
7 days -📌📌- How many days does the facility have to access the discharge of a patient
every 3 months or when there is a change of condition - 📌📌- how often after the initial
discharge assessment should the facility evaluate the discharge potential of the resident
nursing, dietary and activity - 📌📌- Who is responsible for performing the discharge potential of
a resident
within 24 hours - 📌📌- When does the nursing care plan need to be completed
nursing, social services and activities - 📌📌- what departments participate in the care plan
2 weeks - 📌📌- how long does the activities department have to complete the history and
assessment
attending physician -📌📌- who is responsible for the anticipated schedule of visits for a patient
no less than every 6 months - 📌📌- how often should the physician see the patient
, 📌📌- How often should written policies be evaluated
at least annually -
within 30 minutes - 📌📌- When should med errors and drug interactions be reported
72 hours - 📌📌- After a med error or drug interaction how long should the resident be
monitored?
every 3 months - 📌📌 - How often should a resident be evaluated for tardive dyskina (because
of psychoactive meds)
every 15 minutes - 📌📌- When a resident is in physical restraints how often should they be
monitored
every 2 hours during waking hours - 📌📌- when a resident is in physical restraints how often
should the restraints be removed
📌📌
physical and functional assessment after first 24 hours, at the end of the week and monthly -
- If a resident is using a safety device how often should they be assessed
every 2 hours (monitored and documented) - 📌📌- How often should a resident using a safety
device be monitored
every 6 months - 📌📌- How often does social services update the care plan
annually - 📌📌- how often does social services update the social history
📌📌
quarterly for the first 6 months
semi-annually thereafter - - how often does social services perform a progress note
an oral exam within 6 months prior to admission - 📌📌- If a patient refuses an oral exam upon
admittance what doe they need to show proof of
annually - 📌📌- How often does staff need to receive an in-service on preventive dentistry and
oral hygiene
no more than 14 - 📌📌
- How many hours can a facility have between the beginning of the
evening meal and breakfast
no later than 8am - 📌📌- What time does breakfast need to be served
no earlier than 5pm - 📌📌- what time does dinner need to be served
at least 6 month intervals - 📌📌- How often does dietary need to perform a progress note
within 5 years - 📌📌- How current does the dietary manual need to be
Once a week - 📌📌- how often are menus planned?
4 weeks after use - 📌📌- How long does the facility need to retain menus?
cannot exceed 1 pint - 📌📌- how big can the milk container be
45 degrees F or less - 📌📌- what temperature does the milk need to be maintained at
, 80% or better - 📌📌- what is the passing score for the feeding assistant class
within 10 days - 📌📌- when should the individual receive their receipt of completion from the
feeding assistant class
twice -📌📌- how many times can the individual take the test for the feeding assistant program
repeat the feeding assistant training program - 📌📌- if the individual does not pass the feeding
assistant test after the second attempt what must they do
not less than 60 days in advance of expiration - 📌📌
- The training provider for the feeding
assistant program must renew the annual attenstation when
not less than 3 years - 📌📌- how long must the provider of the feeding assistant training
program keep the training record
no later than the first pay period - 📌📌- when should staff receive a copy of resident rights
within 14 days - 📌📌- when should a grievance be filed
3 days - 📌📌- how long does the staff have to confer with the persons involved with a
grievance
10 days - 📌📌 - if the party is unsatisfied with the findings of a grievance, how long to they have
to file the grievance with the grievance committee
10 days - 📌📌- How long does the grievance committee have to present written findings of a
grievance
10 days - 📌📌- If the individual is not happy with the written explanation from the grievance
committee how long do they have to file the grievance with the ED of the Department?
30 days - 📌📌
- If facility administration does not agree with the findings of the ED of the
Department how long do they have to request a hearing
no less than 5 - 📌📌- How many members are on the resident advisory committee
30 days - 📌📌- how much notice must a facility give for a xfer/discharge/room change
5 days prior - 📌📌- how much notice must a facility give to a resident for a room change
without a resident consent
60 days and 7 days prior to notifying families - 📌📌 - if the facility intends to close or change
bed classification how long do they have to notify the department of public health and
environnment and the Colorado department of healthcare policy and financing
at least 3x/year - 📌📌- how often should the facility perform simulated fire drills
physician -📌📌- Who should countersign the TO'S
within 2 weeks of receipt - 📌📌- how soon should the TO be placed in the health record
within 2 weeks of receipt - 📌📌- how often should xray, lab, EKG and other diagnostic tests
