California NHA Exam Study Materials Questions and Answers Updated 2026

California NHA Exam Study Materials
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
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BAnswerHowBshouldBaBwashbasinBbeBsanitized?



WithBchemicals.B-BAnswerHowBshouldBaBwashbasinBNOTBbeBsanitized?



1Bweek.B-BAnswerHowBlongBcanByouBkeepBnon-perishableBfoodBfor?



2Bdays.B-BAnswerHowBlongBcanByouBkeepBperishableBfoodsBfor?



EitherBbelowB45BdegreesBorBaboveB140Bdegrees.B-
BAnswerWhatBareBtheBappropriateBtemperaturesBforBperishableBitems?



ItBmustBbeBrunningBatB15#,B250BdegreesBfarenheitBforB20Bminutes.B-
BAnswerWhatBareBtheBrequirementsBforBtemperatureBandBtimeBwhenBautoclavingBstuff?



170BdegreesBfarenheitBforB2BminutesBorB180BdegreesBforB30Bseconds.B-
BAnswerWhatBareBtheBappropriateBtemperatureBandBtimeBrequirementsBforButensilBcleaning?



110BdegreesBfarenheit.B-
BAnswerWhatBisBtheBminimumBtemperatureBthatBaBdishwasherBcanBrunBat?



7Bdays.B-BAnswerHowBlongBdoByouBhaveBtoBcompleteBanBinitialBassessment?



59BdegreesBtoB86BdegreesBfarenheit.B-
BAnswerDrugsBareBstoredBatB"room"Btemperature.BWhat'sBthatBrange?



WithinB90Bdays.B-BAnswerWhenBshouldBdrugsBbeBdestroyed?



90Bdays.B-BAnswerHowBlongBisBtheBrequiredBcourseBforBaBfoodBserviceBsupervisor?

,Quarterly.B-BAnswerHowBfrequentlyBmustBcareBplansBbeBdone?



Annually.B-BAnswerHowBfrequentlyBmustBstaffBbeBinservicedBonBdentalBprocedures?



EveryB24Bhours.B-BAnswerHowBoftenBshouldBhumidifierBbottlesBbeBchanged?



OnlyBsterileBdistilled,BdeionizedBorBdemineralizedBwater.B-
BAnswerWhenBfillingBaBhumidifierBbottle,BwhatBshouldBgoBinBthere?



Promptly.B-BAnswerWhat'sBtheBappropriateBresponseBtimeBforBaBpatientBcallBlight?



"TheBhighestBlevelBofBselfBcareBandBindependence."B-
BAnswerAllBpatientsBshouldBbeBassistedBandBencouragedBtoBmaintainBwhat?



PosturalBsupport.B-
BAnswerSoftBties,BseatBbelts,BspringBreleaseBtraysBandBclothBvestsBareBrestraintsBunlessBtheyB
areBusedBforBwhat?



OnlyBtheBamountBofBtimeBneededBtoBcompleteBtheBtreatment.B-
BAnswerHowBlongBshouldBtreatmentBrestraintsBbeBusedBfor?



3Bweeks.B-BAnswerWhat'sBtheBminimumBamountBofBtimeBforBaBmenuBcycleBtoBrepeat?



EveryB90Bdays.B-BAnswerHowBoftenBshouldBaBmenuBcycleBbeBrevised?



5BpoundsB+/-BinB30Bdays.B-
BAnswerWhatBcomboBofBweightBchangeBandBtimeBshouldBwarrantBaBnotificationBtoBtheBdoct
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RevisedBeveryB5Byears.B-
BAnswerHowBoftenBshouldBtheBdietBmanualBbeBreviewed?BHowBoftenBshouldBitBbeBrevised?

, 2Bhours.B-
BAnswerIfBdrugsBareBorderedBstatBinBoneBhour,Bwhat'sBtheBmaxBamountBofBtimeBtoBgetBthe
mBthat?



SubmergedBinB70%BalcoholBforB10Bminutes.B-
BAnswerHowBshouldBaBglassBthermometerBbeBcleaned?



1Byear.B-BAnswerHowBlongBshouldBdrugBorderBrecordsBbeBkeptBfor?



3Byears.B-BAnswerHowBlongBshouldBdrugBdestructionBrecordsBbeBkeptBfor?



50Bminutes.B-BAnswerHowBmanyBminutesBconstituteBoneBhourBofBlearningBexperience?



16Bhours.B-
BAnswerCNABOrientation:BhowBmanyBhoursBareBneededBinBtheBfirstB40BhoursBworked?



8Bhours.B-
BAnswerHowBmanyBhoursBofBCNABorientationBmustBbeBgivenBbeforeBcareBisBprovided?



$15BtoBApply,B$20BtoBRenewBandB$5BtoBgetBaBDuplicate.B-
BAnswerHowBmuchBdoesBitBcostBtoBapplyBforBaBCNABlicense?BRenewBaBCNABcertificate?BToB
getBaBduplicateBofByourBlicense?



3Byears.B-BAnswerHowBlongBshouldBemployeeBhealthBrecordsBbeBkeptBfor?



7ByearsBperBTitleB22B-B5ByearsBperBOBRA.B-
BAnswerHowBlongBshouldBpatientBrecordsBbeBkeptBfor?



Annually.B-BAnswerHowBoftenBshouldBtheBpatientBcareBpolicyBcommitteeBmeet?



24BhoursBtoBreportBit.BShouldBbeBkeptBforBoneByear.B-
BAnswerHowBlongBdoByouBhaveBtoBreportBanBunusualBoccurrence?BHowBlongBshouldByouBke
epBitBfor?