NAB NHA/CORE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026

NAB NHA/CORE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025/2026
InAtheAcaseAofAnon-MedicareAPartAAAresidents,AtheAinitialAresidentAassessmentAmustAbeA
completed:

1.AWithinA10AdaysAofAadmission
2.AWithinA14AdaysAofAadmission
3.AWithinAtheAfirstAweekAofAadmission
4.APriorAtoAformallyAadmittingAtheAresidentA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
2.AWithinA14AdaysAofAadmission
AccordingAtoAtheAfederalAcertificationAstandards,AtheAQAAcommitteeAisArequiredAtoAmeet?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-Quarterly

AAresidentAisAadmittedAtoAaAnursingAhomeAthatAhasAbeenAcertifiedAasAaASNFAonly.AWhatAisA
notArequiredAtoAbeAadheredAtoAbyAtheAfacility?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
StateAMedicaidAstandardsAforApayment
UnlessAaAwavierAhasAbeenAsecured,AaAregisteredAnurseAisArequiredAtoAbeAinAtheAfacility?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AtAleastA8AconsecutiveAhours,A7AdaysAaAweek

RestorativeAcareAmustAbeAprovidedAby:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
NursingAstaffAbasedAonAaAcomprehensiveAassessment
TheAfacilityAwillAdetermineAwhatAtheAneedsAofAtheAresidentAareAbasedAon:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-TheAMDSAassessments

PhysicianAvisitsAareArequired:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
EveryA60AdaysAafterAtheAinitialArequiredAvisits
WhichAoneAbelowAisAanAexceptionAtoAwhenAaAfacilityAmayAreleaseAresidentAidentifiableAinfo
rmationAunderAtheAHIPPAAPrivacyAStandardAwithoutAtheAresidentsApermission?
1.AForAresearchAconductedAbyACMS
2.AWhyAanyAimmediateAfamilyAmemberArequestsAit?
3.AToAconsumerAgroups
4.AWhenAaAresidentAisAtransferredAtoAanotherAhealthAcareAinstitutionA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-4.AwhenAaAresidentAisAtransferred

StandardAprecautionsAareAtoAbeAusedAwhenAprovidingApersonalAcareAto:A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ALLAresidents

AllAofAtheAfollowingAareAbarriersAregardingAtheArecognitionAofAchronicApainAexpectAfor:
1.AStaffAwhoAareAusingAvalidAtoolsAtoAscreenAforApain
2.AElderlyAwhoAmayAshowAverbalAorAnonAverbalAsymptoms
3.AcognitiveAimpairmentAandAcommunicationAbarriersAhinderAaAresidentAabilityAtoAreportA
pain
4.AStaffAmayAnotAhaveAknowledgeAorAbeAskilledAinAassessingApainA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1.AStaffAwhoAareAutilizingAvalidAtoolsAtoAscreenAforApain

FacilitiesAareAexpectedAtoAprovideAaApleasantAdiningAexperienceAforAallAresidents.AThisAincl
udesAallAexcept:
1.AProvidingAwell-lit,AwellAventilatedAdinningAroom

,2.AProvidingAadequateAspaceAandAseatingAaccommodations
3.AMaintainingAaAlevelAofAdignityAwhenAservingAallAresidents
4.AServingAresidentsAwithoutAattemptingAtoAhonorAfoodApreferencesA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

4.AServingAresidentsAwithoutAattemptingAtoAhonorAfoodApreferences
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAnotAaAcorrectApolicyAforAdietaryAservices?
1.AReceivingAofAfoodAforAfacilityAuseAmustAbeAfromAapprovedAsources
2.AStorageAofAfoodAbroughtAinAbyAstaffAmustAbeAstoreAseparatelyAfromAfacilityAfood
3.AFacilitiesAareArequiredAtoAprovideAaAtherapeuticAdiet,AprescribedAbyAtheAdietaryAconsulta
nt,AwhenAaAnutritionAproblemAexists
4.AAAspecificAfoodAtemperatureAlevelAisArequiredAatAtheAtimeAofAservingA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

3.AFacilitiesAareArequiredAtoAprovideAaAtherapeuticAdiet,AprescribedAbyAtheAdietaryAconsulta
nt,AwhenAaAnutritionAproblemAexists
OneAspecifiedAreasonAforAaA"significantAchange"AcomprehensiveAreassessmentAisAanAunpl
annedAweightAlossAofAeitherA___%AoverA30AdaysAorA___AoverA180Adays?

1.A5%,A7%
2.A7%A10%
3.A5%,A10%
4.A10%,A29%A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-3.A5%,A10%
WhichAoneAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAisAtrueAforAtheAmedicalAdirector?

1.AMayAalsoAserviceAasAanAattendingAphysician
2.AMustAbeAaAmemberAofAtheAfacility'sAQAAcommittee
3.AMustAbeAseenAbyAtheAresidentAatAleastAeveryA30AdaysAafterAtheAinitialArequiredAvisits
4.AMustApersonallyAapproveAeachAorderAforAeachAresidentAtoAtheAadmittedAtoAtheAfacilityA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-1.AMayAalsoAserviceAasAanAattendingAphysicia

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtrueAregardingAaAfacilityAprovidingAmedicallyArelatedAsocialAservic
esAtoAtheAfacility?

1.AAAfacilityAmustAhaveAaAfull-
timeAqualifiedAsocialAworkerAonAstaffAforAeachAworkAshiftAexceptAweekends
2.AAAfacilitiesAsocialAworkerAmustAhaveAaABAAdegreeAinAsocialAworkAandAoneAyearAofAsuper
visedAexperienceAinAaAhealthAcareAsetting
3.AAAfacilityAmustAhaveAoneAsocialAworkerAforAeachA75Aresidents
4.AAAfacilitiesAqualifiedAsocialAworker'sAbachelorAdegreeAcanAbeAinAaAhumanAservicesAfieldA
orAinAanotherAdegreeAwithAoneAyearAofAsupervisedAsocialAworkAexperienceAinAaAhealthAcare
AsettingAworkingAwithAindividualsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

4.AAAfacilitiesAqualifiedAsocialAworker'sAbachelorAdegreeAcanAbeAinAaAhumanAservicesAfieldA
orAinAanotherAdegreeAwithAoneAyearAofAsupervisedAsocialAworkAexperienceAinAaAhealthAcare
AsettingAworkingAwithAindividuals

NurseAaidsAmustAhaveAaAminimumAof----hoursAin-serviceAtrainingAannually?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-12

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAisAtrue?

,1.AAnyAemployeeAmayAserveAasAaAfeedingAassistantAwhenAtheAneedAdesires
2.AAAfamilyAmemberAmustAcompleteAaAstate-
approvedAcourseAforAfeedingAassistantsAbeforeAfeedingAtheirAfamilyAmember
3.APaidAfeedingAassistantsAmustAsuccessfullyAcompleteAaAstate-approvedAtrainingAcourseA
4.AAAfamilyAmemberAisAnotAallowedAtoAfeedAtheirArelativeA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
3.APaidAfeedingAassistantsAmustAsuccessfullyAcompleteAaAstate-approvedAtrainingAcourse
WhichAchangesAinAtheAdietaryAdepartmentAwouldAmostAcloselyAreflectAtheAprinciplesAbehin
dAcultureAchange?

1.AProvidingAsetAmealAserviceAtimesAwithAlittleAflexibilityAtoAmaintainAaAdailyAroutingAforAtheA
residents
2.ALiberalizingAtherapeuticAdietsAtoAprovideAmoreAfoodAchoicesAtoAresidents
3.AIncreasingAtheAnumberAofApureedAorAsoftAdietAordersAtoAmakeAfeedingAeasierAforAtheAsta
ff
4.AStructuringAmealAtimesAtoAtheAbenefitAofAstaffAschedulesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
2.ALIberalizingAtherapeuticAdietsAtoAprovideAmoreAfoodAchoicesAtoAresients
IfAaAresidentArefusesAtoAconsumeAallAofAaAmealAinitiallyAgiven,AtheAnursingAstaffAshould:

1.ADoAnothing,AitAisAtheAresidentsArightAtoArefuseAmeals
2.ADocumentAthatAtheAresidentAwasAbeingAuncooperativeAforAthatAmeal
3.AOfferAaAsuitableAmealAreplacementAorAnutritionAsupplementAtoAprovideAadequateAcalorie
s
4.AForce-feedAtheAresidentAtheAmealAasAservedA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
3.AOfferAaAsuitableAmealAreplacementAorAnutritionAsupplementAtoAprovideAadequateAcalorie
s
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAisAcorrectAregardingAactivitiesAprovidedAthroughAtheAact
ivitiesAdepartmentAofAaAfacility?

1.ASpiritualAservicesAareAnotAallowedAinAaAfacilityAthatAreceivesAfederalAfunding
2.AManicures/pedicures,AhairAstyling,AmakeoversAmayAbeAconsideredApartAofAtheAactivities
Aprogram

3.ATripsAtoAcasinos,Amuseums,Afishing,Aetc.AareAnotAtoAbeAprovidedAbecauseAofAliberalities
4.AMostAactivitiesAshouldAbeAofAaAphysicalAnatureA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
2.AManicures/pedicures,AhairAstyling,AmakeoversAmayAbeAconsideredApartAofAtheAactivities
Aprogram

WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAisAcorrectAaboutAnasogasticAtubeAfeedingAwhileAinAaAfac
ility?
1.AnAindividualAwhoAneedsAtoAbeAfedAmayAbeAgivenAaAnasogastricAtubeAtoAmakeAeatingAea
sierAforAtheAresident
2.ATheAfacilityAmustAensureAtheAresidentAreceivesAappropriateAtreatmentAtoArestore,AifAposs
ible,AnormalAeatingAskills
3.AWithAtheAfamily'sApermission,AtheAresidentAmayAbeAgivenAaAnasogastricAtube
4.ATheAinitialAassessmentAdemonstratesAthatAtheAresident'sAclinicalAconditionAindicatedAhe/
sheAcan'tAeatAbyAhimself/herselfA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
4.ATheAinitialAassessmentAdemonstratesAthatAtheAresident'sAclinicalAconditionAindicatedAhe/
sheAcan'tAeatAbyAhimself/herself

, AccordingAtoAfederalAcertificationAstandards,AwhenAaAnourishingAsnackAisAprovidedAatAbedt
ime,AupAtoA-----
AmayAelapseAbetweenAaAsubstantialAmealAandAbreakfastAtheAfollowingAdayAisAaA-

ACORRECTAANSWERSA-14Ahours

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referAtoAanyAendeavorAinAwhichAaAresidentAparticipatesAthatAisAintendedAtoAenhanceAtheirAs
elfAofAwell-
beingAandAtoApromoteAorAenhanceAphysical,Aaffective,Aspiritual,Acognitive,AandAemotionalA
healthA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-activities
HowAmanyAhoursAaAdayAmustAaAfacilityAprovideAaAresidentAwithAaccessAtoAphysicalAservice
sAorAwithAtransportationAtoAaAhospitalAemergencyAroom?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
24Ahours
InAtheAeventAofAanAerrorAinAadministrationAofAmedication,AtheAfirstAactionAtoAtakeAisAto:
1.AReportAtoAtheAattendingAphysician
2.AReportAanyAadverseAreactionAtoAtheAresident
3.AReportAtoAtheAD.O.N
4.AReportAtoAtheAadministratorA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
1.AReportAtoAtheAattendingAphysician
AAvalidAcourtAorderAdirectingAthatAmedicalArecordsAbeAmadeAavailableAtoAaAgivenAthirdApart
y,AorArevealedAinAaAgivenAcircumstance,AmustAbeAhonored:

1.AonlyAifAtheAresidentAhasAraisedAissueAofAmedicalAcareAinAaAlawAsuit
2.AResidentsAconsentAisArequiredAifAtheAthirdApartAisAanAinsuranceAcompany
3.AOnlyAwithAtheAresident'sAconsent
4.ATheAresident'sAconsentAisAnotArequiredA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
4.ATheAresident'sAconsentAisAnotArequired
MedicationsAnotAgivenAasAintendedAbyAtheAprescriber,AasArequiredAbyAtheAdrugAmanufactur
er,AorAaccordingAtoAprofessionalAstandardsAis:A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
aAmedicationAerror
FacilityAemployeesAareAallowedAtoAserveAasAfeedingAassistantsAduringAmealAtimeAasAlongA
asAtheAmeetAcertainArequirements.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTAtrue:

1.AFeedingAassistantsAmustAworkAunderAtheAsupervisionAofAanARNAorAanALPN
2.AFeedingAassistantsAcanAonlyAassistAresidentAwhoAhaveAnoAdifficultyAswallowing
3.AFeedingAassistantsAmustAcompleteAaAstateAapprovedAtrainingAprogram
4.AFeedingAassistantsAcanAassistAtAresidentsAwhoAareAatAriskAforAaspirationA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

4.AFeedingAassistantsAcanAassistAtAresidentsAwhoAareAatAriskAforAaspiration
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAnotAaAstepAusedAbyAmanagementAtoAdealAwithAunexcusedAabsen
cesAorAexcessiveAabsenteeismAbyAanAemployee?

1.AInterviewingAemployeeAuponAreturnAtoAwork
2.AStatingApoliciesAafterAanAinfraction
3.ARecognizingAtheAworker'sApositiveAworkAperformanceAasAaAmeansAofAencouragement