Wisconsin NHA Exam Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Wisconsin NHA Exam Questions
and Answers Updated 2026
HowAmuchAofAaAsupplyAofAanAindividualAresident'sAdrugsAmayAbeAheldAbyAfacility?A-
AAnswerATheAsupplyAshallAnotAexceedA4AdaysAforAanyAoneAresident.


AdvancedApracticeAnurseAprescriberA-
AAnswerAAApersonAwhoAhasAbeenAgrantedAaAcertificateAtoAissueAprescriptionAorders


AuthorizedAprescriberA-
AAnswerAAApersonAlicensedAinAthisAstateAtoAprescribeAmedications,Atreatments,AorArehabilitative
Atherapies


"Dietitan"AmeansAaApersonAwhoAisAanyAofAtheAfollowing....A-
AAnswerAa)AcertifiedAunderAs.448.78Astats
b)AlicensedAorAcertifiedAasAaAdietitianAinAanotherAstate


WhatAisA"full-time"?A-AAnswerA37.5AhoursAeachAweekAdevotedAtoAfacilityAbusinessA...x


WhatAisA"IMD"?A-AAnswerAInstitutionAforAMentalADiseases


WhatAisAintensiveAskilledAnursingAcare?A-
AAnswerAcareArequiringAspecializedAnursingAassessmentAskillsAandAtheAperformanceAofAspecificA
servicesAandAproceduresAthatAareAcomplexAbecauseAofAtheAresident'sAconditionAorAtheAtypeAorA
numberAofAproceduresAthatAareAnecessary


WhatAisAanA"intermediateAcareAfacility"?A-
AAnswerAaANursingAHomeAwhichAisAlicensedAbyAtheAdepartmentAasAanAintermediateAcareAfacili
tyAtoAprovideAintermediateAnursingAcare


WhatAisA"intermediateAnursingAcare"?A-
AAnswerABasicAcareAconsistingAofAphysical,Aemotional,AsocialAandAotherArehabilitativeAservicesAu
nderAperiodicAmedicalAsupervision.ATheAnursingAcareArequiresAtheAskillAofAaAregisteredAnurseAf
orAobservationAandArecordingAofAreactionsAandAsymptoms,AandAforAsupervisionAofAnursingAcare.


WhatAisA"involuntaryAadministrationAofApsychotropicAmedication"?A-
AAnswerAItAcanAmeanAanyAofAtheAfollowing:A

,a)AplacingApsychotropicAmedicationAinAanAindividual'sAfoodAorAdrinkAwithAknowledgeAthatAtheAi
ndividualAprotestsAreceiptAofAtheApsychoAtropicAmedicationA
b)AForciblyArestrainingAanAindividualAtoAenableAadministrationAofApsychotropicAmedicationA
c)ARequiringAanAindividualAtoAtakeApsychotropicAmedicationAasAaAconditionAofAreceivingAprivileg
esAorAbenefits


WhatAdoesA"limitedAnursingAcare"Amean?A-
AAnswerAItAmeansAsimpleAnursingAcareAproceduresArequiredAbyAresidentsAwithAlong-
termAillnessesAorAdisabilitiesAinAorderAtoAmaintainAstabilityAandAwhichAcanAbeAprovidedAsafely
AonlyAbyAorAunderAtheAsupervisionAofAaApersonAnoAlessAskilledAthanAaAlicensedApracticalAnur
seAwhoAworksAunderAtheAdirectionAofAaAregisteredAnurse.


WhatAisAaA"nursingAassistant"?A-
AAnswerAAApersonAwhoAisAemployedAprimarilyAtoAprovideAdirectAcareAservicesAtoAresidentsAbut
AisAnotAregisteredAorAlicensed.


WhatAisAaA"physicianAextender"?A-
AAnswerAAApersonAwhoAisAaAphysician'sAassistantAorAaAnurseApractitionerAactingAunderAtheAg
eneralAsupervisionAandAdirectionAofAaAphysician


WhatAdoesA"protest"Amean?A-
AAnswerAToAmakeAmoreAthanAoneAdiscernibleAnegativeAresponse,AotherAthanAmereAsilence,AtoA
theAofferAof,ArecommendationAfor,AorAotherAprofferingAofAvoluntaryAreceiptAofApsychotropicAmedi
cation.A"Protest"AdoesAnotAmeanAaAdiscernibleAnegativeAresponseAtoAaAproposedAmethodAofAad
ministrationAofAtheApsychotropicAmedication.


HowAlongAisA"RecuperativeAcare"AanticipatedAtoAbeAprovidedAfor?A-
AAnswerAForAaAperiodAofA90AdaysAorAlessAforAaAresidentAwhoseAphysicianAhasAcertifiedAthat
AheAorAsheAisAconvalescingAorArecuperatingAfromAanAillnessAorAaAmedicalAtreatment.


HowAlongAisA"respiteAcare"AanticipatedAtoAbeAprovidedAfor?A-
AAnswerAForAaAperiodAofA28AdaysAorAlessAforAtheApurposeAofAtemporarilyArelievingAaAfamily
AmemberAorAotherAcaregiverAfromAhisAorAherAdailyAcaregivingAduties


WhatAdoesAshort-termAcareAmean?A-AAnswerAItAmeansArecuperativeAcareAorArespiteAcare


InAdeterminingAwhetherAaAserviceAisAskilled,AwhatAthreeAcriteriaAshallAbeAused?A-
AAnswerA1.ATheAserviceAwouldAconstituteAaAskilledAserviceAwhereAtheAinherentAcomplexityAofAa
AserviceAprescribedAforAaAresidentAisAsuchAthatAitAcanAbeAsafelyAandAeffectivelyAperformedAonl
yAbyAorAunderAtheAsupervisionAofAprofessionalApersonnel;A

,2.ATheArestorationApotentialAofAaAresidentAisAnotAtheAdecidingAfactorAinAdeterminingAwhetherA
aAserviceAisAtoAbeAconsideredAskilledAorAunskilled.AEvenAwhereAfullArecoveryAorAmedicalAimpro
vementAisAnotApossible,AskilledAcareAmayAbeAneededAtoAprevent,AtoAtheAextentApossible,Adeteri
orationAofAtheAconditionAorAtoAsustainAcurrentAcapacities;AandA
3.AAAserviceAthatAisAgenerallyAunskilledAwouldAbeAconsideredAskilledAwhere,AbecauseAofAspecia
lAmedicalAcomplications,AitsAperformanceAorAsupervisionAorAtheAobservationAofAtheAresidentAnec
essitatesAtheAuseAofAskilledAnursingApersonnel.


WhatAdoesA"supervision"Amean?ADoesAitArequireAcontinuousApresenceAofAsupervisorAinAsameAbu
ildingAasAassistant?A-AAnswerAAtAleastAintermittentAface-to-
faceAcontactAbetweenAsupervisorAandAassistant,AwithAtheAsupervisorAinstructingAandAoverseeingAt
heAassistant,AbutAdoesAnotArequireAtheAcontinuousApresenceAofAtheAsupervisorAinAtheAsameAbui
ldingAasAtheAassistant.


WhatAdoesA"tourAofAduty"Amean?A-
AAnswerAAAportionAofAtheAdayAduringAwhichAaAshiftAofAresidentAcareApersonnelAareAonAduty.


WhatAisAaA"unitAdoesAdrugAdeliveryAsystem"?A-
AAnswerAAAsystemAforAtheAdistributionAofAmedicationsAinAwhichAsingleAdosesAofAmedicationsAa
reAindividuallyApackagedAandAsealedAforAdistributionAtoAresidents


RequirementsAofAlicensureAofAanAinstitutionAforAmentalAdiseasesA-
AAnswerA1.ATheAconversionAofAallAorAsomeAofAtheAbedsAwithinAtheAfacilityAwillAresultAinAaA
physicallyAidentifiableAunitAofAtheAfacilityA
2.ATheAIMDAshallAhaveAaAminimumAofA16AbedsA
3.ATheAconversionAofAbedsAtoAorAfromAanAIMDAshallAnotAincreaseAtheAtotalAnumberAofAbedsA
withinAtheAfacility;AandA
4.ATheAfacilityAhasAsubmittedAanAapplicationAunderAsubs.2AandA3AtoAconvertAallAorAaAportion
AofAitsAbedsAtoAanAIMDAandAtheAdepartmentAhasAdeterminedAthatAtheAfacilityAisAinAsubstanti
alAcomplianceAwithAthisAchapter.


HowAmanyAbedsAmustAanAIMDAhaveAtoAbeAlicensed?A-AAnswerA16


HowAoftenAmayAaAfacilityAsubmitAanAapplicationAforAconversionAofAbedsAtoAorAfromAanAIMD?
A-AAnswerANoAmoreAthanA2AtimesAaAyear


WhatAmustAbeAincludedAinAanAapplicationAforAanAIMDAlicense?A-
AAnswerA1.ATheAidentitiesAofAallApersonsAorAbusinessAentitiesAhavingAtheAauthorityAinAmanage
mentAofAtheAfacilityA

, 2.AIdentitiesAofAallApersonsAorAbusinessAentitiesAhavingAanyAownershipAinterestAwhatsoeverAinA
theAbuilding/landA
3.ATheAidentitiesAofAallAcreditorsAholdingAaAsecurityAinterestAinAtheApremisesA
4.ADisclosureAofAanyArelationshipAorAconnectionAbetweenAtheAoldAlicenseeAandAtheAnewAlicensee
-AsameAwithAownersA
5.ADisclosureAofAanyAfinancialAfailures


WhenAapplyingAforAlicense,AtheAapplicantAshallAsubmitAevidenceAtoAestablishAthatAheAorAsheAh
asAsufficientAresourcesAtoApermitAoperationAofAfacilityAforAaAperiodAofAhowAlong?A-
AAnswerA6Amonths


WhenAdeterminingAifAaAfacilityAisA"fitAandAqualified"AtheAdepartmentAshallAreviewAsurveyAand
AcomplaintAinvestigationAfindingsAforAeachAfacilityAwhichAtheAapplicationAisAaffiliatedAorAwasAa
ffiliatedAduringAtheApastAhowAmanyAyears?A-AAnswerA5


HowAlongAdoesAtheAdepartmentAhaveAtoAapproveAorAdenyAtheAcompleteAapplicationAafterAreceiv
ingAit?A-AAnswerA60Adays


WhatAareAtheAtwoAtypesAofAlicense?A-AAnswerAProbationaryAandAregular


WhatAaAprobationaryAlicense?A-
AAnswerAIfAtheAapplicantAhasAnotAbeenApreviouslyAlicensedAunderAthisAchapterAorAifAtheAfacili
tyAisAnotAinAoperationAatAtheAtimeAapplicationAisAmade,AtheAdepartmentAissuesAaAprobationary
Alicense.


HowAlongAisAtheAprobationaryAlicenseAvalidAfor?A-
AAnswerA12AmonthsA...AIfAtheAapplicantAisAfoundAtoAbeAfitAandAqualifiedAandAinAsubstantialA
complianceAwithAthisAchapter,AtheAdepartmentAshallAissueAaAregularAlicenseAuponAexpirationAof
AtheAprobationaryAlicense.


WhatAisAaAregularAlicense?A-
AAnswerAIfAtheAapplicantAhasAbeenApreviouslyAlicensed,AtheAdepartmentAshallAissueAaAregularA
licenseAifAtheAapplicantAisAfoundAtoAbeAinAsubstantialAcomplianceAwithAthisAchapter.


HowAlongAisAaAregularAlicenseAvalidAfor?A-AAnswerAIndefinitelyAunlessAsuspendedAorArevoked.


AAlicenseeAisArequiredAtoAreportAtoAtheAdepartmentAviaAaAformAhowAoften?A-
AAnswerAEveryA12Amonths