COLORADO NHA EXAM 302 2026 NURSING
HOME ADMINISTRATION TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Occurrence reporting needs to be done in what time frame.
Answer: 24 hours
◉ How many days is the facility required to provide job specific
orientation to new employees. Answer: Within 90 days of hire
◉ How often is the facility required to access ambulation. Answer:
monthly
◉ How often is the facility required to evaluate the appropriateness
of indwelling catheter care?. Answer: monthly
◉ For excoriation prevention and care how often is the facility
required to do a skin evaluation. Answer: weekly
◉ If a resident has an excoriation how often should the facility
evaluate the progress. Answer: Daily
,◉ When should the resident assessment be completed. Answer:
within 24 hours of admission
◉ who is responsible to perform the resident assessment?. Answer:
Licensed Nurse
◉ What areas are covered in the resident assessment of a new
resident?. Answer: physical, mental and functional
◉ How many days does the facility have to access the discharge of a
patient. Answer: 7 days
◉ how often after the initial discharge assessment should the facility
evaluate the discharge potential of the resident. Answer: every 3
months or when there is a change of condition
◉ Who is responsible for performing the discharge potential of a
resident. Answer: nursing, dietary and activity
◉ When does the nursing care plan need to be completed. Answer:
within 24 hours
◉ what departments participate in the care plan. Answer: nursing,
social services and activities
,◉ how long does the activities department have to complete the
history and assessment. Answer: 2 weeks
◉ who is responsible for the anticipated schedule of visits for a
patient. Answer: attending physician
◉ how often should the physician see the patient. Answer: no less
than every 6 months
◉ how often should the attending physician write a progress note.
Answer: after each visit
◉ how often should the attending physician perform a written
evaluation. Answer: once a year
◉ How many hours are required in a nursing care facility per
resident/per day. Answer: 2 hours
◉ How often should written policies be evaluated. Answer: at least
annually
◉ When should med errors and drug interactions be reported.
Answer: within 30 minutes
, ◉ After a med error or drug interaction how long should the
resident be monitored?. Answer: 72 hours
◉ How often should a resident be evaluated for tardive dyskina
(because of psychoactive meds). Answer: every 3 months
◉ When a resident is in physical restraints how often should they be
monitored. Answer: every 15 minutes
◉ when a resident is in physical restraints how often should the
restraints be removed. Answer: every 2 hours during waking hours
◉ If a resident is using a safety device how often should they be
assessed. Answer: physical and functional assessment after first 24
hours, at the end of the week and monthly
◉ How often should a resident using a safety device be monitored.
Answer: every 2 hours (monitored and documented)
◉ How often does social services update the care plan. Answer:
every 6 months
HOME ADMINISTRATION TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Occurrence reporting needs to be done in what time frame.
Answer: 24 hours
◉ How many days is the facility required to provide job specific
orientation to new employees. Answer: Within 90 days of hire
◉ How often is the facility required to access ambulation. Answer:
monthly
◉ How often is the facility required to evaluate the appropriateness
of indwelling catheter care?. Answer: monthly
◉ For excoriation prevention and care how often is the facility
required to do a skin evaluation. Answer: weekly
◉ If a resident has an excoriation how often should the facility
evaluate the progress. Answer: Daily
,◉ When should the resident assessment be completed. Answer:
within 24 hours of admission
◉ who is responsible to perform the resident assessment?. Answer:
Licensed Nurse
◉ What areas are covered in the resident assessment of a new
resident?. Answer: physical, mental and functional
◉ How many days does the facility have to access the discharge of a
patient. Answer: 7 days
◉ how often after the initial discharge assessment should the facility
evaluate the discharge potential of the resident. Answer: every 3
months or when there is a change of condition
◉ Who is responsible for performing the discharge potential of a
resident. Answer: nursing, dietary and activity
◉ When does the nursing care plan need to be completed. Answer:
within 24 hours
◉ what departments participate in the care plan. Answer: nursing,
social services and activities
,◉ how long does the activities department have to complete the
history and assessment. Answer: 2 weeks
◉ who is responsible for the anticipated schedule of visits for a
patient. Answer: attending physician
◉ how often should the physician see the patient. Answer: no less
than every 6 months
◉ how often should the attending physician write a progress note.
Answer: after each visit
◉ how often should the attending physician perform a written
evaluation. Answer: once a year
◉ How many hours are required in a nursing care facility per
resident/per day. Answer: 2 hours
◉ How often should written policies be evaluated. Answer: at least
annually
◉ When should med errors and drug interactions be reported.
Answer: within 30 minutes
, ◉ After a med error or drug interaction how long should the
resident be monitored?. Answer: 72 hours
◉ How often should a resident be evaluated for tardive dyskina
(because of psychoactive meds). Answer: every 3 months
◉ When a resident is in physical restraints how often should they be
monitored. Answer: every 15 minutes
◉ when a resident is in physical restraints how often should the
restraints be removed. Answer: every 2 hours during waking hours
◉ If a resident is using a safety device how often should they be
assessed. Answer: physical and functional assessment after first 24
hours, at the end of the week and monthly
◉ How often should a resident using a safety device be monitored.
Answer: every 2 hours (monitored and documented)
◉ How often does social services update the care plan. Answer:
every 6 months
