NHA - Core & National Exam questions well
answered already passed
What does an INCOME STATEMENT or PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT tell an investor? - correct
answer ✔✔It details operating income and expenses and how efficiently the NHA is managing
the facility
What is the purpose of an Anticoagulant Medication - correct answer ✔✔It is a blood thinner
used to prevent blood clots and to reduce clots
What is a Union Shop Steward - correct answer ✔✔An employee who works for the company
and is a union member who acts as the local union rep
What is the minimum length of a telephone cord? - correct answer ✔✔29 inches
A current asset or liability must be sold or paid within how many months - correct answer
✔✔Within 12 months
What is a physiatrist - correct answer ✔✔A sports doctor who specializes in musculoskeletal
injuries and works closely with PT & OT
What are the three budgets we work with - correct answer ✔✔operating, cash, capital
What are the 2 main strategic budgets we work with - correct answer ✔✔operating and capital
budgets
,What is the main benefit of a limited liability partnership or limited liability corporation - correct
answer ✔✔If sued, can only collect against the assets of the partnership or corporation and not
individuals
What is the key to an effective emergency management plan - correct answer ✔✔Must identify
all potential disasters and dangers that may threaten the facility and plan of action to address
those threats
What is the deposit of money to ensure the performance of an obligation - correct answer ✔✔A
surety bond or performance bond
Who must be on a surety bond? - correct answer ✔✔residents and the state
What is an ADL? - correct answer ✔✔An ADL is Personal care - showering, grooming, eating,
dressing and transferring
What is an instrumental ADL - correct answer ✔✔Housekeeping, managing finances by writing
checks, going to doctor appointments, going to the store to buy food, going to the mall
What does HYPER mean such as hyperglycemia, hypertension, hyperactivity - correct answer
✔✔Hyper means high or elevated
What does HYPO mean - correct answer ✔✔Hypo means low
Overhead expense such as deprecation or insurance are classified as what type of expense -
correct answer ✔✔Indirect expenses - cannot be charged to a particular department
Holding employers responsible for acts of their employees is called - correct answer
✔✔respondent superior
,What are 2 other names for respondent superior - correct answer ✔✔strict liability and
vicarious liability
Which of the following is not a capital asset or capital expense - correct answer ✔✔Weekend
Overtime
Planned purchase of physical assets or capital assets is accomplished through which budget -
correct answer ✔✔capital budget
What is the impact of the failure to record or account for depreciation - correct answer ✔✔The
facility will overstate its assets
A minimum wage is imposed by which law - correct answer ✔✔The Fair Labor Standards Act
which requires a federal minimum wage and overtime
Who enforces FLSA - correct answer ✔✔The department of labor department
What is a swing bed in a rural hospital? - correct answer ✔✔A hospital in a rural area with 100
or fewer people that can swing a bed from acute to sub-acute and bill under nursing home PPS
rates
Which medicare program allows a patient to receive skilled care once acute hospital care is no
longer required and they are transferred to a nursing home - correct answer ✔✔A patient will
be transferred from the hospital to a nursing home to be skilled under Medicare Part A, sub-
acute care
What is the hazard communication standard under OSHA - correct answer ✔✔Inform
employees of chemicals in the work place MSDS or SDS
, What is carcinoma? - correct answer ✔✔cancer
What is an eye doctor called - correct answer ✔✔ophthalmologist
What is an ear doctor or hearing specialist called - correct answer ✔✔audiologist
What does OIG stand for - correct answer ✔✔Office of Inspector General
What does the OIG do - correct answer ✔✔The OIG investigates Medicare and Medicaid fraud
and is under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
What is the primary focus of the life safety code - correct answer ✔✔Fire safety in buildings and
structures.
what does the code for the federal regulations require regarding minimum staff requirements
for dietary staff - correct answer ✔✔Must have sufficient staff to meet the needs of residents
Which type of survey is the complaint survey - correct answer ✔✔An abbreviated standard
survey - used for all surveys other than annual survey and changes in NHA, DON, and owner of
corporate officers can trigger a complaint survey
What is over medication? - correct answer ✔✔Over- medication is when a patient takes
unnecessary medications or more than prescribed.
What is diathermy? - correct answer ✔✔A modality used by physical therapists to generate
heat inside the body to reduce pain and inflammation that shortwave, microwave, and
ultrasound.
answered already passed
What does an INCOME STATEMENT or PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT tell an investor? - correct
answer ✔✔It details operating income and expenses and how efficiently the NHA is managing
the facility
What is the purpose of an Anticoagulant Medication - correct answer ✔✔It is a blood thinner
used to prevent blood clots and to reduce clots
What is a Union Shop Steward - correct answer ✔✔An employee who works for the company
and is a union member who acts as the local union rep
What is the minimum length of a telephone cord? - correct answer ✔✔29 inches
A current asset or liability must be sold or paid within how many months - correct answer
✔✔Within 12 months
What is a physiatrist - correct answer ✔✔A sports doctor who specializes in musculoskeletal
injuries and works closely with PT & OT
What are the three budgets we work with - correct answer ✔✔operating, cash, capital
What are the 2 main strategic budgets we work with - correct answer ✔✔operating and capital
budgets
,What is the main benefit of a limited liability partnership or limited liability corporation - correct
answer ✔✔If sued, can only collect against the assets of the partnership or corporation and not
individuals
What is the key to an effective emergency management plan - correct answer ✔✔Must identify
all potential disasters and dangers that may threaten the facility and plan of action to address
those threats
What is the deposit of money to ensure the performance of an obligation - correct answer ✔✔A
surety bond or performance bond
Who must be on a surety bond? - correct answer ✔✔residents and the state
What is an ADL? - correct answer ✔✔An ADL is Personal care - showering, grooming, eating,
dressing and transferring
What is an instrumental ADL - correct answer ✔✔Housekeeping, managing finances by writing
checks, going to doctor appointments, going to the store to buy food, going to the mall
What does HYPER mean such as hyperglycemia, hypertension, hyperactivity - correct answer
✔✔Hyper means high or elevated
What does HYPO mean - correct answer ✔✔Hypo means low
Overhead expense such as deprecation or insurance are classified as what type of expense -
correct answer ✔✔Indirect expenses - cannot be charged to a particular department
Holding employers responsible for acts of their employees is called - correct answer
✔✔respondent superior
,What are 2 other names for respondent superior - correct answer ✔✔strict liability and
vicarious liability
Which of the following is not a capital asset or capital expense - correct answer ✔✔Weekend
Overtime
Planned purchase of physical assets or capital assets is accomplished through which budget -
correct answer ✔✔capital budget
What is the impact of the failure to record or account for depreciation - correct answer ✔✔The
facility will overstate its assets
A minimum wage is imposed by which law - correct answer ✔✔The Fair Labor Standards Act
which requires a federal minimum wage and overtime
Who enforces FLSA - correct answer ✔✔The department of labor department
What is a swing bed in a rural hospital? - correct answer ✔✔A hospital in a rural area with 100
or fewer people that can swing a bed from acute to sub-acute and bill under nursing home PPS
rates
Which medicare program allows a patient to receive skilled care once acute hospital care is no
longer required and they are transferred to a nursing home - correct answer ✔✔A patient will
be transferred from the hospital to a nursing home to be skilled under Medicare Part A, sub-
acute care
What is the hazard communication standard under OSHA - correct answer ✔✔Inform
employees of chemicals in the work place MSDS or SDS
, What is carcinoma? - correct answer ✔✔cancer
What is an eye doctor called - correct answer ✔✔ophthalmologist
What is an ear doctor or hearing specialist called - correct answer ✔✔audiologist
What does OIG stand for - correct answer ✔✔Office of Inspector General
What does the OIG do - correct answer ✔✔The OIG investigates Medicare and Medicaid fraud
and is under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
What is the primary focus of the life safety code - correct answer ✔✔Fire safety in buildings and
structures.
what does the code for the federal regulations require regarding minimum staff requirements
for dietary staff - correct answer ✔✔Must have sufficient staff to meet the needs of residents
Which type of survey is the complaint survey - correct answer ✔✔An abbreviated standard
survey - used for all surveys other than annual survey and changes in NHA, DON, and owner of
corporate officers can trigger a complaint survey
What is over medication? - correct answer ✔✔Over- medication is when a patient takes
unnecessary medications or more than prescribed.
What is diathermy? - correct answer ✔✔A modality used by physical therapists to generate
heat inside the body to reduce pain and inflammation that shortwave, microwave, and
ultrasound.
