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WISCONSIN NHA EXAM LATEST VERSION -2025/2026- 100+
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ALL THE BEST
What is "involuntary administration of psychotropic medication"?
It can mean any of the following:
a) placing psychotropic medication in an individual's food or drink with knowledge
that the individual protests receipt of the psycho tropic medication
b) Forcibly restraining an individual to enable administration of psychotropic
medication
c) Requiring an individual to take psychotropic medication as a condition of
receiving privileges or benefits
Authorized prescriber
A person licensed in this state to prescribe medications, treatments, or
rehabilitative therapies
"Dietitan" means a person who is any of the following....
a) certified under s.448.78 stats
b) licensed or certified as a dietitian in another state
What is "full-time"?
37.5 hours each week devoted to facility business ...x
What is "IMD"?
Institution for Mental Diseases
How much of a supply of an individual resident's drugs may be held by facility?
The supply shall not exceed 4 days for any one resident.
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Advanced practice nurse prescriber
A person who has been granted a certificate to issue prescription orders
What is intensive skilled nursing care?
care requiring specialized nursing assessment skills and the performance of
specific services and procedures that are complex because of the resident's
condition or the type or number of procedures that are necessary
What is an "intermediate care facility"?
a Nursing Home which is licensed by the department as an intermediate care
facility to provide intermediate nursing care
What is "intermediate nursing care"?
Basic care consisting of physical, emotional, social and other rehabilitative services
under periodic medical supervision. The nursing care requires the skill of a
registered nurse for observation and recording of reactions and symptoms, and
for supervision of nursing care.
What does "limited nursing care" mean?
It means simple nursing care procedures required by residents with long-term
illnesses or disabilities in order to maintain stability and which can be provided
safely only by or under the supervision of a person no less skilled than a licensed
practical nurse who works under the direction of a registered nurse.
What is a "nursing assistant"?
A person who is employed primarily to provide direct care services to residents
but is not registered or licensed.
What is a "physician extender"?
A person who is a physician's assistant or a nurse practitioner acting under the
general supervision and direction of a physician
What does "protest" mean?
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To make more than one discernible negative response, other than mere silence, to
the offer of, recommendation for, or other proffering of voluntary receipt of
psychotropic medication. "Protest" does not mean a discernible negative response
to a proposed method of administration of the psychotropic medication.
How long is "Recuperative care" anticipated to be provided for?
For a period of 90 days or less for a resident whose physician has certified that he
or she is convalescing or recuperating from an illness or a medical treatment.
How long is "respite care" anticipated to be provided for?
For a period of 28 days or less for the purpose of temporarily relieving a family
member or other caregiver from his or her daily caregiving duties
What does short-term care mean?
It means recuperative care or respite care
In determining whether a service is skilled, what three criteria shall be used?
1. The service would constitute a skilled service where the inherent complexity of
a service prescribed for a resident is such that it can be safely and effectively
performed only by or under the supervision of professional personnel;
2. The restoration potential of a resident is not the deciding factor in determining
whether a service is to be considered skilled or unskilled. Even where full recovery
or medical improvement is not possible, skilled care may be needed to prevent, to
the extent possible, deterioration of the condition or to sustain current capacities;
and
3. A service that is generally unskilled would be considered skilled where, because
of special medical complications, its performance or supervision or the
observation of the resident necessitates the use of skilled nursing personnel.
What does "supervision" mean? Does it require continuous presence of
supervisor in same building as assistant?
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At least intermittent face-to-face contact between supervisor and assistant, with
the supervisor instructing and overseeing the assistant, but does not require the
continuous presence of the supervisor in the same building as the assistant.
What does "tour of duty" mean?
A portion of the day during which a shift of resident care personnel are on duty.
What is a "unit does drug delivery system"?
A system for the distribution of medications in which single doses of medications
are individually packaged and sealed for distribution to residents
Requirements of licensure of an institution for mental diseases
1. The conversion of all or some of the beds within the facility will result in a
physically identifiable unit of the facility
2. The IMD shall have a minimum of 16 beds
3. The conversion of beds to or from an IMD shall not increase the total number of
beds within the facility; and
4. The facility has submitted an application under subs.2 and 3 to convert all or a
portion of its beds to an IMD and the department has determined that the facility
is in substantial compliance with this chapter.
How many beds must an IMD have to be licensed?
16
How often may a facility submit an application for conversion of beds to or from
an IMD?
No more than 2 times a year
What must be included in an application for an IMD license?
1. The identities of all persons or business entities having the authority in
management of the facility
WISCONSIN NHA EXAM LATEST VERSION -2025/2026- 100+
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ALL THE BEST
What is "involuntary administration of psychotropic medication"?
It can mean any of the following:
a) placing psychotropic medication in an individual's food or drink with knowledge
that the individual protests receipt of the psycho tropic medication
b) Forcibly restraining an individual to enable administration of psychotropic
medication
c) Requiring an individual to take psychotropic medication as a condition of
receiving privileges or benefits
Authorized prescriber
A person licensed in this state to prescribe medications, treatments, or
rehabilitative therapies
"Dietitan" means a person who is any of the following....
a) certified under s.448.78 stats
b) licensed or certified as a dietitian in another state
What is "full-time"?
37.5 hours each week devoted to facility business ...x
What is "IMD"?
Institution for Mental Diseases
How much of a supply of an individual resident's drugs may be held by facility?
The supply shall not exceed 4 days for any one resident.
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Advanced practice nurse prescriber
A person who has been granted a certificate to issue prescription orders
What is intensive skilled nursing care?
care requiring specialized nursing assessment skills and the performance of
specific services and procedures that are complex because of the resident's
condition or the type or number of procedures that are necessary
What is an "intermediate care facility"?
a Nursing Home which is licensed by the department as an intermediate care
facility to provide intermediate nursing care
What is "intermediate nursing care"?
Basic care consisting of physical, emotional, social and other rehabilitative services
under periodic medical supervision. The nursing care requires the skill of a
registered nurse for observation and recording of reactions and symptoms, and
for supervision of nursing care.
What does "limited nursing care" mean?
It means simple nursing care procedures required by residents with long-term
illnesses or disabilities in order to maintain stability and which can be provided
safely only by or under the supervision of a person no less skilled than a licensed
practical nurse who works under the direction of a registered nurse.
What is a "nursing assistant"?
A person who is employed primarily to provide direct care services to residents
but is not registered or licensed.
What is a "physician extender"?
A person who is a physician's assistant or a nurse practitioner acting under the
general supervision and direction of a physician
What does "protest" mean?
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To make more than one discernible negative response, other than mere silence, to
the offer of, recommendation for, or other proffering of voluntary receipt of
psychotropic medication. "Protest" does not mean a discernible negative response
to a proposed method of administration of the psychotropic medication.
How long is "Recuperative care" anticipated to be provided for?
For a period of 90 days or less for a resident whose physician has certified that he
or she is convalescing or recuperating from an illness or a medical treatment.
How long is "respite care" anticipated to be provided for?
For a period of 28 days or less for the purpose of temporarily relieving a family
member or other caregiver from his or her daily caregiving duties
What does short-term care mean?
It means recuperative care or respite care
In determining whether a service is skilled, what three criteria shall be used?
1. The service would constitute a skilled service where the inherent complexity of
a service prescribed for a resident is such that it can be safely and effectively
performed only by or under the supervision of professional personnel;
2. The restoration potential of a resident is not the deciding factor in determining
whether a service is to be considered skilled or unskilled. Even where full recovery
or medical improvement is not possible, skilled care may be needed to prevent, to
the extent possible, deterioration of the condition or to sustain current capacities;
and
3. A service that is generally unskilled would be considered skilled where, because
of special medical complications, its performance or supervision or the
observation of the resident necessitates the use of skilled nursing personnel.
What does "supervision" mean? Does it require continuous presence of
supervisor in same building as assistant?
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At least intermittent face-to-face contact between supervisor and assistant, with
the supervisor instructing and overseeing the assistant, but does not require the
continuous presence of the supervisor in the same building as the assistant.
What does "tour of duty" mean?
A portion of the day during which a shift of resident care personnel are on duty.
What is a "unit does drug delivery system"?
A system for the distribution of medications in which single doses of medications
are individually packaged and sealed for distribution to residents
Requirements of licensure of an institution for mental diseases
1. The conversion of all or some of the beds within the facility will result in a
physically identifiable unit of the facility
2. The IMD shall have a minimum of 16 beds
3. The conversion of beds to or from an IMD shall not increase the total number of
beds within the facility; and
4. The facility has submitted an application under subs.2 and 3 to convert all or a
portion of its beds to an IMD and the department has determined that the facility
is in substantial compliance with this chapter.
How many beds must an IMD have to be licensed?
16
How often may a facility submit an application for conversion of beds to or from
an IMD?
No more than 2 times a year
What must be included in an application for an IMD license?
1. The identities of all persons or business entities having the authority in
management of the facility
