California Nursing Home Administrator State Examination — Information & Free Practice
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California Nursing Home Administrator State Examination
- Provider
- California Department of Public Health, NHAP; online delivery through NAB
- Format
- In-person written examination or online examination through NAB; delivery alternatives for the same state examination
- Time limit
- Two hours for the in-person examination
- Passing score
- At least 75 percent
Practice scope
The authority has not published an examination outline; the practice questions follow the scope of the existing question bank.
Professional licensure and accountability
- Licensure, examination, renewal, reporting, and discipline
Facility governance and administration
- Licensee and administrator duties, delegation, staffing, and policies
Resident rights and transitions
- Admission, transfer, discharge, bed hold, consent, rights, and personal funds
Clinical oversight and care planning
- Physician services, medical direction, assessment, care plans, and notifications
Nursing care, restraints, and infection control
- Medication administration, direct care, restraints, isolation, cleaning, and staffing
Pharmaceutical services
- Pharmacy access, drug orders, storage, records, controlled drugs, and disposal
Dietetic services
- Food service, menus, storage, sanitation, therapeutic diets, and supplies
Activities and interdisciplinary services
- Activity programming, individualized plans, staff duties, committees, and training
Records, reporting, and emergency preparedness
- Health records, unusual occurrences, communicable disease, disaster, and fire procedures
Physical environment and safety
- Patient rooms, privacy, housekeeping, utilities, waste, gases, and emergency power
Examination sources
- California Health and Safety Code, Chapter 2.35, Article 3
HSC § 1416.20(a), joint broad licensing-examination scope
- 16 CCR § 3120, Scope of Examination
16 CCR § 3120, joint scope; short page confirmed to contain the actual rule
- CDPH State Examinations
State Examinations, state-examination designation
- California Health and Safety Code, Chapter 2.35, Article 3
HSC § 1416.34(a)(1), passing score
- California Health and Safety Code, Chapter 2.35, Article 3
HSC § 1416.32(c)(2), answers and written examination materials
- CDPH Nursing Home Administrator
How to Apply for a Nursing Home Administrator License, written and online formats
- 16 CCR § 3122, Examination Results
16 CCR § 3122(a), separate state passing grade
- CDPH State Examinations
State Examinations, online availability and retained in-person applications
- CDPH 520 In-Person Application for Nursing Home Administrator State Examination
p.1, state-examination registration and fee remittance
- CDPH Nursing Home Administrator
After NHAP Approves Your State Exam Application, two-hour examination