Colorado Nursing Home Administrators (NHA) Practice Exam 2026 – The All-in-One Guide to Master Your Certification!

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Who is responsible for countersigning telephone orders (TO's) in a nursing home facility?

Director of Nursing

Head Nurse

Medical Director

Physician

Telephone orders (TO's) in a nursing home facility must be countersigned by a physician. This is because physicians are responsible for providing medical oversight and ensuring that appropriate and necessary care is being provided to the patients. The Director of Nursing and Head Nurse may have important roles in managing the facility and overseeing patient care, but they are not responsible for making medical decisions and signing off on orders. The Medical Director may also have a supervisory role but it is the physician who is directly responsible for the care of the individual patients and therefore must countersign the TO's.

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