NATE EXAM CORE ESSENTIALS EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE 121
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ 2. Which of the following professionals is authorized to dispense
medications?
A. registered nurse
B. licensed nurse, physician and, in some states, medication aide.
C. licensed nurse and physician
D. pharmacist. Answer: D. pharmacist
⩥ 3. Aphasia occurs frequently as a result of:
A. a stroke
B. diabetes
C. death of a spouse
D. pressure ulcers. Answer: A. a stroke
⩥ 4. A check should generally be issued only when which one of the
following is available and properly signed?
A. purchase order
B. lien
,C. warranty
D. general ledger. Answer: A. purchase order
⩥ 5. Which class of fire extinguishers is appropriate for use on a grease
fire?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D. Answer: B. B
⩥ 6. The age-related clouding of the lens of the eye is called:
A. macular degeneration
B. a cataract
C. glaucoma
D. conjunctivitis. Answer: B. a cataract
⩥ 7. In collective bargaining, when labor and management select a third
party to decide an issue, and agree to accept that third party's decision as
final andbinding on both sides, the process is called:
A. mediation
B. Arbitration
,C. conciliation
D. subrogation. Answer: B. Arbitration
⩥ 8. Cultural diversity in an organization's delivery of services would
entail all EXCEPT which one of the following?
A. Educating staff in the distinctive beliefs and values held by the
various ethnic and racial groups being served.
B. Using interpreters and in other ways trying to eliminate language
barriers between staff and clients.
C. Getting staff to identify how their own biases regarding people of
other religious backgrounds may affect their care-giving.
D. Offering customers of different ethnic and racial backgrounds the
same food and beverages in order to foster a sense of community and
equality.. Answer: D. Offering customers of different ethnic and racial
backgrounds the same food and beverages in order to foster a sense of
community and equality.
⩥ 9. Which of the following is part of the manager's controlling
function?
, A. Developing rules
B. Writing job descriptions
C. Disciplining staff who break rules.
D. Doing a SWOT analysis.. Answer: C. Disciplining staff who break
rules.
⩥ 10 What was the quarterly turnover rate at an organization that had 18
separations in the quarter, and that averaged 225 employees in the first
month, 220 employees in the second month, and 215 employees in the
third month of the quarter?
A. 8 percent
B. 18 percent
C. 92 percent
D. 32 percent. Answer: A. 8 percent
⩥ 11. Which of the following is a chronic disease?
A. pneumonia
B. botulism
C. Parkinson's disease
D. shingles. Answer: C. Parkinson's disease
SCRIPT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE 121
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ 2. Which of the following professionals is authorized to dispense
medications?
A. registered nurse
B. licensed nurse, physician and, in some states, medication aide.
C. licensed nurse and physician
D. pharmacist. Answer: D. pharmacist
⩥ 3. Aphasia occurs frequently as a result of:
A. a stroke
B. diabetes
C. death of a spouse
D. pressure ulcers. Answer: A. a stroke
⩥ 4. A check should generally be issued only when which one of the
following is available and properly signed?
A. purchase order
B. lien
,C. warranty
D. general ledger. Answer: A. purchase order
⩥ 5. Which class of fire extinguishers is appropriate for use on a grease
fire?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D. Answer: B. B
⩥ 6. The age-related clouding of the lens of the eye is called:
A. macular degeneration
B. a cataract
C. glaucoma
D. conjunctivitis. Answer: B. a cataract
⩥ 7. In collective bargaining, when labor and management select a third
party to decide an issue, and agree to accept that third party's decision as
final andbinding on both sides, the process is called:
A. mediation
B. Arbitration
,C. conciliation
D. subrogation. Answer: B. Arbitration
⩥ 8. Cultural diversity in an organization's delivery of services would
entail all EXCEPT which one of the following?
A. Educating staff in the distinctive beliefs and values held by the
various ethnic and racial groups being served.
B. Using interpreters and in other ways trying to eliminate language
barriers between staff and clients.
C. Getting staff to identify how their own biases regarding people of
other religious backgrounds may affect their care-giving.
D. Offering customers of different ethnic and racial backgrounds the
same food and beverages in order to foster a sense of community and
equality.. Answer: D. Offering customers of different ethnic and racial
backgrounds the same food and beverages in order to foster a sense of
community and equality.
⩥ 9. Which of the following is part of the manager's controlling
function?
, A. Developing rules
B. Writing job descriptions
C. Disciplining staff who break rules.
D. Doing a SWOT analysis.. Answer: C. Disciplining staff who break
rules.
⩥ 10 What was the quarterly turnover rate at an organization that had 18
separations in the quarter, and that averaged 225 employees in the first
month, 220 employees in the second month, and 215 employees in the
third month of the quarter?
A. 8 percent
B. 18 percent
C. 92 percent
D. 32 percent. Answer: A. 8 percent
⩥ 11. Which of the following is a chronic disease?
A. pneumonia
B. botulism
C. Parkinson's disease
D. shingles. Answer: C. Parkinson's disease
