HONDROS NURSING EXAM COMPREHENSIVE
TEST SCRIPT 2026 SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
◉ Racial/Social Prevention. Answer: education, screenings, dietary
changes, routine medical care, changing jobs, abstaining
◉ Primary Prevention. Answer: PPE
◉ Secondary Prevention. Answer: Self Breast Exam
◉ Tertiary Prevention. Answer: Pulmonary Rehab
◉ Levels of Prevention. Answer: 1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Tertiary
◉ Chemotherapy Side effect. Answer: Stomatitis (GI inflammation)
◉ Hormonal therapy side effect. Answer: DVT risk with estrogen
(Very important to watch for if it becomes PE, it is an emergent
situation)
,◉ Bone Marrow Transplant. Answer: Last resort- strict isolation
precautions for pt receiving bone marrow
◉ Cancer Staging. Answer: Tumor, Nodes, Metastases, Grade
X,is,0,1,2,3,4
◉ X. Answer: Cannot be assessed
◉ is. Answer: in situ, undetermined
◉ 0. Answer: no evidence
◉ 1. Answer: one cell, one site
◉ 2. Answer: two cells, one site
◉ 3. Answer: invading>two sites adjacent
◉ 4. Answer: two or more separate sites
◉ Types of errors. Answer: Diagnostic
Treatment
,Preventative
Communication
◉ Diagnostic error. Answer: delay in diagnosis
◉ Treatment error. Answer: gave 10,000mg of medicine instead of
1000
◉ Preventative error. Answer: did not use bed alarm and pt fell
◉ communication error. Answer: failure to communicate
◉ Active error. Answer: error made during care provided
◉ Latent error. Answer: flaws in system (they did not update
policy,etc.)
◉ Morphine. Answer: For severe pain, schedule II, binds to opiate
pain receptors, BBB
◉ Percocet. Answer: moderate to high pain, acetaminophen with
oxycodone, BBB
, ◉ Norco. Answer: moderate pain, acetaminophen with hydrocodone
◉ Acetaminophen. Answer: mild to moderate pain, BB, resets
hypothalamus,
◉ Acetaminophen warning. Answer: Do not exceed 4000mg per day.
Acute liver failure, consider other sources of acetaminophen
◉ Forms of communication. Answer: 1. open-ended
2. close-ended
3. restating
4. clarifying
5. review/summary
6.stating
7. paraphrasing
◉ Factors affecting Communication. Answer: 1. false assumption
2. false reassurance
3. giving advice
4. defensiveness
◉ Autonomy. Answer: pt right to make own decisions
TEST SCRIPT 2026 SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
◉ Racial/Social Prevention. Answer: education, screenings, dietary
changes, routine medical care, changing jobs, abstaining
◉ Primary Prevention. Answer: PPE
◉ Secondary Prevention. Answer: Self Breast Exam
◉ Tertiary Prevention. Answer: Pulmonary Rehab
◉ Levels of Prevention. Answer: 1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Tertiary
◉ Chemotherapy Side effect. Answer: Stomatitis (GI inflammation)
◉ Hormonal therapy side effect. Answer: DVT risk with estrogen
(Very important to watch for if it becomes PE, it is an emergent
situation)
,◉ Bone Marrow Transplant. Answer: Last resort- strict isolation
precautions for pt receiving bone marrow
◉ Cancer Staging. Answer: Tumor, Nodes, Metastases, Grade
X,is,0,1,2,3,4
◉ X. Answer: Cannot be assessed
◉ is. Answer: in situ, undetermined
◉ 0. Answer: no evidence
◉ 1. Answer: one cell, one site
◉ 2. Answer: two cells, one site
◉ 3. Answer: invading>two sites adjacent
◉ 4. Answer: two or more separate sites
◉ Types of errors. Answer: Diagnostic
Treatment
,Preventative
Communication
◉ Diagnostic error. Answer: delay in diagnosis
◉ Treatment error. Answer: gave 10,000mg of medicine instead of
1000
◉ Preventative error. Answer: did not use bed alarm and pt fell
◉ communication error. Answer: failure to communicate
◉ Active error. Answer: error made during care provided
◉ Latent error. Answer: flaws in system (they did not update
policy,etc.)
◉ Morphine. Answer: For severe pain, schedule II, binds to opiate
pain receptors, BBB
◉ Percocet. Answer: moderate to high pain, acetaminophen with
oxycodone, BBB
, ◉ Norco. Answer: moderate pain, acetaminophen with hydrocodone
◉ Acetaminophen. Answer: mild to moderate pain, BB, resets
hypothalamus,
◉ Acetaminophen warning. Answer: Do not exceed 4000mg per day.
Acute liver failure, consider other sources of acetaminophen
◉ Forms of communication. Answer: 1. open-ended
2. close-ended
3. restating
4. clarifying
5. review/summary
6.stating
7. paraphrasing
◉ Factors affecting Communication. Answer: 1. false assumption
2. false reassurance
3. giving advice
4. defensiveness
◉ Autonomy. Answer: pt right to make own decisions
