PROGRESSIVE CARE RN A V1 EXAM FINAL
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ nursing shortage, evidence-based practice, community-based nursing,
decreased length of hospital stay, aging population, increase in chronic
care conditions, independent nursing practice, culturally competent care.
Answer: What are some current trends in nursing?
⩥ insurance. Answer: How is healthcare financed?
⩥ Medicare. Answer: Who is the biggest national funding provider of
healthcare?
⩥ non-profit hospitals. Answer: still make money but get tax breaks.
⩥ health promotion. Answer: promotes the highest level of will being
regardless of being sick or well (ex. prenatal care)
⩥ illness prevention. Answer: focuses on avoiding disease (ex. hand
washing).
,⩥ health restoration. Answer: focuses on activities that promote the
return of health for those who are ill (ex. administering meds).
⩥ end-of-life care. Answer: work with dying individuals, families and
support persons, and organizations that focus on end of life needs.
⩥ primary preventive care. Answer: goal is to prevent/slow onset of
disease (ex. immunizations, seat belts, exercise).
⩥ secondary preventive care. Answer: goal is to detect and treat illnesses
in early stages with screenings (ex. blood
pressure/HIV/Glaucoma/Cholesterol, pap smears, mammograms).
⩥ tertiary preventive care. Answer: goal is to stop disease progression;
return to pre-illness state (ex. medications, surgical treatment, physical
therapy/rehabilitation).
⩥ assessment. Answer: health history, physical exam, nursing diagnosis.
⩥ planning. Answer: what needs to be done based on the assessment.
⩥ intervention. Answer: patient education/counseling, direct patient care
(dressing changes, medication administration, etc.)
, ⩥ evaluation. Answer: were the interventions successful, reassess the
patient's condition/status, does anything need to be done differently or
further.
⩥ 3. Answer: A nurse is volunteering to give influenza injections at a
local clinic. What level of care is the nurse demonstrating?
1. tertiary
2. secondary
3. primary
4. promotive
⩥ B. Answer: Of the following statements, which is most true of health
and illness?
A. Health and illness are the same for all people.
B. Health and illness are individually defined by each person.
C. People with acute illnesses are actually healthy.
D. People with chronic illnesses have poor health beliefs.
⩥ caring. Answer: What is central to nursing practice? It is highly
relational (being with, doing for, enabling, maintaining belief).
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ nursing shortage, evidence-based practice, community-based nursing,
decreased length of hospital stay, aging population, increase in chronic
care conditions, independent nursing practice, culturally competent care.
Answer: What are some current trends in nursing?
⩥ insurance. Answer: How is healthcare financed?
⩥ Medicare. Answer: Who is the biggest national funding provider of
healthcare?
⩥ non-profit hospitals. Answer: still make money but get tax breaks.
⩥ health promotion. Answer: promotes the highest level of will being
regardless of being sick or well (ex. prenatal care)
⩥ illness prevention. Answer: focuses on avoiding disease (ex. hand
washing).
,⩥ health restoration. Answer: focuses on activities that promote the
return of health for those who are ill (ex. administering meds).
⩥ end-of-life care. Answer: work with dying individuals, families and
support persons, and organizations that focus on end of life needs.
⩥ primary preventive care. Answer: goal is to prevent/slow onset of
disease (ex. immunizations, seat belts, exercise).
⩥ secondary preventive care. Answer: goal is to detect and treat illnesses
in early stages with screenings (ex. blood
pressure/HIV/Glaucoma/Cholesterol, pap smears, mammograms).
⩥ tertiary preventive care. Answer: goal is to stop disease progression;
return to pre-illness state (ex. medications, surgical treatment, physical
therapy/rehabilitation).
⩥ assessment. Answer: health history, physical exam, nursing diagnosis.
⩥ planning. Answer: what needs to be done based on the assessment.
⩥ intervention. Answer: patient education/counseling, direct patient care
(dressing changes, medication administration, etc.)
, ⩥ evaluation. Answer: were the interventions successful, reassess the
patient's condition/status, does anything need to be done differently or
further.
⩥ 3. Answer: A nurse is volunteering to give influenza injections at a
local clinic. What level of care is the nurse demonstrating?
1. tertiary
2. secondary
3. primary
4. promotive
⩥ B. Answer: Of the following statements, which is most true of health
and illness?
A. Health and illness are the same for all people.
B. Health and illness are individually defined by each person.
C. People with acute illnesses are actually healthy.
D. People with chronic illnesses have poor health beliefs.
⩥ caring. Answer: What is central to nursing practice? It is highly
relational (being with, doing for, enabling, maintaining belief).
