NATE CORE PRACTICE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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
