NSG120 ACTUAL CERTIFICATION TEST
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
● What are signs? Answer: what the nurse/doctor can see or measure
(e.g., fever, rash, high blood pressure).
● What is acute? Answer: refers to a fast onset and short duration of
symptoms (e.g., acute pain, acute infection).
● What is chronic? Answer: refers to a long-term or ongoing condition
(e.g., chronic pain, diabetes).
● What are predisposing factors? Answer: risk factors present before
getting sick (e.g., age, genetics, lifestyle).
● What are modifiable predisposing factors? Answer: can be changed or
improved (e.g., smoking, diet, exercise).
● What are non-modifiable predisposing factors? Answer: cannot be
changed (e.g., age, sex, genetics).
, ● What is atrophy? Answer: Decrease in size of cells, tissues, and organs
due to disuse or decreased stimulation.
● What is hypertrophy? Answer: an increase in cell size (e.g., muscle
growth from weightlifting).
● What is hyperplasia? Answer: Increase in the number of cells (e.g.,
breast tissue growth during pregnancy).
● What is metaplasia? Answer: is when one mature cell type changes
into another (e.g., airway cells changing due to smoking).
● What is dysplasia? Answer: is abnormal growth or development of
cells that can be precancerous.
● What is the purpose of acute inflammation? Answer: protects the body
by eliminating the cause of injury or infection and starts the healing
process.
● What are the cardinal signs of inflammation? Answer: redness, heat,
swelling, pain, and sometimes loss of function.
● What is traditional therapy? Answer: is standard medical treatment
that is evidence-based (e.g., medications, surgery).
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
● What are signs? Answer: what the nurse/doctor can see or measure
(e.g., fever, rash, high blood pressure).
● What is acute? Answer: refers to a fast onset and short duration of
symptoms (e.g., acute pain, acute infection).
● What is chronic? Answer: refers to a long-term or ongoing condition
(e.g., chronic pain, diabetes).
● What are predisposing factors? Answer: risk factors present before
getting sick (e.g., age, genetics, lifestyle).
● What are modifiable predisposing factors? Answer: can be changed or
improved (e.g., smoking, diet, exercise).
● What are non-modifiable predisposing factors? Answer: cannot be
changed (e.g., age, sex, genetics).
, ● What is atrophy? Answer: Decrease in size of cells, tissues, and organs
due to disuse or decreased stimulation.
● What is hypertrophy? Answer: an increase in cell size (e.g., muscle
growth from weightlifting).
● What is hyperplasia? Answer: Increase in the number of cells (e.g.,
breast tissue growth during pregnancy).
● What is metaplasia? Answer: is when one mature cell type changes
into another (e.g., airway cells changing due to smoking).
● What is dysplasia? Answer: is abnormal growth or development of
cells that can be precancerous.
● What is the purpose of acute inflammation? Answer: protects the body
by eliminating the cause of injury or infection and starts the healing
process.
● What are the cardinal signs of inflammation? Answer: redness, heat,
swelling, pain, and sometimes loss of function.
● What is traditional therapy? Answer: is standard medical treatment
that is evidence-based (e.g., medications, surgery).
