CMS Review Fundamentals
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Answers.
GRADED A+. Latest 2026/2027
Update.
A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting.
Which of the following tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of
state licensing boards?
Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations
State licensing boards are responsible for ensuring that health care providers
and agencies comply with state regulations
A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might
have to a group of nurses. Which of the following health care financing
mechanisms should the nurse include as federally funded?
Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid are federally funded health insurance programs.
,A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of
clients who have obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse
include as a primary health care strategy?
Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine
office visits
Obesity screenings at office visits is an example of primary health care. Primary
health care emphasizes health promotion and disease control, is often
delivered during office visits, and includes screenings
A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of
newly licensed nurses. Which of the following examples of care or care settings
should the nurse classify as tertiary care?
Intensive Care Unit
Oncology treatment center
Burn Center
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which
of the following examples should the nurse include in the teaching?
Home health care
Rehab facilities
Skilled nursing facilities
Informatics
use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate
error, and support decision making
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid
arthritis is to use adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should
initiate a referral to which of the following members of the interprofessional
care team?
occupational therapist
, A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. For which of
the following client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social
worker?
A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in her home
A client asks about community resources available for older adults
A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about
the adverse effects of the medication prescribed for pain management. Which
of the following members of the interprofessional care team can assist the
client in understanding the medication's effects?
Provider
Pharmacist
Registered Nurse
A client who had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with
dysphagia. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral with which
of the following members of the interprofessional care team?
Occupational therapist
Speech-language pathologist
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the
various members of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-
surgical unit. When providing examples of the types of tasks certified nursing
assistants (CNAs) can perform, which of the following client activities should
the nurse include?
Bathing
Ambulating
Toileting
Measuring Vital Signs
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Answers.
GRADED A+. Latest 2026/2027
Update.
A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting.
Which of the following tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of
state licensing boards?
Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations
State licensing boards are responsible for ensuring that health care providers
and agencies comply with state regulations
A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might
have to a group of nurses. Which of the following health care financing
mechanisms should the nurse include as federally funded?
Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid are federally funded health insurance programs.
,A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of
clients who have obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse
include as a primary health care strategy?
Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine
office visits
Obesity screenings at office visits is an example of primary health care. Primary
health care emphasizes health promotion and disease control, is often
delivered during office visits, and includes screenings
A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of
newly licensed nurses. Which of the following examples of care or care settings
should the nurse classify as tertiary care?
Intensive Care Unit
Oncology treatment center
Burn Center
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which
of the following examples should the nurse include in the teaching?
Home health care
Rehab facilities
Skilled nursing facilities
Informatics
use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate
error, and support decision making
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid
arthritis is to use adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should
initiate a referral to which of the following members of the interprofessional
care team?
occupational therapist
, A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. For which of
the following client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social
worker?
A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in her home
A client asks about community resources available for older adults
A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about
the adverse effects of the medication prescribed for pain management. Which
of the following members of the interprofessional care team can assist the
client in understanding the medication's effects?
Provider
Pharmacist
Registered Nurse
A client who had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with
dysphagia. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral with which
of the following members of the interprofessional care team?
Occupational therapist
Speech-language pathologist
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the
various members of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-
surgical unit. When providing examples of the types of tasks certified nursing
assistants (CNAs) can perform, which of the following client activities should
the nurse include?
Bathing
Ambulating
Toileting
Measuring Vital Signs
