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EXAM 2026 PREMIUM REVIEW MATERIAL
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 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?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Preferred provider organization (PPO)
B. Medicare
C. Long-term care insurance
D. Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
E. Medicaid. Answer: B, E- Correct: Medicare and Medicaid are
federally funded.
A, C, D - Incorrect: PPOs, Long-term care insurance, and EPOs are
privately funded.
◉ 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?
,A. Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during
routine office visits.
B. Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers
for clients who have obesity.
C. Providing specialized intraoperative training in surgical treatments for
obesity.
D. Educating acute care nurses about postoperative complications
related to obesity.. Answer: A- Correct: Identify obesity screenings at
office visits as an example of primary health care. Primary health care
emphasizes health promotion and disease control.
B- Incorrect: Rehabilitation care is an example of restorative health care.
C- Incorrect: Specialized and highly technical care is an example of
tertiary health care.
D- Incorrect: Acute care is an example of secondary health care.
◉ 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?
A. Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific
diagnosis
B. Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations
C. Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
,D. Determining whether medications are safe for administration to
clients. Answer: B- Correct: Identify that state licensing boards are
responsible for ensuring that health care providers and agencies comply
with state regulations
A.- Incorrect: Identify that utilization review committees have the
responsibility of monitoring for appropriate diagnosis and treatment
according to evidence-based practice.
C- Incorrect: Identify that the Joint Commission has the responsibility of
setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
D-Incorrect: Identify that the U.S FDA has the responsibility of
determining whether medications are safe for administration to clients.
◉ 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? (Select all
that apply.)
A. Intensive care unit
B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
D. Cardiac rehabilitation
E. Home health care. Answer: A,B, and C- Correct: Tertiary health care
involves the provision of specialized and highly technical care.
, D- Incorrect: Cardiac rehabilitation is an example of restorative care and
also of tertiary prevention, but not of tertiary care.
E-Incorrect: Home health care is an example of restorative care.
◉ List the six (6) Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)
competencies, along with a brief description of each.. Answer: 1. Safety:
Minimization of risk factors that could cause injury or harm while
promoting quality care and maintaining a secure environment for clients,
self, and others
2. Patient-Centered Care: Provision of caring and compassionate,
culturally sensitive care that addresses clients' physiological,
psychological, sociological, spiritual, and cultural needs, preferences,
and values
3. Evidence-based Practice: Use of current knowledge from research and
other credible sources on which to base clinical judgement and client
care.
4. Informatics: Use of information technology as a communication and
information-gathering tool that supports clinical decision-making and
scientifically based nursing practice
5. Quality Improvement: Care-related and organizational processes that
involve the development and implementation of a plan to improve health
care services and better meet clients' needs
EXAM 2026 PREMIUM REVIEW MATERIAL
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ 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?
(Select all that apply.)
A. Preferred provider organization (PPO)
B. Medicare
C. Long-term care insurance
D. Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
E. Medicaid. Answer: B, E- Correct: Medicare and Medicaid are
federally funded.
A, C, D - Incorrect: PPOs, Long-term care insurance, and EPOs are
privately funded.
◉ 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?
,A. Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during
routine office visits.
B. Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers
for clients who have obesity.
C. Providing specialized intraoperative training in surgical treatments for
obesity.
D. Educating acute care nurses about postoperative complications
related to obesity.. Answer: A- Correct: Identify obesity screenings at
office visits as an example of primary health care. Primary health care
emphasizes health promotion and disease control.
B- Incorrect: Rehabilitation care is an example of restorative health care.
C- Incorrect: Specialized and highly technical care is an example of
tertiary health care.
D- Incorrect: Acute care is an example of secondary health care.
◉ 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?
A. Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific
diagnosis
B. Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations
C. Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
,D. Determining whether medications are safe for administration to
clients. Answer: B- Correct: Identify that state licensing boards are
responsible for ensuring that health care providers and agencies comply
with state regulations
A.- Incorrect: Identify that utilization review committees have the
responsibility of monitoring for appropriate diagnosis and treatment
according to evidence-based practice.
C- Incorrect: Identify that the Joint Commission has the responsibility of
setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
D-Incorrect: Identify that the U.S FDA has the responsibility of
determining whether medications are safe for administration to clients.
◉ 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? (Select all
that apply.)
A. Intensive care unit
B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
D. Cardiac rehabilitation
E. Home health care. Answer: A,B, and C- Correct: Tertiary health care
involves the provision of specialized and highly technical care.
, D- Incorrect: Cardiac rehabilitation is an example of restorative care and
also of tertiary prevention, but not of tertiary care.
E-Incorrect: Home health care is an example of restorative care.
◉ List the six (6) Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)
competencies, along with a brief description of each.. Answer: 1. Safety:
Minimization of risk factors that could cause injury or harm while
promoting quality care and maintaining a secure environment for clients,
self, and others
2. Patient-Centered Care: Provision of caring and compassionate,
culturally sensitive care that addresses clients' physiological,
psychological, sociological, spiritual, and cultural needs, preferences,
and values
3. Evidence-based Practice: Use of current knowledge from research and
other credible sources on which to base clinical judgement and client
care.
4. Informatics: Use of information technology as a communication and
information-gathering tool that supports clinical decision-making and
scientifically based nursing practice
5. Quality Improvement: Care-related and organizational processes that
involve the development and implementation of a plan to improve health
care services and better meet clients' needs
