NIFA PRACTICE TEST B1 COMPREHENSIVE
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉In the following illustration, the arrow points to the:. Answer: a.
left vagus nerve.
◉Identify the marginal boundaries of the breasts. Answer: c. Second
to sixth rib and horizontally from the lateral edge of sternum to
anterior axillary line
◉Which of the following is not correct pertaining to the cavernous
sinus?. Answer: e. contains the mandibular division of the trigeminal
nerve
◉The science of plastic and reconstructive surgery, which means to
mold or create form and shape, improves appearance and body
image through an understanding of:. Answer: b. the anatomy and
biology of tissue
◉Which of the following is incorrect for the cricoid cartilage?.
Answer: c. It is an attachment of the vocal ligaments
,◉A familiarity with basic neurologic assessment tools gives the
nurse the ability to perform a standardized neurologic exam that can
be used preoperatively to establish a baseline assessment and
postoperatively to establish a return to baseline or assess
postoperative neurologic stability. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is
commonly used to assess patients with brain injury using three
indicators of cerebral function: eye opening, verbal communication,
and motor response to verbal and noxious stimuli. Within the
scoring range for the GCS, the best possible score is _____ and the
worst possible score is ______.. Answer: a. 15, 3
◉Marissa Walton is a 6-year-old girl with full-thickness burns
involving both lower legs, circumferentially, excluding her feet, over
less than 2% of her body surface area (BSA) and partial-thickness
burns over less than 15% of her BSA, after her clothes caught fire
during a camping trip when she stepped into the campfire. Based on
the American Burn Association and the "Rule of Nines"
classifications, Marissa's burns would be classified as ______________
with a burn surface area percentage of approximately ______________..
Answer: c. minor 9%
◉A direct inguinal hernia is located _____.. Answer: a. Inside
Hesselbach's triangle
◉Following an argument with his wife in which a man backed
through a glass storm door resulting in deep laceration of his
buttocks, he is having great difficulty walking. To better understand
, the nature of his disability, you ask him to stand on one foot. By
doing so, you are doing all of the following except:. Answer: d.
evaluating the function of the gluteus maximus.
◉A broad range of implant materials are used in plastic and
reconstructive surgery. Select the implant that represents a biologic
composition of a surgical implan. Answer: a. Autologous human
tissue
◉A variety of implantable devices are used in aesthetic and
reconstructive plastic surgery procedures. Tracking of these devices
is critical to patient safety. Institutions must report any incident of
death or serious injury relating to the use of a medical device. What
regulatory agency, commission, or act mandates this process when
medical devices fail or cause injury?. Answer: d. Safe Medical Device
Act
◉All of the following may be associated with a "heart block" except:.
Answer: a. section of the superior part of the thoracic sympathetic
trunk.
◉A plain radiograph of a patient following a knife wound to the left
side of his neck showed elevation of the left hemidiaphragm,
narrowing of the left intercostals spaces, and displacement of the
trachea to the left. You suspect:. Answer: b. pneumothorax due to
knife penetration of the cervical pleura.
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉In the following illustration, the arrow points to the:. Answer: a.
left vagus nerve.
◉Identify the marginal boundaries of the breasts. Answer: c. Second
to sixth rib and horizontally from the lateral edge of sternum to
anterior axillary line
◉Which of the following is not correct pertaining to the cavernous
sinus?. Answer: e. contains the mandibular division of the trigeminal
nerve
◉The science of plastic and reconstructive surgery, which means to
mold or create form and shape, improves appearance and body
image through an understanding of:. Answer: b. the anatomy and
biology of tissue
◉Which of the following is incorrect for the cricoid cartilage?.
Answer: c. It is an attachment of the vocal ligaments
,◉A familiarity with basic neurologic assessment tools gives the
nurse the ability to perform a standardized neurologic exam that can
be used preoperatively to establish a baseline assessment and
postoperatively to establish a return to baseline or assess
postoperative neurologic stability. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is
commonly used to assess patients with brain injury using three
indicators of cerebral function: eye opening, verbal communication,
and motor response to verbal and noxious stimuli. Within the
scoring range for the GCS, the best possible score is _____ and the
worst possible score is ______.. Answer: a. 15, 3
◉Marissa Walton is a 6-year-old girl with full-thickness burns
involving both lower legs, circumferentially, excluding her feet, over
less than 2% of her body surface area (BSA) and partial-thickness
burns over less than 15% of her BSA, after her clothes caught fire
during a camping trip when she stepped into the campfire. Based on
the American Burn Association and the "Rule of Nines"
classifications, Marissa's burns would be classified as ______________
with a burn surface area percentage of approximately ______________..
Answer: c. minor 9%
◉A direct inguinal hernia is located _____.. Answer: a. Inside
Hesselbach's triangle
◉Following an argument with his wife in which a man backed
through a glass storm door resulting in deep laceration of his
buttocks, he is having great difficulty walking. To better understand
, the nature of his disability, you ask him to stand on one foot. By
doing so, you are doing all of the following except:. Answer: d.
evaluating the function of the gluteus maximus.
◉A broad range of implant materials are used in plastic and
reconstructive surgery. Select the implant that represents a biologic
composition of a surgical implan. Answer: a. Autologous human
tissue
◉A variety of implantable devices are used in aesthetic and
reconstructive plastic surgery procedures. Tracking of these devices
is critical to patient safety. Institutions must report any incident of
death or serious injury relating to the use of a medical device. What
regulatory agency, commission, or act mandates this process when
medical devices fail or cause injury?. Answer: d. Safe Medical Device
Act
◉All of the following may be associated with a "heart block" except:.
Answer: a. section of the superior part of the thoracic sympathetic
trunk.
◉A plain radiograph of a patient following a knife wound to the left
side of his neck showed elevation of the left hemidiaphragm,
narrowing of the left intercostals spaces, and displacement of the
trachea to the left. You suspect:. Answer: b. pneumothorax due to
knife penetration of the cervical pleura.
