ACE YOUR 3480 NUR EXAM: COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
2026/2027
◉ Which consideration should be made by the nurse using the
theory of Planned Behavior when working with a client to change
their behaviors to improve their health?
a. If environmental limitations may prevent the person from acting
b. The availability of needed environmental supports for the client
c. The client's belief about factors that may facilitate or impede the
behavior
d. If the suggested behavior is actually the most effective approach
Answer: c. The client's belief about factors that may facilitate or
impede the behavior
◉ Some people believe that the air within their workplace makes
them ill. Which premises support this belief?
a. They consistently feel worse on workdays and weeks without
holidays.
b. There has been media coverage of "sick buildings" where
there is very little air exchange with fresh air outside.
c. Research has demonstrated that some buildings emit
poisonous vapors that make anyone who works there ill.
d. When a small group of persons begins to believe something,
the others in the
,larger group begin to believe it as well. Answer: a. They consistently
feel worse on workdays and weeks without holidays.
◉ It is rumored that there is something in the workplace that is
causing persons employed there to feel ill. Which action would be
most appropriate for the nurse to take?
a. Ask researchers to set up a study to confirm the health hazard in
the environment.
b. Assess the risk, including identifying any toxic substance.
c. Confirm the extent to which the illness resulted from intergroup
agreement on the illness and cause.
d. Insist that the media not further spread stories of possible sick
buildings until the truth of the situation can be studied. Answer: b.
Assess the risk, including identifying any toxic substance.
◉ Which risk factors are least subject to modification?
a. Choice of lifestyle behaviors
b. Environmental exposure
c. Nutritional options
d. Recreational activities Answer: b. Environmental exposure
◉ Which best describes why risk reduction is of such importance in
the United States today?
,a. Families suffer when family members die from avoidable causes.
b. Risk reduction activities will decrease insurance costs to
individuals and their employers.
c. The leading causes of death are all related to lifestyle choices.
d. Risk reduction can decrease the ongoing rise in national health
care expenditures. Answer: c. The leading causes of death are all
related to lifestyle choices.
◉ Which is the cause of most preventable deaths in the United
States?
a. Alcohol
b. Drug addiction
c. Sexually transmitted diseases
d. Tobacco Answer: d. Tobacco
◉ Which question would be most important to include when a nurse
is completing a health history with a client?
a. How many alcoholic drinks do you have in a day?
b. How many sexual partners have you had in the past month?
c. What nonprescription drugs do you take on a routine basis?
d. What kinds of tobacco do you use daily? Answer: d. What kind of
tobacco do you use daily?
, ◉ During a health history, the client looked confused and said, "But
everybody drinks, like at parties and such. How much drinking do
you think is too much?" Which would be most appropriate response
by the nurse?
a. "Alcohol should be used only in moderation."
b. "It's okay as long as you don't binge, and you eat food with your
drinks."
c. "Per day, no more than one drink for women and two drinks for
men."
d. "Total abstinence is the only healthy choice." Answer: c. "Per day,
no more than one drink for women and two drinks for men."
◉ Which best describes the reason why so many Americans are
obese?
a. Culture requires eating at celebrations and holidays.
b. For many people, caloric intake is more than needed for their
physical activity.
c. Physical education is no longer a required subject in most
elementary and secondary schools.
d. The expected portion size in restaurants has vastly increased over
time. Answer: b. For many people, caloric intake is more than
needed for their physical activity.
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
2026/2027
◉ Which consideration should be made by the nurse using the
theory of Planned Behavior when working with a client to change
their behaviors to improve their health?
a. If environmental limitations may prevent the person from acting
b. The availability of needed environmental supports for the client
c. The client's belief about factors that may facilitate or impede the
behavior
d. If the suggested behavior is actually the most effective approach
Answer: c. The client's belief about factors that may facilitate or
impede the behavior
◉ Some people believe that the air within their workplace makes
them ill. Which premises support this belief?
a. They consistently feel worse on workdays and weeks without
holidays.
b. There has been media coverage of "sick buildings" where
there is very little air exchange with fresh air outside.
c. Research has demonstrated that some buildings emit
poisonous vapors that make anyone who works there ill.
d. When a small group of persons begins to believe something,
the others in the
,larger group begin to believe it as well. Answer: a. They consistently
feel worse on workdays and weeks without holidays.
◉ It is rumored that there is something in the workplace that is
causing persons employed there to feel ill. Which action would be
most appropriate for the nurse to take?
a. Ask researchers to set up a study to confirm the health hazard in
the environment.
b. Assess the risk, including identifying any toxic substance.
c. Confirm the extent to which the illness resulted from intergroup
agreement on the illness and cause.
d. Insist that the media not further spread stories of possible sick
buildings until the truth of the situation can be studied. Answer: b.
Assess the risk, including identifying any toxic substance.
◉ Which risk factors are least subject to modification?
a. Choice of lifestyle behaviors
b. Environmental exposure
c. Nutritional options
d. Recreational activities Answer: b. Environmental exposure
◉ Which best describes why risk reduction is of such importance in
the United States today?
,a. Families suffer when family members die from avoidable causes.
b. Risk reduction activities will decrease insurance costs to
individuals and their employers.
c. The leading causes of death are all related to lifestyle choices.
d. Risk reduction can decrease the ongoing rise in national health
care expenditures. Answer: c. The leading causes of death are all
related to lifestyle choices.
◉ Which is the cause of most preventable deaths in the United
States?
a. Alcohol
b. Drug addiction
c. Sexually transmitted diseases
d. Tobacco Answer: d. Tobacco
◉ Which question would be most important to include when a nurse
is completing a health history with a client?
a. How many alcoholic drinks do you have in a day?
b. How many sexual partners have you had in the past month?
c. What nonprescription drugs do you take on a routine basis?
d. What kinds of tobacco do you use daily? Answer: d. What kind of
tobacco do you use daily?
, ◉ During a health history, the client looked confused and said, "But
everybody drinks, like at parties and such. How much drinking do
you think is too much?" Which would be most appropriate response
by the nurse?
a. "Alcohol should be used only in moderation."
b. "It's okay as long as you don't binge, and you eat food with your
drinks."
c. "Per day, no more than one drink for women and two drinks for
men."
d. "Total abstinence is the only healthy choice." Answer: c. "Per day,
no more than one drink for women and two drinks for men."
◉ Which best describes the reason why so many Americans are
obese?
a. Culture requires eating at celebrations and holidays.
b. For many people, caloric intake is more than needed for their
physical activity.
c. Physical education is no longer a required subject in most
elementary and secondary schools.
d. The expected portion size in restaurants has vastly increased over
time. Answer: b. For many people, caloric intake is more than
needed for their physical activity.
