NURS 104 Final Exam Questions with
Answers 2025
HealthyAPeopleA2020A-AcorrectAanswers-
usedAasAaAtoolAbyAtheAfederalAgovt,AstateAgovts.,Acommunities,AandAotherApublicAandAprivat
eAsectorApartnersAtoAimproveAtheAnation'sAhealth.AItAisAaAsetAofAgoalsAandAobjectivesAwithA1
0-
yearAtargetsAdesignedAtoAguideAnationalAhealth.A(HealthyAPeopleA2010,AHealthyAPeopleA2
030).AItAalsoAmonitorsAprogressAtoAdetermineAifAtheAsetAgoalsAandAobjectivesAareAbeingAme
t.AAtAtheAendAofAtheA10-
yearAperiod,AoutcomesAareAevaluatedAtoAplanAforAtheAnextA10Ayears.AThisAisAanAexampleAof
AoutcomeAevaluation.AEveryAindustryAhasAaAvision,Amission,Agoals,AandAoutcomeAevaluatio
n.
visionA(healthyApeopleA2020)A-AcorrectAanswers-
aAsocietyAinAwhichAallApeopleAliveAlong,AhealthyAlives
missionA(healthyApeopleA2020)A-AcorrectAanswers-
•IdentifyAnationwideAhealthAimprovementApriorities
•IncreaseApublicAawarenessAandAunderstandingAofAtheAdeterminantsAofAhealth,Adisease,Aa
ndAdisability,AandAtheAopportunitiesAforAprogress
•ProvideAmeasurableAobjectivesAandAgoalsAthatAareAapplicableAatAtheAnational,Astate,AandA
localAlevels
•EngageAmultipleAsectorsAtoAtakeAactionsAtoAstrengthenApoliciesAandAimproveApracticesAth
atAareAdrivenAbyAtheAbestAavailableAevidenceAandAknowledge
•IdentifyAcriticalAresearch,Aevaluation,AandAdataAcollectionAneeds
overarchingAgoalsA(healthyApeopleA2020)A-AcorrectAanswers-
•AttainAhighAquality,AlongerAlivesAfreeAofApreventableAdisease,Adisability,Ainjury,AandAprema
tureAdeath.A(Measures:AlifeAexpectancy,AlimitationAofAactivity,AchronicAdiseaseAprevalence)
•AchieveAhealthAequity,AeliminateAdisparities,A&AimproveAtheAhealthAofAallAgroupsA(Measur
es:Arace/ethnicity,Agender,AsocioeconomicAstatus,ALGBTAstatus)
•CreateAsocialAandAphysicalAenvironmentsAthatApromoteAgoodAhealthAforAallA(Measures:As
ocialAandAeconomicAfactors,ApoliciesAandAprograms)
•PromoteAqualityAofAlife,AhealthyAdevelopment,AandAhealthyAbehaviorsAacrossAallAlifeAstage
sA(Measures:Awell-being/satisfaction,Aphysical,Amental,A&AsocialAhealth-
relatedAqualityAofAlife)
primaryAinterventionA-AcorrectAanswers-maintainAhealthAbeforeAillnessAoccurs
Ex:AteachingAaboutAhealthyAdietsA&AadequateAexerciseAbeforeAobesityAoccurs
secondaryAinterventionA-AcorrectAanswers-preventingAcomplicationsAafterAdiseaseAonset
Ex:AbreastAcancerA&AbloodApressureAscreening
tertiaryAinterventionA-AcorrectAanswers-
maintainAorAimproveAfunctionAdueAtoAdiseaseAdamage
Ex:AteachingAaApersonAwithAdiabetesAhowAtoAadministerAinsulinAandAmanageAtheAdisease
Ex:AreferringAaAstrokeApatientAforArehabilitationAorAprovidingAlongAtermAcare
,healthAdisparityA-AcorrectAanswers-
referAtoAdifferencesAinAaccessAtoAorAavailabilityAofAfacilitiesAandAservices;AreferAtoAtheAvariat
ionAinAratesAofAdiseaseAoccurrenceAandAdisabilitiesAbetweenAsocioeconomicAand/orAgeogr
aphicallyAdefinedApopulationAgroups
communityA-AcorrectAanswers-
peopleAandAtheArelationshipsAthatAemergeAamongAthemAasAtheyAdevelopAandAuseAinAcom
monAsomeAagenciesAandAinstitutionsAandAshareAaAphysicalAenvironment
populationA-AcorrectAanswers-allAtheAinhabitantsAofAaAparticularAtown,Aarea,AorAcountry
chaosAtheoryA-AcorrectAanswers-
•AttemptsAtoAaccountAforAtheAcomplexityAandArandomnessAinAorganizations
•SuggestsAaAdegreeAofAorderAcanAbeAattainedAbyAviewingAcomplicatedAbehaviorsAandAsitu
ationsAasApredictable
•VariationAisAaAnormalApartAofAmanagingAhealthAcareAsystems
•NursesAneedAtoAexpectAconstantAchange,AbeAflexible,AandAembraceAratherAthanAresistAch
ange.A
•NurseAmanagersArealizeAthatAtheyAwillAbeAfacedAwithAmultipleAdilemmasAthroughoutAtheAd
ay
•TheyAthriveAbestAifAtheyA"thinkAonAyourAfeet"AandAcanAgracefullyAputAoutAfiresAallAday.
systemsAtheoryA-AcorrectAanswers-
viewsAtheAorganizationAasAaAsetAofAinterdependentApartsAthatAtogetherAformAaAwhole;Aprovi
dedAnursesAwithAaAframeworkAtoAviewAnursingAservicesAasAaAsubsystemAofAtheAlargerAorga
nizationAandAtoArealizeAtheAinterrelatednessAandAinterdependenceAofAallAtheApartsAofAtheAor
ganization
organizationalAtheoryA-AcorrectAanswers-
evolvedAtoAprovideAaAframeworkAforAunderstandingAcomplexAorganizations
medicareAmodernizationAactA-AcorrectAanswers-
(medicareApartAD)AaddedAaAprescriptionAdrugAbenefitAforAmedicareAenrollees;AprovidesAne
ededAaccessAtoAmedicationsAforAMedicareAenrollees,AandAcallsAattentionAtoAcost-and-
effectivenessAoutcomeAfromApolicymakers,ArequiringAnursesAtoAstayAalertAtoAproposedAlegi
slationAandAtoAadvocateAforAappropriateAbenefitsAforAtheAnation'sAolderAadults
medicareApartAAA-AcorrectAanswers-hospital
medicareApartABA-AcorrectAanswers-
requiresApaymentAofAaApremiumAandAcoversAphysician'sAservices
medicareApartACA-AcorrectAanswers-
allowsAprivateAhealthAinsuranceAcompaniesAtoAprovideAMedicareAbenefits
medicareApartADA-AcorrectAanswers-medicareAmodernizationAact;Aprescription
executiveA-AcorrectAanswers-
•RecommendsAlegislationAandApromotesAmajorApolicyAinitiatives
•ImplementsAlawsAandAmanagesAprogramsAafterAtheyAhaveAbeenApassedAbyACongressAthr
oughAregulation,Aoversight,AandApresidentialAfundingAprioritiesA
•WritesAregulationsAthatAinterpretAstatuesA(laws)
•HasAtheApowerAtoAvetoAlegislationApassedAbyACongress
OfficeAofAtheAPresidentAandA15AexecutiveAdepartmentsA(State,ATreasury,ADefense,AAgricul
ture,AEnergy,AHousingAandAUrbanADevelopment,AJustice,ACommerce,AEducation,AHealth,A
andAHumanAServices,AInterior,ALabor,ATransportation,AVeteransAAffairs,AandADepartmentA
ofAHomelandASecurity)
, legislativeA-AcorrectAanswers-
•PossessesAtheAsoleAfederalApowerAtoAenactAlegislationAandAtoAtaxAcitizensAandAallocateAfe
deralAspending
•AbleAtoAoriginateAandApromoteAmajorApolicyAinitiatives
•PowerAtoAoverrideAaApresidentialAveto
SenateAandAHouseAofARepresentatives,AknownAcollectivelyAasACongress,AwithA535Aelecte
dAmembers
judicialA-AcorrectAanswers-
•JudicialAinterpretationsAofAtheAConstitutionAorAvariousAlawsAmayAhaveAaApolicyAeffect
•ResolvesAquestionsAregardingAagencyAregulationsAthatAmayAaffectApolicy
U.S.ASupremeACourt,AfederalAdistrictAcourts,AandAU.S.AcircuitAcourtsAofAappeals
nurseApracticeAactsAandAregistrationAofAnursesA-AcorrectAanswers-
establishedAscopeAofApracticeAandAminimalAeducationalArequirementsAforAnurses;Aimplem
entedAbyAmostAstates
sheppard-townerAactA-AcorrectAanswers-
fundedAprenatalAandAchildAhealthAcentersAstaffedAbyApublicAhealthAnurses,AfirstAfederalApoli
cyAtoAprovideAfundingAforAnursingAservices
hillAburtonAactA-AcorrectAanswers-
akaAtheAhospitalAsurveyAandAconstructionAactAbecauseAitAprovidedAfederalAfundingAforAhos
pitalAconstruction,AcausedAaAboomAinAhospitalAconstructionAshiftingAnursesAprimaryAemplo
ymentAsettingAfromApublicAhealthAtoAhospitals
nurseAtrainingAactA-AcorrectAanswers-
providedAenhancedAfundingAforAcollegiateAnursingAprograms:AexpandedAuniversityAeducat
ionAforAnursesAandAlaidAtheAgroundworkAforAtheAdevelopmentAofAAPRNs
medicareAprogramA-AcorrectAanswers-
providedAfundingAforAhealthAcareAservicesAforAolderAadultsAandAtheAdisabled:AledAtoAanAincr
easedAnumberAofAhospitalizedAolderAadultsAandAanAincreasedAneedAforAnursesAinAacuteAca
reAsettings
renalAdiseaseAprogramA-AcorrectAanswers-
providedAfundingAforAdialysisAtreatmentsAandArenalAtransplantsAforApatientsAwithAkidneyAfai
lure:AledAtoAtheAdevelopmentAofAaAnewAareaAofAnursingApracticeAthatAisAnowAaArecognizedAs
pecialty—nephrologyAnursing
diagnosisArelatedAgroupsA(DRGs)A-AcorrectAanswers-
changedAMedicareAreimbursementAtoAhospitalsAfromAaAfee-for-serviceAmethodAtoAaAfixed-
feeAmethod:AforcedAhospitalsAtoAreduceApatientsAlengthsAofAstay,AcutAcosts,AandAinitiallyAre
duceAstaff,AincludingAnurses;AledAtoAtheAdevelopmentAofAnewAnursingAroles—
nursingAcaseAmanagementAandAutilizationAreview
grassrootsApoliticalAstrategiesA-AcorrectAanswers-
•RegisteringAtoAvoteAandAvotingAinAallAelections
•JoiningAprofessionalAnursingAorganizationsAwithApolicy,AadvocacyAagendas]
•WorkingAinApoliticalAcandidatesAcampaigns
•MeetingAwithApolicymakersAorAtheirAstaffAmembers
•AttendingA"meetAtheAcandidates"AtownAhallAmeetings
•CommunicatingAwithApolicymakersAbyAe-mail,Afax,AandAtelephone
healthApolicyA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAsetAcourseAofAactionAundertakenAbyAgovernmentsAorAhealthAcareAorganizationsAinAorderA
Answers 2025
HealthyAPeopleA2020A-AcorrectAanswers-
usedAasAaAtoolAbyAtheAfederalAgovt,AstateAgovts.,Acommunities,AandAotherApublicAandAprivat
eAsectorApartnersAtoAimproveAtheAnation'sAhealth.AItAisAaAsetAofAgoalsAandAobjectivesAwithA1
0-
yearAtargetsAdesignedAtoAguideAnationalAhealth.A(HealthyAPeopleA2010,AHealthyAPeopleA2
030).AItAalsoAmonitorsAprogressAtoAdetermineAifAtheAsetAgoalsAandAobjectivesAareAbeingAme
t.AAtAtheAendAofAtheA10-
yearAperiod,AoutcomesAareAevaluatedAtoAplanAforAtheAnextA10Ayears.AThisAisAanAexampleAof
AoutcomeAevaluation.AEveryAindustryAhasAaAvision,Amission,Agoals,AandAoutcomeAevaluatio
n.
visionA(healthyApeopleA2020)A-AcorrectAanswers-
aAsocietyAinAwhichAallApeopleAliveAlong,AhealthyAlives
missionA(healthyApeopleA2020)A-AcorrectAanswers-
•IdentifyAnationwideAhealthAimprovementApriorities
•IncreaseApublicAawarenessAandAunderstandingAofAtheAdeterminantsAofAhealth,Adisease,Aa
ndAdisability,AandAtheAopportunitiesAforAprogress
•ProvideAmeasurableAobjectivesAandAgoalsAthatAareAapplicableAatAtheAnational,Astate,AandA
localAlevels
•EngageAmultipleAsectorsAtoAtakeAactionsAtoAstrengthenApoliciesAandAimproveApracticesAth
atAareAdrivenAbyAtheAbestAavailableAevidenceAandAknowledge
•IdentifyAcriticalAresearch,Aevaluation,AandAdataAcollectionAneeds
overarchingAgoalsA(healthyApeopleA2020)A-AcorrectAanswers-
•AttainAhighAquality,AlongerAlivesAfreeAofApreventableAdisease,Adisability,Ainjury,AandAprema
tureAdeath.A(Measures:AlifeAexpectancy,AlimitationAofAactivity,AchronicAdiseaseAprevalence)
•AchieveAhealthAequity,AeliminateAdisparities,A&AimproveAtheAhealthAofAallAgroupsA(Measur
es:Arace/ethnicity,Agender,AsocioeconomicAstatus,ALGBTAstatus)
•CreateAsocialAandAphysicalAenvironmentsAthatApromoteAgoodAhealthAforAallA(Measures:As
ocialAandAeconomicAfactors,ApoliciesAandAprograms)
•PromoteAqualityAofAlife,AhealthyAdevelopment,AandAhealthyAbehaviorsAacrossAallAlifeAstage
sA(Measures:Awell-being/satisfaction,Aphysical,Amental,A&AsocialAhealth-
relatedAqualityAofAlife)
primaryAinterventionA-AcorrectAanswers-maintainAhealthAbeforeAillnessAoccurs
Ex:AteachingAaboutAhealthyAdietsA&AadequateAexerciseAbeforeAobesityAoccurs
secondaryAinterventionA-AcorrectAanswers-preventingAcomplicationsAafterAdiseaseAonset
Ex:AbreastAcancerA&AbloodApressureAscreening
tertiaryAinterventionA-AcorrectAanswers-
maintainAorAimproveAfunctionAdueAtoAdiseaseAdamage
Ex:AteachingAaApersonAwithAdiabetesAhowAtoAadministerAinsulinAandAmanageAtheAdisease
Ex:AreferringAaAstrokeApatientAforArehabilitationAorAprovidingAlongAtermAcare
,healthAdisparityA-AcorrectAanswers-
referAtoAdifferencesAinAaccessAtoAorAavailabilityAofAfacilitiesAandAservices;AreferAtoAtheAvariat
ionAinAratesAofAdiseaseAoccurrenceAandAdisabilitiesAbetweenAsocioeconomicAand/orAgeogr
aphicallyAdefinedApopulationAgroups
communityA-AcorrectAanswers-
peopleAandAtheArelationshipsAthatAemergeAamongAthemAasAtheyAdevelopAandAuseAinAcom
monAsomeAagenciesAandAinstitutionsAandAshareAaAphysicalAenvironment
populationA-AcorrectAanswers-allAtheAinhabitantsAofAaAparticularAtown,Aarea,AorAcountry
chaosAtheoryA-AcorrectAanswers-
•AttemptsAtoAaccountAforAtheAcomplexityAandArandomnessAinAorganizations
•SuggestsAaAdegreeAofAorderAcanAbeAattainedAbyAviewingAcomplicatedAbehaviorsAandAsitu
ationsAasApredictable
•VariationAisAaAnormalApartAofAmanagingAhealthAcareAsystems
•NursesAneedAtoAexpectAconstantAchange,AbeAflexible,AandAembraceAratherAthanAresistAch
ange.A
•NurseAmanagersArealizeAthatAtheyAwillAbeAfacedAwithAmultipleAdilemmasAthroughoutAtheAd
ay
•TheyAthriveAbestAifAtheyA"thinkAonAyourAfeet"AandAcanAgracefullyAputAoutAfiresAallAday.
systemsAtheoryA-AcorrectAanswers-
viewsAtheAorganizationAasAaAsetAofAinterdependentApartsAthatAtogetherAformAaAwhole;Aprovi
dedAnursesAwithAaAframeworkAtoAviewAnursingAservicesAasAaAsubsystemAofAtheAlargerAorga
nizationAandAtoArealizeAtheAinterrelatednessAandAinterdependenceAofAallAtheApartsAofAtheAor
ganization
organizationalAtheoryA-AcorrectAanswers-
evolvedAtoAprovideAaAframeworkAforAunderstandingAcomplexAorganizations
medicareAmodernizationAactA-AcorrectAanswers-
(medicareApartAD)AaddedAaAprescriptionAdrugAbenefitAforAmedicareAenrollees;AprovidesAne
ededAaccessAtoAmedicationsAforAMedicareAenrollees,AandAcallsAattentionAtoAcost-and-
effectivenessAoutcomeAfromApolicymakers,ArequiringAnursesAtoAstayAalertAtoAproposedAlegi
slationAandAtoAadvocateAforAappropriateAbenefitsAforAtheAnation'sAolderAadults
medicareApartAAA-AcorrectAanswers-hospital
medicareApartABA-AcorrectAanswers-
requiresApaymentAofAaApremiumAandAcoversAphysician'sAservices
medicareApartACA-AcorrectAanswers-
allowsAprivateAhealthAinsuranceAcompaniesAtoAprovideAMedicareAbenefits
medicareApartADA-AcorrectAanswers-medicareAmodernizationAact;Aprescription
executiveA-AcorrectAanswers-
•RecommendsAlegislationAandApromotesAmajorApolicyAinitiatives
•ImplementsAlawsAandAmanagesAprogramsAafterAtheyAhaveAbeenApassedAbyACongressAthr
oughAregulation,Aoversight,AandApresidentialAfundingAprioritiesA
•WritesAregulationsAthatAinterpretAstatuesA(laws)
•HasAtheApowerAtoAvetoAlegislationApassedAbyACongress
OfficeAofAtheAPresidentAandA15AexecutiveAdepartmentsA(State,ATreasury,ADefense,AAgricul
ture,AEnergy,AHousingAandAUrbanADevelopment,AJustice,ACommerce,AEducation,AHealth,A
andAHumanAServices,AInterior,ALabor,ATransportation,AVeteransAAffairs,AandADepartmentA
ofAHomelandASecurity)
, legislativeA-AcorrectAanswers-
•PossessesAtheAsoleAfederalApowerAtoAenactAlegislationAandAtoAtaxAcitizensAandAallocateAfe
deralAspending
•AbleAtoAoriginateAandApromoteAmajorApolicyAinitiatives
•PowerAtoAoverrideAaApresidentialAveto
SenateAandAHouseAofARepresentatives,AknownAcollectivelyAasACongress,AwithA535Aelecte
dAmembers
judicialA-AcorrectAanswers-
•JudicialAinterpretationsAofAtheAConstitutionAorAvariousAlawsAmayAhaveAaApolicyAeffect
•ResolvesAquestionsAregardingAagencyAregulationsAthatAmayAaffectApolicy
U.S.ASupremeACourt,AfederalAdistrictAcourts,AandAU.S.AcircuitAcourtsAofAappeals
nurseApracticeAactsAandAregistrationAofAnursesA-AcorrectAanswers-
establishedAscopeAofApracticeAandAminimalAeducationalArequirementsAforAnurses;Aimplem
entedAbyAmostAstates
sheppard-townerAactA-AcorrectAanswers-
fundedAprenatalAandAchildAhealthAcentersAstaffedAbyApublicAhealthAnurses,AfirstAfederalApoli
cyAtoAprovideAfundingAforAnursingAservices
hillAburtonAactA-AcorrectAanswers-
akaAtheAhospitalAsurveyAandAconstructionAactAbecauseAitAprovidedAfederalAfundingAforAhos
pitalAconstruction,AcausedAaAboomAinAhospitalAconstructionAshiftingAnursesAprimaryAemplo
ymentAsettingAfromApublicAhealthAtoAhospitals
nurseAtrainingAactA-AcorrectAanswers-
providedAenhancedAfundingAforAcollegiateAnursingAprograms:AexpandedAuniversityAeducat
ionAforAnursesAandAlaidAtheAgroundworkAforAtheAdevelopmentAofAAPRNs
medicareAprogramA-AcorrectAanswers-
providedAfundingAforAhealthAcareAservicesAforAolderAadultsAandAtheAdisabled:AledAtoAanAincr
easedAnumberAofAhospitalizedAolderAadultsAandAanAincreasedAneedAforAnursesAinAacuteAca
reAsettings
renalAdiseaseAprogramA-AcorrectAanswers-
providedAfundingAforAdialysisAtreatmentsAandArenalAtransplantsAforApatientsAwithAkidneyAfai
lure:AledAtoAtheAdevelopmentAofAaAnewAareaAofAnursingApracticeAthatAisAnowAaArecognizedAs
pecialty—nephrologyAnursing
diagnosisArelatedAgroupsA(DRGs)A-AcorrectAanswers-
changedAMedicareAreimbursementAtoAhospitalsAfromAaAfee-for-serviceAmethodAtoAaAfixed-
feeAmethod:AforcedAhospitalsAtoAreduceApatientsAlengthsAofAstay,AcutAcosts,AandAinitiallyAre
duceAstaff,AincludingAnurses;AledAtoAtheAdevelopmentAofAnewAnursingAroles—
nursingAcaseAmanagementAandAutilizationAreview
grassrootsApoliticalAstrategiesA-AcorrectAanswers-
•RegisteringAtoAvoteAandAvotingAinAallAelections
•JoiningAprofessionalAnursingAorganizationsAwithApolicy,AadvocacyAagendas]
•WorkingAinApoliticalAcandidatesAcampaigns
•MeetingAwithApolicymakersAorAtheirAstaffAmembers
•AttendingA"meetAtheAcandidates"AtownAhallAmeetings
•CommunicatingAwithApolicymakersAbyAe-mail,Afax,AandAtelephone
healthApolicyA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAsetAcourseAofAactionAundertakenAbyAgovernmentsAorAhealthAcareAorganizationsAinAorderA