HARTMAN'S NURSING ASSISTANT CARE PRACTICE EXAM
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔age-related macular degeneration (AMD) - ✔✔deterioration of the macula causing
vision loss and difficulty with daily tasks
✔✔hypertension - ✔✔high blood pressure
✔✔atherosclerosis - ✔✔hardening and narrowing of blood vessels
✔✔angina pectoris - ✔✔chest pain or discomfort
✔✔nitroglycerin - ✔✔medication to relax coronary arteries and improve blood flow to the
heart
✔✔myocardial infarction (MI) - ✔✔heart attack caused by blocked blood flow to the
heart muscle
✔✔congestive heart failure (CHF) - ✔✔heart muscle damage leading to ineffective
pumping
✔✔peripheral vascular disease (PVD) - ✔✔reduced blood circulation in limbs due to
hardened blood vessels
✔✔chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - ✔✔progressive lung disease
causing breathing difficulties and high infection risk
✔✔bronchitis - ✔✔inflammation of the bronchi causing irritation and coughing
✔✔emphysema - ✔✔chronic lung disease resulting from chronic bronchitis and smoking
✔✔pneumonia - ✔✔infection causing inflammation in lung tissue, with symptoms like
fever, cough, and chest pain
✔✔asthma - ✔✔chronic inflammatory disease causing difficulty breathing, coughing,
and wheezing
✔✔bronchiectasis - ✔✔abnormal enlargement of bronchial tubes leading to chronic
coughing and recurrent pneumonia
✔✔upper respiratory infection (URI) - ✔✔infection of the nose, sinuses, and throat
causing symptoms like nasal discharge, sore throat, and fever
✔✔lung cancer - ✔✔abnormal cell growth or tumors in the lungs
, ✔✔tuberculosis (TB) - ✔✔highly contagious lung disease causing fatigue, coughing,
and shortness of breath
✔✔diabetes - ✔✔condition where the body has insufficient insulin or cannot properly
use insulin
✔✔insulin - ✔✔hormone that moves glucose from blood to cells for energy
✔✔glucose - ✔✔natural sugar
✔✔type 1 diabetes - ✔✔diabetes where the pancreas does not produce insulin
✔✔type 2 diabetes - ✔✔common diabetes where the body does not produce enough
insulin or cannot use it properly
✔✔pre-diabetes - ✔✔elevated blood glucose levels not high enough for a type 2
diabetes diagnosis
✔✔gestational diabetes - ✔✔diabetes occurring during pregnancy in women with high
glucose levels
✔✔hyperthyroidism - ✔✔excessive thyroid hormone production causing increased body
processes and symptoms like rapid heartbeat and weight loss
✔✔hypothyroidism - ✔✔insufficient thyroid hormone causing slowed body processes
and symptoms like fatigue and weight gain
✔✔sexually transmitted infections (STIs) - ✔✔infections transmitted through sexual
contact
✔✔chlamydia - ✔✔sexually transmitted infection causing discharge, burning, and pain
✔✔syphilis - ✔✔sexually transmitted infection causing open sores, fever, and muscle
aches
✔✔chancres - ✔✔open sores caused by syphilis
✔✔gonorrhea - ✔✔sexually transmitted infection causing discharge, swelling, and
itching
✔✔genital herpes - ✔✔incurable sexually transmitted infection causing painful sores on
the genitals
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔age-related macular degeneration (AMD) - ✔✔deterioration of the macula causing
vision loss and difficulty with daily tasks
✔✔hypertension - ✔✔high blood pressure
✔✔atherosclerosis - ✔✔hardening and narrowing of blood vessels
✔✔angina pectoris - ✔✔chest pain or discomfort
✔✔nitroglycerin - ✔✔medication to relax coronary arteries and improve blood flow to the
heart
✔✔myocardial infarction (MI) - ✔✔heart attack caused by blocked blood flow to the
heart muscle
✔✔congestive heart failure (CHF) - ✔✔heart muscle damage leading to ineffective
pumping
✔✔peripheral vascular disease (PVD) - ✔✔reduced blood circulation in limbs due to
hardened blood vessels
✔✔chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - ✔✔progressive lung disease
causing breathing difficulties and high infection risk
✔✔bronchitis - ✔✔inflammation of the bronchi causing irritation and coughing
✔✔emphysema - ✔✔chronic lung disease resulting from chronic bronchitis and smoking
✔✔pneumonia - ✔✔infection causing inflammation in lung tissue, with symptoms like
fever, cough, and chest pain
✔✔asthma - ✔✔chronic inflammatory disease causing difficulty breathing, coughing,
and wheezing
✔✔bronchiectasis - ✔✔abnormal enlargement of bronchial tubes leading to chronic
coughing and recurrent pneumonia
✔✔upper respiratory infection (URI) - ✔✔infection of the nose, sinuses, and throat
causing symptoms like nasal discharge, sore throat, and fever
✔✔lung cancer - ✔✔abnormal cell growth or tumors in the lungs
, ✔✔tuberculosis (TB) - ✔✔highly contagious lung disease causing fatigue, coughing,
and shortness of breath
✔✔diabetes - ✔✔condition where the body has insufficient insulin or cannot properly
use insulin
✔✔insulin - ✔✔hormone that moves glucose from blood to cells for energy
✔✔glucose - ✔✔natural sugar
✔✔type 1 diabetes - ✔✔diabetes where the pancreas does not produce insulin
✔✔type 2 diabetes - ✔✔common diabetes where the body does not produce enough
insulin or cannot use it properly
✔✔pre-diabetes - ✔✔elevated blood glucose levels not high enough for a type 2
diabetes diagnosis
✔✔gestational diabetes - ✔✔diabetes occurring during pregnancy in women with high
glucose levels
✔✔hyperthyroidism - ✔✔excessive thyroid hormone production causing increased body
processes and symptoms like rapid heartbeat and weight loss
✔✔hypothyroidism - ✔✔insufficient thyroid hormone causing slowed body processes
and symptoms like fatigue and weight gain
✔✔sexually transmitted infections (STIs) - ✔✔infections transmitted through sexual
contact
✔✔chlamydia - ✔✔sexually transmitted infection causing discharge, burning, and pain
✔✔syphilis - ✔✔sexually transmitted infection causing open sores, fever, and muscle
aches
✔✔chancres - ✔✔open sores caused by syphilis
✔✔gonorrhea - ✔✔sexually transmitted infection causing discharge, swelling, and
itching
✔✔genital herpes - ✔✔incurable sexually transmitted infection causing painful sores on
the genitals
