NACC PRACTICE EXAM
1. The most pressing cause of health care reform has been
A. Rising costs of providing technology, drugs and services
B. The depression
C. Lack of available technology
D. Lack of accessibility
2. Which Law ensures that every citizen has access to health care?
A. The long term care facilities act
B. The Canada health act
C. The Medical care act
D. The hospital insurance and diagnostic services act
3. Support services provided through home care do not include
A. Personal care
B. Assistance with activities of daily living
C. Respiratory therapy
D. Assistance with home management
4. A holistic approach to health is one that
A. Takes a realistic view of a person's health problems
B. Takes into account the whole person
C. Focuses on the person's illness or disability
D. Focuses on the person's physical health
5. Which of the following is false? People with strong emotional health
A. Show their emotions easily
B. Have strong self esteem
C. Exhibit self control
D. Are aware of their own strengths and weaknesses
6. An acute illness
A. Appears suddenly and lasts a short time
B. Is a slow, progressive illness
C. Results in disability
D. People usually recover
7. Which of the following is not true of chronic illness?
A. It is a slow progressive illness
B. The symptoms often appear gradually
C. It may result in physical or mental disability
D. People usually recover
8. Maslow's hierarchy of needs can best be described as
A. Another term for psychosocial health
B. A system that arranges human needs into categories
C. Physiological and safety needs
,D. Love and belonging needs
9. Which statement about the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms is false?
A. It is part of the Canadian constitution
B. It does not apply at a provincial level
C. It protects Canadian’s right to equality before and under the law
D. It protects Canadian's right to freedom and expression
10. The provincial human rights codes do not promote
A. Freedom from discrimination and harassment
B. Equal treatment with respect to services and facilities
C. The right to vote
D. Equal treatment with respect to age, sex and ethnicity
11. Which of the following is not required for a person to make informed consent?
A. Information about the nature of the treatment
B. A discussion of the potential risks and side effects of the treatment
C. Reassurance that the proposed treatment is the best and only option
D. Information about the likely consequences of not having the treatment
12. Which of the following statement about negligence is false?
A. It is an unintentional tort
B. The negligent person did not act in a reasonable manner
C. Harm was caused to a person or a person's property
D. A prison term is likely
13. The intentional attempt or threat to touch a person's body without the person's consent
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. Defamation
D. False imprisonment
14. The illegal restraint of another's person movement is
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. Defamation
D. False imprisonment
15. Which is false?
A. Race refers to a group of people who share similar physical traits
B. A country has one ethnic group
C. A person's culture influences health and illness practises
D. People within an ethnic community often share a common history and identify with one another
16. You and Mr. Long are talking; Mr. Long avoids facing you stepping back from you. Which is false?
A. Culture influences communication
B. Culture may affect roles and responsibilities
C. All people respond to cultural differences in the same way
,D. Culture affects how people view health care and illness
17. Which is false?
A. Prejudice is an attitude that judges people based on their group membership
B. In some cases prejudice is acceptable
C. Prejudice frequently leads to discrimination
D. Stereotypes are often associated with prejudice
18. Activities of daily living are
A. Physical exercises that people perform daily to keep themselves fit
B. Activities that support workers perform to prevent injuries
C. Self-care activities that people perform daily to remain independent and to function in society
D. Social and recreational activities
19. Support workers are
A. Unregulated health care workers
B. Licensed health care workers
C. Members of a professional college
D. Members of a regulatory body
20. Professionalism is
A. An approach to work used only by members of regulated professions
B. An approach to work that demonstrates respect for others, commitment, competence, and appropriate behaviour
C. A commitment made by regulated professionals
D. Another term for confidentiality
21. Which work setting may provide acute care?
A. Home care
B. Long term care facilities
C. Assisted living facilities
D. Hospitals
22. What type of service aims to provide a temporary break to family caregivers
A. Acute-care services
B. Palliative care
C. Respite services
D. Outpatient services
23. Residents in retirement facilities generally include
A. People with mental illness
B. Young adults with physical or other disabilities
C. Frail, older adults with multiple health problems
D. Older adults with limited care needs
24. The membership of a health care team is determined by
A. The client's needs
B. The RN'S needs
C. The physician's needs
, D. The needs of the client's family
25. Which of the following is a benefit to the team approach to health care
A. Opportunities for confidentiality
B. Opportunities for delegation
C. Opportunities for collaboration
D. Opportunities for assignment of tasks
26. In a community setting, who usually assesses, monitors, and evaluates a client's needs and coordinates the
services of the health care in a community team?
A. The family physician
B. The case manager
C. The occupational therapist
D. The social worker
27. If an RN delegates a task to you, which statement is true?
A. The RN is completely responsible for your actions, you are not responsible
B. The RN has overall responsibility for your actions, you are also responsible
C. You are completely responsible for your actions, the RN is not responsible
D. Neither you or the RN are responsible
28. Stress is
A. The way you cope with and adjust to every day living
B. The emotional, behavioral, or physical response to an event or situation
C. A mental or emotional disorder
D. A thought or idea
29. Which does not influence a person's reaction to a stressor?
A. Past experiences with the same stressor
B. The person's sex
C. The number of stressors present
D. The person's temperament or personality
30. You are angry with a co-worker. Instead of responding appropriately, you yell at a friend. Which defense
mechanism is this?
A. Denial
B. Conversion
C. Displacement
D. Compensation
31. Goals should be SMART. What does SMART stand for?
A. Simple, monthly allowable, reasonable, timely
B. Specific, ,measurable, achievable, realistic, timely.
C. Simple, measurable, achievable, reasonable, topical
D. Specific, monthly, allowable, realistic, topical
32. Providing a safe environment is an example of
A. Autonomy
1. The most pressing cause of health care reform has been
A. Rising costs of providing technology, drugs and services
B. The depression
C. Lack of available technology
D. Lack of accessibility
2. Which Law ensures that every citizen has access to health care?
A. The long term care facilities act
B. The Canada health act
C. The Medical care act
D. The hospital insurance and diagnostic services act
3. Support services provided through home care do not include
A. Personal care
B. Assistance with activities of daily living
C. Respiratory therapy
D. Assistance with home management
4. A holistic approach to health is one that
A. Takes a realistic view of a person's health problems
B. Takes into account the whole person
C. Focuses on the person's illness or disability
D. Focuses on the person's physical health
5. Which of the following is false? People with strong emotional health
A. Show their emotions easily
B. Have strong self esteem
C. Exhibit self control
D. Are aware of their own strengths and weaknesses
6. An acute illness
A. Appears suddenly and lasts a short time
B. Is a slow, progressive illness
C. Results in disability
D. People usually recover
7. Which of the following is not true of chronic illness?
A. It is a slow progressive illness
B. The symptoms often appear gradually
C. It may result in physical or mental disability
D. People usually recover
8. Maslow's hierarchy of needs can best be described as
A. Another term for psychosocial health
B. A system that arranges human needs into categories
C. Physiological and safety needs
,D. Love and belonging needs
9. Which statement about the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms is false?
A. It is part of the Canadian constitution
B. It does not apply at a provincial level
C. It protects Canadian’s right to equality before and under the law
D. It protects Canadian's right to freedom and expression
10. The provincial human rights codes do not promote
A. Freedom from discrimination and harassment
B. Equal treatment with respect to services and facilities
C. The right to vote
D. Equal treatment with respect to age, sex and ethnicity
11. Which of the following is not required for a person to make informed consent?
A. Information about the nature of the treatment
B. A discussion of the potential risks and side effects of the treatment
C. Reassurance that the proposed treatment is the best and only option
D. Information about the likely consequences of not having the treatment
12. Which of the following statement about negligence is false?
A. It is an unintentional tort
B. The negligent person did not act in a reasonable manner
C. Harm was caused to a person or a person's property
D. A prison term is likely
13. The intentional attempt or threat to touch a person's body without the person's consent
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. Defamation
D. False imprisonment
14. The illegal restraint of another's person movement is
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. Defamation
D. False imprisonment
15. Which is false?
A. Race refers to a group of people who share similar physical traits
B. A country has one ethnic group
C. A person's culture influences health and illness practises
D. People within an ethnic community often share a common history and identify with one another
16. You and Mr. Long are talking; Mr. Long avoids facing you stepping back from you. Which is false?
A. Culture influences communication
B. Culture may affect roles and responsibilities
C. All people respond to cultural differences in the same way
,D. Culture affects how people view health care and illness
17. Which is false?
A. Prejudice is an attitude that judges people based on their group membership
B. In some cases prejudice is acceptable
C. Prejudice frequently leads to discrimination
D. Stereotypes are often associated with prejudice
18. Activities of daily living are
A. Physical exercises that people perform daily to keep themselves fit
B. Activities that support workers perform to prevent injuries
C. Self-care activities that people perform daily to remain independent and to function in society
D. Social and recreational activities
19. Support workers are
A. Unregulated health care workers
B. Licensed health care workers
C. Members of a professional college
D. Members of a regulatory body
20. Professionalism is
A. An approach to work used only by members of regulated professions
B. An approach to work that demonstrates respect for others, commitment, competence, and appropriate behaviour
C. A commitment made by regulated professionals
D. Another term for confidentiality
21. Which work setting may provide acute care?
A. Home care
B. Long term care facilities
C. Assisted living facilities
D. Hospitals
22. What type of service aims to provide a temporary break to family caregivers
A. Acute-care services
B. Palliative care
C. Respite services
D. Outpatient services
23. Residents in retirement facilities generally include
A. People with mental illness
B. Young adults with physical or other disabilities
C. Frail, older adults with multiple health problems
D. Older adults with limited care needs
24. The membership of a health care team is determined by
A. The client's needs
B. The RN'S needs
C. The physician's needs
, D. The needs of the client's family
25. Which of the following is a benefit to the team approach to health care
A. Opportunities for confidentiality
B. Opportunities for delegation
C. Opportunities for collaboration
D. Opportunities for assignment of tasks
26. In a community setting, who usually assesses, monitors, and evaluates a client's needs and coordinates the
services of the health care in a community team?
A. The family physician
B. The case manager
C. The occupational therapist
D. The social worker
27. If an RN delegates a task to you, which statement is true?
A. The RN is completely responsible for your actions, you are not responsible
B. The RN has overall responsibility for your actions, you are also responsible
C. You are completely responsible for your actions, the RN is not responsible
D. Neither you or the RN are responsible
28. Stress is
A. The way you cope with and adjust to every day living
B. The emotional, behavioral, or physical response to an event or situation
C. A mental or emotional disorder
D. A thought or idea
29. Which does not influence a person's reaction to a stressor?
A. Past experiences with the same stressor
B. The person's sex
C. The number of stressors present
D. The person's temperament or personality
30. You are angry with a co-worker. Instead of responding appropriately, you yell at a friend. Which defense
mechanism is this?
A. Denial
B. Conversion
C. Displacement
D. Compensation
31. Goals should be SMART. What does SMART stand for?
A. Simple, monthly allowable, reasonable, timely
B. Specific, ,measurable, achievable, realistic, timely.
C. Simple, measurable, achievable, reasonable, topical
D. Specific, monthly, allowable, realistic, topical
32. Providing a safe environment is an example of
A. Autonomy
