COMPREHENSIVE NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS EXAM 1 LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 AND
VERIFIED 100%
In early civilizations, the theory of animism attempted to explain the mysterious changes occurring in
bodily functions. Which statement describes a component of the development of nursing that
occurred in this era?
a. Women who committed crimes were recruited into nursing the sick in lieu of serving jail sentences.
b. Nurses identified the personal needs of the patient and their role in meeting those needs.
c. Women called deaconesses made the first visits to the sick and male religious orders cared for the
sick and buried the dead.
d. The nurse was the mother who cared for her family during sickness by using herbal remedies.
d. The theory of animism was based on the belief that everything in nature was alive with invisible
forces and endowed with power. In this era, the nurse usually was the mother who cared for her family
during sickness by providing physical care and herbal remedies. At the beginning of the 16th century the
shortage of nurses led to the recruitment of women who had committed crimes to provide nursing care
instead of going to jail. In the early Christian period, women called deaconesses made the first organized
visits to sick people, and members of male religious orders gave nursing care and buried the dead. The
influences of Florence Nightingale were apparent from the middle of the 19th century to the 20th
century; one of her accomplishments was identifying the personal needs of the patient and the nurse's
role in meeting those needs.
A nurse working in a physician's office prepares insurance forms in which the provider is given a fixed
amount per enrollee of the health plan. What is the term for this type of reimbursement?
a. Capitation
b. Prospective payment system
c. Bundled payment
d. Rate setting
a. Capitation plans give providers a fixed amount per enrollee in the health plan in an effort to build a
payment plan that consists of the best standards of care at the lowest cost. The prospective payment
system groups inpatient hospital services for Medicare patients into DRGs. With bundled payments,
providers receive a fixed sum of money to provide a range of services. Rate setting means that the
government could set targets or caps for spending on health care services.
A nursing instructor is teaching students about the utilization of health care services and how the U.S.
health care dollar is spent. Place the following care areas in order from the highest percentage of
health care money spent to the lowest.
a. Physician/clinical services
b. Home health care
c. Long-term care facility services
d. Retail prescription drugs
e. Government administration
f. Hospital care
, COMPREHENSIVE NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS EXAM 1 LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 AND
VERIFIED 100%
f, a, d, c, b, e. The national health expenditures in 2010 were hospital care 31%, physician/clinical
services 20%, retail prescription drugs 10%, long-term care facility services 5%, home health care 3%,
and government administration 1%.
A nurse researcher keeps current on the trends to watch in healthcare delivery. What trends are likely
included? Select all that apply.
a. Globalization of economy and society
b. Slowdown in technology development
c. Decreasing diversity
d. Increasing complexity of patient care
e. Changing demographics
f. Shortages of key health care professionals and educators
a, d, e, f. Trends to watch in health care delivery include: globalization of the economy and society,
increasing complexity of patient care, changing demographics, shortages of key health care
professionals and educators, technology explosion, and increasing diversity.
A nurse is caring for patients in a primary care center. What is the most likely role of this nurse based
on the setting?
a. Assisting with major surgery
b. Performing a health assessment
c. Maintaining patients' function and independence
d. Keeping student immunization records up to date
b. Performing patient assessments is a common role of the nurse in a primary care center. Assisting with
major surgery is a role of the nurse in the hospital setting. Maintaining patients' function and
independence is a role of the nurse in an extended-care facility, and keeping student immunization
records up to date is a role of the school nurse.
A caregiver asks a nurse to explain respite care. How would the nurse respond?
a. "A service that allows time away for caregivers"
b. "A special service for the terminally ill and their family"
c. "Direct care provided to individuals in a long-term care facility"
d. "Living units for people without regular shelter"
a. Respite care is provided to enable a primary caregiver time away from the day-to-day responsibilities
of homebound patients.
A nurse caring for patients in a primary care setting submits paperwork for reimbursement from
managed care plans for services performed. Which purpose best describes managed care as a
framework for health care?
ANSWERS EXAM 1 LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 AND
VERIFIED 100%
In early civilizations, the theory of animism attempted to explain the mysterious changes occurring in
bodily functions. Which statement describes a component of the development of nursing that
occurred in this era?
a. Women who committed crimes were recruited into nursing the sick in lieu of serving jail sentences.
b. Nurses identified the personal needs of the patient and their role in meeting those needs.
c. Women called deaconesses made the first visits to the sick and male religious orders cared for the
sick and buried the dead.
d. The nurse was the mother who cared for her family during sickness by using herbal remedies.
d. The theory of animism was based on the belief that everything in nature was alive with invisible
forces and endowed with power. In this era, the nurse usually was the mother who cared for her family
during sickness by providing physical care and herbal remedies. At the beginning of the 16th century the
shortage of nurses led to the recruitment of women who had committed crimes to provide nursing care
instead of going to jail. In the early Christian period, women called deaconesses made the first organized
visits to sick people, and members of male religious orders gave nursing care and buried the dead. The
influences of Florence Nightingale were apparent from the middle of the 19th century to the 20th
century; one of her accomplishments was identifying the personal needs of the patient and the nurse's
role in meeting those needs.
A nurse working in a physician's office prepares insurance forms in which the provider is given a fixed
amount per enrollee of the health plan. What is the term for this type of reimbursement?
a. Capitation
b. Prospective payment system
c. Bundled payment
d. Rate setting
a. Capitation plans give providers a fixed amount per enrollee in the health plan in an effort to build a
payment plan that consists of the best standards of care at the lowest cost. The prospective payment
system groups inpatient hospital services for Medicare patients into DRGs. With bundled payments,
providers receive a fixed sum of money to provide a range of services. Rate setting means that the
government could set targets or caps for spending on health care services.
A nursing instructor is teaching students about the utilization of health care services and how the U.S.
health care dollar is spent. Place the following care areas in order from the highest percentage of
health care money spent to the lowest.
a. Physician/clinical services
b. Home health care
c. Long-term care facility services
d. Retail prescription drugs
e. Government administration
f. Hospital care
, COMPREHENSIVE NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS EXAM 1 LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 AND
VERIFIED 100%
f, a, d, c, b, e. The national health expenditures in 2010 were hospital care 31%, physician/clinical
services 20%, retail prescription drugs 10%, long-term care facility services 5%, home health care 3%,
and government administration 1%.
A nurse researcher keeps current on the trends to watch in healthcare delivery. What trends are likely
included? Select all that apply.
a. Globalization of economy and society
b. Slowdown in technology development
c. Decreasing diversity
d. Increasing complexity of patient care
e. Changing demographics
f. Shortages of key health care professionals and educators
a, d, e, f. Trends to watch in health care delivery include: globalization of the economy and society,
increasing complexity of patient care, changing demographics, shortages of key health care
professionals and educators, technology explosion, and increasing diversity.
A nurse is caring for patients in a primary care center. What is the most likely role of this nurse based
on the setting?
a. Assisting with major surgery
b. Performing a health assessment
c. Maintaining patients' function and independence
d. Keeping student immunization records up to date
b. Performing patient assessments is a common role of the nurse in a primary care center. Assisting with
major surgery is a role of the nurse in the hospital setting. Maintaining patients' function and
independence is a role of the nurse in an extended-care facility, and keeping student immunization
records up to date is a role of the school nurse.
A caregiver asks a nurse to explain respite care. How would the nurse respond?
a. "A service that allows time away for caregivers"
b. "A special service for the terminally ill and their family"
c. "Direct care provided to individuals in a long-term care facility"
d. "Living units for people without regular shelter"
a. Respite care is provided to enable a primary caregiver time away from the day-to-day responsibilities
of homebound patients.
A nurse caring for patients in a primary care setting submits paperwork for reimbursement from
managed care plans for services performed. Which purpose best describes managed care as a
framework for health care?
