NUR 208 PRACTICE EXAM 1 PREP
NUR 208 PRACTICE EXAM 1 PREP LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
WITH DETAILED RATIONALES GRADED A+ GUARANTEED PASS-
ACE YOUR EXAM
A healthcare worker who is planning a health education program for geriatric
adults based on the goals of Healthy People 2020 would include:
a. smoking cessation
b. drug and alcohol abuse
c. education about medications.
d.fall prevention - Correct Answer-d
rationale: Reducing falls will reduce the incidence of hip fracture, which continues
to be a problem, especially among elderly females.
The role of the professional nurse has evolved to include:
a. providing direct care to patients at the bedside.
b. managing care to cure health problems once they have occurred
c. planning patient care to cover longer hospital stays.
d. forming legislation for policies and practices related to health care. - Correct
Answer-d
rationale: Nurses are no longer simply providing bedside care. Their role now
includes policymaking, global health education planning, working as change
agents for traditional health-care systems, and so on.
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Adults over the age of 65 can significantly reduce their health risk by:
a. using herbal remedies
b. engaging in mild exercise regimen
c. getting annual vaccines for influenza and pneumonia
d. eating three large, well balanced meals a day - Correct Answer-c
rationale: Annual immunizations against pneumonia and influenza significantly
reduce morbidity from these diseases.
Changes in health-care delivery systems have been influenced primarily by:
a. institution of various systems to provide cost-effective health care.
b. governmental regulation of the cost of all health-care services.
c. the need to meet the healthcare needs of an aging population.
d. development of medical technology that has reduced the incidence of illness. -
Correct Answer-a
rationale: Increasing health-care costs have led to initiation of health-care delivery
systems to contain cost while providing care. Cost control addressing national
health goals, entitlements, use of available sources, and identification of changing
health-care needs is the basic goal of these systems.
The purpose of the state/national government program of Medicaid is to provide:
a. immunizations for preschool children
b. community clinics for women and children
c. prescription drugs at a lower cost
d. medical care on the basis of need or poverty - Correct Answer-d
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rationale: Medicaid is similar to a welfare program in which benefits are provided
on the basis of need or poverty.
A student is preparing a report on the history of the Women, Infants, and Children
(WIC) program would acquire the most useful information from:
a. health, united states
b. the department of health and human services
c. the federal register
d. the centers for disease control and prevention - Correct Answer-C
the human genome project has the potential to reduce health care costs by
assisting health care providers to:
a. detect illnesses before they become chronic.
b. prevent chromosomal related illnesses.
c. identify the most effective drugs for specific diseases.
d. design low cost complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) remedies. -
Correct Answer-a
rationale: The Human Genome Project gives health-care providers the potential to
detect illnesses before they become chronic.
The Tax Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) established the
development of:
a. diagnosis-related groups (DRGs).
b. Medicaid access for the poor.
c. aid to families with dependent children.
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d. maternal and child health services block grants. - Correct Answer-a
rationale: TEFRA amended the Social Security Act to establish the development of
DRGs in 1982.
the scope of practice for nursing is stipulated by the:
a. american nurses association
b. nursing licensure pact
c. board of nurse examiners
d. nurse practice act - Correct Answer-d
The roles of the nurse have changed as a result of the national healthcare focus
on:
a. illness prevention and health maintenance.
b. increased accountability to professional codes and international standards of
care.
c. treatment of disease or disability.
d. planning for nationalized health care. - Correct Answer-a
rationale: Prevention and early intervention appear to be critical to reducing
health-care costs and are at the heart of the objectives of Healthy People 2020.
An informed consent form requires that:
a. the patient is informed of all adverse problems of a procedure.
b. the nurse questions the patient to confirm that all aspects of treatment are
understood.
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NUR 208 PRACTICE EXAM 1 PREP LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
WITH DETAILED RATIONALES GRADED A+ GUARANTEED PASS-
ACE YOUR EXAM
A healthcare worker who is planning a health education program for geriatric
adults based on the goals of Healthy People 2020 would include:
a. smoking cessation
b. drug and alcohol abuse
c. education about medications.
d.fall prevention - Correct Answer-d
rationale: Reducing falls will reduce the incidence of hip fracture, which continues
to be a problem, especially among elderly females.
The role of the professional nurse has evolved to include:
a. providing direct care to patients at the bedside.
b. managing care to cure health problems once they have occurred
c. planning patient care to cover longer hospital stays.
d. forming legislation for policies and practices related to health care. - Correct
Answer-d
rationale: Nurses are no longer simply providing bedside care. Their role now
includes policymaking, global health education planning, working as change
agents for traditional health-care systems, and so on.
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Adults over the age of 65 can significantly reduce their health risk by:
a. using herbal remedies
b. engaging in mild exercise regimen
c. getting annual vaccines for influenza and pneumonia
d. eating three large, well balanced meals a day - Correct Answer-c
rationale: Annual immunizations against pneumonia and influenza significantly
reduce morbidity from these diseases.
Changes in health-care delivery systems have been influenced primarily by:
a. institution of various systems to provide cost-effective health care.
b. governmental regulation of the cost of all health-care services.
c. the need to meet the healthcare needs of an aging population.
d. development of medical technology that has reduced the incidence of illness. -
Correct Answer-a
rationale: Increasing health-care costs have led to initiation of health-care delivery
systems to contain cost while providing care. Cost control addressing national
health goals, entitlements, use of available sources, and identification of changing
health-care needs is the basic goal of these systems.
The purpose of the state/national government program of Medicaid is to provide:
a. immunizations for preschool children
b. community clinics for women and children
c. prescription drugs at a lower cost
d. medical care on the basis of need or poverty - Correct Answer-d
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rationale: Medicaid is similar to a welfare program in which benefits are provided
on the basis of need or poverty.
A student is preparing a report on the history of the Women, Infants, and Children
(WIC) program would acquire the most useful information from:
a. health, united states
b. the department of health and human services
c. the federal register
d. the centers for disease control and prevention - Correct Answer-C
the human genome project has the potential to reduce health care costs by
assisting health care providers to:
a. detect illnesses before they become chronic.
b. prevent chromosomal related illnesses.
c. identify the most effective drugs for specific diseases.
d. design low cost complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) remedies. -
Correct Answer-a
rationale: The Human Genome Project gives health-care providers the potential to
detect illnesses before they become chronic.
The Tax Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) established the
development of:
a. diagnosis-related groups (DRGs).
b. Medicaid access for the poor.
c. aid to families with dependent children.
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d. maternal and child health services block grants. - Correct Answer-a
rationale: TEFRA amended the Social Security Act to establish the development of
DRGs in 1982.
the scope of practice for nursing is stipulated by the:
a. american nurses association
b. nursing licensure pact
c. board of nurse examiners
d. nurse practice act - Correct Answer-d
The roles of the nurse have changed as a result of the national healthcare focus
on:
a. illness prevention and health maintenance.
b. increased accountability to professional codes and international standards of
care.
c. treatment of disease or disability.
d. planning for nationalized health care. - Correct Answer-a
rationale: Prevention and early intervention appear to be critical to reducing
health-care costs and are at the heart of the objectives of Healthy People 2020.
An informed consent form requires that:
a. the patient is informed of all adverse problems of a procedure.
b. the nurse questions the patient to confirm that all aspects of treatment are
understood.
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