NURS 210 ACTUAL CERTIFICATION TEST
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
● living will. Answer: patient's wishes for treatment at end of life
● durable power of attorney. Answer: has the power to make decisions
for patient
● informed consent. Answer: full disclosure of procedure, witnessed
signature
● health promotion, disease prevention, primary, secondary, tertiary.
Answer: 5 levels of care in health care systems
● primary, preventative, secondary, tertiary (second and tertiary are
acute care like emergency), restorative (rehab), continuing. Answer:
Health care settings and levels of care that take place
● the patient. Answer: the most important person in the health care team
● magnet recognition. Answer: excellent standard for nursing
,● health. Answer: a state of complete mental and physical well-being,
not just disease-free; patient's definition is the most important
● primary, secondary, tertiary. Answer: the 3 levels of preventive care
● primary prevention. Answer: exercise, eating right, immunizations - to
look good and feel good
● secondary prevention. Answer: specifically doing things to help a
specific type of health like losing weight to not get cardiac disease
● tertiary prevention. Answer: eliminating further deterioration of a
disease
● Healthy People 2020. Answer: Vision: a society in which all people
live long, healthy lives
Mission: improve health, increase public awareness, provide measurable
objectives/goals, involve everyone, research
Goals: live longer, eliminate disparities, create social/physical
environments, promote quality of life
● passive strategies - air bag, patient doesn't do anything
active strategies - must wear seltbelt, patient must physically put it on.
Answer: 2 types of behavior modifications
,● intellectual, physical, emotional, spiritual. Answer: holistic health care
means looking beyond a patient's physical needs and evaluating it all:
● medicaid. Answer: a federally funded, state-operated program of
medical assistance to people with low income
● medicare. Answer: a federally funded national health insurance
program in the US for people age 65 and older
● diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). Answer: categories used as the basis
for fixed reimbursement amounts with adjustments for the severity of
cases, which give hospitals an incentive to reduce the length of stay of
all clients
● professional standards review organization (PSRO). Answer: a
regulatory approach to reviewing the quality, quantity, and cost of
hospital care provided through Medicare
● Intensive CaRe Unit (ICU). Answer: a critical care unit in a hospital in
which there is close monitoring of the client's status and use of intensive
medical technology
, ● skilled nursing facility (SNF). Answer: a skilled care facility that
provides intravenous therapy, wound care, long term ventilator
management, and physical rehabilitation
● integrated delivery network (IDN). Answer: a set of providers and
services organized to deliver a continuum of care in cost-effective
settings
● b. Answer: A nurse works in a special care unit for children with
severe immunology problems and is caring for a 3-year-old boy from
Greece. The boy's father is with him while his mother and sister are back
in Greece. The nurse is having difficulty communicating with the father.
What action does the nurse take?
a. Care for the boy as she would any other patient.
b. Search for help with interpretation and understanding of the cultural
differences by contacting someone from the local Greek community.
c. Ask the manager to talk with the father and keep him out of the unit.
d. Have another nurse care for the boy because maybe that nurse will do
better with the father.
● d. Answer: Which of the following nursing activities is found in a
tertiary health care environment?
a. Working the triage desk in the emergency department.
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
● living will. Answer: patient's wishes for treatment at end of life
● durable power of attorney. Answer: has the power to make decisions
for patient
● informed consent. Answer: full disclosure of procedure, witnessed
signature
● health promotion, disease prevention, primary, secondary, tertiary.
Answer: 5 levels of care in health care systems
● primary, preventative, secondary, tertiary (second and tertiary are
acute care like emergency), restorative (rehab), continuing. Answer:
Health care settings and levels of care that take place
● the patient. Answer: the most important person in the health care team
● magnet recognition. Answer: excellent standard for nursing
,● health. Answer: a state of complete mental and physical well-being,
not just disease-free; patient's definition is the most important
● primary, secondary, tertiary. Answer: the 3 levels of preventive care
● primary prevention. Answer: exercise, eating right, immunizations - to
look good and feel good
● secondary prevention. Answer: specifically doing things to help a
specific type of health like losing weight to not get cardiac disease
● tertiary prevention. Answer: eliminating further deterioration of a
disease
● Healthy People 2020. Answer: Vision: a society in which all people
live long, healthy lives
Mission: improve health, increase public awareness, provide measurable
objectives/goals, involve everyone, research
Goals: live longer, eliminate disparities, create social/physical
environments, promote quality of life
● passive strategies - air bag, patient doesn't do anything
active strategies - must wear seltbelt, patient must physically put it on.
Answer: 2 types of behavior modifications
,● intellectual, physical, emotional, spiritual. Answer: holistic health care
means looking beyond a patient's physical needs and evaluating it all:
● medicaid. Answer: a federally funded, state-operated program of
medical assistance to people with low income
● medicare. Answer: a federally funded national health insurance
program in the US for people age 65 and older
● diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). Answer: categories used as the basis
for fixed reimbursement amounts with adjustments for the severity of
cases, which give hospitals an incentive to reduce the length of stay of
all clients
● professional standards review organization (PSRO). Answer: a
regulatory approach to reviewing the quality, quantity, and cost of
hospital care provided through Medicare
● Intensive CaRe Unit (ICU). Answer: a critical care unit in a hospital in
which there is close monitoring of the client's status and use of intensive
medical technology
, ● skilled nursing facility (SNF). Answer: a skilled care facility that
provides intravenous therapy, wound care, long term ventilator
management, and physical rehabilitation
● integrated delivery network (IDN). Answer: a set of providers and
services organized to deliver a continuum of care in cost-effective
settings
● b. Answer: A nurse works in a special care unit for children with
severe immunology problems and is caring for a 3-year-old boy from
Greece. The boy's father is with him while his mother and sister are back
in Greece. The nurse is having difficulty communicating with the father.
What action does the nurse take?
a. Care for the boy as she would any other patient.
b. Search for help with interpretation and understanding of the cultural
differences by contacting someone from the local Greek community.
c. Ask the manager to talk with the father and keep him out of the unit.
d. Have another nurse care for the boy because maybe that nurse will do
better with the father.
● d. Answer: Which of the following nursing activities is found in a
tertiary health care environment?
a. Working the triage desk in the emergency department.
