CMS FUNDAMENTALS ACTUAL
EXAM 2026 WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about health promotion with a group of young adult clients.
Which of the following information should the nurse include? - answer- Young adults
should receive a dental assessment every 6 months
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for a potassium supplement. The client tells
the nurse that the pill is too large to swallow and refuses to take it. The nurse offers to break the
pill into smaller pieces. The nurse is demonstrating which of the following ethical principles? -
answer- Beneficence
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following
examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
A. Home health care
B. Rehabilitation facilities
C. Diagnostic centers
D. Skilled nursing facilities
E. Oncology centers - answer- A, B, D
,Restorative health care involves intermediate follow-up care for restoring health and promoting
self-care.
A. Home health care is a type of restorative health care.
B. Rehabilitation facilities are a type of restorative health care.
D. Skilled nursing facilities are a type of restorative health care.
A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group of
nurses. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms should the nurse include as
federally funded? (Select all that apply.)
A. Preferred provider organization (PPO)
B. Medicare
C. Long-term care insurance
D. Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
E. Medicaid - answer- B, E
B. Medicare is federally funded.
E. Medicaid is federally funded.
A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of clients who have
obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include as a primary health care
strategy?
A. Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits
,B. Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers for clients who have
obesity
C. Providing specialized intraoperative training in surgical treatments for obesity
D. Educating acute care nurses about postoperative complications related to obesity - answer-
A
Identify obesity screenings at office visits as an example of primary health care. Primary health
care emphasizes health promotion and disease control, is often delivered during office visits,
and includes screenings.
A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting. Which of the
following tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of state licensing boards?
A. Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific diagnosis
B. Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations
C. Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
D. Determining whether medications are safe for administration to clients - answer- B
Identify that state licensing boards are responsible for ensuring that health care providers and
agencies comply with state regulations.
A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of newly licensed
nurses. Which of the following examples of care or care settings should the nurse classify as
tertiary care? (Select all that apply.)
A. Intensive care unit
B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
, D. Cardiac rehabilitation
E. Home health care - answer- A, B, C
Tertiary health care involves the provision of specialized and highly technical care.
A. The care nurses deliver in intensive care units.
B. The care nurses deliver in oncology treatment centers.
C. The care nurses deliver in burn centers.
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. For which of the following
client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social worker? (Select all that apply.)
A. A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in the home.
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults.
C. A client states, "I would like to have my child baptized before surgery."
D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
E. A client states, "I do not understand how to use a nebulizer." - answer- A, B, D
A. Initiate a referral for a social worker to provide information and assistance in coordinating
hospice care for a client.
B. Initiate a referral for a social worker to provide information and assistance in coordinating
care for community resources available for clients.
D. Initiate a referral for a social worker to assist the client in obtaining medical equipment for
use after discharge.
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to use
adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral to which of the
following members of the interprofessional care team?
EXAM 2026 WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about health promotion with a group of young adult clients.
Which of the following information should the nurse include? - answer- Young adults
should receive a dental assessment every 6 months
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for a potassium supplement. The client tells
the nurse that the pill is too large to swallow and refuses to take it. The nurse offers to break the
pill into smaller pieces. The nurse is demonstrating which of the following ethical principles? -
answer- Beneficence
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following
examples should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
A. Home health care
B. Rehabilitation facilities
C. Diagnostic centers
D. Skilled nursing facilities
E. Oncology centers - answer- A, B, D
,Restorative health care involves intermediate follow-up care for restoring health and promoting
self-care.
A. Home health care is a type of restorative health care.
B. Rehabilitation facilities are a type of restorative health care.
D. Skilled nursing facilities are a type of restorative health care.
A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group of
nurses. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms should the nurse include as
federally funded? (Select all that apply.)
A. Preferred provider organization (PPO)
B. Medicare
C. Long-term care insurance
D. Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
E. Medicaid - answer- B, E
B. Medicare is federally funded.
E. Medicaid is federally funded.
A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of clients who have
obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include as a primary health care
strategy?
A. Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits
,B. Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers for clients who have
obesity
C. Providing specialized intraoperative training in surgical treatments for obesity
D. Educating acute care nurses about postoperative complications related to obesity - answer-
A
Identify obesity screenings at office visits as an example of primary health care. Primary health
care emphasizes health promotion and disease control, is often delivered during office visits,
and includes screenings.
A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting. Which of the
following tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of state licensing boards?
A. Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific diagnosis
B. Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations
C. Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
D. Determining whether medications are safe for administration to clients - answer- B
Identify that state licensing boards are responsible for ensuring that health care providers and
agencies comply with state regulations.
A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of newly licensed
nurses. Which of the following examples of care or care settings should the nurse classify as
tertiary care? (Select all that apply.)
A. Intensive care unit
B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
, D. Cardiac rehabilitation
E. Home health care - answer- A, B, C
Tertiary health care involves the provision of specialized and highly technical care.
A. The care nurses deliver in intensive care units.
B. The care nurses deliver in oncology treatment centers.
C. The care nurses deliver in burn centers.
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. For which of the following
client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social worker? (Select all that apply.)
A. A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in the home.
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults.
C. A client states, "I would like to have my child baptized before surgery."
D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
E. A client states, "I do not understand how to use a nebulizer." - answer- A, B, D
A. Initiate a referral for a social worker to provide information and assistance in coordinating
hospice care for a client.
B. Initiate a referral for a social worker to provide information and assistance in coordinating
care for community resources available for clients.
D. Initiate a referral for a social worker to assist the client in obtaining medical equipment for
use after discharge.
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to use
adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral to which of the
following members of the interprofessional care team?
