FINAL 1 CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ altruism.
Answer: unselfish regard for the welfare of others
◍ Which of the following is a potential acquired cause of thrombophilia.
Answer: Antiphospholipid antibodies
◍ Phalen's test, 90°wrist flexion for 60 seconds, reproduces symptoms of:.
Answer: Carpal tunnel syndrome
◍ Which patient would benefit most from screening for type 2 diabetes?.
Answer: an obese female with recurrent vaginitis
◍ professional nursing processes.
Answer: critical thinking, communication, change & change agent, lifelong
learning
◍ A 72 year old female patient reports a 6 month history of gradually
progressive swollen and painful distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints of one
hand. She has no systemic symptoms but the erythrocyte sedimentation rate
(ESR), antinuclear antibody (ANA), and rheumatoid factor (RF) are all
minimally elevated. What is the most likely diagnosis?.
Answer: ostheoaethritis
◍ A 32 year old male patient complains of urinary frequency and burning on
urination for 3 days. Urinalysis reveals bacteriuria. He denies any past
history of urinary tract infection. The initial treatment should be:.
Answer: trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole for 3 dyas
,◍ critical thinking.
Answer: dynamic, purposeful, intellectual processes
◍ A thymectomy is usually recommended in the early treatment of which
disease?.
Answer: Myasthenia Gravis
◍ The diagnosis of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection in males is usually
made by.
Answer: clinical appearance (examination of the lesison)
◍ The most effective intervention(s) to prevent stroke is (are):.
Answer: smoking cessation and treatment of hypertension
◍ What is the most common cause of Cushing's syndrome?.
Answer: Administration of a glucocorticoid or ACTH
◍ communication.
Answer: complex ongoing interactive process of transmitting perceptions,
thoughts, and ideas
◍ change and change agent.
Answer: complex process of altering, revising, or causing deviation from an
established pattern
◍ Which of the following medications may predispose the patient to
hypoglycemia?.
Answer: Beta-adrenergic blockers
◍ lifelong learning.
Answer: an attitude that describes how one applies the challenge of change
and continued learning throughout life
◍ Diagnostic radiological studies are indicated for low back pain:.
Answer: When there is a suspicion of a space-occupying lesion, fracture,
cauda equina, or infection.
◍ primary prevention goal.
, Answer: to reduce incidence of disease
◍ primary prevention.
Answer: education, immunization, physical exercise, nutrition, counseling,
protection are examples of which level of prevention?
◍ secondary prevention goal.
Answer: to prevent the spread of disease, illness or infection once it occurs
◍ secondary prevention.
Answer: screenings and early treatments are examples of which level of
prevention?
◍ tertiary prevention goal.
Answer: minimize the effects of a long-term disease or disability & prevent
complications
◍ tertiary prevention.
Answer: rehabilitation and accommodations are examples of which level of
prevention?
◍ LPN.
Answer: basic coursework & clinical skills, provided by a technical or
community college
◍ ASN, RN.
Answer: basic science and clinical courses related to the clinical practice of
nursing, provided by a community college or university
◍ After treating a patient for Helicobacter pylori infection, what test do you
order to see if it has been cured?.
Answer: A urea breath test
◍ Which appropriate test for the initial assessment of Alzheimer's disease
provides the performance ratings on 10 complex, higher order activities?.
Answer: FAQ - Functional Activities Questionnaire
◍ BSN, RN.
Answer: basic science courses, social sciences, and humanities as well as
, nursing theory, public health nursing, leadership, and research applied to
clinical practice
◍ MSN, RN.
Answer: advanced clinical science, research, and theory applied to advanced
practice
◍ PhD & DNP.
Answer: advanced clinical science, research, and theory applied to advanced
practice
◍ ANA.
Answer: Professional organization that represents all registered nurses;
bolsters health and wellness of nurses & advocates on health care issues that
affect nurses and public
◍ Major depression occurs most often in which of the following conditions?.
Answer: stroke
◍ National League for Nursing (NLN).
Answer: advances excellence in nursing education to prepare nurses to meet
the needs of a diverse population in a changing health care environment
◍ conceptual framework.
Answer: professional nurse, health, person, environment
◍ professional nurse components.
Answer: provider of care, teacher, manager, research consumer
◍ levels of communication.
Answer: intrapersonal, interpersonal, small-group, public, electronic
◍ Which of the following statements about multiple sclerosis (MS) is correct?.
Answer: MS is a chronic, treatable illness with unknown cause and a
variable course.
◍ Diagnostic evaluation of hypothyroidism reveals:.
Answer: Elevated TSH and decreased T4