NUR 426 Exam 1 LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which type of prevention is this?: A school nurse is providing vaccines
to students who have not been vaccinated against the MMR virus yet.
Primary: vaccinations prevent the students from contracting the
microbe being vaccinated against
Which type of prevention is this?: A nurse practitioner at an OBGYN
office is preparing to perform an annual breast exam and pap smear for
a 24 year old female patient.
Secondary: health screenings like breast exams, pap smears,
colonoscopies, and digital rectal exams all look for developing
abnormalities that can indicate gynecological malignancies
What type of prevention is this?: A patient with DM type 2 works with a
dietician and a physical therapist to find a safe diet and exercise
regiment to aid in controlling their blood glucose levels.
Tertiary: treating conditions that the patient has already developed
helps to prevent the patient from developing secondary ailments, in this
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,scenario the patient using diet and exercise to control their blood
glucose prevents them from possibly having a diabetic crisis
What is the difference between hospice care and palliative care?
Hospice: supporting the living through the dying process by providing
education, advice, and emotional support (patient is given 6 months or
less to live)
Palliative: used earlier in treatment of severe and life-threatening
conditions in conjunction with prescribed treatments (patient is given
more than 6 months to live)
True or False: A patient who is on hospice care for stage 4 bone cancer
will still receive their prescribed chemo and radiation treatments
False: palliative care includes continuing prescribed treatments while
taking measures to promote the patients comfort and prevent distress
Scenario: A patient has been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. She
will require intensive chemotherapy and radiation as well as a double
mastectomy. If the treatment fails, it is estimated that she will have 2
years to live. Will she receive hospice care or palliative care?
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, Palliative care
Scenario: A patient who has COPD has been consistently giving oxygen
readings of 79-84% even when receiving oxygen therapy with a venturi
mask as well as their various inhaled treatments and anticholinergic
treatments. They are exhibiting air hunger, pallor, hypothermia, and use
of accessory muscles when attempting to get a full breath. It is
estimated that they have 4 months to live. Should this patient receive
hospice or palliative care?
Hospice care
What is upstream thinking?
used to focus on interventions that promote health or prevent illness,
as opposed to medical treatment models that focus on care after an
individual becomes ill
How can a nurse increase their knowledge to provide culturally
competent care?
Assess their own cultural bias, respect the decisions of others, ask
questions and do research about the desires of different cultures
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Which type of prevention is this?: A school nurse is providing vaccines
to students who have not been vaccinated against the MMR virus yet.
Primary: vaccinations prevent the students from contracting the
microbe being vaccinated against
Which type of prevention is this?: A nurse practitioner at an OBGYN
office is preparing to perform an annual breast exam and pap smear for
a 24 year old female patient.
Secondary: health screenings like breast exams, pap smears,
colonoscopies, and digital rectal exams all look for developing
abnormalities that can indicate gynecological malignancies
What type of prevention is this?: A patient with DM type 2 works with a
dietician and a physical therapist to find a safe diet and exercise
regiment to aid in controlling their blood glucose levels.
Tertiary: treating conditions that the patient has already developed
helps to prevent the patient from developing secondary ailments, in this
pg. 1
,scenario the patient using diet and exercise to control their blood
glucose prevents them from possibly having a diabetic crisis
What is the difference between hospice care and palliative care?
Hospice: supporting the living through the dying process by providing
education, advice, and emotional support (patient is given 6 months or
less to live)
Palliative: used earlier in treatment of severe and life-threatening
conditions in conjunction with prescribed treatments (patient is given
more than 6 months to live)
True or False: A patient who is on hospice care for stage 4 bone cancer
will still receive their prescribed chemo and radiation treatments
False: palliative care includes continuing prescribed treatments while
taking measures to promote the patients comfort and prevent distress
Scenario: A patient has been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. She
will require intensive chemotherapy and radiation as well as a double
mastectomy. If the treatment fails, it is estimated that she will have 2
years to live. Will she receive hospice care or palliative care?
pg. 2
, Palliative care
Scenario: A patient who has COPD has been consistently giving oxygen
readings of 79-84% even when receiving oxygen therapy with a venturi
mask as well as their various inhaled treatments and anticholinergic
treatments. They are exhibiting air hunger, pallor, hypothermia, and use
of accessory muscles when attempting to get a full breath. It is
estimated that they have 4 months to live. Should this patient receive
hospice or palliative care?
Hospice care
What is upstream thinking?
used to focus on interventions that promote health or prevent illness,
as opposed to medical treatment models that focus on care after an
individual becomes ill
How can a nurse increase their knowledge to provide culturally
competent care?
Assess their own cultural bias, respect the decisions of others, ask
questions and do research about the desires of different cultures
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