NU110 INTEGRATED HUMAN SCIENCES REVIEW
EXAM 3 PRACTICE TEST 2026 QUESTION BANK
AND CORRECT ANSWERS REVIEW
◉ Goal of NIH research. Answer: o Acquire new knowledge to help
prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability
◉ Main purpose of AHRQ (agency for healthcare research and
quality). Answer: improve quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness
of health care for all americans
◉ · What agency regulates laboratory testing and is responsible for
certifying nursing homes and home health agencies?. Answer: CMS
(centers for medicare and medicaid services)
◉ 3 major biological weapons of concern in the world. Answer:
anthrax
smallpox
plague
◉ what 3 things allow a state to infringe on an individual's rights.
Answer: 1) compelling state interest in preventing an epidemic
2) isolation necessary to protect all individuals
,3) isolation done in a reasonable manner (yes a state can isolate an
individual against their wishes)
◉ 4 functions of Nurse Practice Act. Answer: 1. Defining the practice
of professional nursing
2. Identifying the scope of nursing practice
3. Setting educational qualifications and other requirements for
licensure
4. Determining legal titles nurses may use to identify themselves
◉ Professional negligence/malpractice. Answer: an act (or failure to
act) that leads to injury of the client
◉ Remember this points ch 4
Levels of prevention box. Answer: didn't see a levels of prevention
box
◉ % of health dollars spent on population-level health care. Answer:
2.5%
◉ Public health economics. Answer: o Producing, distributing, and
consuming of goods and services as related to public health and
, where public resources might best be spent to save lives or increase
the quality of life for the population
◉ · What state-run program is intended to improve access to
healthcare for the poor?. Answer: medicaid
◉ · Why do physicians/providers often become discouraged from
providing care to Medicaid patients?. Answer: reimbursement is low
◉ Health care rationing. Answer: o Reducing access to care and
decreasing in acceptable quality of services offered
places only giving limited spots for those backed by Medicaid and
Medicare
◉ Fee-for-service healthcare system effects. Answer: o Health care
system would be reduced in size and become less profitable
◉ Most important health achievements of postindustrial era.
Answer: o Vaccinations, improved motor vehicle safety, safer
workplaces, healthier foods, healthier mothers/babies, family
planning, fluoride in water, tobacco as a health hazard
◉ Health care system phases. Answer: Preindustrial (1800-1900)
EXAM 3 PRACTICE TEST 2026 QUESTION BANK
AND CORRECT ANSWERS REVIEW
◉ Goal of NIH research. Answer: o Acquire new knowledge to help
prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability
◉ Main purpose of AHRQ (agency for healthcare research and
quality). Answer: improve quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness
of health care for all americans
◉ · What agency regulates laboratory testing and is responsible for
certifying nursing homes and home health agencies?. Answer: CMS
(centers for medicare and medicaid services)
◉ 3 major biological weapons of concern in the world. Answer:
anthrax
smallpox
plague
◉ what 3 things allow a state to infringe on an individual's rights.
Answer: 1) compelling state interest in preventing an epidemic
2) isolation necessary to protect all individuals
,3) isolation done in a reasonable manner (yes a state can isolate an
individual against their wishes)
◉ 4 functions of Nurse Practice Act. Answer: 1. Defining the practice
of professional nursing
2. Identifying the scope of nursing practice
3. Setting educational qualifications and other requirements for
licensure
4. Determining legal titles nurses may use to identify themselves
◉ Professional negligence/malpractice. Answer: an act (or failure to
act) that leads to injury of the client
◉ Remember this points ch 4
Levels of prevention box. Answer: didn't see a levels of prevention
box
◉ % of health dollars spent on population-level health care. Answer:
2.5%
◉ Public health economics. Answer: o Producing, distributing, and
consuming of goods and services as related to public health and
, where public resources might best be spent to save lives or increase
the quality of life for the population
◉ · What state-run program is intended to improve access to
healthcare for the poor?. Answer: medicaid
◉ · Why do physicians/providers often become discouraged from
providing care to Medicaid patients?. Answer: reimbursement is low
◉ Health care rationing. Answer: o Reducing access to care and
decreasing in acceptable quality of services offered
places only giving limited spots for those backed by Medicaid and
Medicare
◉ Fee-for-service healthcare system effects. Answer: o Health care
system would be reduced in size and become less profitable
◉ Most important health achievements of postindustrial era.
Answer: o Vaccinations, improved motor vehicle safety, safer
workplaces, healthier foods, healthier mothers/babies, family
planning, fluoride in water, tobacco as a health hazard
◉ Health care system phases. Answer: Preindustrial (1800-1900)
