TEAS Reading Practice Test #4 2

Question 1

A nursing journal article states: 'Despite widespread adoption of fall prevention protocols, hospital fall rates have plateaued at approximately 3.5 per 1,000 patient-days.
New research suggests that individualized risk assessments, rather than standardized checklists, may be more effective at reducing falls among high-risk populations.' What is the author's main argument?

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Standardized approaches have reached their limit and individualized methods may work better

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Fall prevention protocols should be eliminated entirely

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Hospital fall rates are acceptable at current levels

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High-risk populations should not be admitted to hospitals

Question 2

Read the following passage from a pharmacology text: 'First-generation antihistamines such as diphenhydramine readily cross the blood-brain barrier, causing drowsiness. Second-generation antihistamines like loratadine were designed to be less lipophilic, significantly reducing CNS penetration and sedative effects while maintaining peripheral H1 receptor blockade.' The relationship between the two sentences is best described as:

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The second sentence describes a solution developed in response to the limitation in the first

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The second sentence provides an exception to the first

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The second sentence contradicts the claim made in the first

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The second sentence provides statistical evidence for the first

Question 3

A clinical guideline reads: 'For patients with Type 2 diabetes, metformin remains the first-line pharmacological therapy (Level A evidence). When glycemic targets are not met with metformin alone, adding a second agent should be individualized based on patient characteristics, comorbidities, and cost considerations (Level B evidence).' What does the difference in evidence levels suggest?

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There is stronger research support for metformin as first-line therapy than for choosing specific second-line agents

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Metformin is more expensive than second-line agents

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Level B evidence is more recent than Level A evidence

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Second-line agents are less effective than metformin

Question 4

An instruction manual for a blood glucose monitor states: 'Step 1: Wash hands with warm soapy water and dry thoroughly. Step 2: Insert a new test strip into the monitor. Step 3: Use the lancing device to obtain a blood sample from the side of a fingertip. Step 4: Touch the blood drop to the edge of the test strip.' Why does the manual specify 'the side of a fingertip' in Step 3?

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The side of the fingertip has fewer nerve endings, causing less pain

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The side of the fingertip produces more blood than the pad

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Blood from the side of the fingertip gives more accurate readings

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The monitor can only read blood from the side of the fingertip

Question 5

A research abstract concludes: 'Our findings suggest that nurse staffing ratios are inversely associated with patient mortality rates. Hospitals with ratios below 1:4 showed a 14% increase in 30-day mortality compared to those maintaining 1:4 or better.' What does 'inversely associated' mean in this context?

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As staffing ratios worsen (fewer nurses per patient), mortality rates increase

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As staffing ratios improve, mortality rates also increase

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Staffing ratios and mortality rates change at the same rate

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There is no relationship between staffing and mortality

Question 6

A passage reads: 'Florence Nightingale's use of statistical graphics to illustrate mortality causes during the Crimean War was revolutionary. Her polar area diagrams demonstrated that preventable diseases killed far more soldiers than battle injuries, ultimately convincing Parliament to improve sanitary conditions in military hospitals.' The word 'revolutionary' as used here most nearly means:

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Groundbreaking and transformative

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Related to political uprising

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Controversial and disputed

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Scientifically precise