NCTRC Exam Practice Questions by NCTRC Exam Secrets Test Prep Staff

Author:NCTRC Exam Secrets Test Prep Staff
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Practice Test #2

1. The CTRS is encouraging team members to use the STAR approach to client safety. The CTRS explains that the STAR approach begins by

a. safeguarding clients.

b. stopping to concentrate on tasks.

c. securing needed equipment/tools.

d. selecting appropriate tasks.

2. A client with a history of aggression begins swearing and pacing back and forth, shouting, “You can’t make me stay here!” The MOST appropriate initial response is to

a. speak calmly and quietly to the client.

b. tell the client this behavior is inappropriate.

c. leave the room.

d. call security to restrain the client.

3. In evaluating research as part of the development of evidence-based practice guidelines, the four evaluative/trustworthiness criteria are (1) credibility, (2) dependability, (3) transferability, and (4)

a. controllability.

b. applicability.

c. accountability.

d. confirmability.

4. A client with multiple sclerosis tells the CTRS that she is upset that she can no longer continue her employment because her job is too physically demanding and is concerned about how she will support herself. Which of the following responses focuses on problem solving as a response to stress?

a. “What plans do you have for finding a new job?”

b. “You might be eligible for public assistance.”

c. “I’m sure there is other work you can do.”

d. “I can see how upsetting that is for you.”

5. Under the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals, which of the following is generally acceptable as one of two required identifiers?

a. Place of birth

b. Date of birth

c. Place of employment

d. Verifying client’s name from armband taped to bedside stand

6. When advising parents about age-appropriate exercise for a 4-year-old child about to be discharged from the hospital after treatment for diabetes, which of the following activities is MOST appropriate?

a. Dancing or skating

b. Bicycling

c. Team sports

d. Gymnastics

7. Using the average cost of a problem and the cost of intervention to demonstrate savings is a(n)

a. cost-benefit analysis.

b. efficacy study.

c. product evaluation.

d. cost-effective analysis.

8. Listed below are the 5 stages of substance abuse:

1. Regular use.

2. Dependence.

3. Problem use.

4. Experimentation.

5. Addiction.

Which of the following correctly orders these stages from first to last?

a. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

b. 3, 4, 2, 1, 5

c. 4, 1, 3, 2, 5

d. 4, 3, 2, 1, 5

9. Which of the following characteristics indicates that a dog is likely well-suited to be a therapy dog?

a. Guards toys and food

b. Likes to lick people

c. Very enthusiastic and excited about meeting people

d. Remains confident in different environments

10. If, when utilizing the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) method of continuous quality improvement, study of the outcomes of a trial indicates that the solution that was instituted was not effective, the next step is to

a. return to the Plan step.

b. return to the Do step.

c. discontinue the process.

d. continue to the Act step.

11. When reviewing a number of articles as part of development of evidence-based practice guidelines, the first step to reading critically should be to

a. review the author’s credentials.

b. consider the source.

c. read the article conclusion.

d. evaluate the overall article.

12. The three primary elements of motivational interviewing are

a. collaboration, evocation, and autonomy.

b. orientation, identification, and termination.

c. input, discussion, output.

d. identification of barriers, conflict resolution, and implementation.

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