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checking the client’s pulse. The standard that would be used to determine if the nurse was negligent is:
A. I.V
B. I.M
C. Oral
D. S.C
3. Dr. Garcia writes the following order for the client who has been recently admitted “Digoxin .125 mg
P.O. once daily.” To prevent a dosage error, how should the nurse document this order onto the
medication administration record?
A. A 34 year-old post operative appendectomy client of five hours who is complaining of pain.
B. A 44 year-old myocardial infarction (MI) client who is complaining of nausea.
C. A 26 year-old client admitted for dehydration whose intravenous (IV) has infiltrated.
D. A 63 year-old post operative’s abdominal hysterectomy client of three days whose incisional
dressing is saturated with serosanguinous fluid.
6. Nurse Gail places a client in a four-point restraint following orders from the physician. The client care
plan should include:
A. Hypernatremia
B. Hyperkalemia
C. Hypokalemia
D. Hypervolemia
11.She finds out that some managers have benevolent-authoritative style of management. Which of the
following behaviors will she exhibit most likely?
A. Single order
B. Standard written order
C. Standing order
D. Stat order
14.A female client with a fecal impaction frequently exhibits which clinical manifestation?
A. Increased appetite
B. Loss of urge to defecate
C. Hard, brown, formed stools
D. Liquid or semi-liquid stools
15.Nurse Linda prepares to perform an otoscopic examination on a female client. For proper
visualization, the nurse should position the client’s ear by:
A. Constipation
B. Diarrhea
C. Risk for infection
D. Deficient knowledge
24.A male client is receiving total parenteral nutrition suddenly demonstrates signs and symptoms of an
air embolism. What is the priority action by the nurse?
A. Autocratic.
B. Laissez-faire.
C. Democratic.
D. Situational
26.The physician orders DS 500 cc with KCl 10 mEq/liter at 30 cc/hr. The nurse in-charge is going to
hang a 500 cc bag. KCl is supplied 20 mEq/10 cc. How many cc’s of KCl will be added to the IV solution?
A. .5 cc
B. 5 cc
C. 1.5 cc
D. 2.5 cc
27.A child of 10 years old is to receive 400 cc of IV fluid in an 8 hour shift. The IV drip factor is 60. The IV
rate that will deliver this amount is:
A. 50 cc/ hour
B. 55 cc/ hour
C. 24 cc/ hour
D. 66 cc/ hour
28.The nurse is aware that the most important nursing action when a client returns from surgery is:
A. Take the proper equipment, place the client in a comfortable position, and record the appropriate
information in the client’s chart.
B. Measure the client’s arm, if you are not sure of the size of cuff to use.
C. Have the client recline or sit comfortably in a chair with the forearm at the level of the heart.
D. Document the measurement, which extremity was used, and the position that the client was in
during the measurement.
31.Asking the questions to determine if the person understands the health teaching provided by the
nurse would be included during which step of the nursing process?
A. Assessment
B. Evaluation
C. Implementation
D. Planning and goals
32.Which of the following item is considered the single most important factor in assisting the health
professional in arriving at a diagnosis or determining the person’s needs?
A. Trochanter roll extending from the crest of the ileum to the midthigh.
B. Pillows under the lower legs.
C. Footboard
D. Hip-abductor pillow
34.Which stage of pressure ulcer development does the ulcer extend into the subcutaneous tissue?
A. Stage I
B. Stage II
C. Stage III
D. Stage IV
35.When the method of wound healing is one in which wound edges are not surgically approximated and
integumentary continuity is restored by granulations, the wound healing is termed
A. Hypothermia
B. Hypertension
C. Distended neck veins
D. Tachycardia
37.The physician prescribes meperidine (Demerol), 75 mg I.M. every 4 hours as needed, to control a
client’s postoperative pain. The package insert is “Meperidine, 100 mg/ml.” How many milliliters of
meperidine should the
client receive?
A. 0.75
B. 0.6
C. 0.5
D. 0.25
38. A male client with diabetes mellitus is receiving insulin. Which statement correctly describes an
insulin unit?
A. 40.1 °C
B. 38.9 °C
C. 48 °C
D. 38 °C
40.The nurse is assessing a 48-year-old client who has come to the physician’s office for his annual
physical exam. One of the first physical signs of aging is:
A. Fingertips
B. Finger pads
C. Dorsal surface of the hand
D. Ulnar surface of the hand
47. Which type of evaluation occurs continuously throughout the teaching and learning process?
A. Summative
B. Informative
C. Formative
D. Retrospective
48.A 45 year old client, has no family history of breast cancer or other risk factors for this disease. Nurse
John should instruct her to have mammogram how often?
A. Respiratory acidosis
B. Respiratory alkalosis
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Metabolic alkalosis
50.Nurse Len refers a female client with terminal cancer to a local hospice. What is the goal of this
referral?
51.When caring for a male client with a 3-cm stage I pressure ulcer on the coccyx, which
of the following actions can the nurse institute independently?
52.Nurse Oliver must apply an elastic bandage to a client’s ankle and calf. He should
apply the bandage beginning at the client’s:
A. Knee
B. Ankle
C. Lower thigh
D. Foot
53.A 10 year old child with type 1 diabetes develops diabetic ketoacidosis and receives a
continuous insulin infusion. Which condition represents the greatest risk to this child?
A. Hypernatremia
B. Hypokalemia
C. Hyperphosphatemia
D. Hypercalcemia
55.Nurse Michelle hears the alarm sound on the telemetry monitor. The nurse quickly
looks at the monitor and notes that a client is in a ventricular tachycardia. The nurse
rushes to the client’s room. Upon reaching the client’s bedside, the nurse would take
which action first?
56.Nurse Hazel is preparing to ambulate a female client. The best and the safest position
for the nurse in assisting the client is to stand:
57.Nurse Janah is monitoring the ongoing care given to the potential organ donor who has
been diagnosed with brain death. The nurse determines that the standard of care had
been maintained if which of the following data is observed?
58. Nurse Amy has an order to obtain a urinalysis from a male client with an indwelling
urinary catheter. The nurse avoids which of the following, which contaminate the
specimen?
A. Wiping the port with an alcohol swab before inserting the syringe.
B. Aspirating a sample from the port on the drainage bag.
C. Clamping the tubing of the drainage bag.
D. Obtaining the specimen from the urinary drainage bag.
59.Nurse Meredith is in the process of giving a client a bed bath. In the middle of the
procedure, the unit secretary calls the nurse on the intercom to tell the nurse that there is
an emergency phone call. The appropriate nursing action is to:
A. Immediately walk out of the client’s room and answer the phone call.
B. Cover the client, place the call light within reach, and answer the phone call.
C. Finish the bed bath before answering the phone call.
D. Leave the client’s door open so the client can be monitored and the nurse can
answer the phone call.
60. Nurse Janah is collecting a sputum specimen for culture and sensitivity testing from a
client who has a productive cough. Nurse Janah plans to implement which intervention to
obtain the specimen?
A. Ask the client to expectorate a small amount of sputum into the emesis basin.
B. Ask the client to obtain the specimen after breakfast.
C. Use a sterile plastic container for obtaining the specimen.
D. Provide tissues for expectoration and obtaining the specimen.
61. Nurse Ron is observing a male client using a walker. The nurse determines that the
client is using the walker correctly if the client:
A. Puts all the four points of the walker flat on the floor, puts weight on the hand
pieces, and then walks into it.
B. Puts weight on the hand pieces, moves the walker forward, and then walks into it.
C. Puts weight on the hand pieces, slides the walker forward, and then walks into it.
D. Walks into the walker, puts weight on the hand pieces, and then puts all four points
of the walker flat on the floor.
62.Nurse Amy has documented an entry regarding client care in the client’s medical
record. When checking the entry, the nurse realizes that incorrect information was
documented. How does the nurse correct this error?
65. Nurse Oliver is caring for a client with impaired mobility that occurred as a result of a
stroke. The client has right sided arm and leg weakness. The nurse would suggest that
the client use which of the following assistive devices that would provide the best stability
for ambulating?
A. Crutches
B. Single straight-legged cane
C. Quad cane
D. Walker
66.A male client with a right pleural effusion noted on a chest X-ray is being prepared for
thoracentesis. The client experiences severe dizziness when sitting upright. To provide a
safe environment, the nurse assists the client to which position for the procedure?
A. Validity
B. Specificity
C. Sensitivity
D. Reliability
68.Harry knows that he has to protect the rights of human research subjects. Which of the
following actions of Harry ensures anonymity?
A. Descriptive- correlational
B. Experiment
C. Quasi-experiment
D. Historical
70.Nurse Ronald is aware that the best tool for data gathering is?
A. Interview schedule
B. Questionnaire
C. Use of laboratory data
D. Observation
71.Monica is aware that there are times when only manipulation of study variables is
possible and the elements of control or randomization are not attendant. Which type of
research is referred to this?
A. Field study
B. Quasi-experiment
C. Solomon-Four group design
D. Post-test only design
72.Cherry notes down ideas that were derived from the description of an investigation
written by the person who conducted it. Which type of reference source refers to this?
A. Footnote
B. Bibliography
C. Primary source
D. Endnotes
73.When Nurse Trish is providing care to his patient, she must remember that her duty is
bound not to do doing any action that will cause the patient harm. This is the meaning of
the bioethical principle:
A. Non-maleficence
B. Beneficence
C. Justice
D. Solidarity
74.When a nurse in-charge causes an injury to a female patient and the injury caused
becomes the proof of the negligent act, the presence of the injury is said to exemplify the
principle of:
A. Force majeure
B. Respondeat superior
C. Res ipsa loquitor
D. Holdover doctrine
75.Nurse Myrna is aware that the Board of Nursing has quasi-judicial power. An example
of this power is:
A. The Board can issue rules and regulations that will govern the practice of nursing
B. The Board can investigate violations of the nursing law and code of ethics
C. The Board can visit a school applying for a permit in collaboration with CHED
D. The Board prepares the board examinations
76. When the license of nurse Krina is revoked, it means that she:
A. Is no longer allowed to practice the profession for the rest of her life
B. Will never have her/his license re-issued since it has been revoked
C. May apply for re-issuance of his/her license based on certain conditions stipulated in
RA 9173
D. Will remain unable to practice professional nursing
77.Ronald plans to conduct a research on the use of a new method of pain assessment
scale. Which of the following is the second step in the conceptualizing phase of the
research process?
78. The leader of the study knows that certain patients who are in a specialized research
setting tend to respond psychologically to the conditions of the study. This referred to as :
79.Mary finally decides to use judgment sampling on her research. Which of the following
actions of is correct?
80. The nursing theorist who developed transcultural nursing theory is:
A. Florence Nightingale
B. Madeleine Leininger
C. Albert Moore
D. Sr. Callista Roy
81.Marion is aware that the sampling method that gives equal chance to all units in the
population to get picked is:
A. Random
B. Accidental
C. Quota
D. Judgment
A. Madeleine Leininger
B. Sr. Callista Roy
C. Florence Nightingale
D. Jean Watson
84.Ms. Garcia is responsible to the number of personnel reporting to her. This principle
refers to:
A. Span of control
B. Unity of command
C. Downward communication
D. Leader
85.Ensuring that there is an informed consent on the part of the patient before a surgery is
done, illustrates the bioethical principle of:
A. Beneficence
B. Autonomy
C. Veracity
D. Non-maleficence
86.Nurse Reese is teaching a female client with peripheral vascular disease about foot
care; Nurse Reese should include which instruction?
87.A client is admitted with multiple pressure ulcers. When developing the client’s diet
plan, the nurse should include:
88.The nurse prepares to administer a cleansing enema. What is the most common client
position used for this procedure?
A. Lithotomy
B. Supine
C. Prone
D. Sims’ left lateral
89.Nurse Marian is preparing to administer a blood transfusion. Which action should the
nurse take first?
90.A 65 years old male client requests his medication at 9 p.m. instead of 10 p.m. so that
he can go to sleep earlier. Which type of nursing intervention is required?
A. Independent
B. Dependent
C. Interdependent
D. Intradependent
91.A female client is to be discharged from an acute care facility after treatment for right
leg thrombophlebitis. The Nurse Betty notes that the client’s leg is pain-free, without
redness or edema. The nurse’s actions reflect which step of the nursing process?
A. Assessment
B. Diagnosis
C. Implementation
D. Evaluation
92.Nursing care for a female client includes removing elastic stockings once per day. The
Nurse Betty is aware that the rationale for this intervention?
93.Which nursing intervention takes highest priority when caring for a newly admitted
client who’s receiving a blood transfusion?
94.A male client complains of abdominal discomfort and nausea while receiving tube
feedings. Which intervention is most appropriate for this problem?
A. Do nothing.
B. Invert the vial and let it stand for 3 to 5 minutes.
C. Shake the vial vigorously.
D. Roll the vial gently between the palms.
96.Which intervention should the nurse Trish use when administering oxygen by face
mask to a female client?
97.The maximum transfusion time for a unit of packed red blood cells (RBCs) is:
A. 6 hours
B. 4 hours
C. 3 hours
D. 2 hours
98.Nurse Monique is monitoring the effectiveness of a client’s drug therapy. When should
the nurse Monique obtain a blood sample to measure the trough drug level?
99.Nurse May is aware that the main advantage of using a floor stock system is: