NURSING WRITTEN TEST SAMPLE QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following actions is the first priority care for a client exhibiting signs and symptoms of coronary artery disease? a. Decrease anxiety b. Educate the client about his symptoms c. Administer sublignual nitroglycerin d.  Enhance myocardial oxygenation Answer:  d.  Enhance myocardial oxygenation 2. A physician has diagnosed acute gastritis in a clinic patient. Which of the following medications would be contraindicated for this patient? a. Furosemide (Lasix). b. Calcium carbonate. c. Clarithromycin (Biaxin). d. Naproxen sodium (Naprosyn) Answer: d . Naproxen sodium (Naprosyn). Published  www.nursingwork.in 3. Dyspnea, cough, expectoration, weakness, and edema are classic signs and symptoms of which of the following conditions? a. Restricitve b. Hypertension

1. In which organ are nutrients absorbed and returned to the blood stream? A. esophagus B. large intestine C. small intestine D. stomach 2.  Whilst recovering from surgery a patient develops deep vein thrombosis. The sign that would indicate this complication to the nurse would be: A. Pitting edema of the area B. Intermittent claudication C. Severe pain when raising the legs D. Localized warmth and tenderness of the site 3. What muscle pushes digesting food along in a wave-like action? A. tongue B. heart C. stomach D. esophagus 4. In which organ does most of digestion take place? A. gall bladder B. small intestine C. liver D. heart

1. The breakdown of___________is called " haemolysis ". A. PLTS B. WBCS C. GLUCOSE D. RBCS 2. "Ovaries " are__________in numbers. A. 2 B. 5 C. 3 D. 1 3. "INSULIN " are basicallay a ______________. a. Proteins b. Hormones c. Enzymes D. Glucose 4. "Epistaxis "means bleeding from the____________ A. Mouth B. Ear C. Nose D. None of the above

MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS   Questions 1 to 8 are about Sonia Chinnappa Kukkunoor, aged 45 years, who is an arranged admission to the ward for a surgical investigation, where you are working as an enrolled nurse. 1. Sonia’s blood pressure, pulse, respiration rate and temperature are recorded on admission. The reason for this is a) to give an indication of Sonia’s usual baseline recordings. b) to indicate whether Sonia is a suitable for surgery. c) to observe how anxious Sonia is. d) because it is routine for all admissions. Before surgery Sonia must sign an informed consent form for the operation. 2. Which of the following conditions must be met, to ensure the validity of Sonia’s consent for the operation? a) Her relatives must have knowledge of the procedure to be performed. b) The agreement must be witnessed by a registered medical practitioner. c) The consent must be obtained at least an hour before surgery is begun. d) She must have sufficient infor