MN502 EXAM
A student nurse who is documenting progress notes in a client's records should not
Write in any colour other than blue or black
Use correcting fluid
Scribble out errors
Use unapproved abbreviations
What is a normal finding on palpation of the abdomen?
No tenderness or pain
When inspecting a client's abdominal contour, the nurse observes the abdomen to be swollen
and distended. The nurse describes and documents this as
protuberant
A young adult male who comes to the clinic complaining of diarrhoea and vomiting is suspected
of having gastroenteritis. On auscultation the nurse would identify that the patient's bowel
sounds are
Hyperactive
The patient is an 86 year old male who is incontinent at night. An appropriate alternative to
catheterisation for this patient would be to
Less fluid in evening
Uridome
Regular toileting
Antidiuretic medication
incontinence pad
The mechanism of action of the oral laxative senokot is
Stimulates peristalsis increasing motility of large intestine
Urinary incontinence is defined as
involuntary leakage of urine
Inability to control urination
, To help promote normal defecation and prevent discomfort, ideally the nurse should
place the patient on a bedpan in which position?
sitting up
The nurse begins to suspect faecal impaction in a patient who has not passed a stool in 10 days
when the patient
Abdo pain
Liquid stool - overflow
Malaise
Persistent urge
Bleeding
Absent bowel sounds in LLQ
Distended lower abdomen
Tenderness on palpation
Dull sound on percussion
A nurse asks a patient to turn the palm down with the elbows straight. The specific joint
movement the nurse is testing for is
pronation of elbow
When undertaking a musculoskeletal assessment you should first
Inspection
Consent and explanation
palpate each joint
You are inspecting your client's spinal symmetry and assessing their posture. You identify that
the client has scoliosis. This is
Lateral curvature of the spine
The nurse is examining the ROM of a client's shoulder. Which of the following is a
normal finding?
Full active and painless ROM with no crepitus
You are caring for Mr Smith who has been admitted following a mechanical fall. You
are reviewing his nursing care plan. Which component of the care plan indicates that
the patient's problems have been appropriately described?
A student nurse who is documenting progress notes in a client's records should not
Write in any colour other than blue or black
Use correcting fluid
Scribble out errors
Use unapproved abbreviations
What is a normal finding on palpation of the abdomen?
No tenderness or pain
When inspecting a client's abdominal contour, the nurse observes the abdomen to be swollen
and distended. The nurse describes and documents this as
protuberant
A young adult male who comes to the clinic complaining of diarrhoea and vomiting is suspected
of having gastroenteritis. On auscultation the nurse would identify that the patient's bowel
sounds are
Hyperactive
The patient is an 86 year old male who is incontinent at night. An appropriate alternative to
catheterisation for this patient would be to
Less fluid in evening
Uridome
Regular toileting
Antidiuretic medication
incontinence pad
The mechanism of action of the oral laxative senokot is
Stimulates peristalsis increasing motility of large intestine
Urinary incontinence is defined as
involuntary leakage of urine
Inability to control urination
, To help promote normal defecation and prevent discomfort, ideally the nurse should
place the patient on a bedpan in which position?
sitting up
The nurse begins to suspect faecal impaction in a patient who has not passed a stool in 10 days
when the patient
Abdo pain
Liquid stool - overflow
Malaise
Persistent urge
Bleeding
Absent bowel sounds in LLQ
Distended lower abdomen
Tenderness on palpation
Dull sound on percussion
A nurse asks a patient to turn the palm down with the elbows straight. The specific joint
movement the nurse is testing for is
pronation of elbow
When undertaking a musculoskeletal assessment you should first
Inspection
Consent and explanation
palpate each joint
You are inspecting your client's spinal symmetry and assessing their posture. You identify that
the client has scoliosis. This is
Lateral curvature of the spine
The nurse is examining the ROM of a client's shoulder. Which of the following is a
normal finding?
Full active and painless ROM with no crepitus
You are caring for Mr Smith who has been admitted following a mechanical fall. You
are reviewing his nursing care plan. Which component of the care plan indicates that
the patient's problems have been appropriately described?
