NURSING NCLEX,DENTAL AND Community Health Nursing Exam Cumulated
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Dental nursing Mock Exam
All local anaesethic cartridges have a variety of contents, besides the agent
that prevents electrical activity of nerves. Which on of the following
constituents is added to ensure the contents do not cause local soft tissue
irritation, by neutralising the pH of the solution?
a.Sterile water
b.Preservative
c.Buffer
d.Vasoconstrictor
e.Anaesthetic
c.Buffer
An adult male attends the surgery for the simple extraction of a fractured
upper left canine tooth. Although fractured, the dentist will be able to remove
the tooth by severing the periodontal ligament and slightly diluting the socket,
without resorting to a surgical technique. Which one of the following
instruments is used by the dentist for this procedure?
a.Luxator
b.Left Cryer's elevator
c.Bayonet forceps
d.Coupland's chisel
e.Upper left beaked forceps
a.Luxator
,A 39 year old patient attends the surgery for the extraction of the upper right
lateral incisor tooth, which is palatally placed and now periodontally involved.
To ensure the tooth is extracted painlessly, the dentist must anaesthetise
which pair of the following combination of nerves?
a.Middle superior dental and greater palatine nerves
b.Anterior superior dental and greater palatine nerves
c.Anterior superior dental and nasopalatine nerves
d.Middle superior dental and nasopalatine nerves
e.Anterior superior dental and long buccal nerves
c.Anterior superior dental and nasopalatine nerves
Over a 5-year cycle, the dental nurse must complete a minimum of 50 hours of
verifiable Continual Professional Development (CPD). Which one of the
following is an acceptable form of verifiable CPD?
a.Reading dental journals
b.Completion of appraisal
c.Sitting an examination
d.Attendance at staff meetings
e.Reading dental textbooks
c.Sitting an examination
Patients are entitled to expect that the dental team will keep any information
held about them confidential - this is called the duty of confidentiality. Which
one of the following is the exception of this duty?
a.Information learned from a team member
b.Information learned verbally
c.Information learned from another patient
d.Information learned outside professional role
e.Information learned anonymously
d.Information learned outside professional role
Various post registration qualifications available to dental nurses require the
completion of portfolios and logbooks during the relevant training period.
Which one of the following personal details can be included in these records
,without breaching the patient's confidentiality?
a.Address
b.Date of birth
c.Patient first name
d.Gender
e.Patient surname
d.Gender
When patients attend the dental surgery for treatment, they must be given
certain information by the dental team before they can decide if they wish to
proceed with the treatment or not. This is termed as valid consent. Which one
of the following is not necessary for consent to be valid?
a.Agreed in writing
b.Detail all costs
c.Given voluntarily
d.Specific to the treatment
e.Give full information
a.Agreed in writing
The dentist has asked you to change the x-ray processing chemicals in the
automatic developer machine. From your induction, you are aware that the
waste chemicals need to be drained from the machine and disposed of in
separate labelled containers. Which one of the following waste categories
would these fluids be classified as?
a. Erythrocyte production
b. Leucocyte production
c. Insulin production
d. Pepsin production
e. Clotting factor production
e. Clotting factor production
During respiration the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the lungs
alters during the process of gaseous exchange. Which one of the following
represents the approximate amount of carbon dioxide present in the expired
, air?
a. 4%
b. 8%
c. 16%
d. 20%
e. 12%
a. 4%
During the act of swallowing, the bolus of food is moved from the mouth into
the throat by the voluntary action of the tongue muscles. Once beyond the
mouth, the bolus is prevented from being inhaled instead of swallowed by an
anatomical structure that seals the trachea. Which one of the following is the
structure referred to?
a. Pharynx
b. Vocal cords
c. Epiglottis
d. Tongue
e. Larynx
c. Epiglottis
A patient attends for root canal therapy and restoration of the upper right
canine tooth following loss of vitality after a blow to the face. Which one of the
following medical conditions must be ruled out before proceeding with the
endodontic treatment?
a. Bronchitis
b. Eczema
c. Asthma
d. Penicillin allergy
e. Latex allergy
e. Latex allergy
During minor oral surgery procedures, the patient is likely to experience
bleeding at the surgical site. In fit healthy patients this can easily be controlled
by the dental team, but other patients with various medical conditions may
examination tests 2025 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED
100% GRADED A+
Dental nursing Mock Exam
All local anaesethic cartridges have a variety of contents, besides the agent
that prevents electrical activity of nerves. Which on of the following
constituents is added to ensure the contents do not cause local soft tissue
irritation, by neutralising the pH of the solution?
a.Sterile water
b.Preservative
c.Buffer
d.Vasoconstrictor
e.Anaesthetic
c.Buffer
An adult male attends the surgery for the simple extraction of a fractured
upper left canine tooth. Although fractured, the dentist will be able to remove
the tooth by severing the periodontal ligament and slightly diluting the socket,
without resorting to a surgical technique. Which one of the following
instruments is used by the dentist for this procedure?
a.Luxator
b.Left Cryer's elevator
c.Bayonet forceps
d.Coupland's chisel
e.Upper left beaked forceps
a.Luxator
,A 39 year old patient attends the surgery for the extraction of the upper right
lateral incisor tooth, which is palatally placed and now periodontally involved.
To ensure the tooth is extracted painlessly, the dentist must anaesthetise
which pair of the following combination of nerves?
a.Middle superior dental and greater palatine nerves
b.Anterior superior dental and greater palatine nerves
c.Anterior superior dental and nasopalatine nerves
d.Middle superior dental and nasopalatine nerves
e.Anterior superior dental and long buccal nerves
c.Anterior superior dental and nasopalatine nerves
Over a 5-year cycle, the dental nurse must complete a minimum of 50 hours of
verifiable Continual Professional Development (CPD). Which one of the
following is an acceptable form of verifiable CPD?
a.Reading dental journals
b.Completion of appraisal
c.Sitting an examination
d.Attendance at staff meetings
e.Reading dental textbooks
c.Sitting an examination
Patients are entitled to expect that the dental team will keep any information
held about them confidential - this is called the duty of confidentiality. Which
one of the following is the exception of this duty?
a.Information learned from a team member
b.Information learned verbally
c.Information learned from another patient
d.Information learned outside professional role
e.Information learned anonymously
d.Information learned outside professional role
Various post registration qualifications available to dental nurses require the
completion of portfolios and logbooks during the relevant training period.
Which one of the following personal details can be included in these records
,without breaching the patient's confidentiality?
a.Address
b.Date of birth
c.Patient first name
d.Gender
e.Patient surname
d.Gender
When patients attend the dental surgery for treatment, they must be given
certain information by the dental team before they can decide if they wish to
proceed with the treatment or not. This is termed as valid consent. Which one
of the following is not necessary for consent to be valid?
a.Agreed in writing
b.Detail all costs
c.Given voluntarily
d.Specific to the treatment
e.Give full information
a.Agreed in writing
The dentist has asked you to change the x-ray processing chemicals in the
automatic developer machine. From your induction, you are aware that the
waste chemicals need to be drained from the machine and disposed of in
separate labelled containers. Which one of the following waste categories
would these fluids be classified as?
a. Erythrocyte production
b. Leucocyte production
c. Insulin production
d. Pepsin production
e. Clotting factor production
e. Clotting factor production
During respiration the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the lungs
alters during the process of gaseous exchange. Which one of the following
represents the approximate amount of carbon dioxide present in the expired
, air?
a. 4%
b. 8%
c. 16%
d. 20%
e. 12%
a. 4%
During the act of swallowing, the bolus of food is moved from the mouth into
the throat by the voluntary action of the tongue muscles. Once beyond the
mouth, the bolus is prevented from being inhaled instead of swallowed by an
anatomical structure that seals the trachea. Which one of the following is the
structure referred to?
a. Pharynx
b. Vocal cords
c. Epiglottis
d. Tongue
e. Larynx
c. Epiglottis
A patient attends for root canal therapy and restoration of the upper right
canine tooth following loss of vitality after a blow to the face. Which one of the
following medical conditions must be ruled out before proceeding with the
endodontic treatment?
a. Bronchitis
b. Eczema
c. Asthma
d. Penicillin allergy
e. Latex allergy
e. Latex allergy
During minor oral surgery procedures, the patient is likely to experience
bleeding at the surgical site. In fit healthy patients this can easily be controlled
by the dental team, but other patients with various medical conditions may
