NMC CBT Exam Practice 2023
Questions and Answers21
What percentage of pts in hospital in England, at the time of the 2011 National Prevalence
survey, had an infection?
-4.6%
-14%
-6.4%
-16% - ANSWERS -6.4%
Constipation needs to be sorted out during:
-planning
-assessment
-implementation
-evaluation - ANSWERS -assessment
Proper technique to use a walker:
-move 10 feet & take small steps
-move 10 feet & take large, wide steps
-move 12 feet
-transform weight to walker & walk - ANSWERS -transform weight to walker & walk
Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of bacteria?
-spores
-eukaryocyte
,-cell wall
-spherical - ANSWERS -eukaryocyte
When assessing an unresponsive pt, what is an appropriate way to get a pain response?
-sternal rub
-nail bed pressure
-pinching the ear
-a trapezium squeeze - ANSWERS -a trapezium squeeze (aka squeeze the shoulders)
What is the most common health problem affecting the nurses healthcare users & the relatives
in hospital settings?
-neurological disorders
-cancer
-needle prick injury
-split & falls - ANSWERS -split & falls
Which is NOT considered medicine?
-whole blood
-albumin
-blood clotting factors
-antibodies - ANSWERS -whole blood
What sector receives the largest share of UK health budget?
-surgical operations
-blood diseases / HIV / hepatitis
-elderly problems - ANSWERS -elderly problems
, What does a nurse observe when assessing the respiration of a pt with breathing difficulties?
-rate, pattern, & evidence of cyanosis
-presence of symmetrical movement of both sides of chest & equal breath sounds
-ability to speak in full sentences, ease of breathing, rate, pattern, & evidence of cyanosis
-ease of breathing, rate, pattern, & evidence of cyanosis - ANSWERS -ability to speak in full
sentences, ease of breathing, rate, pattern, & evidence of cyanosis
How long is the undergraduate/pre-registration BSC nursing programme for those on a standard
entry pathway?
-2 years
-4 years
-3 years
-5 years - ANSWERS -3 years
Pt is having breathlessness. Pt is in the end of life care phase. What should the nurse do?
-put the face of the pt in the electric fan
-give high flow oxygen
-put paper bag
-give more sedative - ANSWERS -put paper bag
A nurse working in a children ward wants to take vital signs for the pts & notices a distressed
child. What is the best nursing action?
-ignore the child & continue the vital signs for others
-attend to the distressed child & take them together to do their vital signs
-ask the attendant / assistant to do vitals while you attend to the distressed child
Questions and Answers21
What percentage of pts in hospital in England, at the time of the 2011 National Prevalence
survey, had an infection?
-4.6%
-14%
-6.4%
-16% - ANSWERS -6.4%
Constipation needs to be sorted out during:
-planning
-assessment
-implementation
-evaluation - ANSWERS -assessment
Proper technique to use a walker:
-move 10 feet & take small steps
-move 10 feet & take large, wide steps
-move 12 feet
-transform weight to walker & walk - ANSWERS -transform weight to walker & walk
Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of bacteria?
-spores
-eukaryocyte
,-cell wall
-spherical - ANSWERS -eukaryocyte
When assessing an unresponsive pt, what is an appropriate way to get a pain response?
-sternal rub
-nail bed pressure
-pinching the ear
-a trapezium squeeze - ANSWERS -a trapezium squeeze (aka squeeze the shoulders)
What is the most common health problem affecting the nurses healthcare users & the relatives
in hospital settings?
-neurological disorders
-cancer
-needle prick injury
-split & falls - ANSWERS -split & falls
Which is NOT considered medicine?
-whole blood
-albumin
-blood clotting factors
-antibodies - ANSWERS -whole blood
What sector receives the largest share of UK health budget?
-surgical operations
-blood diseases / HIV / hepatitis
-elderly problems - ANSWERS -elderly problems
, What does a nurse observe when assessing the respiration of a pt with breathing difficulties?
-rate, pattern, & evidence of cyanosis
-presence of symmetrical movement of both sides of chest & equal breath sounds
-ability to speak in full sentences, ease of breathing, rate, pattern, & evidence of cyanosis
-ease of breathing, rate, pattern, & evidence of cyanosis - ANSWERS -ability to speak in full
sentences, ease of breathing, rate, pattern, & evidence of cyanosis
How long is the undergraduate/pre-registration BSC nursing programme for those on a standard
entry pathway?
-2 years
-4 years
-3 years
-5 years - ANSWERS -3 years
Pt is having breathlessness. Pt is in the end of life care phase. What should the nurse do?
-put the face of the pt in the electric fan
-give high flow oxygen
-put paper bag
-give more sedative - ANSWERS -put paper bag
A nurse working in a children ward wants to take vital signs for the pts & notices a distressed
child. What is the best nursing action?
-ignore the child & continue the vital signs for others
-attend to the distressed child & take them together to do their vital signs
-ask the attendant / assistant to do vitals while you attend to the distressed child
