Nursing State MCQs
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1. The role of the Nursing Council of c. to regulate nursing to protect public safety
New Zealand is:
a. to protect the unregulated and
regulated health workforce
b. to regulate doctors to protect
public safety
c. to regulate nursing to protect
public safety
d. to protect the nursing work-
force.
2. While at work you answer a d. Establish a rapport to obtain useful information.
phone call from a person who
is very distressed but won't give
you their name. You should:
a. Tell them to ring back when
they are less upset
b. Introduce yourself and tell
them what you do.
c. Explain that you need to see
them to talk to them properly.
d. Establish a rapport to obtain
useful information.
3. A person's response to surgery a. their perceptions and expectations for the admission
is influenced by many factors.
When a person is admitted for
surgery you should explore:
a. their perceptions and expecta-
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tions for the admission
b. the risks they are exposed to
during surgery
c. the reason for surgery instead
of more conservative treatment
d. how psychological stress af-
fects their long-term prognosis
4. A patient tells you they are wor- c. encouraging them to discuss their perceptions of the
ried about their surgery. You can operation
most effectively help to relieve
their concerns by:
a. explaining what will happen
before the surgery
b. explaining how pain will be
controlled after the operation
c. encouraging them to discuss
their perceptions of the opera-
tion
d. explaining how postoperative
complications can be prevented.
5. While admitting a patient for a c. "Some drug dosages are calculated according to body
surgical procedure they ask you weight."
why they need to be weighed.
Your best reply would be:
a. "Surgery is not carried out on
people who are above the ideal
body weight."
b. "We need to compare your
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weight on admission with that on
your discharge."
c. "Some drug dosages are calcu-
lated according to body weight."
d. "It is routine for all admission
to this unit."
6. Prior to surgery, a patient is to c. avoid the danger of inhaling stomach contents
have nothing to eat or drink. This
is necessary to:
a. assist in the proper absorption
of the anaesthetic
b. prevent nausea and vomiting
immediately after surgery
c. avoid the danger of inhaling
stomach contents
d. avoid incontinence during
surgery
7. One of your responsibilities when a. Hypovolaemic
caring for a patient in the post-
operative phase is to observe for
signs of haemorrhage. The type
of shock resulting from haemor-
rhage is:
a. Hypovolaemic
b. Vasogenic
c. Neurogenic
d. Cardiogenic
8. b. Assist the patient in standing and passing urine
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For eight hours following
surgery, your patient has had an
intravenous infusion running but
they are having difficulty passing
urine. Your most appropriate ac-
tion would be to:
a. Offer adequate analgesia so
that they are able to use their ab-
dominal muscles
b. Assist the patient in standing
and passing urine
c. Increase oral fluids to counter-
act any dehydration
d. Contact the house surgeon and
prepare a tray for catheterisation.
9. To form a basis of trust in your b. be honest and authentic when interacting with the
professional relationship with a patient
patient it is essential for you to:
a. show an interest in the pa-
tient's problems
b. be honest and authentic when
interacting with the patient
c. make a special time each day to
meet with the patient
d. be open to any activity that the
patient wishes to be involved in
10. A patient's partner is worried that c. "We want to encourage your partner's independence."
the patient is not getting enough
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1. The role of the Nursing Council of c. to regulate nursing to protect public safety
New Zealand is:
a. to protect the unregulated and
regulated health workforce
b. to regulate doctors to protect
public safety
c. to regulate nursing to protect
public safety
d. to protect the nursing work-
force.
2. While at work you answer a d. Establish a rapport to obtain useful information.
phone call from a person who
is very distressed but won't give
you their name. You should:
a. Tell them to ring back when
they are less upset
b. Introduce yourself and tell
them what you do.
c. Explain that you need to see
them to talk to them properly.
d. Establish a rapport to obtain
useful information.
3. A person's response to surgery a. their perceptions and expectations for the admission
is influenced by many factors.
When a person is admitted for
surgery you should explore:
a. their perceptions and expecta-
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tions for the admission
b. the risks they are exposed to
during surgery
c. the reason for surgery instead
of more conservative treatment
d. how psychological stress af-
fects their long-term prognosis
4. A patient tells you they are wor- c. encouraging them to discuss their perceptions of the
ried about their surgery. You can operation
most effectively help to relieve
their concerns by:
a. explaining what will happen
before the surgery
b. explaining how pain will be
controlled after the operation
c. encouraging them to discuss
their perceptions of the opera-
tion
d. explaining how postoperative
complications can be prevented.
5. While admitting a patient for a c. "Some drug dosages are calculated according to body
surgical procedure they ask you weight."
why they need to be weighed.
Your best reply would be:
a. "Surgery is not carried out on
people who are above the ideal
body weight."
b. "We need to compare your
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weight on admission with that on
your discharge."
c. "Some drug dosages are calcu-
lated according to body weight."
d. "It is routine for all admission
to this unit."
6. Prior to surgery, a patient is to c. avoid the danger of inhaling stomach contents
have nothing to eat or drink. This
is necessary to:
a. assist in the proper absorption
of the anaesthetic
b. prevent nausea and vomiting
immediately after surgery
c. avoid the danger of inhaling
stomach contents
d. avoid incontinence during
surgery
7. One of your responsibilities when a. Hypovolaemic
caring for a patient in the post-
operative phase is to observe for
signs of haemorrhage. The type
of shock resulting from haemor-
rhage is:
a. Hypovolaemic
b. Vasogenic
c. Neurogenic
d. Cardiogenic
8. b. Assist the patient in standing and passing urine
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For eight hours following
surgery, your patient has had an
intravenous infusion running but
they are having difficulty passing
urine. Your most appropriate ac-
tion would be to:
a. Offer adequate analgesia so
that they are able to use their ab-
dominal muscles
b. Assist the patient in standing
and passing urine
c. Increase oral fluids to counter-
act any dehydration
d. Contact the house surgeon and
prepare a tray for catheterisation.
9. To form a basis of trust in your b. be honest and authentic when interacting with the
professional relationship with a patient
patient it is essential for you to:
a. show an interest in the pa-
tient's problems
b. be honest and authentic when
interacting with the patient
c. make a special time each day to
meet with the patient
d. be open to any activity that the
patient wishes to be involved in
10. A patient's partner is worried that c. "We want to encourage your partner's independence."
the patient is not getting enough
