NNC License and TU Staff Nurse Examination Model Question Set

Which of the following chamber of heart pumps oxygenated blood towards the aorta?

• Right atrium

• Right ventricle

• Left atrium

• Left ventricle

The normal WBC count is……..

• 4000-11000

• 400000-900000

• 150000-400000

• 4.5-6.5 *10^6

The process of blood cells formation is called……..

• Thrombocytosis

• Leucocytosis

• Erythropoiesis

• Hemolysis

The normal intake of water per day is………

• 1000ml

• 2000ml

• 1500ml

• 2500ml

Which type of drug is mebendazole?

• Antifungal

• Antihelminitic

• Antibactericidal

• Antiviral

The safest route for injection is……..

• Intravenous

• Intraperitoneal

• Intrapleural

• Intracardinal

What is the pressure of vitreous humor in eyes?

• 5-10 mm of Hg

• 15-20 mm of Hg

• 10-15 mm of Hg

• 20-25 mm of Hg

The most important electrolyte of intracellular fluid is…….

• Sodium

• Calcium

• Potassium

• Chloride

The beta cell of islets of Langerhans secretes………hormone.

• Glucagon

• Glycogen

• Insulin

• Amylase

A patient is scheduled for a urinary catheterization, in which position should the nurse place the patient…….

• Dorsal recumbent position

• Supine position

• Trendelenburg position

• Prone position

Tachycardia means pulse rate……….

• Below 60

• Above 100

• Below 100

• Above 60

A patient is scheduled for NG feeding. In which position should the nurse place the patient……..

• Low Fowler’s position

• Trendelenburg

• Supine position

• Side lying position

The fastest route to give medicine is………

• IV (intravenous)

• ID (intradermal)

• IM (intramuscular)

• SC (subcutaneous)

Nosocomial infection is the infection acquired by………

• Infected person

• Community

• Hospital

• None of the above

Nepal Nursing Council was established in……

• 193 BS

• 2053 BS

• 1954 BS

• 2054 BS

A nurse administers an intravenous solution of 0.45 sodium chloride. With respect to human blood cell, to which category of fluid does this solution belong?

• Isotonic

• Hypotonic

• Isometric

• Hypertonic

A patient is to have gastric gavage. In which position should the nurse place the client when the gavage tube is being inserted…………

• Supine position

• High-Fowler’s position

• Mid-Fowler’s position

• Trendelenburg position

Which electrolyte of intracellular fluid is the most important?

• Sodium chloride

• Chloride

• Calcium

• Potassium

Sterile urine specimen is collected from…………

• From clean bedpan or urinal

• The first small amount of urine voided

• Urine voided at midstream

• All of the above

A patient is having dyspnea. To facilitate respiration, the nurse would….

• Remove pillow from under the head

• Elevate the head of the body

• Elevate the foot of the body

• Take the blood pressure

A patient has an abnormal, unexpected response to a drug this is defined as…….

• Drug tolerance

• A cumulative effect

• Idiosyncratic effect

• Anaphylactic

You are to administer a medication using a nasogastric tube. Before giving medicine, you should…….

• Crush the enteric coated pill for mixing in a liquid

• Flush open the tube with 60ml of very warm water

• Check for proper placement of NG tube

• Take the patient’s vital sign

Vitamin K, 10mg given IM, is ordered vitamin K is available as 5mg/ml. how much would the nurse administers?

• 1 ml

• 2 ml

• 3 ml

• 4 ml

While administering a blood transfusion, when would the nurse assess the patient for a blood transfusion reaction?

• Every 15 minutes after the infusion is started

• After the blood is all infused

• Every hour

• Every 15 minutes

When assessing a patient at risk for pressure ulcer formation, which site would the nurse identify as being most common?

• Occipital area

• Sacrum

• Sternum

• Humerus

A patient is receiving 100ml of IV fluid per 24 hours. Using an IV set with drop rate of 15 drops/ml the nurse should plan to regulate the IV is………

• 10 drops/min

• 15 drops/min

• 20 drops/min

• 30 drops/min

The identification of client’s health needs occurs in nursing process step of………..

• Planning

• Evaluation

• Assessment

• Implementation

Oxygen, Food and water are which of the following need according to Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs……

• Physiological needs

• Safety and security need

• Love and belonging

• Self esteem

When you find a person lying on the ground with a cardiopulmonary arrest, what will be the immediate action to be taken?

• Assess responsiveness

• Assess the airway

• Assess circulation

• Assess breathing

ICN (International Council of Nurses) was established in………

• 1899 A.D

• 1888 A.D

• 1898 A.D

• 1889 A.D

NLEN (National Licensure Examination for Nurses) is conducted by………

• NNC

• ICN

• NAN

• INC

If heat is transferred from one object to another by direct contact, it is……

• Convection

• Conduction

• Evaporation

• Radiation

When the elevated temperature fluctuates wildly but does not reach normal levels between fluctuation is called………

• Constant fever

• Remittent fever

• Intermittent fever

• Relapsing fever

Type of abnormal breathing which is the combination of hyperpnea and apnea………

• Dyspnea

• Orthopnea

• Cheyne-Stokes breathing

• Asphyxia

A client has temperature 104⁰F. This temperature is equal to……………

• 38⁰C

• 40⁰C

• 41⁰C

• 42⁰C

A patient is receiving blood transfusion, if an allergic reaction to the blood develops on patient, the nurse’s first intervention should be…….

• Call the physician

• Stop the blood immediately

• Slow the flow rate of blood

• Administer anti-allergic drug

Which is the unfavorable factor affecting wound healing?

• Young age

• Hemorrhage

• Intake of protein, calcium, vitamin C

• Blood supply to the injured part

For safe administration of drugs, the nurse should follow right …

• 4 rights

• 5 rights

• 6 rights

• 10 rights

For safe administration of drugs, the nurse should follow right …

• Gluteus medius

• Deltoid muscle

• Gluteus minimus

• Vastus lateralis

The process which makes inanimate objects safer to be handled by health personnel before cleaning is………….

• Sterilization

• High level disinfection

• Decontamination

• Cleaning

Recommended temperature, time pressure for autoclaving (steam under pressure)

• 120⁰C (250⁰F), at 106kpa (15 Ibs/in 2) for 30 minutes

• 110⁰C at 106 kpa (15 Ibs/in 2) for 30 minutes

• 100⁰C at 106 kpa (15 Ibs/in 2) for 30 minutes

• 90⁰C 106 kpa (15 Ibs/in 2) for 30 minutes

If nurse is administering a cleansing enema to a client enema to a client with a fecal impaction. Before administering the enema the nurse places the client in which position?

• Left Sims position

• Right Sims position

• On the left side of the body, with the head of the bed elevated at 45 degree

• None

Who will be third line manager for you at PHC?

• Self

• Medical superintendent

• Medical officer

• Chief of T/OH

A nurse is preparing to insert a nasogastric tube in an adult client. To determine the measurements of the length of the tube to be inserted, the nurse should………..

• Mark the tube at 10 inches

• Mark the tube at 32 inches

• Place the tube at the tip of the nose and measures by extending the tube to the earlobe and then down to the xiphoid process

• Place the tube at the tip of the nose and measure by extending the tube earlobe and then down to the sternum

Physician prescribed a hypotonic solution (IV) for a client. Which of the following IV solutions would the nurse except to prescribe………

• 5% dextrose in water

• 0.45% sodium chloride

• 10% dextrose in water

• 0.9% sodium chloride

The nurse has obtained a unit of blood from the blood bank and has checked the blood bag properly with another nurse. Just before beginning the transfusion, the nurse assess which of the following items?

• Vital sign

• Skin color

• Urine output

• Latest hematocrit level

Best type of solution to use for the irrigation of urinary catheter…

• Distilled water

• Normal saline

• Tap water

• Warm water

• 

The most important way to prevent the spread of infection is………….

• Wearing gloves

• Hand washing

• Wearing mask

• Wearing coat

Which instrument is used to test the client’s hearing?

• Stethoscope

• Tuning fork

• Otoscope

• Reflex hammers

When is international nurse’s day celebrated?

• 12th May

• 12th March

• 2nd May

• 31st July

A nurse is preparing a preoperative client for transfer to the operating room. The nurse should take which action in the care of this client at this time?

• Ensure that the client has voided

• Administer all the daily medications

• Practice postoperative breathing exercises

• Verify that the client has not eaten for the last 24 hours

The nurse is performing an abdominal assessment the nurse performs which assessment at first…..

• Auscultation

• Inspection

• Palpation

• Percussion

While giving an intradermal injection the needle should be held at ……

• 15⁰

• 45⁰

• 30⁰

• 90⁰

Appropriate temperature of solution prepared for sitz-bath should be………

• 105-110⁰ F

• 100-105⁰F

• 110-115⁰F

• 115-120⁰F

The nurse determines that a client is having a transfusion reaction. After the nurse stops the transfusion, which action should immediately be taken next………

• Remove IV line

• Run normal saline at a keep vein open rate

• Run a solution of 5% dextrose in water

• Obtain a culture of the tip of catheter device removed from the client

When suctioning an unconscious client, which nursing intervention should the nurse prioritize in maintaining cerebral perfusion….

• Administer diuretics

• Administer analgesics

• Provide hygiene

• Hyper oxygenate before

Savlon is……..

• Cetrimide

• Chlorhexidine

• Chloroxylenol

• A and B

Scald is a burn caused by……….

• Dry heat

• Radiation

• Moist heat

• Friction

• 

When you perform CPR on an unresponsive adult, you should correctly assess the pulse of which location?

• Over the radial artery

• Over the carotid artery

• Over the brachial artery

• Over the temporal artery

Which of the following would the nurse use as the most reliable indicator of a patient’s fluid balance status?

• Intake and output

• Skin turgor

• Complete blood count

• Daily weight

Health policy formation in Nepal since……

• 1991 AD

• 1998 AD

• 1995 AD

• 1999 AD

Trachoma is a disease of………….

• Eye lid

• Cornea

• Conjunctiva

• Lachrymal gland

Koplik’s spot is the clinical feature of……….

• Measles

• Tuberculosis

• Chicken pox

• Leprosy

BCG vaccine is against………..

• Measles

• Diphtheria

• Tuberculosis

• Whooping cough

DOTS stand for………….

• Directly observed treatment short course

• Direct observed treatment short course

• Direct observed treatment system

• Directly observed treatment system

The vector for malaria is………….

• Plasmodium vivax

• Plasmodium falciparum

• Plasmodium malaria

• Female anopheles mosquito

HIV/AIDS is caused by a………….

• Retro virus

• Rhabdo virus

• Rota virus

• Pox virus

Which of the following is waterborne disease?

• Meningitis

• Typhoid

• Hepatitis A

• Malaria

Kala-azar is caused by…………vector

• Malaria

• Sand fly

• Housefly

• Bee

Syphilis is caused by………….

• Salmonella Typhi

• Neisseria gonorrhea

• Treponema pallidum

• Streptococcus

What type of vaccination is given against measles?

• Live attenuated

• Killed

• Toxoid

• Inactive

Which of the following is principle of primary health care?

• Health education

• Dental health

• Mental health

• Community participation

Oral contraceptives act by……………

• Preventing ovulation

• Making endometrial non-reactive to embryo

• Making inactive to sperm

• Inhibiting sperm penetration to the ovum

The ages of child to receive DPT vaccine are………….

• 6 week, 10 week, 14 week

• 6 week, 7 week, 8 week

• 6 week, 7 week, 8 week

• 1 week, 2 week, 3 week

When was the ALMA Ata conference held?

• 1972

• 1988

• 1978

• 1990

Which of the following comes under STDs disease?

• HIV/AIDS

• Typhoid

• Diarrhea

• Leprosy

When oral contraceptives are prescribed for a patient, the nurse should teach the client about the potential of developing……….

• Cervicitis

• Fibrocystic disease

• Ovarian cyst

• Break through bleeding

Which of the following are not the 6 killer diseases?

• ARI

• Diarrhea

• Measles

• Meningitis

When emergency contraceptive should be taken after the unprotected sexual intercourse?

• Within 24 hrs

• Within 48 hrs

• Within 36 hrs

• Within 72 hrs

What is the best method of solid waste disposal?

• Composting

• Incineration

• Dumping

• Burial

Which of the following permanent family planning method requires contraceptives at least for 20 ejaculation surgery?

• Vasectomy

• Laparoscopy

• Minilap

• Norplant

The comprehensive assessment of the health status of an entire community is called……….

• Community diagnosis

• Micro-teaching

• Home visit

• Health education

Which type of approach is used in home visit?

• Individual approach

• Group approach

• Mass approach

• Media approach

Which of following contraceptives is excluded in the outreach clinic?

• Oral pills

• ORS packet

• Condom

• Norplant

The cases occurs irregular haphazardly form time to time and generally infrequently is…………

• Epidemic

• Sporadic

• Pandemic

• None