Nursing Board Practice Test Compilation
Contents
NURSING PRACTICE I: FOUNDATION OF NURSING
PRACTICE..........................................................................4
NURSING PRACTICE II.....................
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Nursing Board Practice Test Compilation
Contents
NURSING PRACTICE I: FOUNDATION OF NURSING
PRACTICE..........................................................................4
NURSING PRACTICE II.....................................................15
NURSING PRACTICE III....................................................26
NURSING PRACTICE IV....................................................36
NURSING PRACTICE V.....................................................46
TEST I - Foundation of Professional Nursing Practice ....56
Answers and Rationale – Foundation of Professional
Nursing Practice .........................................................66
TEST II - Community Health Nursing and Care of the
Mother and Child ...........................................................74
Answers and Rationale – Community Health Nursing
and Care of the Mother and Child .............................84
TEST III - Care of Clients with Physiologic and
Psychosocial Alterations ................................................91
Answers and Rationale – Care of Clients with
Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations ................102
TEST IV - Care of Clients with Physiologic and
Psychosocial Alterations ..............................................111
Answers and Rationale – Care of Clients with
Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations ................122
TEST V - Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial
Alterations....................................................................133
Answers and Rationale – Care of Clients with
Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations ................144
PART III PRACTICE TEST I FOUNDATION OF NURSING.153
ANSWERS AND RATIONALE – FOUNDATION OF
NURSING ..................................................................158
PRACTICE TEST II Maternal and Child Health...............162
ANSWERS AND RATIONALE – MATERNAL AND CHILD
HEALTH.....................................................................167
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING .....................................173
ANSWERS AND RATIONALE – MEDICAL SURGICAL
NURSING ..................................................................178
PSYCHIATRIC NURSING ................................................180
ANSWERS AND RATIONALE – PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
.................................................................................185
FOUNDATION OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE188
ANSWER KEY - FOUNDATION OF PROFESSIONAL
NURSING PRACTICE..................................................199
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING AND CARE OF THE
MOTHER AND CHILD....................................................200
ANSWER KEY: COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING AND
CARE OF THE MOTHER AND CHILD..........................211
Comprehensive Exam 1................................................213
CARE OF CLIENTS WITH PHYSIOLOGIC AND
PSYCHOSOCIAL ALTERATIONS......................................222
ANSWER KEY: CARE OF CLIENTS WITH PHYSIOLOGIC
AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ALTERATIONS .........................234
Nursing Practice Test V ................................................235
Nursing Practice Test V ................................................245
TEST I - Foundation of Professional Nursing Practice ..255
Answers and Rationale – Foundation of Professional
Nursing Practice .......................................................265
TEST II - Community Health Nursing and Care of the
Mother and Child.........................................................273
Answers and Rationale – Community Health Nursing
and Care of the Mother and Child ...........................283
TEST III - Care of Clients with Physiologic and
Psychosocial Alterations..............................................290
Answers and Rationale – Care of Clients with
Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations ................301
TEST IV - Care of Clients with Physiologic and
Psychosocial Alterations..............................................310
Answers and Rationale – Care of Clients with
Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations ................321
TEST V - Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial
Alterations....................................................................332
Answers and Rationale – Care of Clients with
Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations ................343
PART III.........................................................................352
PRACTICE TEST I FOUNDATION OF NURSING ..............352
ANSWERS AND RATIONALE – FOUNDATION OF
NURSING ..................................................................357
PRACTICE TEST II Maternal and Child Health...............361
NURSING PRACTICE I: FOUNDATION OF NURSING
PRACTICE
SITUATION: Nursing is a profession. The nurse should
have a background on the theories and foundation of
nursing as it influenced what is nursing today.
1.
Nursing is the protection, promotion and
optimization of health and abilities, prevention
of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering
through the diagnosis and treatment of human
response and advocacy in the care of the
individuals, families, communities and the
population. This is the most accepted definition
of nursing as defined by the:
a. PNA
b. ANA
c. Nightingale
d. Henderson
2.
Advancement in Nursing leads to the
development of the Expanded Career Roles.
Which of the following is NOT an expanded
career role for nurses?
a. Nurse practitioner
b. Nurse Researcher
c. Clinical nurse specialist
d. Nurse anaesthesiologist
3.
The Board of Nursing regulated the Nursing
profession in the Philippines and is responsible
for the maintenance of the quality of nursing in
the country. Powers and duties of the board of
nursing are the following, EXCEPT:
a. Issue, suspend, revoke certificates of
registration
b. Issue subpoena duces tecum, ad
testificandum
c. Open and close colleges of nursing
d. Supervise and regulate the practice of
nursing
4.
A nursing student or a beginning staff nurse who
has not yet experienced enough real situations
to make judgments about them is in what stage
of Nursing Expertise?
a. Novice
b. Newbie
c. Advanced Beginner
d. Competent
5.
Benner’s “Proficient” nurse level is different
from the other levels in nursing expertise in the
context of having:
a. the ability to organize and plan activities
b. having attained an advanced level of
education
c. a holistic understanding and perception
of the client
d. intuitive and analytic ability in new
situations
SITUATION: The nurse has been asked to administer an
injection via Z TRACK technique. Questions 6 to 10 refer
to this.
6.
The nurse prepares an IM injection for an adult
client using the Z track technique. 4 ml of
medication is to be administered to the client.
Which of the following site will you choose?
a. Deltoid
b. Rectus femoris
c. Ventrogluteal
d. Vastus lateralis
7.
In infants 1 year old and below, which of the
following is the site of choice for intramuscular
Injection?
a. Deltoid
b. Rectus femoris
c. Ventrogluteal
d. Vastus lateralis
8.
In order to decrease discomfort in Z track
administration, which of the following is
applicable?
a. Pierce the skin quickly and smoothly at
a 90 degree angle
b. Inject the medication steadily at around
10 minutes per millilitre
c. Pull back the plunger and aspirate for 1
minute to make sure that the needle did
not hit a blood vessel
d. Pierce the skin slowly and carefully at a
90 degree angle
9.
After injection using the Z track technique, the
nurse should know that she needs to wait for a
few seconds before withdrawing the needle and
this is to allow the medication to disperse into
the muscle tissue, thus decreasing the client’s
discomfort. How many seconds should the nurse
wait before withdrawing the needle?
a. 2 seconds
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