STATES PAST MCQ EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
The classic hip replacement question (what position to place the pt?)
A. Not to cross their legs across midline of knee or whatever
B. Have legs at 90 degrees
C. Sit pt on side
D. no choice - Correct Answers -A. Not to cross their legs across midline of knee or
whatever
1. The least likely for a kid to SIDS
A. Premature baby
B. Child who's sibling died of SIDS
C. Baby pre exposed drugs
D. Laying on back - Correct Answers -D. Laying on back
1. What are the signs of an increase ICP
A. Shallow, irregular breaths
B. Rapid pulse, low blood pressure
C. Loss of consciousness, tachycardia
D. Can't remember the 4th - Correct Answers -A. Shallow, irregular breaths
1. What are the signs of inclusion haemorrhage post someone getting a tonsillectomy
and adenoidectomy?
A. Rapid pulse, low blood pressure
B. Shortness of breath, bradycardia
C. Bradycardia, hypertension
D. Can't remember - Correct Answers -A. Rapid pulse, low blood pressure
1. What are the late signs of shock post haemorrhaging and experiencing hypovalemic
shock?
A. Loss of consciousness, tachycardia, cool/clammy skin, low blood pressure
B. Low/normal blood pressure, fever, shortness of breath
C. High blood pressure, Bradycardia, loss of consciousness
D. Drowsy, hot to touch, low blood pressure, shortness of breath - Correct Answers -A.
Loss of consciousness, tachycardia, cool/clammy skin, low blood pressure
,1. A Maori patient want his whanau to visit him in the preoperative unit. What is your
best action?
A. Offer to call the patients whanau and so he is able to talk to them
B. Tell the patient his family can visit in the post operation unit.
C. Tell him it's against our policy to allow visitors
D. Tell him that he will be fine without them - Correct Answers -A. Offer to call the
patients whanau and so he is able to talk to them
1. A 45yom is in the Mental health unit and he tells you that he feels like he's not
suppose to be
A. Tell him that "you are suppose to be here because you can't think straight anymore"
B. Tell him "You do have the right to make a request for a independent review"
C. Tell him that he's in a safe unit
D. no choice - Correct Answers -B. Tell him "You do have the right to make a request
for a independent review"
1. A pt is getting discharged from the MH unit, the dad wants his son to stay at home
but the pt wants to go flitting. What is your best response?
A. Tell the pt he has the right to be independent
B. Encourage the pt to discuss with his dad about his living options.
C. Help the pt look for a flat
D. I can't remember - Correct Answers -B. Encourage the pt to discuss with his dad
about his living options
1. What is transient ischaemic attack
A. Is more severe than a CVA
B. Has symptoms that resolve within 24 hours
C. Cant remember
D. Cant remember - Correct Answers -B. Has symptoms that resolve within 24 hour
1. There is a fire in the unit, you are asked the evacuate, what is the correct procedure:
A. -Move all patients from the fire zone to the other
B. -Ask the mobile patients to help move the immobile patients to the other zone
C. -Move the immobile patients first then the mobile ones afterwards to the other zone
D. -Leave the immobile patients for the fire services to move them. - Correct Answers -
A. -Move all patients from the fire zone to the other
1. A patient with COPD tells you (district nurse) they have recently started coughing up
green sputum, you:
, A. Assist the patient to contact the GP
B. Collect a sputum sample and send it off to the lab
C. Tell the patient not to worry as this is normal for people with COPD
D. Can't remember - Correct Answers -A. Assist the patient to contact the GP
1. how do you know when a patient understands health education you've given them
A. When they nod their head
B. When they understand the information and relay it back to you in their own words
C. When they say they understand it
D. Cant remember - Correct Answers -B. When they understand the information and
relay it back to you in their own words
1. Student nurse at rest home tried to brush dementia pt's teeth but they refused
A. Tell them the importance of oral hygiene and to get help from another staff member
B. Tell them to not worry as night shift can do it
C. Explain the importance of oral hygiene and say to attempt again when patient is
more receptive - Correct Answers -C. Explain the importance of oral hygiene and say to
attempt again when patient is more receptive
1. What is the purpose of Insulin:
A. Something about carbohydrate breakdown (I cant remember the wording but it's the
answer)
B. Metabolises in the liver
C. Cant remember
D. Cant remember - Correct Answers -A. Something about carbohydrate breakdown (I
cant remember the wording but it's the answer)
1. Why is insulin given in injection and not tablet?
A. Tablet will not be effective due to gastric secretion
B. Lol cant remember the rest soz.
C. no choice
D. no choice - Correct Answers -A. Tablet will not be effective due to gastric secretion
1. Acute spinal injury what do u do?
A. Immobilisation
B. Catheterisation
C. Place pt side ways
D. Stablise airway - Correct Answers -D. Stablise airway
1. What increases the risk of delirium in older adult
AND ANSWERS
The classic hip replacement question (what position to place the pt?)
A. Not to cross their legs across midline of knee or whatever
B. Have legs at 90 degrees
C. Sit pt on side
D. no choice - Correct Answers -A. Not to cross their legs across midline of knee or
whatever
1. The least likely for a kid to SIDS
A. Premature baby
B. Child who's sibling died of SIDS
C. Baby pre exposed drugs
D. Laying on back - Correct Answers -D. Laying on back
1. What are the signs of an increase ICP
A. Shallow, irregular breaths
B. Rapid pulse, low blood pressure
C. Loss of consciousness, tachycardia
D. Can't remember the 4th - Correct Answers -A. Shallow, irregular breaths
1. What are the signs of inclusion haemorrhage post someone getting a tonsillectomy
and adenoidectomy?
A. Rapid pulse, low blood pressure
B. Shortness of breath, bradycardia
C. Bradycardia, hypertension
D. Can't remember - Correct Answers -A. Rapid pulse, low blood pressure
1. What are the late signs of shock post haemorrhaging and experiencing hypovalemic
shock?
A. Loss of consciousness, tachycardia, cool/clammy skin, low blood pressure
B. Low/normal blood pressure, fever, shortness of breath
C. High blood pressure, Bradycardia, loss of consciousness
D. Drowsy, hot to touch, low blood pressure, shortness of breath - Correct Answers -A.
Loss of consciousness, tachycardia, cool/clammy skin, low blood pressure
,1. A Maori patient want his whanau to visit him in the preoperative unit. What is your
best action?
A. Offer to call the patients whanau and so he is able to talk to them
B. Tell the patient his family can visit in the post operation unit.
C. Tell him it's against our policy to allow visitors
D. Tell him that he will be fine without them - Correct Answers -A. Offer to call the
patients whanau and so he is able to talk to them
1. A 45yom is in the Mental health unit and he tells you that he feels like he's not
suppose to be
A. Tell him that "you are suppose to be here because you can't think straight anymore"
B. Tell him "You do have the right to make a request for a independent review"
C. Tell him that he's in a safe unit
D. no choice - Correct Answers -B. Tell him "You do have the right to make a request
for a independent review"
1. A pt is getting discharged from the MH unit, the dad wants his son to stay at home
but the pt wants to go flitting. What is your best response?
A. Tell the pt he has the right to be independent
B. Encourage the pt to discuss with his dad about his living options.
C. Help the pt look for a flat
D. I can't remember - Correct Answers -B. Encourage the pt to discuss with his dad
about his living options
1. What is transient ischaemic attack
A. Is more severe than a CVA
B. Has symptoms that resolve within 24 hours
C. Cant remember
D. Cant remember - Correct Answers -B. Has symptoms that resolve within 24 hour
1. There is a fire in the unit, you are asked the evacuate, what is the correct procedure:
A. -Move all patients from the fire zone to the other
B. -Ask the mobile patients to help move the immobile patients to the other zone
C. -Move the immobile patients first then the mobile ones afterwards to the other zone
D. -Leave the immobile patients for the fire services to move them. - Correct Answers -
A. -Move all patients from the fire zone to the other
1. A patient with COPD tells you (district nurse) they have recently started coughing up
green sputum, you:
, A. Assist the patient to contact the GP
B. Collect a sputum sample and send it off to the lab
C. Tell the patient not to worry as this is normal for people with COPD
D. Can't remember - Correct Answers -A. Assist the patient to contact the GP
1. how do you know when a patient understands health education you've given them
A. When they nod their head
B. When they understand the information and relay it back to you in their own words
C. When they say they understand it
D. Cant remember - Correct Answers -B. When they understand the information and
relay it back to you in their own words
1. Student nurse at rest home tried to brush dementia pt's teeth but they refused
A. Tell them the importance of oral hygiene and to get help from another staff member
B. Tell them to not worry as night shift can do it
C. Explain the importance of oral hygiene and say to attempt again when patient is
more receptive - Correct Answers -C. Explain the importance of oral hygiene and say to
attempt again when patient is more receptive
1. What is the purpose of Insulin:
A. Something about carbohydrate breakdown (I cant remember the wording but it's the
answer)
B. Metabolises in the liver
C. Cant remember
D. Cant remember - Correct Answers -A. Something about carbohydrate breakdown (I
cant remember the wording but it's the answer)
1. Why is insulin given in injection and not tablet?
A. Tablet will not be effective due to gastric secretion
B. Lol cant remember the rest soz.
C. no choice
D. no choice - Correct Answers -A. Tablet will not be effective due to gastric secretion
1. Acute spinal injury what do u do?
A. Immobilisation
B. Catheterisation
C. Place pt side ways
D. Stablise airway - Correct Answers -D. Stablise airway
1. What increases the risk of delirium in older adult
