RNPedia – PNLE Overall Test 2, 2026 – Study guide and practice
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1. A woman in a childbearing age receives a rubella vaccination. Nurse Joy would give her which
of the following instructions?
A. Refrain from eating eggs or egg products for 24 hours
B. Avoid having sexual intercourse
C. Don't get pregnant at least 3 months
D. Avoid exposure to sun - ANS✔✔ C. Don't get pregnant at least 3 months
2. Jonas who is diagnosed with encephalitis is under the treatment of Mannitol. Which of the
following patient outcomes indicate to Nurse Ronald that the treatment of Mannitol has been
effective for a patient that has increased intracranial pressure?
A. Increased urinary output
B. Decreased RR
C. Slowed papillary response
D. Decreased level of consciousness - ANS✔✔ A. Increased urinary output
3. Mary asked Nurse Maureen about the incubation period of rabies. Which statement by the
Nurse Maureen is appropriate?
A. Incubation period is 6 months
B. Incubation period is 1 week
C. Incubation period is 1 month
D. Incubation period varies depending on the site of the bite - ANS✔✔ D. Incubation period
varies depending on the site of the bite
,4. Which of the following should Nurse Cherry do first in taking care of a male client with
rabies?
A. Encourage the patient to take a bath
B. Cover IV bottle with brown paper bag
C. Place the patient near the comfort room
D. Place the patient near the door - ANS✔✔ B. Cover IV bottle with brown paper bag
5. Which of the following is the screening test for dengue hemorrhagic fever?
A. Complete blood count
B. ELISA
C. Rumpel-leede test
D. Sedimentation rate - ANS✔✔ C. Rumpel-leede test
6. Mr. Dela Rosa is suspected to have malaria after a business trip in Palawan. The most
important diagnostic test in malaria is:
A. WBC count
B. Urinalysis
C. ELISA
D. Peripheral blood smear - ANS✔✔ D. Peripheral blood smear
7. The Nurse supervisor is planning for patient's assignment for the AM shift. The nurse
supervisor avoids assigning which of the following staff members to a client with herpes zoster?
,A. Nurse who never had chicken pox
B. Nurse who never had roseola
C. Nurse who never had German measles
D. Nurse who never had mumps - ANS✔✔ A. Nurse who never had chicken pox
8. Clarissa is 7 weeks pregnant. Further examination revealed that she is susceptible to rubella.
When would be the most appropriate for her to receive rubella immunization?
A. At once
B. During 2nd trimester
C. During 3rd trimester
D. After the delivery of the baby - ANS✔✔ D. After the delivery of the baby
9. A female child with rubella should be isolated from a:
A. 21-year-old male cousin living in the same house
B. 18-year-old sister who recently got married
C. 11-year-old sister who had rubeola during childhood
D. 4-year-old girl who lives next door - ANS✔✔ B. 18-year-old sister who recently got married
10. What is the primary prevention of leprosy?
A. Nutrition
B. Vitamins
C. BCG vaccination
D. DPT vaccination - ANS✔✔ C. BCG vaccination
, 11. A bacteria which causes diphtheria is also known as?
A. Amoeba
B. Cholera
C. Klebs-Loeffler bacillus
D. Spirochete - ANS✔✔ C. Klebs-loeffler bacillus
12. Nurse Ron performed mantoux skin test today (Monday) to a male adult client. Which
statement by the client indicates that he understood the instruction well?
A. I will come back later
B. I will come back next month
C. I will come back on Friday
D. I will come back on Wednesday, same time, to read the result - ANS✔✔ D. I will come back
on Wednesday, same time, to read the result
13. A male client had undergone Mantoux skin test. Nurse Ronald notes an 8 mm area of
indurations at the site of the skin test. The nurse interprets the result as:
A. Negative
B. Uncertain and needs to be repeated
C. Positive
D. Inconclusive - ANS✔✔ C. Positive
14. Tony will start a 6 month therapy with Isoniazid (INH). Nurse Trish plans to teach the client
to:
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1. A woman in a childbearing age receives a rubella vaccination. Nurse Joy would give her which
of the following instructions?
A. Refrain from eating eggs or egg products for 24 hours
B. Avoid having sexual intercourse
C. Don't get pregnant at least 3 months
D. Avoid exposure to sun - ANS✔✔ C. Don't get pregnant at least 3 months
2. Jonas who is diagnosed with encephalitis is under the treatment of Mannitol. Which of the
following patient outcomes indicate to Nurse Ronald that the treatment of Mannitol has been
effective for a patient that has increased intracranial pressure?
A. Increased urinary output
B. Decreased RR
C. Slowed papillary response
D. Decreased level of consciousness - ANS✔✔ A. Increased urinary output
3. Mary asked Nurse Maureen about the incubation period of rabies. Which statement by the
Nurse Maureen is appropriate?
A. Incubation period is 6 months
B. Incubation period is 1 week
C. Incubation period is 1 month
D. Incubation period varies depending on the site of the bite - ANS✔✔ D. Incubation period
varies depending on the site of the bite
,4. Which of the following should Nurse Cherry do first in taking care of a male client with
rabies?
A. Encourage the patient to take a bath
B. Cover IV bottle with brown paper bag
C. Place the patient near the comfort room
D. Place the patient near the door - ANS✔✔ B. Cover IV bottle with brown paper bag
5. Which of the following is the screening test for dengue hemorrhagic fever?
A. Complete blood count
B. ELISA
C. Rumpel-leede test
D. Sedimentation rate - ANS✔✔ C. Rumpel-leede test
6. Mr. Dela Rosa is suspected to have malaria after a business trip in Palawan. The most
important diagnostic test in malaria is:
A. WBC count
B. Urinalysis
C. ELISA
D. Peripheral blood smear - ANS✔✔ D. Peripheral blood smear
7. The Nurse supervisor is planning for patient's assignment for the AM shift. The nurse
supervisor avoids assigning which of the following staff members to a client with herpes zoster?
,A. Nurse who never had chicken pox
B. Nurse who never had roseola
C. Nurse who never had German measles
D. Nurse who never had mumps - ANS✔✔ A. Nurse who never had chicken pox
8. Clarissa is 7 weeks pregnant. Further examination revealed that she is susceptible to rubella.
When would be the most appropriate for her to receive rubella immunization?
A. At once
B. During 2nd trimester
C. During 3rd trimester
D. After the delivery of the baby - ANS✔✔ D. After the delivery of the baby
9. A female child with rubella should be isolated from a:
A. 21-year-old male cousin living in the same house
B. 18-year-old sister who recently got married
C. 11-year-old sister who had rubeola during childhood
D. 4-year-old girl who lives next door - ANS✔✔ B. 18-year-old sister who recently got married
10. What is the primary prevention of leprosy?
A. Nutrition
B. Vitamins
C. BCG vaccination
D. DPT vaccination - ANS✔✔ C. BCG vaccination
, 11. A bacteria which causes diphtheria is also known as?
A. Amoeba
B. Cholera
C. Klebs-Loeffler bacillus
D. Spirochete - ANS✔✔ C. Klebs-loeffler bacillus
12. Nurse Ron performed mantoux skin test today (Monday) to a male adult client. Which
statement by the client indicates that he understood the instruction well?
A. I will come back later
B. I will come back next month
C. I will come back on Friday
D. I will come back on Wednesday, same time, to read the result - ANS✔✔ D. I will come back
on Wednesday, same time, to read the result
13. A male client had undergone Mantoux skin test. Nurse Ronald notes an 8 mm area of
indurations at the site of the skin test. The nurse interprets the result as:
A. Negative
B. Uncertain and needs to be repeated
C. Positive
D. Inconclusive - ANS✔✔ C. Positive
14. Tony will start a 6 month therapy with Isoniazid (INH). Nurse Trish plans to teach the client
to:
