Nursing 301 MCQs 2018, 2017 & 2016 Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
1. Which is NOT one of the five major outcomes in improving quality of health
and wellbeing?
a. positive, supportive living and working conditions in all communities
b. opportunities for healthy development and support for individual choices that
enhance and foster independence
c. appropriate and affordable health services that are accessible to all
d. creation of a wider variety of health care agencies - ANSWER d. creation of a
wider variety of health care agencies
2. Which of the following does NOT comprise one of the principles of the Treaty
of Waitangi?
a. partnership
b. protection
c. participation
d. portability - ANSWER d. portability
3. Why is New Zealand's population ageing?
a. declining fertility rates
b. increased replacement fertility rates
c. increased mortality
d. the baby boom generation are expanding - ANSWER d. the baby boom
generation are expanding
4. An example of the use of primary prevention for family violence is:
a. working to eliminate the glamorisation of violence on television
b. counselling a woman living in an abusive relationship about available shelter
programs
c. calling child protective services regarding a school age child who has
reported sexual attacks by her stepfather
,d. carefully examining the skin of an elder who has just returned to an extended
care facility following a weekend with his children - ANSWER a. working to
eliminate the glamorisation of violence on television
5. Male circumcision has been shown to:
a. reduce transmission of HIV
b. increase the risk of contracting a STI
c. reduce sexual pleasure
d. increase risk of UTI - ANSWER a. reduce transmission of HIV
6. Which of the following has made the biggest impact on mortality from
infectious diseases in the 20th century?
a. vaccination
b. better housing, provision of clean water and sewerage systems
c. antimicrobials
d. infection control - ANSWER a. Vaccinations
7. A 42 year old woman is interested in making dietary changes to reduce her
risk of colon cancer. What dietary selections would the nurse suggest?
a. croissant, peanut butter, sandwiches, whole milk
b. bran muffin, skim milk, stir fried broccoli
c. bagel with cream cheese, cauliflower salad
d. oatmeal, baked potato, ham sandwich - ANSWER b. bran muffin, skim milk,
stir fried broccoli
8. The nurse is teaching a woman, aged 25, about breast self-examination (BSE).
The correct teaching is that BSE:
a. detects malignancy more often than professional examinations
b. allows her to delay the need for mammography until she is 50
c. helps her learn the normal characteristics of her own breasts
d. is more accurate than a yearly mammogram - ANSWER c. helps her learn the
normal characteristics of her own breasts
9. The school nurse is invited to attend a meeting with several parents who
express frustration with the amount of time their adolescents spend in front of
the mirror and the length of time it takes them to get dressed. The nurse explains
that this behaviour is indicative of which of the following:
a. an abnormal narcissism
b. a method of procrastination
c. a way of testing the parents limit setting
d. a result of developing self-concept - ANSWER d. a result of developing self-
concept
, 10. When teaching about the use of tampons, the nurse should emphasize
replacing them at least every four hours to prevent:
a. pelvic inflammatory disease
b. vasomotor symptoms
c. sexually transmitted infections
d. toxic shock syndrome - ANSWER d. toxic shock syndrome
11. A mother concerned that her child's rash could be measles brings her child
to a nurse managed setting. This is an example of:
a. continuing care
b. primary care
c. restorative care
d. secondary care - ANSWER b. primary care
12. In childhood disorders there are different types of problems such as
symptom-based disorders. One such disorder is known as enuresis, which
means:
a. sleepwalking
b. bedwetting
c. lack of bowel control
d. stammering - ANSWER b. bedwetting
13. Children with ADHD are known to have deficits in executive functioning and
specifically have difficulty inhibiting responses. Which of the following brain
areas normally controls these types of functions?
a. the thalamus
b. the amygdala
c. the parietal lobes
d. the frontal lobes - ANSWER d. the frontal lobes
14. Which of the following is NOT an effect of foetal alcohol syndrome?
a. heart defects
b. low birth weight and length
c. larger head size
d. cognitive impairment - ANSWER c. larger head size
15. While discussing reproductive health with a group of female adolescents,
one of the adolescents asks the nurse, "Where is the ovum fertilised?" The nurse
responds by stating that fertilisation normally occurs at which of the following
sites?
Questions With Correct Answers
1. Which is NOT one of the five major outcomes in improving quality of health
and wellbeing?
a. positive, supportive living and working conditions in all communities
b. opportunities for healthy development and support for individual choices that
enhance and foster independence
c. appropriate and affordable health services that are accessible to all
d. creation of a wider variety of health care agencies - ANSWER d. creation of a
wider variety of health care agencies
2. Which of the following does NOT comprise one of the principles of the Treaty
of Waitangi?
a. partnership
b. protection
c. participation
d. portability - ANSWER d. portability
3. Why is New Zealand's population ageing?
a. declining fertility rates
b. increased replacement fertility rates
c. increased mortality
d. the baby boom generation are expanding - ANSWER d. the baby boom
generation are expanding
4. An example of the use of primary prevention for family violence is:
a. working to eliminate the glamorisation of violence on television
b. counselling a woman living in an abusive relationship about available shelter
programs
c. calling child protective services regarding a school age child who has
reported sexual attacks by her stepfather
,d. carefully examining the skin of an elder who has just returned to an extended
care facility following a weekend with his children - ANSWER a. working to
eliminate the glamorisation of violence on television
5. Male circumcision has been shown to:
a. reduce transmission of HIV
b. increase the risk of contracting a STI
c. reduce sexual pleasure
d. increase risk of UTI - ANSWER a. reduce transmission of HIV
6. Which of the following has made the biggest impact on mortality from
infectious diseases in the 20th century?
a. vaccination
b. better housing, provision of clean water and sewerage systems
c. antimicrobials
d. infection control - ANSWER a. Vaccinations
7. A 42 year old woman is interested in making dietary changes to reduce her
risk of colon cancer. What dietary selections would the nurse suggest?
a. croissant, peanut butter, sandwiches, whole milk
b. bran muffin, skim milk, stir fried broccoli
c. bagel with cream cheese, cauliflower salad
d. oatmeal, baked potato, ham sandwich - ANSWER b. bran muffin, skim milk,
stir fried broccoli
8. The nurse is teaching a woman, aged 25, about breast self-examination (BSE).
The correct teaching is that BSE:
a. detects malignancy more often than professional examinations
b. allows her to delay the need for mammography until she is 50
c. helps her learn the normal characteristics of her own breasts
d. is more accurate than a yearly mammogram - ANSWER c. helps her learn the
normal characteristics of her own breasts
9. The school nurse is invited to attend a meeting with several parents who
express frustration with the amount of time their adolescents spend in front of
the mirror and the length of time it takes them to get dressed. The nurse explains
that this behaviour is indicative of which of the following:
a. an abnormal narcissism
b. a method of procrastination
c. a way of testing the parents limit setting
d. a result of developing self-concept - ANSWER d. a result of developing self-
concept
, 10. When teaching about the use of tampons, the nurse should emphasize
replacing them at least every four hours to prevent:
a. pelvic inflammatory disease
b. vasomotor symptoms
c. sexually transmitted infections
d. toxic shock syndrome - ANSWER d. toxic shock syndrome
11. A mother concerned that her child's rash could be measles brings her child
to a nurse managed setting. This is an example of:
a. continuing care
b. primary care
c. restorative care
d. secondary care - ANSWER b. primary care
12. In childhood disorders there are different types of problems such as
symptom-based disorders. One such disorder is known as enuresis, which
means:
a. sleepwalking
b. bedwetting
c. lack of bowel control
d. stammering - ANSWER b. bedwetting
13. Children with ADHD are known to have deficits in executive functioning and
specifically have difficulty inhibiting responses. Which of the following brain
areas normally controls these types of functions?
a. the thalamus
b. the amygdala
c. the parietal lobes
d. the frontal lobes - ANSWER d. the frontal lobes
14. Which of the following is NOT an effect of foetal alcohol syndrome?
a. heart defects
b. low birth weight and length
c. larger head size
d. cognitive impairment - ANSWER c. larger head size
15. While discussing reproductive health with a group of female adolescents,
one of the adolescents asks the nurse, "Where is the ovum fertilised?" The nurse
responds by stating that fertilisation normally occurs at which of the following
sites?
