,Table of Contents
Part 1 Mock Board Examination
Test Scope/Coverage
Nursing Practice I Foundation of Nursing, Nursing Research,
Professional
Adjustment, Leadership and Management
Nursing Practice II Maternal and Child Health, Community Health
Nursing,
Communicable Diseases, Integrated Management of
Childhood Illness
Nursing Practice III Medical and Surgical Nursing
Nursing Practice IV Medical and Surgical Nursing
Nursing Practice V Psychiatric Nursing
Part 2
Nursing Practice I-V Answers and Rationale
Part 3 Selected Practice Test
Practice Test 1 Foundation of Nursing
Answers and Rationale
Practice Test 2 Maternal and Child Health
Answers and Rationale
Practice Test 3 Medical Surgical Nursing
Answers and Rationale
Practice Test 4 Psychiatric Nursing
Answers and Rationale
,PART I
NURSING PRACTICE I
Foundation of Professional Nursing
Practice
TEST I - Foundation of Professional Nursing Practice
1. The nurse In-charge in labor and delivery unit administered a
dose of
terbutaline to a client without checking the client’s pulse. The
standard that
would be used to determine if the nurse was negligent is:
a. The physician’s orders.
b. The action of a clinical nurse specialist who is recognized expert
in
the field.
c. The statement in the drug literature about administration of
terbutaline.
d. The actions of a reasonably prudent nurse with similar education
and experience.
2. Nurse Trish is caring for a female client with a history of GI
bleeding,
sickle cell disease, and a platelet count of 22,000/μl. The female
client is
dehydrated and receiving dextrose 5% in half-normal saline solution
at
150 ml/hr. The client complains of severe bone pain and is
scheduled to
receive a dose of morphine sulfate. In administering the medication,
Nurse
Trish should avoid which route?
a. I.V
b. I.M
c. Oral
d. S.C
, 3. Dr. Garcia writes the following order for the client who has been
recently
admitted “Digoxin .125 mg P.O. once daily.” To prevent a dosage
error,
how should the nurse document this order onto the medication
administration record?
a. “Digoxin .1250 mg P.O. once daily”
b. “Digoxin 0.1250 mg P.O. once daily”
c. “Digoxin 0.125 mg P.O. once daily”
d. “Digoxin .125 mg P.O. once daily”
4. A newly admitted female client was diagnosed with deep vein
thrombosis.
Which nursing diagnosis should receive the highest priority?
a. Ineffective peripheral tissue perfusion related to venous
congestion.
b. Risk for injury related to edema.
c. Excess fluid volume related to peripheral vascular disease.
d. Impaired gas exchange related to increased blood flow.
5. Nurse Betty is assigned to the following clients. The client that
the nurse
would see first after endorsement?
a. A 34 year-old post operative appendectomy client of five hours
who
is complaining of pain.
b. A 44 year-old myocardial infarction (MI) client who is
complaining of
nausea.
c. A 26 year-old client admitted for dehydration whose intravenous
(IV) has infiltrated.
d. A 63 year-old post operative’s abdominal hysterectomy client of
three days whose incisional dressing is saturated with
serosanguinous fluid.
6. Nurse Gail places a client in a four-point restraint following
orders from the
physician. The client care plan should include:
a. Assess temperature frequently.
Part 1 Mock Board Examination
Test Scope/Coverage
Nursing Practice I Foundation of Nursing, Nursing Research,
Professional
Adjustment, Leadership and Management
Nursing Practice II Maternal and Child Health, Community Health
Nursing,
Communicable Diseases, Integrated Management of
Childhood Illness
Nursing Practice III Medical and Surgical Nursing
Nursing Practice IV Medical and Surgical Nursing
Nursing Practice V Psychiatric Nursing
Part 2
Nursing Practice I-V Answers and Rationale
Part 3 Selected Practice Test
Practice Test 1 Foundation of Nursing
Answers and Rationale
Practice Test 2 Maternal and Child Health
Answers and Rationale
Practice Test 3 Medical Surgical Nursing
Answers and Rationale
Practice Test 4 Psychiatric Nursing
Answers and Rationale
,PART I
NURSING PRACTICE I
Foundation of Professional Nursing
Practice
TEST I - Foundation of Professional Nursing Practice
1. The nurse In-charge in labor and delivery unit administered a
dose of
terbutaline to a client without checking the client’s pulse. The
standard that
would be used to determine if the nurse was negligent is:
a. The physician’s orders.
b. The action of a clinical nurse specialist who is recognized expert
in
the field.
c. The statement in the drug literature about administration of
terbutaline.
d. The actions of a reasonably prudent nurse with similar education
and experience.
2. Nurse Trish is caring for a female client with a history of GI
bleeding,
sickle cell disease, and a platelet count of 22,000/μl. The female
client is
dehydrated and receiving dextrose 5% in half-normal saline solution
at
150 ml/hr. The client complains of severe bone pain and is
scheduled to
receive a dose of morphine sulfate. In administering the medication,
Nurse
Trish should avoid which route?
a. I.V
b. I.M
c. Oral
d. S.C
, 3. Dr. Garcia writes the following order for the client who has been
recently
admitted “Digoxin .125 mg P.O. once daily.” To prevent a dosage
error,
how should the nurse document this order onto the medication
administration record?
a. “Digoxin .1250 mg P.O. once daily”
b. “Digoxin 0.1250 mg P.O. once daily”
c. “Digoxin 0.125 mg P.O. once daily”
d. “Digoxin .125 mg P.O. once daily”
4. A newly admitted female client was diagnosed with deep vein
thrombosis.
Which nursing diagnosis should receive the highest priority?
a. Ineffective peripheral tissue perfusion related to venous
congestion.
b. Risk for injury related to edema.
c. Excess fluid volume related to peripheral vascular disease.
d. Impaired gas exchange related to increased blood flow.
5. Nurse Betty is assigned to the following clients. The client that
the nurse
would see first after endorsement?
a. A 34 year-old post operative appendectomy client of five hours
who
is complaining of pain.
b. A 44 year-old myocardial infarction (MI) client who is
complaining of
nausea.
c. A 26 year-old client admitted for dehydration whose intravenous
(IV) has infiltrated.
d. A 63 year-old post operative’s abdominal hysterectomy client of
three days whose incisional dressing is saturated with
serosanguinous fluid.
6. Nurse Gail places a client in a four-point restraint following
orders from the
physician. The client care plan should include:
a. Assess temperature frequently.
