MCQ MN502 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Urinary retention is: - Answers - where your bladder doesn't empty fully or at all when
you urinate
The patient is an 86-year-old male who is incontinent at night. An appropriate alternative
to catheterisation for this patient would be: - Answers - A incontinence pad, uridome,
antidiuretic medication
The mechanism of action of the oral laxative docusate sodium (coloxyl) is: - Answers -
Increases the amount of water absorbed by the stool in the gut making it easier to pass
The nurse begins to suspect faecal impaction in a patient who has not passed a stool in
10 days when the patient - Answers - Has unrelieved constipation
An elderly patient states that she is worried because she has not had a bowel
movement each day. The nurse's best response concerning defecation patterns for
elderly people would be: - Answers - Defecation patterns vary between each individual,
not every adult has a bowel movement daily, as not associated with pain, hard faeces or
bloating.
Ascites is defined as: - Answers - The accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
What is a normal finding on palpation of the abdomen? - Answers - Non tender
Soft
No guarding
No palpable masses
When inspecting a client's abdominal contour, the nurse observes the abdomen to be
sunken with the lower edges of the ribs visible. The nurse describes and documents this
as: - Answers - Scaphoid
A nurse asks a patient to turn their palm down with the elbows straight. The specific
joint movement the nurse is testing for is: - Answers - Pronation of elbow
A client who presents in the medical centre with lower limb pain following a motor
vehicle accident requires a musculoskeletal assessment. When completing the
assessment, the nurse should apply all of the following principles except: - Answers -
Ask the patient to move the joint quickly
You are inspecting your client's spinal symmetry and assessing their posture. You
identify that the client has kyphosis. This is: - Answers - An increased front to back
curve of the upper spine
, The nurse is examining the ROM of a client's shoulder. Which of the following is a
normal finding? - Answers - Full active and painless ROM, no crepitus, heat, swelling,
masses
You are caring for Mr Smith who has been admitted following a mechanical fall. You are
reviewing his nursing care plan. Which component of the care plan indicates that the
patient's problems have been appropriately described? - Answers - Nursing diagnosis
When using a mobile hoist with a dependent patient, identify the correct rule: - Answers
- -LITE assessment
-Always use the break to ensure stability
The older person's tendency to take smaller steps with feet close together will mostly
likely result in: - Answers - Imbalance and falls risk
A person with a normal gait should demonstrate all of the below actions, except: -
Answers - Normal gait: Strength, balance, sensation and coordination
To ensure safe administration of medications the nurse must be aware of the seven
rights of medication administration. These are the right: - Answers - Dose, route, time,
patient, reason, medication, documentation
What is the term given to an unexpected effect of a medication? - Answers - Adverse
effects
A nurse administers medication to a patient. Who has the ultimate responsibility for the
medication to be administered correctly? - Answers - The nurse administering the
medication
While the nurse is administering medication, the patient states, "This pill looks different
to what I usually take." What is the correct practice in this situation? - Answers - Identify
patient, check medication
A nurse administering medications has many responsibilities including knowledge of
pharmacodynamics. Pharmacodynamics is best described as: - Answers - What the
drug does to the body
A nurse needs to document that a medication has been administered under the tongue.
What term would they use? - Answers - Sublingual
The prescription for a patient instructs the nurse to administer flucloxacillin 250mg po
QID. How and when is the medication administered? - Answers - Orally 4x a day
Mary Brown is 17 years old and presents with a diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.
Clinical manifestations associated with T1D include all the following except: - Answers -
Urinary retention is: - Answers - where your bladder doesn't empty fully or at all when
you urinate
The patient is an 86-year-old male who is incontinent at night. An appropriate alternative
to catheterisation for this patient would be: - Answers - A incontinence pad, uridome,
antidiuretic medication
The mechanism of action of the oral laxative docusate sodium (coloxyl) is: - Answers -
Increases the amount of water absorbed by the stool in the gut making it easier to pass
The nurse begins to suspect faecal impaction in a patient who has not passed a stool in
10 days when the patient - Answers - Has unrelieved constipation
An elderly patient states that she is worried because she has not had a bowel
movement each day. The nurse's best response concerning defecation patterns for
elderly people would be: - Answers - Defecation patterns vary between each individual,
not every adult has a bowel movement daily, as not associated with pain, hard faeces or
bloating.
Ascites is defined as: - Answers - The accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
What is a normal finding on palpation of the abdomen? - Answers - Non tender
Soft
No guarding
No palpable masses
When inspecting a client's abdominal contour, the nurse observes the abdomen to be
sunken with the lower edges of the ribs visible. The nurse describes and documents this
as: - Answers - Scaphoid
A nurse asks a patient to turn their palm down with the elbows straight. The specific
joint movement the nurse is testing for is: - Answers - Pronation of elbow
A client who presents in the medical centre with lower limb pain following a motor
vehicle accident requires a musculoskeletal assessment. When completing the
assessment, the nurse should apply all of the following principles except: - Answers -
Ask the patient to move the joint quickly
You are inspecting your client's spinal symmetry and assessing their posture. You
identify that the client has kyphosis. This is: - Answers - An increased front to back
curve of the upper spine
, The nurse is examining the ROM of a client's shoulder. Which of the following is a
normal finding? - Answers - Full active and painless ROM, no crepitus, heat, swelling,
masses
You are caring for Mr Smith who has been admitted following a mechanical fall. You are
reviewing his nursing care plan. Which component of the care plan indicates that the
patient's problems have been appropriately described? - Answers - Nursing diagnosis
When using a mobile hoist with a dependent patient, identify the correct rule: - Answers
- -LITE assessment
-Always use the break to ensure stability
The older person's tendency to take smaller steps with feet close together will mostly
likely result in: - Answers - Imbalance and falls risk
A person with a normal gait should demonstrate all of the below actions, except: -
Answers - Normal gait: Strength, balance, sensation and coordination
To ensure safe administration of medications the nurse must be aware of the seven
rights of medication administration. These are the right: - Answers - Dose, route, time,
patient, reason, medication, documentation
What is the term given to an unexpected effect of a medication? - Answers - Adverse
effects
A nurse administers medication to a patient. Who has the ultimate responsibility for the
medication to be administered correctly? - Answers - The nurse administering the
medication
While the nurse is administering medication, the patient states, "This pill looks different
to what I usually take." What is the correct practice in this situation? - Answers - Identify
patient, check medication
A nurse administering medications has many responsibilities including knowledge of
pharmacodynamics. Pharmacodynamics is best described as: - Answers - What the
drug does to the body
A nurse needs to document that a medication has been administered under the tongue.
What term would they use? - Answers - Sublingual
The prescription for a patient instructs the nurse to administer flucloxacillin 250mg po
QID. How and when is the medication administered? - Answers - Orally 4x a day
Mary Brown is 17 years old and presents with a diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.
Clinical manifestations associated with T1D include all the following except: - Answers -
