Philippine Nursing Licensure Examination
1. A woman in a child bearing 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
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
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
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
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
,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
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
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
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
10. What is the primary prevention of leprosy?
A. Nutrition
B. Vitamins
C. BCG vaccination
D. DPT vaccination
11. A bacteria which causes diphtheria is also known as?
A. Amoeba
B. Cholera
C. Klebs-loeffler bacillus
, D. Spirochete
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
13. A male client had undergone Mantoux skin test. Nurse Ronald notes an
8mm 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
14. Tony will start a 6 month therapy with Isoniazid (INH). Nurse Trish plans to
teach the client to:
A. Use alcohol moderately
B. Avoid vitamin supplements while o therapy
C. Incomplete intake of dairy products
D. May be discontinued if symptoms subsides
15. Which is the primary characteristic lesion of syphilis?
A. Sore eyes
B. Sore throat
C. Chancroid
D. Chancre
16. What is the fast breathing of Jana who is 3 weeks old?
A. 60 breaths per minute
B. 40 breaths per minute
C. 10 breaths per minute
D. 20 breaths per minute
17. Which of the following signs and symptoms indicate some dehydration?
A. Drinks eagerly
B. Restless and irritable
1. A woman in a child bearing 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
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
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
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
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
,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
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
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
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
10. What is the primary prevention of leprosy?
A. Nutrition
B. Vitamins
C. BCG vaccination
D. DPT vaccination
11. A bacteria which causes diphtheria is also known as?
A. Amoeba
B. Cholera
C. Klebs-loeffler bacillus
, D. Spirochete
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
13. A male client had undergone Mantoux skin test. Nurse Ronald notes an
8mm 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
14. Tony will start a 6 month therapy with Isoniazid (INH). Nurse Trish plans to
teach the client to:
A. Use alcohol moderately
B. Avoid vitamin supplements while o therapy
C. Incomplete intake of dairy products
D. May be discontinued if symptoms subsides
15. Which is the primary characteristic lesion of syphilis?
A. Sore eyes
B. Sore throat
C. Chancroid
D. Chancre
16. What is the fast breathing of Jana who is 3 weeks old?
A. 60 breaths per minute
B. 40 breaths per minute
C. 10 breaths per minute
D. 20 breaths per minute
17. Which of the following signs and symptoms indicate some dehydration?
A. Drinks eagerly
B. Restless and irritable
