COMPREHENSIVE PHASE: Recalls 1 Exam (NP5) Exam
COMPREHENSIVE PHASE: RECALLS 1 EXAM (NP5) EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
Situation
You are a staff nurse at the Ear Unit of the Medical Ward of a government
hospital. Charity, a 25-year old stage actress was admitted with the chief
complaint of on and off tinnitus at the right ear. The audiogram confirms
conductive hearing loss or mixed loss especially in the low frequencies. Charity
was diagnosed with Otosclerosis.
1. Otosclerosis is a common cause of what condition?
a. Premature labor
b. Meningitis Auditory nerve
c. Sensori-neural hearing loss
d. Conductive hearing loss
2. The audiogram also confirms a sensori-neural hearing loss. What ear structure
is damaged when this condition is present?
a. Outer and/or middle ear
b. Tympanic membrane
c. Cochlear nerve
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d. Stapes
3. Charity was given Sodium Flouride. What is the rationale for giving this to her?
a. To mature the spongy bone growth
b. To remove the diseased stapes
c. To prevent further complications
d. To restore hearing
4. A surgical procedure was recommended for Charity. Which of the following
surgical procedures is useful in correcting her condition?
a. Myringotomy
b. Ossicular reconstruction
c. Cochlear transplant
d. to restore hearing
5. After her surgery, Charity was placed on her left side with the head of the bed
elevated. What is the rationale for placing her in this position?
a. To minimize the pressure in the middle ear
b. To prevent complication of bleeding
c. To ensure patient safety
d. To prevent vomiting
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Situation
You are a community health nurse assisting a family in the care of their daughter
suffering from the past traumatic stress diso
6. While caring for this client, the family notices that loud noises cause a serious
anxiety response. Which of the following explanations by you would help the
family understand the client's response?
a. After a trauma, the client cannot respond to stimuli in an appropriate manner
b. Clients often experience extreme fear about normal environmental stimuli
c. Environmental triggers can cause the client to react emotionally
d. The response indicates that another emotion problem needs investigation
7.Which of the following instructions should you include about relationships for
this client with post-traumatic stress disorder?
a. Assess the client's discomfort when talking about feelings to family member.
b. Explain that avoiding emotional attachment protects against anxiety.
c. Warn the client that she will have a tendency to be overdependent in
relationships
d. Encourage the client to resume former roles as soon as possible
8. Which of the following nursing intervention would best help this client and her
family handle interpersonal conflict at home? Have the family:
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a. Discuss how to change dysfunctional family patterns
b. Teach the client to identify defensive behavior.
c. Agree not to tell the client what to do about problem
d. Arrange for the client to participate in social activities.
9. Which of the following nursing actions would be more appropriate when
speaking with this client about the trauma she experienced?
a. Listen attentively
b. Request the client write what is being said
c. Ask question to convey an interest in the details
d. Obtain validation of what the client says from another party
10. Which of the following nursing actions would you include in the plan of care
for this client who keeps saying that the trauma she experienced was just a case of
bad luck?
a. Assist the client in defining the experience as a trauma
b. Encourage the client to verbalize the experience
c. Work with the client to accept positive and negative feelings
Situation: Ellen, a 10-year old grade four pupil in a private school has just lost her
best friend, Lorie, who died of Leukemia. Her mother brought her to the
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COMPREHENSIVE PHASE: RECALLS 1 EXAM (NP5) EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
Situation
You are a staff nurse at the Ear Unit of the Medical Ward of a government
hospital. Charity, a 25-year old stage actress was admitted with the chief
complaint of on and off tinnitus at the right ear. The audiogram confirms
conductive hearing loss or mixed loss especially in the low frequencies. Charity
was diagnosed with Otosclerosis.
1. Otosclerosis is a common cause of what condition?
a. Premature labor
b. Meningitis Auditory nerve
c. Sensori-neural hearing loss
d. Conductive hearing loss
2. The audiogram also confirms a sensori-neural hearing loss. What ear structure
is damaged when this condition is present?
a. Outer and/or middle ear
b. Tympanic membrane
c. Cochlear nerve
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d. Stapes
3. Charity was given Sodium Flouride. What is the rationale for giving this to her?
a. To mature the spongy bone growth
b. To remove the diseased stapes
c. To prevent further complications
d. To restore hearing
4. A surgical procedure was recommended for Charity. Which of the following
surgical procedures is useful in correcting her condition?
a. Myringotomy
b. Ossicular reconstruction
c. Cochlear transplant
d. to restore hearing
5. After her surgery, Charity was placed on her left side with the head of the bed
elevated. What is the rationale for placing her in this position?
a. To minimize the pressure in the middle ear
b. To prevent complication of bleeding
c. To ensure patient safety
d. To prevent vomiting
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Situation
You are a community health nurse assisting a family in the care of their daughter
suffering from the past traumatic stress diso
6. While caring for this client, the family notices that loud noises cause a serious
anxiety response. Which of the following explanations by you would help the
family understand the client's response?
a. After a trauma, the client cannot respond to stimuli in an appropriate manner
b. Clients often experience extreme fear about normal environmental stimuli
c. Environmental triggers can cause the client to react emotionally
d. The response indicates that another emotion problem needs investigation
7.Which of the following instructions should you include about relationships for
this client with post-traumatic stress disorder?
a. Assess the client's discomfort when talking about feelings to family member.
b. Explain that avoiding emotional attachment protects against anxiety.
c. Warn the client that she will have a tendency to be overdependent in
relationships
d. Encourage the client to resume former roles as soon as possible
8. Which of the following nursing intervention would best help this client and her
family handle interpersonal conflict at home? Have the family:
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a. Discuss how to change dysfunctional family patterns
b. Teach the client to identify defensive behavior.
c. Agree not to tell the client what to do about problem
d. Arrange for the client to participate in social activities.
9. Which of the following nursing actions would be more appropriate when
speaking with this client about the trauma she experienced?
a. Listen attentively
b. Request the client write what is being said
c. Ask question to convey an interest in the details
d. Obtain validation of what the client says from another party
10. Which of the following nursing actions would you include in the plan of care
for this client who keeps saying that the trauma she experienced was just a case of
bad luck?
a. Assist the client in defining the experience as a trauma
b. Encourage the client to verbalize the experience
c. Work with the client to accept positive and negative feelings
Situation: Ellen, a 10-year old grade four pupil in a private school has just lost her
best friend, Lorie, who died of Leukemia. Her mother brought her to the
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