CBT MOCK TEST EXAM QUESTIONS
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2025/2026.
What is the purpose of The NMC Code?
• It outlines specific tasks or clinical procedures
• It ascertains in detail a nurse's or midwife's clinical expertise
• It is a tool for educating prospective nurses and midwives - ANS It is a tool for educating
prospective nurses and midwives
When do you gain consent from a patient and consider it valid?
• Only if a patient has the mental capacity to give consent
• Only before a clinical procedure
• None of the above - ANS Only if a patient has the mental capacity to give consent
At what stage of the nursing process does the revision of the care plan occur?
• Assessment
• Planning
• Implementation
• Evaluation - ANS Evaluation
You can delegate medication administration to a student if:
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,• The student was assessed as competent
• Only under close, direct supervision
• The patient has only oral medication - ANS Only under close, direct supervision
A patient recently admitted to hospital, requesting to self administer the medication, has been
assessed for suitability at Level 2 This means that:
• The registrant is responsible for the safe storage of the medicinal products and the
supervision of the administration process ensuring the patient understands the medicinal
product being administered
• The patient accepts full responsibility for the storage and administration of the medicinal
products
• None of the above - The registrant is responsible for the safe storage of the medicinal
products. At administration time, the patient will ask the registrant to open the cabinet or
locker. The patient will then self-administer the medication under the supervision of the
registrant - ANS None of the above - The registrant is responsible for the safe storage of the
medicinal products. At administration time, the patient will ask the registrant to open the
cabinet or locker. The patient will then self-administer the medication under the supervision of
the registrant
In a patient with hourly monitoring, when does a nurse formally document the monitoring?
• Every hour
• When there are significant changes to the patient's condition
• At the end of the shift - ANS Every hour
What is primary care?
• The Accident and Emergency Room
• GP practices, dental practices, community pharmacies and high street optometrists
• First aid provided on the street - ANS GP practices, dental practices, community pharmacies
and high street optometrists
What infection control steps should not be taken in a patient with diarrhoea caused by
Clostridium Difficile?
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,• Isolation of the patient
• All staff must wear aprons and gloves while attending the patient
• All staff will be required to wash their hands before and after contact with the patient, their
bed linen and soiled items
• Oral administration of metronidazole, vancomycin, fidaxomicin may be required
• None of the above - ANS None of the above
Independent Advocacy is:
• Providing general advice
• Making decisions for someone
• Care and support work
• Agreeing with everything a person says and doing anything a person asks you to do
• None of the above - ANS None of the above
Which of the following are not signs of a speed shock?
• Flushed face
• Headache and dizziness
• Tachycardia and fall in blood pressure
• Peripheral oedema - ANS Peripheral oedema
Recommended preoperative fasting times are:
• 2-4 hours
• 6-12 hours
• 12-14 hours - ANS 6-12 hours
Compassion in Practice - the culture of compassionate care encompasses:
• Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, Commitment
• Care, Compassion, Competence
• Competence, Communication, Courage
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, • Care, Courage, Commitment - ANS Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication,
Courage, Commitment
Hospital discharge planning for a patient should start:
• When the patient is medically fit
• On the admission assessment
• When transport is available - ANS On the admission assessment
Examples of offensive/hygiene waste which may be sent for energy recovery at energy from
waste facilities can include:
• Stoma or catheter bags
• Unused non-cytotoxic/cytostatic medicines in original packaging
• Used sharps from treatment using cytotoxic or cytostatic medicines
• Empty medicine bottles - ANS Stoma or catheter bags
Patient usually urinates at night Nurse identifies this as:
• Polyuria
• Oliguria
• Dysuria
• Nocturia - ANS Nocturia
An overall risk of malnutrition of 2 or higher signifies:
• Low risk of malnutrition
• Medium risk of malnutrition
• High risk of malnutrition - ANS High risk of malnutrition
The signs and symptoms of ectopic pregnancy except:
• Vaginal bleeding
• Positive pregnancy test
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AND CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED
2025/2026.
What is the purpose of The NMC Code?
• It outlines specific tasks or clinical procedures
• It ascertains in detail a nurse's or midwife's clinical expertise
• It is a tool for educating prospective nurses and midwives - ANS It is a tool for educating
prospective nurses and midwives
When do you gain consent from a patient and consider it valid?
• Only if a patient has the mental capacity to give consent
• Only before a clinical procedure
• None of the above - ANS Only if a patient has the mental capacity to give consent
At what stage of the nursing process does the revision of the care plan occur?
• Assessment
• Planning
• Implementation
• Evaluation - ANS Evaluation
You can delegate medication administration to a student if:
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,• The student was assessed as competent
• Only under close, direct supervision
• The patient has only oral medication - ANS Only under close, direct supervision
A patient recently admitted to hospital, requesting to self administer the medication, has been
assessed for suitability at Level 2 This means that:
• The registrant is responsible for the safe storage of the medicinal products and the
supervision of the administration process ensuring the patient understands the medicinal
product being administered
• The patient accepts full responsibility for the storage and administration of the medicinal
products
• None of the above - The registrant is responsible for the safe storage of the medicinal
products. At administration time, the patient will ask the registrant to open the cabinet or
locker. The patient will then self-administer the medication under the supervision of the
registrant - ANS None of the above - The registrant is responsible for the safe storage of the
medicinal products. At administration time, the patient will ask the registrant to open the
cabinet or locker. The patient will then self-administer the medication under the supervision of
the registrant
In a patient with hourly monitoring, when does a nurse formally document the monitoring?
• Every hour
• When there are significant changes to the patient's condition
• At the end of the shift - ANS Every hour
What is primary care?
• The Accident and Emergency Room
• GP practices, dental practices, community pharmacies and high street optometrists
• First aid provided on the street - ANS GP practices, dental practices, community pharmacies
and high street optometrists
What infection control steps should not be taken in a patient with diarrhoea caused by
Clostridium Difficile?
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,• Isolation of the patient
• All staff must wear aprons and gloves while attending the patient
• All staff will be required to wash their hands before and after contact with the patient, their
bed linen and soiled items
• Oral administration of metronidazole, vancomycin, fidaxomicin may be required
• None of the above - ANS None of the above
Independent Advocacy is:
• Providing general advice
• Making decisions for someone
• Care and support work
• Agreeing with everything a person says and doing anything a person asks you to do
• None of the above - ANS None of the above
Which of the following are not signs of a speed shock?
• Flushed face
• Headache and dizziness
• Tachycardia and fall in blood pressure
• Peripheral oedema - ANS Peripheral oedema
Recommended preoperative fasting times are:
• 2-4 hours
• 6-12 hours
• 12-14 hours - ANS 6-12 hours
Compassion in Practice - the culture of compassionate care encompasses:
• Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, Commitment
• Care, Compassion, Competence
• Competence, Communication, Courage
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, • Care, Courage, Commitment - ANS Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication,
Courage, Commitment
Hospital discharge planning for a patient should start:
• When the patient is medically fit
• On the admission assessment
• When transport is available - ANS On the admission assessment
Examples of offensive/hygiene waste which may be sent for energy recovery at energy from
waste facilities can include:
• Stoma or catheter bags
• Unused non-cytotoxic/cytostatic medicines in original packaging
• Used sharps from treatment using cytotoxic or cytostatic medicines
• Empty medicine bottles - ANS Stoma or catheter bags
Patient usually urinates at night Nurse identifies this as:
• Polyuria
• Oliguria
• Dysuria
• Nocturia - ANS Nocturia
An overall risk of malnutrition of 2 or higher signifies:
• Low risk of malnutrition
• Medium risk of malnutrition
• High risk of malnutrition - ANS High risk of malnutrition
The signs and symptoms of ectopic pregnancy except:
• Vaginal bleeding
• Positive pregnancy test
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