NMC Guide for CBT EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||Already
Graded <100% Scored>
Yellow disposal - ANSWER✔Things that require INCINERATION in a suitably
licensed facility
Orange disposal - ANSWER✔May be treated
Needs rendered safe
ATPs alternative treatment plans
May be also incinerated
Purple disposal - ANSWER✔Cytostatic waste
Needs incineration
Yellow/black disposal - ANSWER✔Offensive hygiene waste
Requires landfill or municipal incineration in a suitably permitted licensed facility
Red disposal - ANSWER✔Anatomical waste for incineration
Requires incineration
Black disposal - ANSWER✔Minimum treatment landfill
,Municipal incineration/energy from waste or other municipal waste process
Recycled should be separated
Blue disposal - ANSWER✔Medicinal waste for incineration
Number of Pressure ulcer categories - ANSWER✔4 categories
Category 1 pressure ulcer - ANSWER✔Painful, soft, warmer or cooler, difficult to
detect
Category 2 of pressure ulcer - ANSWER✔Loss of dermis, pink wound bed, shiny
ulcer without slough/bruising
Category 3 of pressure ulcer - ANSWER✔Full thickness tissue loss
Subcutaneous fat visible
Slough/ undermining present
Category 4 of pressure ulcer - ANSWER✔Full thickness tissue loss
Exposed bones
Tendon muscles
ABC Method - ANSWER✔Airway/ breathing/ circulation
A doctor prescribes an injection of 200 micrograms of drug. The stock bottle
contains 1 mg/ml. How many ml will you administer? - ANSWER✔0.2 mL
,A litre bag of 5% Glucose is prescribed over 4 hours. If a standard giving set is
used, at what rate should the drip be set? - ANSWER✔83
Mr. Connor is prescribed oromorphine 10 mgs every 6 hours. The drug is supplied
in a concentration of 5 mgs per 2 mL. How much will you give him for a single
dose? - ANSWER✔4 mL
The doctor prescribes 25 mg of a drug to be given by injection. It is a drug
dispensed in a solution of strength 50 mg/mL. How many mL should you
administer? - ANSWER✔0.5 mL
The doctor prescribes a dose of 9 mg of an anticoagulant for a patient being
treated for thrombosis. The drug is being supplied in 3 mg tablets. How many
tablets should you administer? - ANSWER✔3 tablets
A patient presents with confusion, slurred speech, rash, difficulty in breathing that
is very fast. What is likely the condition? - ANSWER✔Sepsis
Scale 2 on the NEWS 2 chart is used for which patient group? -
ANSWER✔Carbon dioxide retaining patient
The doctor ordered a patient to be weighed so as to calculate his drug but patient
refuse. What will be your next action? - ANSWER✔Report to the doctor and wait
for other instructions
Which of the following is NOT to cater emergency contraception? -
ANSWER✔Emergency department
, You are monitoring a patient in the ICU when suddenly his consciousness drops
and the size of one his pupil becomes smaller what should you do? -
ANSWER✔Consider this as an emergency and prioritize ABC
A 37 year-old woman presented in Accident and Emergency accompanied by her
husband due to swollen wrist. On your assessment, you noticed some bruises over
the arm upon rolling her sleeves. She looks reserved and only replies to your
questions in short answers. When her husband left to see their children, she
becomes extremely nervous and showing signs of restlessness. You suspected
some safeguarding issues but she would not give much information when probed.
What will be your next appropriate action? - ANSWER✔Inform nurse-in-charge
about your suspicion and refer when appropriate
A child tells you that she is being abused by her grandfather but tells you to keep
it a secret. What is the best response? - ANSWER✔Explain to the child that you
can't keep a secret as it is essential to prevent further abuse
If you suspect abuse is happening to someone, and it is not serious enough to
involve the police straight away, who should you inform? - ANSWER✔A manager
with safeguarding responsibility (if within an organisation) or Adult Social Care
directly (if you are a member of the public)
Whose responsibility when you see evidence of abuse in the community? -
ANSWER✔All health care workers
Women who are vulnerable to domestic abuse? - ANSWER✔Under 18
Endotracheal tube is used for? - ANSWER✔Ensuring airway
2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||Already
Graded <100% Scored>
Yellow disposal - ANSWER✔Things that require INCINERATION in a suitably
licensed facility
Orange disposal - ANSWER✔May be treated
Needs rendered safe
ATPs alternative treatment plans
May be also incinerated
Purple disposal - ANSWER✔Cytostatic waste
Needs incineration
Yellow/black disposal - ANSWER✔Offensive hygiene waste
Requires landfill or municipal incineration in a suitably permitted licensed facility
Red disposal - ANSWER✔Anatomical waste for incineration
Requires incineration
Black disposal - ANSWER✔Minimum treatment landfill
,Municipal incineration/energy from waste or other municipal waste process
Recycled should be separated
Blue disposal - ANSWER✔Medicinal waste for incineration
Number of Pressure ulcer categories - ANSWER✔4 categories
Category 1 pressure ulcer - ANSWER✔Painful, soft, warmer or cooler, difficult to
detect
Category 2 of pressure ulcer - ANSWER✔Loss of dermis, pink wound bed, shiny
ulcer without slough/bruising
Category 3 of pressure ulcer - ANSWER✔Full thickness tissue loss
Subcutaneous fat visible
Slough/ undermining present
Category 4 of pressure ulcer - ANSWER✔Full thickness tissue loss
Exposed bones
Tendon muscles
ABC Method - ANSWER✔Airway/ breathing/ circulation
A doctor prescribes an injection of 200 micrograms of drug. The stock bottle
contains 1 mg/ml. How many ml will you administer? - ANSWER✔0.2 mL
,A litre bag of 5% Glucose is prescribed over 4 hours. If a standard giving set is
used, at what rate should the drip be set? - ANSWER✔83
Mr. Connor is prescribed oromorphine 10 mgs every 6 hours. The drug is supplied
in a concentration of 5 mgs per 2 mL. How much will you give him for a single
dose? - ANSWER✔4 mL
The doctor prescribes 25 mg of a drug to be given by injection. It is a drug
dispensed in a solution of strength 50 mg/mL. How many mL should you
administer? - ANSWER✔0.5 mL
The doctor prescribes a dose of 9 mg of an anticoagulant for a patient being
treated for thrombosis. The drug is being supplied in 3 mg tablets. How many
tablets should you administer? - ANSWER✔3 tablets
A patient presents with confusion, slurred speech, rash, difficulty in breathing that
is very fast. What is likely the condition? - ANSWER✔Sepsis
Scale 2 on the NEWS 2 chart is used for which patient group? -
ANSWER✔Carbon dioxide retaining patient
The doctor ordered a patient to be weighed so as to calculate his drug but patient
refuse. What will be your next action? - ANSWER✔Report to the doctor and wait
for other instructions
Which of the following is NOT to cater emergency contraception? -
ANSWER✔Emergency department
, You are monitoring a patient in the ICU when suddenly his consciousness drops
and the size of one his pupil becomes smaller what should you do? -
ANSWER✔Consider this as an emergency and prioritize ABC
A 37 year-old woman presented in Accident and Emergency accompanied by her
husband due to swollen wrist. On your assessment, you noticed some bruises over
the arm upon rolling her sleeves. She looks reserved and only replies to your
questions in short answers. When her husband left to see their children, she
becomes extremely nervous and showing signs of restlessness. You suspected
some safeguarding issues but she would not give much information when probed.
What will be your next appropriate action? - ANSWER✔Inform nurse-in-charge
about your suspicion and refer when appropriate
A child tells you that she is being abused by her grandfather but tells you to keep
it a secret. What is the best response? - ANSWER✔Explain to the child that you
can't keep a secret as it is essential to prevent further abuse
If you suspect abuse is happening to someone, and it is not serious enough to
involve the police straight away, who should you inform? - ANSWER✔A manager
with safeguarding responsibility (if within an organisation) or Adult Social Care
directly (if you are a member of the public)
Whose responsibility when you see evidence of abuse in the community? -
ANSWER✔All health care workers
Women who are vulnerable to domestic abuse? - ANSWER✔Under 18
Endotracheal tube is used for? - ANSWER✔Ensuring airway
