NHS Pathways DLP Exam Practice Questions with
Correct Answers and Rationale 2026
Chamberlain College of Nursing
EXAM QUESTIONS VERIFIED AND GRADED A+ ANSWERS
1) How long after being deprived of ✓ After 3-5 minutes
oxygen do cells start to die?
2) What is shock? ✓ Life-threatening condition that
occurs when the cardiovascular
system fails for some reason, and is
unable to circulate adequate
amounts of oxygen around the body.
3) List the features of shock ✓ Skin is cold & clammy
Very weak
Unable to stand up
Pale skin (even blue or grey)
4) What does AED stand for? ✓ automated external defibrillator
,5) The resuscitation council ✓ 10%
guidelines indicate that for each
minute CPR is delayed there is a
? reduction in survival rates?
6) What is agonal breathing? ✓ Barely breathing or taking
infrequent, noisy gasps. These
usually occur about every 10-15
seconds
7) How common is agonal ✓ 40% of patients.
breathing?
8) What should happen if there is ✓ It should be assumed that they are
doubt about whether a collapsed not breathing
person is displaying agonal
breathing?
9) What is haemophilia? ✓ Hemophilia is usually an inherited
bleeding disorder in which the blood
does not clot properly.
10) What piece of information is ✓ Whether the problem is trauma
collected in module 0 that (injury) or non-trauma (illness)
influences the pathways you can
choose at the body map?
11) What is the definition of chronic ✓ A condition that persists over a long
illness? period of time. Symptoms appear
, gradually and get worse despite
treatment and change very slowly
12) What are the 5 age groups within ✓ Neonate - 0-1hour
the system and what age range Infant - 1 hour - 12 months
does each of these cover? Toddler - 1 - 5 years
Child - 5 - 16 years
Adult - 16years and over
13) What do you use when ✓ Use "other symptoms" pathway
someone's symptoms are very
vague and there is no specific
pathway available?
14) What is a MedicAlert? ✓ Medical alert bracelet/pendant which
identifies their condition and helps
healthcare professionals treat them
appropriately
15) Define what is meant by Blunt ✓ The skin or other body surface has
injury? not been broken but damage has
still occurred
16) What does an anticoagulant do? ✓ Makes the blood less prone to
clotting and causes blood to take
longer to stop.
17) What is a rigor and why does it ✓ Violent shivering that occurs with a
occur? fever. Because the body's muscles
Correct Answers and Rationale 2026
Chamberlain College of Nursing
EXAM QUESTIONS VERIFIED AND GRADED A+ ANSWERS
1) How long after being deprived of ✓ After 3-5 minutes
oxygen do cells start to die?
2) What is shock? ✓ Life-threatening condition that
occurs when the cardiovascular
system fails for some reason, and is
unable to circulate adequate
amounts of oxygen around the body.
3) List the features of shock ✓ Skin is cold & clammy
Very weak
Unable to stand up
Pale skin (even blue or grey)
4) What does AED stand for? ✓ automated external defibrillator
,5) The resuscitation council ✓ 10%
guidelines indicate that for each
minute CPR is delayed there is a
? reduction in survival rates?
6) What is agonal breathing? ✓ Barely breathing or taking
infrequent, noisy gasps. These
usually occur about every 10-15
seconds
7) How common is agonal ✓ 40% of patients.
breathing?
8) What should happen if there is ✓ It should be assumed that they are
doubt about whether a collapsed not breathing
person is displaying agonal
breathing?
9) What is haemophilia? ✓ Hemophilia is usually an inherited
bleeding disorder in which the blood
does not clot properly.
10) What piece of information is ✓ Whether the problem is trauma
collected in module 0 that (injury) or non-trauma (illness)
influences the pathways you can
choose at the body map?
11) What is the definition of chronic ✓ A condition that persists over a long
illness? period of time. Symptoms appear
, gradually and get worse despite
treatment and change very slowly
12) What are the 5 age groups within ✓ Neonate - 0-1hour
the system and what age range Infant - 1 hour - 12 months
does each of these cover? Toddler - 1 - 5 years
Child - 5 - 16 years
Adult - 16years and over
13) What do you use when ✓ Use "other symptoms" pathway
someone's symptoms are very
vague and there is no specific
pathway available?
14) What is a MedicAlert? ✓ Medical alert bracelet/pendant which
identifies their condition and helps
healthcare professionals treat them
appropriately
15) Define what is meant by Blunt ✓ The skin or other body surface has
injury? not been broken but damage has
still occurred
16) What does an anticoagulant do? ✓ Makes the blood less prone to
clotting and causes blood to take
longer to stop.
17) What is a rigor and why does it ✓ Violent shivering that occurs with a
occur? fever. Because the body's muscles
