NMC CBT Exam Practice questions with
complete solutions 2024
When lassessing lan lunresponsive lpt, lwhat lis lan lappropriate lway lto lget la lpain
lresponse?
-sternal lrub
-nail lbed lpressure
-pinching lthe lear
-a ltrapezium lsqueeze l- lANS✓✓-a ltrapezium lsqueeze l(aka lsqueeze lthe lshoulders)
What lis lthe lmost lcommon lhealth lproblem laffecting lthe lnurses lhealthcare lusers l& lthe
lrelatives lin lhospital lsettings?
-neurological ldisorders
-cancer
-needle lprick linjury
-split l& lfalls l- lANS✓✓-split l& lfalls
Which lis lNOT lconsidered lmedicine?
-whole lblood
-albumin
-blood lclotting lfactors
-antibodies l- lANS✓✓-whole lblood
What lsector lreceives lthe llargest lshare lof lUK lhealth lbudget?
-surgical loperations
-blood ldiseases l/ lHIV l/ lhepatitis
-elderly lproblems l- lANS✓✓-elderly lproblems
What ldoes la lnurse lobserve lwhen lassessing lthe lrespiration lof la lpt lwith lbreathing
ldifficulties?
-rate, lpattern, l& levidence lof lcyanosis
-presence lof lsymmetrical lmovement lof lboth lsides lof lchest l& lequal lbreath lsounds
-ability lto lspeak lin lfull lsentences, lease lof lbreathing, lrate, lpattern, l& levidence lof
lcyanosis
-ease lof lbreathing, lrate, lpattern, l& levidence lof lcyanosis l- lANS✓✓-ability lto lspeak lin
lfull lsentences, lease lof lbreathing, lrate, lpattern, l& levidence lof lcyanosis
How llong lis lthe lundergraduate/pre-registration lBSC lnursing lprogramme lfor lthose lon la
lstandard lentry lpathway?
-2 lyears
-4 lyears
-3 lyears
-5 lyears l- lANS✓✓-3 lyears
Pt lis lhaving lbreathlessness. lPt lis lin lthe lend lof llife lcare lphase. lWhat lshould lthe lnurse
ldo?
-put lthe lface lof lthe lpt lin lthe lelectric lfan
, -give lhigh lflow loxygen
-put lpaper lbag
-give lmore lsedative l- lANS✓✓-put lpaper lbag
A lnurse lworking lin la lchildren lward lwants lto ltake lvital lsigns lfor lthe lpts l& lnotices la
ldistressed lchild. lWhat lis lthe lbest lnursing laction?
-ignore lthe lchild l& lcontinue lthe lvital lsigns lfor lothers
-attend lto lthe ldistressed lchild l& ltake lthem ltogether lto ldo ltheir lvital lsigns
-ask lthe lattendant l/ lassistant lto ldo lvitals lwhile lyou lattend lto lthe ldistressed lchild
-inform lthe lhead lnurse labout lthe ldistressed lchild l& lcontinue lyour lvitals l- lANS✓✓-ask
lthe lattendant l/ lassistant lto ldo lvitals lwhile lyou lattend lto lthe ldistressed lchild
How lwill lyou lasses lhemodynamic lstability l& lperfusion?
-skin lturgor
-GCS l(Glasgow lComa lScale)
-capillary lrefill l- lANS✓✓-capillary lrefill
How lis lchemotherapy l& lhormone ltreatment lwaste ldisposed?
-red
-yellow
-pink
-black l- lANS✓✓-red
A lpt lis lreturning lhome lfrom lhospital. lThey lwill lspend lseveral lweeks lin la lresidential
lfacility, lfollowed lby lcommunity lsupport. lIn lorder lto lensure la lpositive lprocess, lwhat
laction ldoes la lnurse ltake?
-allow lthe lpt lto larrange lany lcommunity lservice lto lallow lthem lto lbe lindependent
-give ldischarge linformation lto lthe lcare lfacility lwho lwill lliaise lwith lothers
-copy lall lagencies linto lthe ldischarge lplan lcorrespondence
-ask lthe lpt lto lcontact ltheir lGP lto lfollow lup lon lservices lneeded l- lANS✓✓-give
ldischarge linformation lto lthe lcare lfacility lwho lwill lliaise lwith lothers
What laction lwould lyou ltake lif la lspecimen lhad la lbiohazard lsticker lon lit?
-double lbag lit, lin la lself-sealing lbag, l& lwear lgloves lif lhandling lthe lspecimen
-wear lgloves lif lhandling lthe lspecimen, lring lahead l& ltell lthe llaboratory lthe lsample lis
lon lits lway
-wear lgoggles l& lunderfill lthe lsample lbottle
-wear lappropriate lPPE l& loverfill lthe lbottle l- lANS✓✓-double lbag lit, lin la lself-sealing
lbag, l& lwear lgloves lif lhandling lthe lspecimen
Which lof lthe lfollowing ltechniques lis ladvisable lwhen lobtaining la lurine lspecimen lin
lorder lto lminimize lthe lcontamination lof la lspecimen?
-clean laround lthe lmeatus lprior lto lsample lcollection l& lget la lmidstream l/ lclean lcatch
lurine lspecimen
-clean laround lthe lmeatus lprior lto lsample lcollection l& lcollect lthe lfirst lportion lof lurine
las lthis lis lwhere lthe lmost lbacteria lwill lbe
-do lnot lclean lthe lurethral lmeatus las lwe lwant lthese lbacteria lto lanalyse las lwell
-dip lthe luranalysis lstrip linto lthe lurine lin la lbedpan lmixed lwith lstool l- lANS✓✓-clean
laround lthe lmeatus lprior lto lsample lcollection l& lget la lmidstream l/ lclean lcatch lurine
lspecimen
What ldoes lAVPU lmean?
-Alert, lVerbalization, lPain, lUnconscious
-Awake, lVoice, lPain, lUnconscious
complete solutions 2024
When lassessing lan lunresponsive lpt, lwhat lis lan lappropriate lway lto lget la lpain
lresponse?
-sternal lrub
-nail lbed lpressure
-pinching lthe lear
-a ltrapezium lsqueeze l- lANS✓✓-a ltrapezium lsqueeze l(aka lsqueeze lthe lshoulders)
What lis lthe lmost lcommon lhealth lproblem laffecting lthe lnurses lhealthcare lusers l& lthe
lrelatives lin lhospital lsettings?
-neurological ldisorders
-cancer
-needle lprick linjury
-split l& lfalls l- lANS✓✓-split l& lfalls
Which lis lNOT lconsidered lmedicine?
-whole lblood
-albumin
-blood lclotting lfactors
-antibodies l- lANS✓✓-whole lblood
What lsector lreceives lthe llargest lshare lof lUK lhealth lbudget?
-surgical loperations
-blood ldiseases l/ lHIV l/ lhepatitis
-elderly lproblems l- lANS✓✓-elderly lproblems
What ldoes la lnurse lobserve lwhen lassessing lthe lrespiration lof la lpt lwith lbreathing
ldifficulties?
-rate, lpattern, l& levidence lof lcyanosis
-presence lof lsymmetrical lmovement lof lboth lsides lof lchest l& lequal lbreath lsounds
-ability lto lspeak lin lfull lsentences, lease lof lbreathing, lrate, lpattern, l& levidence lof
lcyanosis
-ease lof lbreathing, lrate, lpattern, l& levidence lof lcyanosis l- lANS✓✓-ability lto lspeak lin
lfull lsentences, lease lof lbreathing, lrate, lpattern, l& levidence lof lcyanosis
How llong lis lthe lundergraduate/pre-registration lBSC lnursing lprogramme lfor lthose lon la
lstandard lentry lpathway?
-2 lyears
-4 lyears
-3 lyears
-5 lyears l- lANS✓✓-3 lyears
Pt lis lhaving lbreathlessness. lPt lis lin lthe lend lof llife lcare lphase. lWhat lshould lthe lnurse
ldo?
-put lthe lface lof lthe lpt lin lthe lelectric lfan
, -give lhigh lflow loxygen
-put lpaper lbag
-give lmore lsedative l- lANS✓✓-put lpaper lbag
A lnurse lworking lin la lchildren lward lwants lto ltake lvital lsigns lfor lthe lpts l& lnotices la
ldistressed lchild. lWhat lis lthe lbest lnursing laction?
-ignore lthe lchild l& lcontinue lthe lvital lsigns lfor lothers
-attend lto lthe ldistressed lchild l& ltake lthem ltogether lto ldo ltheir lvital lsigns
-ask lthe lattendant l/ lassistant lto ldo lvitals lwhile lyou lattend lto lthe ldistressed lchild
-inform lthe lhead lnurse labout lthe ldistressed lchild l& lcontinue lyour lvitals l- lANS✓✓-ask
lthe lattendant l/ lassistant lto ldo lvitals lwhile lyou lattend lto lthe ldistressed lchild
How lwill lyou lasses lhemodynamic lstability l& lperfusion?
-skin lturgor
-GCS l(Glasgow lComa lScale)
-capillary lrefill l- lANS✓✓-capillary lrefill
How lis lchemotherapy l& lhormone ltreatment lwaste ldisposed?
-red
-yellow
-pink
-black l- lANS✓✓-red
A lpt lis lreturning lhome lfrom lhospital. lThey lwill lspend lseveral lweeks lin la lresidential
lfacility, lfollowed lby lcommunity lsupport. lIn lorder lto lensure la lpositive lprocess, lwhat
laction ldoes la lnurse ltake?
-allow lthe lpt lto larrange lany lcommunity lservice lto lallow lthem lto lbe lindependent
-give ldischarge linformation lto lthe lcare lfacility lwho lwill lliaise lwith lothers
-copy lall lagencies linto lthe ldischarge lplan lcorrespondence
-ask lthe lpt lto lcontact ltheir lGP lto lfollow lup lon lservices lneeded l- lANS✓✓-give
ldischarge linformation lto lthe lcare lfacility lwho lwill lliaise lwith lothers
What laction lwould lyou ltake lif la lspecimen lhad la lbiohazard lsticker lon lit?
-double lbag lit, lin la lself-sealing lbag, l& lwear lgloves lif lhandling lthe lspecimen
-wear lgloves lif lhandling lthe lspecimen, lring lahead l& ltell lthe llaboratory lthe lsample lis
lon lits lway
-wear lgoggles l& lunderfill lthe lsample lbottle
-wear lappropriate lPPE l& loverfill lthe lbottle l- lANS✓✓-double lbag lit, lin la lself-sealing
lbag, l& lwear lgloves lif lhandling lthe lspecimen
Which lof lthe lfollowing ltechniques lis ladvisable lwhen lobtaining la lurine lspecimen lin
lorder lto lminimize lthe lcontamination lof la lspecimen?
-clean laround lthe lmeatus lprior lto lsample lcollection l& lget la lmidstream l/ lclean lcatch
lurine lspecimen
-clean laround lthe lmeatus lprior lto lsample lcollection l& lcollect lthe lfirst lportion lof lurine
las lthis lis lwhere lthe lmost lbacteria lwill lbe
-do lnot lclean lthe lurethral lmeatus las lwe lwant lthese lbacteria lto lanalyse las lwell
-dip lthe luranalysis lstrip linto lthe lurine lin la lbedpan lmixed lwith lstool l- lANS✓✓-clean
laround lthe lmeatus lprior lto lsample lcollection l& lget la lmidstream l/ lclean lcatch lurine
lspecimen
What ldoes lAVPU lmean?
-Alert, lVerbalization, lPain, lUnconscious
-Awake, lVoice, lPain, lUnconscious
