BNMN501 Exam Questions And Answers
Mrs Bago, 80 years old, is a resident of the rest home where you
are on student placement. Whilst playing cards in the day room
with a fellow resident she became unresponsive without warning
for about 30 seconds. Five minuteshave passed and she has now
regained consciousness and is lying on her bed, after being taken
there by her career.The Activities Coordinator reported that she had
some slurring of speech immediately after regaining consciousness.
Which of the following would be most appropriate for you as the
student nurse to do next?
A. Leave Mrs Bago to go and talk to the other residents about what
happened.
B. Perform a Glasgow Coma Score (GCS).
C. Refer the patient for immediate follow-up.
D. Ask if the patient has ever had a seizure -
correct answer ✅B. Perform a glasgow coma scale
When performing a physical examination of Winnie which of the
following would be most appropriate?
A. Allow Winnie to remain dressed.
B. Omit intrusive parts of the exam.
C. Dim the room light.
,BNMN501 Exam Questions And Answers
D. Try to minimise position changes for her. -
correct answer ✅D. Try to minimise position changes for her
Which test would be most appropriate to perform when assessing
Winnies eye muscle strength and cranial nerve function?
A. Visual fields test.
B. Cover test.
C. Corneal light reflex test.
D. Extra ocular movement test. -
correct answer ✅D. Extra ocular movement test
Which of the following nursing assessments will give you objective
data relating to the functioning of Winnies cerebellum?
A. Vital signs.
B. Coordination.
C. Glasgow Coma Score
D. Cardiac function. -
correct answer ✅B. Coordination
The registered nurse is having difficulty eliciting a patellar reflex.
Which of the following would be most appropriate for the nurse to
have Winnie do?
,BNMN501 Exam Questions And Answers
A. Lock the fingers together and pull against each other.
B. Stretch the arms over head.
C. Squeeze a thigh with the opposite hand.
D. Clench the jaw tightly. -
correct answer ✅A. Lock the fingers together and pull against each
other
Winnies patellar reflex is normal. Which of the following is the
correct number to document this?
A. 2+
B. 3+
C. 4+
D. 5+ -
correct answer ✅A. 2+
Which of the following would be the most likely sign of a frontal
lobe contusion?
A. Inability to hear high-pitched sounds
B. Difficulty speaking
C. Blurred vision
D. Loss of tactile sensation -
correct answer ✅B. Difficulty speaking
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You are a Practice Nurse working in a GP surgery. Joyce, a 73-year-
old widow presents to you for a blood pressure check. She has a
past medical history of a Myocardial Infarction 8 years ago, has
rheumatoid arthritis and also type 2 diabetes. Joyce tells you she
has increasing Right calf pain on walking. Her feet are always cold
and she would also like you to look at a lesion on her Right lower
leg that will not heal.
For which patient condition would you most likely expect a capillary
refill time longer than two seconds?
A. Malignant melanoma.
B. Inflammatory bowel disease.
C. Peripheral vascular disease.
D. Multiple sclerosis. -
correct answer ✅C. Peripheral vascular disease
Which one of the following is a myth about pain in the older adult?
A. Opioids are often the drug of choice for some types of pain, and
are to be used cautiously.
B. Older patients may have more than one source of pain.
C. There is a greater likelihood of having developed a pathological
condition that may be accompanied by
Mrs Bago, 80 years old, is a resident of the rest home where you
are on student placement. Whilst playing cards in the day room
with a fellow resident she became unresponsive without warning
for about 30 seconds. Five minuteshave passed and she has now
regained consciousness and is lying on her bed, after being taken
there by her career.The Activities Coordinator reported that she had
some slurring of speech immediately after regaining consciousness.
Which of the following would be most appropriate for you as the
student nurse to do next?
A. Leave Mrs Bago to go and talk to the other residents about what
happened.
B. Perform a Glasgow Coma Score (GCS).
C. Refer the patient for immediate follow-up.
D. Ask if the patient has ever had a seizure -
correct answer ✅B. Perform a glasgow coma scale
When performing a physical examination of Winnie which of the
following would be most appropriate?
A. Allow Winnie to remain dressed.
B. Omit intrusive parts of the exam.
C. Dim the room light.
,BNMN501 Exam Questions And Answers
D. Try to minimise position changes for her. -
correct answer ✅D. Try to minimise position changes for her
Which test would be most appropriate to perform when assessing
Winnies eye muscle strength and cranial nerve function?
A. Visual fields test.
B. Cover test.
C. Corneal light reflex test.
D. Extra ocular movement test. -
correct answer ✅D. Extra ocular movement test
Which of the following nursing assessments will give you objective
data relating to the functioning of Winnies cerebellum?
A. Vital signs.
B. Coordination.
C. Glasgow Coma Score
D. Cardiac function. -
correct answer ✅B. Coordination
The registered nurse is having difficulty eliciting a patellar reflex.
Which of the following would be most appropriate for the nurse to
have Winnie do?
,BNMN501 Exam Questions And Answers
A. Lock the fingers together and pull against each other.
B. Stretch the arms over head.
C. Squeeze a thigh with the opposite hand.
D. Clench the jaw tightly. -
correct answer ✅A. Lock the fingers together and pull against each
other
Winnies patellar reflex is normal. Which of the following is the
correct number to document this?
A. 2+
B. 3+
C. 4+
D. 5+ -
correct answer ✅A. 2+
Which of the following would be the most likely sign of a frontal
lobe contusion?
A. Inability to hear high-pitched sounds
B. Difficulty speaking
C. Blurred vision
D. Loss of tactile sensation -
correct answer ✅B. Difficulty speaking
, BNMN501 Exam Questions And Answers
You are a Practice Nurse working in a GP surgery. Joyce, a 73-year-
old widow presents to you for a blood pressure check. She has a
past medical history of a Myocardial Infarction 8 years ago, has
rheumatoid arthritis and also type 2 diabetes. Joyce tells you she
has increasing Right calf pain on walking. Her feet are always cold
and she would also like you to look at a lesion on her Right lower
leg that will not heal.
For which patient condition would you most likely expect a capillary
refill time longer than two seconds?
A. Malignant melanoma.
B. Inflammatory bowel disease.
C. Peripheral vascular disease.
D. Multiple sclerosis. -
correct answer ✅C. Peripheral vascular disease
Which one of the following is a myth about pain in the older adult?
A. Opioids are often the drug of choice for some types of pain, and
are to be used cautiously.
B. Older patients may have more than one source of pain.
C. There is a greater likelihood of having developed a pathological
condition that may be accompanied by
