State Exam Nursing New Zealand Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
What |does |Ambulatory |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Day |surgery |(max |stay |23 |hours)
What |does |inpatient |surgical |care |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Admitted |to |hospital |(min |
24 |hours)
Surgery |classifications? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Elective
Diagnostic
Acute
List |3 |patient |orientated |goals |post |surgery? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Return |to |normal |
physical |function
Remain |free |from |post |op |complications
Achieve |emotional |and |physical |comfort
What |is |included |in |a |pre-op |assessment? |(5) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Obtain |history
Physical |assessment
Determine |patient |understanding
Identify |emotional |state |and |coping |skills
Check |consent, |pre |anaesthetic |form |complete, |other |pre |anaesthetic |orders
What |does |atelectasis |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Collapse |or |closure |of |lung |resulting |in |
reduced |or |absent |gas |exchange
,List |5 |ways |to |safely |care |for |post |op |patients? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Fluid |balance |input |
and |output |
Pain |management |
Assessing |wound
Vital |signs |every |five |minutes
Checking |IV |site
What |is |meningitis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |serious |disease |in |which |there |is |inflammation |
of |the |meninges
Signs |and |symptoms |of |meningitis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Intense |headache
Fever
Light |sensitivity
Muscular |rigidity
Main |cause |of |meningitis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Bacterial: |Streptococcus |pneumoniae |
Viral: |Enterovirus
Signs |of |raised |intercranial |pressure? |(4) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Headache
Nausea
Increased |bp
Confusion
What |is |the |purpose |of |the |nursing |council? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |protect |the |health |
and |safety |of |members |of |the |public |by |ensuring |RNs |are |registered, |fit |to |practise, |and |
competent.
,Signs |of |otitis? |(Ear |infection/inflammation) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ear |pain
Fever
Difficulty |hearing
What |would |you |do |if |prescribed |medication |was |not |signed |by |the |doctor? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Do |not |give |until |a |signature |or |verbal |consent |has |been |given |with |a |witness
Signs |of |a |patient |on |methamphetamine? |(5) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Dilated |pupils
Agitation
Increased |bp |
Loss |of |appetite
Paranoia
List |5 |pieces |of |advice |to |give |a |patient |following |a |total |hip |replacement? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Place |a |pillow |between |legs |when |lying |on |side |
Avoid |bending |past |90 |degrees
Avoid |crossing |legs
Sit |on |chairs |higher |than |knee |height |
Take |short |frequent |walks
What |is |airway |obstruction |caused |by? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Tongue
Laryngospasm
Retained |secretions
Insufficient |anaesthetic |reversal
Treatment |for |airway |obstruction? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Correct |positioning
o2 |therapy
, Suctioning
Close |monitoring
Viral |signs
Anti |emetics
Manifestations |of |atelectasis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Insidious |onset
Early |s&s: |cough, |sputum, |low |grade |fever
Later |s&s: |respiratory |distress, |dyspnoea, |tachycardia, |pleural |pain, |cyanosis, |anxiety
What |is |a |pulmonary |embolism? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Occurs |from |a |deep |vein |
thrombosis, |clot |forms, |travels |to |lungs |or |brain, |life |threatening
Diagnosis |of |a |pulmonary |embolism? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chest |X-ray |
Ecg |
Abg |
Ultra |sound
Pulmonary |angiography
How |to |prevent |a |pulmonary |embolism? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pre |op |weight |loss
Compression |stockings
Early |animation
Hydration
Meds
What |causes |a |deep |vein |thrombosis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Occurs |in |leg |veins |due |to |
inactivity, |body |positioning, |and |pressure
Questions With Correct Answers
What |does |Ambulatory |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Day |surgery |(max |stay |23 |hours)
What |does |inpatient |surgical |care |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Admitted |to |hospital |(min |
24 |hours)
Surgery |classifications? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Elective
Diagnostic
Acute
List |3 |patient |orientated |goals |post |surgery? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Return |to |normal |
physical |function
Remain |free |from |post |op |complications
Achieve |emotional |and |physical |comfort
What |is |included |in |a |pre-op |assessment? |(5) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Obtain |history
Physical |assessment
Determine |patient |understanding
Identify |emotional |state |and |coping |skills
Check |consent, |pre |anaesthetic |form |complete, |other |pre |anaesthetic |orders
What |does |atelectasis |mean? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Collapse |or |closure |of |lung |resulting |in |
reduced |or |absent |gas |exchange
,List |5 |ways |to |safely |care |for |post |op |patients? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Fluid |balance |input |
and |output |
Pain |management |
Assessing |wound
Vital |signs |every |five |minutes
Checking |IV |site
What |is |meningitis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |serious |disease |in |which |there |is |inflammation |
of |the |meninges
Signs |and |symptoms |of |meningitis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Intense |headache
Fever
Light |sensitivity
Muscular |rigidity
Main |cause |of |meningitis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Bacterial: |Streptococcus |pneumoniae |
Viral: |Enterovirus
Signs |of |raised |intercranial |pressure? |(4) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Headache
Nausea
Increased |bp
Confusion
What |is |the |purpose |of |the |nursing |council? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |protect |the |health |
and |safety |of |members |of |the |public |by |ensuring |RNs |are |registered, |fit |to |practise, |and |
competent.
,Signs |of |otitis? |(Ear |infection/inflammation) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Ear |pain
Fever
Difficulty |hearing
What |would |you |do |if |prescribed |medication |was |not |signed |by |the |doctor? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Do |not |give |until |a |signature |or |verbal |consent |has |been |given |with |a |witness
Signs |of |a |patient |on |methamphetamine? |(5) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Dilated |pupils
Agitation
Increased |bp |
Loss |of |appetite
Paranoia
List |5 |pieces |of |advice |to |give |a |patient |following |a |total |hip |replacement? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Place |a |pillow |between |legs |when |lying |on |side |
Avoid |bending |past |90 |degrees
Avoid |crossing |legs
Sit |on |chairs |higher |than |knee |height |
Take |short |frequent |walks
What |is |airway |obstruction |caused |by? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Tongue
Laryngospasm
Retained |secretions
Insufficient |anaesthetic |reversal
Treatment |for |airway |obstruction? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Correct |positioning
o2 |therapy
, Suctioning
Close |monitoring
Viral |signs
Anti |emetics
Manifestations |of |atelectasis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Insidious |onset
Early |s&s: |cough, |sputum, |low |grade |fever
Later |s&s: |respiratory |distress, |dyspnoea, |tachycardia, |pleural |pain, |cyanosis, |anxiety
What |is |a |pulmonary |embolism? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Occurs |from |a |deep |vein |
thrombosis, |clot |forms, |travels |to |lungs |or |brain, |life |threatening
Diagnosis |of |a |pulmonary |embolism? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chest |X-ray |
Ecg |
Abg |
Ultra |sound
Pulmonary |angiography
How |to |prevent |a |pulmonary |embolism? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pre |op |weight |loss
Compression |stockings
Early |animation
Hydration
Meds
What |causes |a |deep |vein |thrombosis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Occurs |in |leg |veins |due |to |
inactivity, |body |positioning, |and |pressure
