NMC Basic

Question 1

How should eye drops be given?

Accepted Answer

Pulling on the lower eyelid and putting eyedrops.

Answer

Tip the patient's head to the side and inject the eye drops through the nasolacrimal system.

Answer

Tip the patient's head back and apply the eye drops into their cornea.

Answer

Pulling on the upper eyelid and giving eyedrops.

Question 2

What is primary care?

Accepted Answer

GP locations, dentistry practices, community pharmacies, and high-street optometrists

Answer

First aid on the street

Answer

The Accident and Emergency Room

Question 3

Your patient will lose consciousness following a lumbar puncture. What will be the cause?

Accepted Answer

Cerebral Spinal fluid (CSF) leakage

Answer

Headache

Answer

Side effects of medication

Answer

Increased intracranial pressure (ICP)

Question 4

The nurses on the day shift say the controlled drug count is wrong. What is the most suitable nursing action?

Accepted Answer

Report the discrepancy to the nurse management and the pharmacist quickly.

Answer

Report what happened to the NMC.

Answer

Report what happened to the local Board of Nursing.

Answer

Call a doctor.

Question 5

Which of the following oxygen masks can give between 60 and 90% of oxygen at a flow rate of 10 to 15 L/min?

Accepted Answer

Non-rebreathing masks

Answer

Venturi high flow mask

Answer

Simple semi-rigid plastic masks

Answer

Nasal cannulas

Question 6

The concentration of electrolytes in the body varies according to the compartment in which they are contained. Which of the following is found in high quantity in extracellular fluid?

Accepted Answer

Sodium

Answer

Chloride

Answer

Potassium

Answer

Magnesium

Question 7

What exactly is meant by "advocate?"

Accepted Answer

Someone who acts on behalf of the patient.

Answer

Someone with the same values as the patient.

Answer

Someone who creates possibilities for patients.

Answer

Someone who holds the same beliefs as the patient.

Question 8

A nurse records vital signs without completing the task. What should the charge nurse do after addressing the problem with the nurse?

Accepted Answer

Create a document of the the incident.

Answer

Inform the board of nursing.

Answer

Terminate employment.

Answer

Charge the nurse with malpractice.

Question 9

It is critical that patients fast effectively before to surgery so that:

Accepted Answer

reduce the possibility of reflux and inhalation of gastric contents.

Answer

prevent the sufferer from gagging.

Answer

reduce the chance of vomiting.

Answer

prevent vomiting and chest infections.

Question 10

What are the indications and symptoms of shock in the early stages (stages 1–3)?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Answer

hypotension

Answer

hypoxemia

Answer

tachycardia and hyperventilation