Nursing Board Practice Test Compilation
Contents
NURSING PRACTICE I: FOUNDATION OF NURSING PRACTICE 4
NURSING PRACTICE II 15
NURSING PRACTICE
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NURSING PRACTICE IV 36
NURSING PRACTICE V 46
TEST I - Foundation of Professional Nursing Practice 56
Answers and Rationale – Foundation of Professional Nursing Practice 66
TEST II - Community Health Nursing and Care of the Mother and Child 74
Answers and Rationale – Community Health Nursing and Care of the Mother and Child 84
TEST III - Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations 91
Answers and Rationale – Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations 102
TEST IV - Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations 111
Answers and Rationale – Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations 122
TEST V - Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations 133
Answers and Rationale – Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations 144
PART III PRACTICE TEST I FOUNDATION OF NURSING . 153
ANSWERS AND RATIONALE – FOUNDATION OF NURSING 158
PRACTICE TEST II Maternal and Child Health 162
ANSWERS AND RATIONALE – MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH 167
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 173
ANSWERS AND RATIONALE – MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 178
PSYCHIATRIC NURSING 180
ANSWERS AND RATIONALE – PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
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FOUNDATION OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE188
ANSWER KEY - FOUNDATION OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE 199
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING AND CARE OF THE MOTHER AND CHILD 200
ANSWER KEY: COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING AND CARE OF THE MOTHER AND CHILD 211
Comprehensive Exam 1 213
CARE OF CLIENTS WITH PHYSIOLOGIC AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ALTERATIONS 222
ANSWER KEY: CARE OF CLIENTS WITH PHYSIOLOGIC AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ALTERATIONS 234
Nursing Practice Test V 235
Nursing Practice Test V 245
TEST I - Foundation of Professional Nursing Practice 255
Answers and Rationale – Foundation of Professional Nursing Practice 265
TEST II - Community Health Nursing and Care of the Mother and Child 273
Answers and Rationale – Community Health Nursing and Care of the Mother and Child 283
TEST III - Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations 290
Answers and Rationale – Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations 301
TEST IV - Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations 310
Answers and Rationale – Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations 321
TEST V - Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations 332
Answers and Rationale – Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations 343
PART III 352
PRACTICE TEST I FOUNDATION OF NURSING 352
ANSWERS AND RATIONALE – FOUNDATION OF NURSING 357
PRACTICE TEST II Maternal and Child Health 361
ANSWERS AND RATIONALE – MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH 366
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 372
ANSWERS AND RATIONALE – MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING 377
PSYCHIATRIC NURSING 379
ANSWERS AND RATIONALE – PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
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FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING PART 1 387
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING PART 2 392
ANSWERS and RATIONALES for FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING PART 2 397
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING PART 3 401
ANSWERS and RATIONALES for FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING PART 3 405
MATERNITY NURSING Part 1 409
ANSWERS and RATIONALES for MATERNITY NURSING Part 1 418
MATERNITY NURSING Part 2 428
Answer for maternity part 2 433
PEDIATRIC NURSING 434
ANSWERS and RATIONALES for PEDIATRIC NURSING
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COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING Part 1 444
COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING Part 2 454
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING Part 1 475
ANSWERS and RATIONALES for MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING Part 1 479
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING Part 2 481
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING Part 2 485
ANSWERS and RATIONALES for MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING Part 2 489
MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING Part 3 491
ANSWERS and RATIONALES for MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING Part 3 495
PSYCHIATRIC NURSING Part 1 497
ANSWERS and RATIONALES for PSYCHIATRIC NURSING Part 1 502
PSYCHIATRIC NURSING Part 2 504
ANSWERS and RATIONALES for PSYCHIATRIC NURSING Part 2 509
PSYCHIATRIC NURSING Part 3 512
ANSWERS and RATIONALES for PSYCHIATRIC NURSING Part 3 516
PROFESSIONAL ADJUSTMENT 519
LEADERSHIP and MANAGEMENT 522
NURSING RESEARCH Part 1 532
NURSING RESEARCH Part 2 542
Nursing Research Suggested Answer Key 546
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NURSING PRACTICE I: FOUNDATION OF NURSING PRACTICE
SITUATION: Nursing is a profession. The nurse should have a background on the theories and foundation of nursing as it influenced what is nursing today.
1. Nursing is the protection, promotion and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response and advocacy in the care of the individuals, families, communities and the population. This is the most accepted definition of nursing as defined by the:
2. Advancement in Nursing leads to the development of the Expanded Career Roles. Which of the following is NOT an expanded career role for nurses?
3. The Board of Nursing regulated the Nursing profession in the Philippines and is responsible for the maintenance of the quality of nursing in the country. Powers and duties of the board of nursing are the following, EXCEPT:
4. A nursing student or a beginning staff nurse who has not yet experienced enough real situations to make judgments about them is in what stage of Nursing Expertise?
5. Benner’s “Proficient” nurse level is different from the other levels in nursing expertise in the context of having:
SITUATION: The nurse has been asked to administer an injection via Z TRACK technique. Questions 6 to 10 refer to this.
6. The nurse prepares an IM injection for an adult client using the Z track technique. 4 ml of medication is to be administered to the client. Which of the following site will you choose?
7. In infants 1 year old and below, which of the following is the site of choice for intramuscular Injection?
8. In order to decrease discomfort in Z track administration, which of the following is applicable?
9. After injection using the Z track technique, the nurse should know that she needs to wait for a few seconds before withdrawing the needle and this is to allow the medication to disperse into
the muscle tissue, thus decreasing the client’s discomfort. How many seconds should the nurse wait before withdrawing the needle?
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10. The rationale in using the Z track technique in an intramuscular injection is:
SITUATION: A Client was rushed to the emergency room and you are his attending nurse. You are performing a vital sign assessment.
11. All of the following are correct methods in assessment of the blood pressure EXCEPT:
12. You attached a pulse oximeter to the client. You know that the purpose is to:
13. After a few hours in the Emergency Room, The client is admitted to the ward with an order of hourly monitoring of blood pressure. The nurse finds that the cuff is too narrow and this will cause the blood pressure reading to be:
14. Through the client’s health history, you gather
that the patient smokes and drinks coffee. When taking the blood pressure of a client who recently smoked or drank coffee, how long should the nurse wait before taking the client’s blood pressure for accurate reading? [Show Less]