Pre-board Exam for July 2011 NLE
by Byron Webb Romero, RN, MSN · June 17, 2011
July 2011 Nursing Board Exam Preboard Examination.
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July 2011 Pre-Board Nursing Exam (NLE)
Question 1 |
A | Prepare 750 ml of irrigating solution warmed to 100 degree Fahrenheit |
B | Provide privacy and explain the prescribed procedure to the client |
C | Assist the client in a lateral Sim’s position |
D | Question the physician about the order |
Question 2 |
Annie is scheduled for a cleft palate repair. What is the priority post-op plan of care for Annie?
A | To resume toilet training after she gets well |
B | Use a wide-bowl spoon for feeding |
C | That Annie will be more prone to respiratory infection now that her airways are smaller |
D | That no further treatment is needed until his adult teeth come in at age 6 |
Question 3 |
A | Non-stress test |
B | Contraction stress test |
C | Biophysical profile |
D | Denver developmental screening test |
Question 4 |
A | Mutation |
B | Nondisjunction |
C | Mosaicism |
D | Translocation |
Question 5 |
A | A tetherball |
B | Deep breathing and progressive group relaxation |
C | Chess |
D | A book review and brown-bag luncheon |
Question 6 |
A | Face tent |
B | Aerosol mask |
C | Venturi mask |
D | Any of these |
Question 7 |
A | Gonorrhea |
B | Syphilis |
C | Genital herpes |
D | Trichomonas vaginalis |
Question 8 |
Nurse Aya is identifying problems of the patient in her shift. Which client has a problem with oxygen transport from the lungs to the tissues?
A | Mr. A with a brain tumor |
B | Mr. B with anemia |
C | Mr. C with anemia |
D | Mr. D with fracture in the femur |
Question 9 |
A | Right to visitors, mails and use of telephone |
B | Right to generalized treatment plan and to participation in the development of that plan and to an explanation of the treatment |
C | Right to confidentiality |
D | None of these |
Question 10 |
A | Forming |
B | Norming |
C | Storming |
D | Performing |
Question 11 |
A | Miniature cars |
B | Comic books |
C | Finger paint |
D | Playstation |
Question 12 |
A | To help communities and families to cope with the discontinuities of health and threats by increasing the productivity of the people. |
B | To help communities and families to cope with the discontinuities of health and threats by raising the level of health of the citizenry. |
C | To help communities and families to cope with the discontinuities of health and threats by enhancing the capacity of individuals, families and communities to cope with their health needs. |
D | To help communities and families to cope with the discontinuities of health and threats by supporting and supplementing the efforts of the medical professionals in the promotion of health and prevention of illness. |
Question 13 |
A | Making sure that the children washes their hands before and after eating |
B | Removing all pets in the house |
C | Using a Lysol disinfectant spray in the kitchen and bathroom everyday |
D | Disinfecting the toilet seat after use |
Question 14 |
A | Tachypnea |
B | Orthopnea |
C | Apnea |
D | Dyspnea |
Question 15 |
A | Evaluate whether the client’s knowledge level is sufficient to give consent |
B | Explain the risks involved in the surgery |
C | Explain that obtaining the signature is a routine procedure in any surgery |
D | None of these |
Question 16 |
A | Rotating the catheter as it is inserted with gentle suction |
B | Using gloves to prevent introduction of pathogens to the respiratory system |
C | Applying suction for at least 20-30 seconds each time to ensure that all secretions are removed in the area |
D | Applying no suction while inserting the catheter |
Question 17 |
A | Encourage the patient to participate in unit activities and meetings |
B | Question the client about the events triggering the dissociative disorder |
C | Let the client stay in his room whenever he is experiencing feelings of dissociation |
D | Encourage the client to form friendships with other clients in his therapy groups to decrease his feelings of isolation |
Question 18 |
A | A cesarean section may be necessary if vaginal lesions are present at the time of labor |
B | Daily administration of Acyclovir is required during the entire duration of pregnancy |
C | Total abstinence from sexual intercourse is important to do the entire pregnancy |
D | If vaginal lesions are present, sitz baths need to be taken every 4 hours |
Question 19 |
A | Inadequate interaction. |
B | Inadequate material for successful group interaction. |
C | Inadequate time for individual participation. |
D | All of these |
Question 20 |
A | The client who needs his dressing to be changed |
B | The client who needs to be medicated |
C | The client who is incontinent and needs to be cleaned |
D | The client who needs to be suctioned |
Question 21 |
A | 1 week |
B | 1 day |
C | 1 month |
D | Any of the above |
Question 22 |
A | BP tends to be highest when the pregnant woman is sitting down |
B | BP should be taken every visit to the clinic |
C | During pregnancy, it is normal for the BP to increase by as much as 33 systolic BP in the third trimester when the pregnant woman is near delivery |
D | A pregnant woman’s BP may decrease a little in the second trimester of pregnancy |
Question 23 |
A | “You are not alone.” |
B | “Nah, you are juts upset few hours from now you’ll feel better, trust me.” |
C | “You must be feeling all alone at this point.” |
D | “What are you feeling right now?” |
Question 24 |
Annie’s mother is asking the nurse when will her child be ready for a cleft palate repair, the nurse’s most appropriate answer would be:
A | Prior to development of speech |
B | When the child is completely weaned from the bottle and pacifier |
C | When the child is toilet trained |
D | When a large-holed nipple is ineffective for his feedings |
Question 25 |
A | Making observations |
B | Encouraging description |
C | Giving recognition |
D | Any of these |
Question 26 |
A | Heterazan |
B | Biltricide |
C | Chlorampenicol |
D | Tetracycline |
Question 27 |
A | Cereal grains except corn and rice |
B | Milk and dairy products |
C | Carbohydrates |
D | Protein-containing foods |
Question 28 |
A | The client passes formed stools at a regular intervals |
B | The client exhibits firm skin turgor |
C | The client no longer experiences perianal burning |
D | The client reports a decrease in stool frequency and liquidity |
Question 29 |
The danger of hypothermia in GI bleeding can be decreased by the nurse is she performs which of the following?
A | Administer blood with normal saline |
B | Administer blood products through a central line |
C | Give packed cells only |
D | Warm blood to body temperature before transfusion |
Question 30 |
A | 3 LPM |
B | 1 LPM |
C | 6 LPM |
D | 5 LPM |
Question 31 |
A | 23 |
B | 26 |
C | 21 |
D | 18 |
Question 32 |
A | Let the woman drink lots of water to make the bladder full |
B | Instruct the patient not to talk |
C | Have the woman sit or lie down and allow her to relax |
D | All of these |
Question 33 |
A | Ineffective breathing pattern |
B | Ineffective airway clearance |
C | Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than body requirements |
D | Alteration in comfort: Pain |
Question 34 |
A | A behavioral approach to changing behavior |
B | A cognitive approach to changing behavior |
C | A behavior modification technique |
D | The client is involved in setting goals |
Question 35 |
A | Patient |
B | Hospital |
C | Nurse |
D | Physician |
Question 36 |
A | Assault |
B | Battery |
C | False imprisonment |
D | None of these |
Question 37 |
A | He may not refuse treatment |
B | He must be mentally ill and be a danger to others or oneself |
C | He must be released when he chooses to go |
D | All of these |
Question 38 |
A | Asymptomatic infections |
B | Reinfection |
C | Development of resistant strains |
D | Non-venereal transmission |
Question 39 |
A | “I’m losing my temper all the time.” |
B | “I’m no longer afraid of water.” |
C | “I can sleep well at nights and my nightmares are gone.” |
D | “I stopped craving for alcohol.” |
Question 40 |
A | 0.5 ml |
B | 5 ml |
C | 0.1 ml |
D | 0.01 ml |
Question 41 |
A | Assault and battery |
B | Negligence |
C | Intentional tort |
D | False imprisonment |
Question 42 |
A | During admission in the health care delivery system |
B | After the client is treated |
C | During discharge from the health care delivery system |
D | When the client requests for a rehabilitations service |
Question 43 |
During physical assessment, the nurse would notice the following changes to the client EXCEPT:
A | Bulging flanks |
B | Protruding umbilicus |
C | Abdominal distention |
D | Bluish discoloration of the umbilicus |
Question 44 |
A | Supine |
B | High-fowler’s |
C | Semi-fowler’s |
D | Reverse trendelenburg |
Question 45 |
A | The practicing nurses |
B | The public |
C | The employing agency |
D | The professional standards |
Question 46 |
- Diaphoresis
- Palpitations
- Jitters
- Tachycardia
A | Restrict salt. Administer diuretics and perform a paracentesis. |
B | Check the client’s blood glucose level and administer carbohydrates. |
C | Give Nitroglycerin and perform an ECG. |
D | Check pulse oximetry and administer oxygen. |
Question 47 |
A | Next month |
B | Within 24 hours |
C | After a week |
D | Every week for two weeks then every month |
Question 48 |
A | Loose associations |
B | Paranoid ideations |
C | Depersonalization |
D | Ideas of references |
Question 49 |
As a result of liver failure, the nurse expects to find which laboratory value in Mr. Torres’ lab result?
A | Decreased serum creatinine |
B | Decreased sodium |
C | Increased ammonia |
D | Increased calcium |
Question 50 |
A | Feasible |
B | General applicability |
C | Novelty |
D | Researchable |
Question 51 |
A | It is the appraisal of what is “good”. |
B | Practiced when another person makes decisions about what is right or best for the individual. |
C | It is a personally held belief, opinion and attitude that guide one’s actions. |
D | It is a type distributive justice where allocation of services goes to more deserving. |
Question 52 |
A | Vector eradication |
B | Community participation |
C | Encourage for vaccination |
D | Treat shock with IVF |
Question 53 |
A | Dissociation |
B | Hallucinations |
C | Addiction |
D | Confabulation |
Question 54 |
A | Isolating the patient with AIDS |
B | Labeling blood and specimens from infected person with “AIDS Precaution” |
C | Disposing used needles into a puncture resistant container |
D | Cleaning bloody spills with antiseptic solution or chlorox |
Question 55 |
A | Depression |
B | Impulsiveness |
C | Estrangement |
D | Fatigue |
Question 56 |
A | In most states, the client who has been involuntarily committed may not refuse treatment |
B | There is presently a trend toward finding individuals insane and guilty |
C | Individuals who commit crimes and successfully plead insanity defenses may be involuntarily committed to psychiatric hospitals under civil commitment laws |
D | In irresistible impulse insanity defense, the accuse, because of mental health have the will to resist an impulse to commit the act, even though able to differentiate between right and wrong. |
Question 57 |
A | Appendicitis |
B | Hepatitis |
C | Stomatitis |
D | Pneumonitis |
Question 58 |
A | Two |
B | Three |
C | Four |
D | Ten to twelve |
Question 59 |
What is the major dietary treatment for ascites?
A | High protein |
B | Increased potassium |
C | Restricted fluids |
D | Restricted sodium |
Question 60 |
A | Is this what the people need? |
B | Who is responsible for this failure? |
C | Is this what the people wanted and demanded? |
D | What went wrong? |
Question 61 |
A | Turn the patient to the unaffected side |
B | Check whether the tube is kinked |
C | Inform the physician |
D | Take the patient’s vital signs |
Question 62 |
A | Binge eating |
B | Close-head injury |
C | Hostage situation |
D | Fight with family member |
Question 63 |
A | Obtain a blood chemical profile |
B | Teach Valsalva maneuver to the client |
C | Monitor the client’s body temperature |
D | Take the client’s BP |
Question 64 |
A | Goals of the DOH |
B | Previous and present health status of the people |
C | Health devolution |
D | Existing health problems and needs of the people |
Question 65 |
A | Teaching the client on how to use effective communication skills |
B | Assisting the client to identify his coping mechanisms used in the past |
C | Determining whether the client has fears or obsessive thinking |
D | Monitoring the client for overt or covert signs of anxiety |
Question 66 |
A | Maintaining a sterile environment if possible |
B | Assessing the affect and ability of the patient to understand directions, as well as other resources available |
C | Preventing the membranes to rupture |
D | Staying with the mother at all times |
Question 67 |
Coagulation disturbances following massive transfusions for GI bleeding are usually associated with:
A | Acidification of blood |
B | Infected donors |
C | Poor survival of platelets |
D | Rapid infusion of cold blood |
Question 68 |
A | A mother with an adult-onset diabetes |
B | Sedentary lifestyle of a clerk |
C | Exposure to toxic substances in the workplace |
D | Alcohol drinking |
Question 69 |
A | It occurs as a result of incest |
B | It occur as a result of substance abuse |
C | It occurs in more than 40% of all people |
D | It occurs as a result of the brain trying to protect the person from severe stress |
Question 70 |
A | Mrs. Romero in a geri chair with a restrain vest on |
B | Mr. Aslan who has just been given morphine |
C | Mr. Lorenzo who needs to use the toilet |
D | Mrs. Chachi who does not have her glasses or hearing aid |
Question 71 |
A | “Why would I think you are stupid?” |
B | “Have I acted like you are stupid?” |
C | “What made you think that way?” |
D | “As a protective measure, the brain sometimes doesn’t let us remember traumatic events.” |
Question 72 |
A | Condition of muscle tissue |
B | Diagnosis of a kidney failure |
C | Skin surface permeability |
D | Age of the client and the level of consciousness |
Question 73 |
A | Morals guide a person’s actions. |
B | An individual has the right to make his or her own decision regarding treatment and care. |
C | The person has to choose an action that violates one principle or value in order to promote another. |
D | Allocation of goods and services are inappropriate. |
Question 74 |
A | Protect the rights and safety of patients. |
B | Reveal patient’s confidential information to the church pastor who called and inquired about the health status of the patient. |
C | Restrain the patient only in emergencies to prevent injury to self or others. |
D | Be responsible for his or her own acts. |
Question 75 |
A | Issues |
B | Literature |
C | Patient bill of rights |
D | Nursing problems |
Question 76 |
A | All inborn errors of metabolism |
B | Chromosomal abnormalities |
C | Some CNS disorders |
D | Sex of an infant in sex-related disorders |
Question 77 |
The most appropriate treatment plan for Annie is:
A | Administer immune serum globulin |
B | Administer prophylactic penicillin |
C | Allow the baby to catch rubeola to develop active immunity |
D | Vaccinate the child immediately with MMR |
Question 78 |
A | Administration of ophthalmic prophylaxis as prescribed by the doctor |
B | Case finding |
C | Sex education |
D | All of these |
Question 79 |
A | Typhoid fever |
B | Cholera |
C | Bilhariasis |
D | Filiarisis |
Question 80 |
The patient’s parent is asking about other possible management for early morning stiffness since the medication offers no effective relief. The most appropriate action for the nurse to take is:
A | Inform the parents that their child needs to increase her dietary intake of calcium |
B | Instruct the parents to transfer their child to afternoon classes as there is no remedy for morning stiffness |
C | Refer the patient for physical therapy |
D | Remind the parents of the importance of waking the child up early at about 3 am to drink the medication and putting the child back to sleep to assure that the medication will take effect |
Question 81 |
A | Right after meals |
B | Before bathing at bedtime |
C | Early morning before arising |
D | After a bowel movement |
Question 82 |
A | Hepatomegaly |
B | Meningitis |
C | Cor pulmonale |
D | Portal hypertension |
Question 83 |
A | Measuring eight to ten inches |
B | Measuring the tube length from the tip of the nose to the base of the neck |
C | Distance: tip of the nose to the middle of the neck |
D | Distance: tip of the nose to the tip of the ear lobe |
Question 84 |
A | Self-control therapy |
B | Aversion therapy |
C | Desensitization |
D | Milieu therapy |
Question 85 |
A | All family members living with the child with or without noticeable symptoms. |
B | The child’s younger brothers only. |
C | All members of the family who are positive with the test. |
D | All people who are using the same toilet facilities as the child. |
Question 86 |
A | Systolic BP increased of 15 mmHg and diastolic BP increased of 30 mmHg anytime during pregnancy |
B | Systolic BP increased of 15 mmHg and diastolic BP increased of 30 mmHg during the second trimester |
C | Systolic BP increased of 30 mmHg and diastolic BP increased of 15 mmHg anytime during pregnancy |
D | Systolic BP increased of 30 mmHg and diastolic BP increased of 15 mmHg during the second trimester of pregnancy |
Question 87 |
Which of the following activities is not advisable for Lily?
A | Walking to the school which is two blocks away |
B | Watching movies at home |
C | Performing isometric exercises |
D | Riding bicycle with friends to the park every Saturday |
Question 88 |
A | Diarrhea |
B | Leukopenia |
C | Abdominal pain |
D | Dizziness |
Question 89 |
A | Diabetic |
B | Anemic |
C | PIH |
D | Has urinary tract infection |
Question 90 |
ROM exercises are effective for the patient if:
A | The patient executes the exercise alone without help and performs it in the morning and in the afternoon |
B | Leg pain is felt when performing exercises and taking pain medication before executing the exercises |
C | Longer nodules under the patient’s skin is no longer felt since she started doing the exercises |
D | The patient can now flex and extend the legs and arms fully at anytime without feeling pain |
Question 91 |
A | Engaging in immoral acts |
B | Always reinforcing self-approval |
C | Observing rigid rules and regulations |
D | Always need to make the right decision |
Question 92 |
A | Mistrust |
B | Autonomy |
C | Guilt |
D | Shame |
Question 93 |
A | Cephalic presentation |
B | Cephalopelvic disproportion |
C | Full bladder |
D | Weak contractions |
Question 94 |
A | High-calorie |
B | Low-protein |
C | High-protein |
D | Mineral and vitamin supplements |
Question 95 |
A | 1 to 4 |
B | 4 to 7 |
C | 7 to 10 |
D | 10 to 15 |
Question 96 |
A | 0.1-0.3 mEq/ml |
B | 0.6-1.2 mEq/ml |
C | 0.6-1.2 mEq/L |
D | 0.1-0.3 mEq/L |
Question 97 |
A | Increase in appetite |
B | Food jags |
C | Preference to eat alone |
D | Consistent table manners |
Question 98 |
A | Paternalism |
B | Beneficence |
C | Nonmaleficence |
D | Double effect |
Question 99 |
A | Anemia |
B | Hypoxemia |
C | Hypoxia |
D | Cyanosis |
Question 100 |
A | Within few hours |
B | After several hours |
C | In 1 week |
D | In 2 to 3 weeks |
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Byron Webb Romero, RN, MSN
Finished BSN at Lyceum of the Philippines University, and Master of Science in Nursing Major in Adult Health Nursing at the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center. Currently working at Manila Doctors College of Nursing as a Team Leader for Level I and II, Lecturer for Professional Nursing Subjects, and also a Clinical Instructor.