2016 STAFF NURSE EXAM QUESTIONS

1. During the emergent (resuscitative) phase of burn injury, which of the following indicates that the client is requiring additional volume with fluid resuscitation?
A. Hourly urine output of 60 mL.
B.  Little fluctuation in daily weight.
C. Serum creatinine level of 2.5 mg/dL.
D. Serum albumin level of 3.8.
E. None of the above

Answer: C. Serum creatinine level of 2.5 mg/dL.

2. Monitoring of MgSO4 therapy for eclampsia is done using all except:
A. Urine output
B. Serum magnesium levels
C. Fundus examination
D. Knee jerks
E. None of the above

3.  The nurse teaches a client with acute renal failure about follow-up care. Which client statement indicates that the nurse’s teaching was successful?

A)I will have periodic laboratory tests to monitor my progress.
B) I need to decrease my protein intake to protect my kidneys.
C)  I need to take antibiotics to avoid infections.

D) I will drink at least one gallon of fluid per day.

E. None of the above

Answer: A)I will have periodic laboratory tests to monitor my progress.

4. When a person has both positive and negative feelings toward the same object or individual. The feelings are referred to as 

A. Inappropriate

B. Ambivalence
C. Apathetic
D. Autistic
E. None of the above

5.  Which factor is likely to contribute to the development of diarrhoea in a client on continuous tube feeding via jejunostomy?
A. rapid rate of feeding
B. excess water in feeding
C. improper tube placement
D. low-fiber formula
E. None of the above

Answer: A. rapid rate of feeding

6.During spermatogenesis meiotic division occurs at which cellular level?

A. Spermatocyte
B. Spermatozoa
C. Spermatogonia
D. Spermatid

E. None of the above