NURSING WRITTEN TEST SAMPLE QUESTIONS

1.  It is hospital policy to assess and record a patient's pulse before administering digoxin (Lanoxin). By auditing the nursing records to determine the frequency of compliance with this policy, the quality assessment and improvement committee is conducting:  a process analysis.  a quality analysis.  a system analysis.  an outcome analysis. 2. The most common, preventable complication of abdominal surgery is:  atelectasis.  fluid and electrolyte imbalance.  thrombophlebitis.  urinary retention. 3. A patient who received spinal anesthesia four hours ago during surgery is transferred to the surgical unit and, after one and a half hours, now reports severe incisional pain. The patient's blood pressure is 170/90 mm Hg, pulse is 108 beats/min, temperature is 99F (37.2C), and respirations are 30 breaths/min. The patient's skin is pale, and the surgical dressing is dry and intact. The most appropriate nursing intervention is t...

The following questions are most likely to be asked for recruitment of Staff Nurses. In the year 2016 these questions found in written examination question papers of several states. The Question with answers published here by www.nursingwork.in   Question 1:-Premature ventricular contractions are characterized by  A:-Inverted P waves before the QRS complexes  B:-QRS complexes, which are short and narrow  C:-Premature beats followed by a compensatory pause  D:-A P-wave preceding every QRS complexes  Correct Answer:-  C:-Premature beats followed by a compensatory pause Question 2:-''Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to health and illness''. This definition was given by  A:-Indian Nursing Council, 1948  B:-International Council of Nurses  C:-Florence Nightingale, 1858  D:-American Nurses Association (ANA), 1995  Correct Answer:-  D:-American Nurses Association (ANA), 1995 Question 3 ...