1. Question
2. 1. The nurse has just opened a
sterile dressing pack to do a
routine dressing and is called
away for an emergency.
Twenty minutes later a second
nurse is asked by the manager
to complete the procedure.
What is the correct step?
SAMPLE THEORY TEST QUESTIONS
Applicant Picks ONE Answer
A
B
C
D
Call the
Go to the
Discuss the procedure Continue the procedure
doctor and treatment
with the manager
using the pack at the
discuss the room and
bedside
procedure
collect a new
pack
3. 2. Which of these arteries is not Left main
a branch of the left coronary
coronary
artery?
artery
Circumflex
artery
Posterior descending
artery
Left anterior descending
artery
3. The doctor has prescribed
7855 units of heparin You have
available 10,000 units/ml. How
many mls will you give the
patient?
4. 4. A nurse is caring for the
following patients. Which
patient should be given the
highest priority?
.79ml
1.79ml
0.17ml
1.17ml
Patient with
chronic
renal failure
and Hgb
10.2g/dL
Patient with
pernicious
anaemia and
tingling of
right arm
Patient with pleural
effusion and saturation
of 95%
Patient with coronary
artery disease (CAD) who
has an increase in
hypertension and is
complaining of numbness
of right hand
1
Rationale
A incorrect and is inappropriate
C incorrect as the manager is not
fully aware of the sterility of the pack
D incorrect as this may expose the
patient to the risk of infection
B Correct as a sterile pack is
needed to prevent infection
A and B and D are incorrect as they
are all branches of the left coronary
artery
C Correct as this is a branch of the
right coronary artery
B and C and D incorrect
A Correct
7855 divide by 10,000 = .7855 ml
Nearest = .79 ml
A incorrect as patients with chronic
renal failure have low Hgb
B incorrect as paresthesia occurs
with pernicious anaemia
C incorrect as saturation is within
normal limits
D Correct as patient may be
developing a stroke
5. 5. A patient with fractured ribs
suddenly complains of pleuritic
type chest pain, his respiratory
rate is above normal, he is
anxious, has dyspnoea and is
using his respiratory accessory
muscles The nurse puts him on
face mask oxygen as
prescribed. What is the next
action by the nurse?
Place the
patient
supine with
one pillow
Call the
doctor, report
your findings
and request
that he sees
patient
urgently
Look up the patients
chart for his Pulmonary
Function test results
6. 6. A nurse accepts the offer of
a small financial loan from a
patient under her care. Which
of the principles from the Irish
Code of Professional Conduct
and Ethics for Registered
Nurses and Registered
Midwives is being breached?
Respect for
the dignity
of the
person
Professional Quality of practice
responsibility
and
accountability
Order a chest x-ray
Collaboration with others
2
A incorrect and may worsen the
patients breathing
C incorrect and is inappropriate at
this time
D incorrect as it is beyond the scope
of the nurse
B Correct Based on the patient’s
history, signs and symptoms he may
have developed a pneumothorax
and he needs to be seen urgently by
the doctor.
A and C and D incorrect
B Correct Principle 2 in Code.