This is a “mock” test based on some of the references given in the NMC Blue Print. Please choose the most
appropriate answers.
1. What is the purpose of The Code? A. It outlines specific tasks or clinical procedures B. It ascertains in detail a nurse's or midwife's clinical expertise C. It is a tool for educating prospective nurses and midwives
2. When do you gain consent from a patient and consider it valid? A. Only if a patient has the mental capacity to give consent B. Only before a clinical procedure C. None of the above
3. At what stage of the nursing process does the revision of the care plan occur? A. Assessment B. Planning C. Implementation D. Evaluation
4. You can delegate medication administration to a student if: A. The student was assessed as competent B. Only under close, direct supervision C. The patient has only oral medication
5. A patient recently admitted to hospital, requesting to self administer the medication, has been assessed for suitability at Level 2. This means that:
A. The registrant is responsible for the safe storage of the medicinal products and the supervision of the administration process ensuring the patient understands the medicinal product being administered B. The patient accepts full responsibility for the storage and administration of the medicinal products C. None of the above
6. In a patient with hourly monitoring, when does a nurse formally document the monitoring?
A. Every hour B. When there are significant changes to the patient’s condition C. At the end of the shift
7. What is primary care?
A. The Accident and Emergency Room B. GP practices, dental practices, community pharmacies and high street optometrists C. First aid provided on the street
8. Compassion in Practice – the culture of compassionate care encompasses:
A. Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, Commitment B. Care, Compassion, Competence C. Competence, Communication, Courage D. Care, Courage, Commitment
9. Independent Advocacy is:
A. Providing general advice B. Making decisions for someone C. Care and support work D. Agreeing with everything a person says and doing anything a person asks you to do E. None of the above
10. Which of the following are not signs of a speed shock?
A. Flushed face B. Headache and dizziness C. Tachycardia and fall in blood pressure D. Peripheral oedema 11. Recommended preoperative fasting times are:
A. 2-4 hours B. 6-12 hours C. 12-14 hours 12. What infection control steps should not be taken in a patient with diarrhoea caused by Clostridium Difficile?
A. Isolation of the patient B. All staff must wear aprons and gloves while attending the patient C. All staff will be required to wash their hands before and after contact with the patient, their bed linen and soiled items D. Oral administration of metronidazole, vancomycin, fidaxomicin may be required E. None of the above
13. Hospital discharge planning for a patient should start:
A. When the patient is medically fit B. On the admission assessment C. When transport is available 14. A patient is assessed as lacking capacity to give consent if they are unable to:
A. understand information about the decision and remember that information B. use that information to make a decision C. communicate their decision by talking, using sign language or by any o ther means
15. Examples of offensive/hygiene waste which may be sent for energy recovery at energy from waste facilities can include:
A. Stoma or catheter bags B. Unused non-cytotoxic/cytostatic medicines in original packaging C. Used sharps from treatment using cytotoxic or cytostatic medicines D. Empty medicine bottles
16. It is unsafe for a spinal tap to be undertaken if the patient:
A. Has bacterial meningitis B. Papilloedema C. Intracranial mass is suspected D. Site skin infection 17. The use of an alcohol-based hand rub for decontamination of hands before and after direct patient contact and clinical care is recommended when:
A.
Hands are visibly soiled
B. Caring for patients with vomiting or diarrhoeal illness, regardless of whether or not gloves have been worn C. Immediately after contact with body fluids, mucous membranes and non-intact skin
18. Adequate record keeping for a medical device should provide evidence of:
A. A unique identifier for the device, where appropriate B. A full history, including date of purchase and where appropriate when it was put into use, deployed or installed C. Any specific legal requirements and whether these have been met D. Proper installation and where it was deployed E. Schedule and details of maintenance and repairs F. The end-of-life date, if specified 19. An overall risk of malnutrition of 2 or higher signifies:
A. Low risk of malnutrition B. Medium risk of malnutrition C. High risk of malnutrition
20. If you witness or suspect there is a risk to the safety of people in your care and you consider that there is an immediate risk of harm, you should:
A. Report your concerns immediately, in writing to the appropriate person B. Report the event to the NMC C. Ask for advice from your professional body if unsure on what actions to take D. Protect client confidentiality. E. Refer to your employer’s whistleblowing policy. F. Keep an accurate record of your concerns and action taken
