EMT Practice Test

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Question1: A nurse is caring for a patient with acute gallbladder inflammation.
The nurse understands that which of the following foods can help to reduce the incidence of acute episodes of gallbladder pain and cholecystitis?

Question2: A nurse is caring for an adult client with cancer who is complaining of acute pain.
The MOST appropriate pain assessment would be:

Question3: A researcher is conducting a study on population with similar age group to determine the exposure and observe who get infected by specific disease over a period of time.
Which of the following type of studies is BEST describe the scenario?

Question4: An 11-year-old child with beta-thalassemia major is admitted for blood transfusion. The child underwent splenectomy last month.
Which of the following is a PRIORITY nursing intervention?

Question5: Which of the following cases suggest the need for nurse's advocacy role?

Question6: A nurse is checking laboratory findings of a patient with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD).
Which of the following laboratory values would be MOSTLY seen in this disease?

Question7: The nurse manager is conducting an annual disaster drill.
Based on the disaster triage, which of the following types of injuries would have LESS priority to receive care?

Question8: A nurse is seeking best evidence to educate the parents on the use of olive oil for skin care of newborns.
Which of the following is the BEST evidence to consider?

Question9: A nurse is preparing to give health education for a client on hemodialysis.
What instruction the nurse will include in the teaching plan regarding dietary restriction?

Question10: The aim of outcome research in nursing is to:

Question11: A seven-year-old boy with autism is admitted with a leg fracture. The child has been following up in the rehabilitation center for speech and occupational therapies for the past two years.
How should the nurse address the child's speech and social needs during hospitalization?

Question12: A nurse is caring for a patient with bacterial meningitis who develops high-grade fever and nasal discharge.
Which of the following is the FIRST nursing intervention for this patient?

Question13: A nurse is visiting an Asian family and found that both parents have cardiac problems. The nurse is aware of Asian genetic predisposition to cardiovascular diseases.
The nurse assessment falls below which of the following cultural assessment category?

Question14: The following term refers to the type of abortion in which the fetus dies in the uterus but is not expelled:

Question15: Which of the following characteristics of older adults would be expected in today's society?

Question16: A nurse is providing health teaching for a group of nursing students regarding the diagnostic tests for patient who is suffering from hearing loss.
Which of the following is the most IMPORTANT diagnostic test for hearing loss?

Question17: The nurse understands that caring for a woman with gestational diabetic complications is exhibited as an example of.

Question18: A nurse must be aware that keeping an aggressive patient in a seclusion or restraint requires an order from the doctor.
The renewal of such order for a patient aged 19 years old must be done:

Question19: A staff nurse was entering patient's clinical notes in the computer, and had to leave to attend an immediate call without completion of recording. Another nurse used the account of the previous nurse to enter her notes.
Which of the following BEST describes the ethical issue that was committed?

Question20: The doctor heard a staff nurse saying "That doctor is incompetent".
The doctor can file a complaint against the staff nurse for:

Question21: A group of nurses conducted a community-based diabetes self-management program. The program includes blood glucose self-monitoring and self-administering insulin injection.
Which of the following would be the BEST method the nurse would implement?

Question22: A nurse is caring for a patient with retinal detachment who is posted for retinopexy surgery.
The INITIAL nursing intervention in order to maintain pressure for reattaching the sensory retina:

Question23: A nurse is caring for a patient with HIV who manifest chronic diarrhea, anorexia, a history of oral candidiasis, and weight loss.
Which dietary instruction would be included in the teaching plan?

Question24: A head nurse of an intensive care unit wants to ensure that the staff are performing Basic Life Support (BLS) based on latest American Heart Association's guidelines.
What will be the head nurse's BEST action?

Question25: A nurse is providing health education and instructions to a woman who has been diagnosed with mastitis.
Which of the following statements if made by the woman indicates a need for further teaching?

Question26: A nurse plans to provide morning care for a bedridden client.
What is the priority action that the nurse should consider before starting?

Question27: A woman presents to the clinic with signs and symptoms of menopause. The doctor advised to start hormonal replacement therapy. The woman enquired about the adverse effects of this therapy.
Which of the following is an adverse effects of the hormonal replacement therapy?

Question28: A circulating nurse is caring for a patient who is undergoing to laparotomy under a general anesthesia in the Operating Room.
What is the PRIORITY nursing diagnosis the circulating nurse would include in the care plan?

Question29: A nurse found two different readings while measuring a blood pressure for a client at primary health care.
According to the guideline of National Non-communicable Disease (NCD) screening program, which of the following is the BEST nurse's action?

Question30: A nursing instructor provides a session to a group of nursing students about the importance of anion gap in an acid base imbalance.
Which of the following statements if made by the nursing student would indicate the understanding of the teaching?

Question31: A neurologist has just disclosed to the parents of a two-month-old child that their child has cerebral palsy. The parents are extremely anxious and tensed.
Which of the following should be the INITIAL supportive measure for the parent?

Question32: A patient with a history angina pectoris brought by to the Emergency Department complaining of severe chest pain. The patient informs the nurse that he did not take nitroglycerine tablet.
Which of the following assessment findings must concern the nurses MOST before administering nitroglycerine?

Question33: Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding abuse in elderly persons?

Question34: A nurse is monitoring a patient with Cushing syndrome who suffers from recurrent fractures and bruising.
Which of the following is the BEST action the nurse would do?

Question35: Which of the following scenarios will present a LEAST professional obligation for unit in-charge role as an advocate?

Question36: A client refuses to take an oral dose of Dulcolax (Bisacodyl tablets).
What is the nurse's BEST response?

Question37: A 10-year-old child with asthma has been on Fluticasone metered-dose inhaler for six months with no improvement seen in the pulmonary function tests.
Which of the following strategies would help the child have better control over the symptoms?

Question38: Babies born to mothers with diabetes mellitus should be thoroughly assessed for which of the following conditions?

Question39: While reviewing medication charts, the nurse observed that one patient received a wrong medication that was prescribed for another patient with similar first and last name.
What is the BEST nursing action for reporting the incident?

Question40: A nurse is educating a client who was involved in a gunshot incident for the purpose of preventing post-trauma syndrome.
Which of the following behaviors indicates client's understanding of the education?

Question41: A nurse participated in the implementation phase of a national measles vaccination campaign.
Which of the following represents the role of the nurse in this phase?

Question42: A nurse understands that patient with blood transfusion reaction is at risk to develop which of the following types of jaundice?

Question43: While caring for a patient diagnosed with cerebrovascular accident, the nurse noted that the patient is unable to recognize familiar objects.
The nurse would use which of the following terms to describe the finding?

Question44: A nurse caring for a 52-year-old patient who is scheduled for cardiac surgery understands that this patient would be experiencing which of the following type of stressors?

Question45: A mother of a newborn is diagnosed with breast cancer, the surgeon recommended to carry out an emergency operation.
According to Freud's theory, which stage of newborn development is being affected?