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___10. Known as the PRC Modernization Act of 2000, this Republic Act gave the Professional Regulation Commission
its regulatory powers and is now an agency of its own.
a. RA 901
b. RA 6111
c. RA 7641
d. RA 8981
Situation:
Errors while providing nursing care to the patients must be avoided and minimized at all time.
Effective management of available resources enables the nurse to provide safe, quality patient
care.
___11. In the hospital where you work, increased incidence or medication error was defined as the number one
problem in the unit. During the brainstorming session of the nursing care service department, probable causes
were identified. Which of the following process related?
a. Interruption
c. Lack of knowledge
b. Use of unofficial abbreviation
d. Failure to identify client
___12. Miscommunication of drug orders was identified as a probable cause of medication errors. Which of the
following is safe medication practice related to this?
a. Maintain medication in its unit dose package until point of actual administration.
b. Note both generic and brand name of the medication in the Medication Administration Method
c. The physician should use approved universal abbreviations
d. Encourage clients to ask questions about their medication
___13. The hospital has an ongoing quality assurance program. Which of the following indicates the correct nursing p
process situation?
a. The nurse check clients identification on band before giving medication
b. The nurse reports adverse reaction to drugs
c. Average waiting time for medication administration is measured
d. The unit has well ventilated medical room
___14. Which of the following actions indicated that nurse Grace is performing outcome evaluation or quality care?
a. Interviews nurse for comments regarding staffing
b. Measures waiting time for nurses arrival when client calls it patients satisfaction
c. Check equipment for its calibration schedule
d. Determines whether nurse perform skin assessment every shift
___15. You are attending a certification Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) offered and required by the hospital
employing you. This is:
a. Professional course towards credit
c. Advance training
b. In-service education
d. Continuing education
___16. Delegation is the process of assigning task that can be performed by the subordinate. The nurse should
always be accountable and should not lose his accountability. Which of the following is a role included in
delegation?
a. The Registered Nurse must supervised all delegated tasks
b. After as task has been delegated, it is no longer a responsibility of the RN
c. The RN is responsible and accountable for delegated task in adjunct with the delegate
d. Follow-up with a delegated task necessary only if id the assistive personnel is nit trustworthy
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___20. The Board of Nursing regulates the nursing profession in the Philippines and is responsible for the
maintenance of
the quality nursing in the country. Powers and duties of the Board of Nursing are the following, EXCEPT:
a. Issue, suspends and revoke certificates of registration
b. Issue subpoena duces tecum
c. Open and close colleges of nursing
d. Supervise and regulates the practice of nursing
___21. If a nurse directs a client to an abortionist, she can be a party to the crime as:
a. Principal
b. accomplice
c. accessory
___22. In
a.
b.
c.
b.
d. conspiracy
___23. In which of the following actions will a nurse possibly lose her PRC license?
a. is she gets accused of as criminal offense
c. both a and b
b. is she used fraud or deceit in getting her license
d. have a quarrel with her patient
___24. The following are crimes involving destruction of life, ECEPT:
a. abortion
b. infanticide
c. suicide
d. parricide
Situation:
The family of Ruth Anne filed a n administrative case against Ms. San Juan, a staff nurse in the
Medical ward. Their mother died after receiving a overdose of insulin.
___26. Ms. San Juan is considered which of the following?
a. respondent
b. compliant
c. accessory
d. accomplice
___27. Prior to the hearing of the case, Ms. San Juan can be compelled to be presently by the Beard of Nursing by
issuing one of the following:
a. subpoena testificandum
c. subpoena duces tecum
b. summon
d. mandamus
___28. Which of the following is TRUE if the nurse has signed a contract with the hospital?
a. the employer will not hold her liable for her profession action
b. she should perform her duties according to her standards
c. she should comply with terms and conditions of employment
d. she can change the terms and conditions of employment n is she finds them unreasonable
___29. The doctrine assumes negligence of the nurse when the patient suffers first degree burn in her right left after
application of hot water bag
a. res ipsa loquitor
b. respondent superior
c. force majeure
d. testator
___30. The true purpose of revocation of certificate of registration of the nurse is in which one of the following.
a. make the nurse accountable for her negligence
c. punish the erring nurse
b. enforce provision of the nursing law
d. protect the public
___31. A person who dies without a will is which of the following?
a. intestate
b. testatrix
c. decedent
d. testator
___42. A telephone order is given for a client in your ward. What is your most important appropriate action?
a. copy the order on the chart and sign the physicians name as close to his original signature as possible
b. repeat the order back to the physician, copy unto the order sheet and indicate that it is a telephone order
c. write the order in the clients chart and have the head burse co-sign it
d. tell the physician that you cannot take the order but you will call the nurse supervisor.
Situation:
The practice of nursing goes with the responsibilities and accountability whether you work in the
hospital or in the community setting. Your main objective is to provide safe nursing to our client.
___43. To provide safe, quality nursing acre to various clients in any setting, the most important tool often the nurse
is:
a. critical thinking to decide appropriate nursing actions
b. understanding of various nursing diagnosis
c. observation skills for data collection
d. possession of scientific knowledge about client needs
___44. You ensure the appropriateness and safety of your nursing interventions while caring for various groups by:
a. creating plans of care for particular clientele
b. identifying the correct nursing diagnosis for clients
c. making a thorough assessment of client needs and problems
d. using standards of nursing care as your criteria for evaluation
___45. The effectiveness of your care plan for your client is determined by:
a. the number of nursing procedures performed to comfort the client
b. the amount of medications administered to the client as ordered
c. the number of times that the client calls the nurse
d. the outcome of nursing interventions based on plan of care.
Situation:
Mr. Martin, 71 years old was suddenly rushed to the hospital because of severe chest pain. Upon
admission he was diagnosed to have an acute myocardial infarction and was placed in the ICU.
___46. After one day, the patients conditions worsened and feeling hopeless. He requested the nurse to remove the
oxygen. The nurse should:
a. follow the patient because it is right to die gracefully
b. follow the patient, as it is right to determine the medical regimen he needs
c. refuse the patient and encourage
d. refuse the patient since euthanasia is not accepted in the Philippines
___47. Mr. Martin felt better after 5 days but recognizing the severity of his illness, he executes a document
authorizing the wife to transact any form of business in his behalf in addition to all decision relative to his
confinement. His document is referred to as:
a. power of attorney
b. living will
c. informed consent
d. medical record
___48. The qualifications of the application of the applicant in a Letter of Application usually appears on the
a. first paragraph
b. 2nd paragraph
c. 3rd paragraph
d. both b and c
___49. The first association a nurse joins upon graduation;
a. the ALUMNI association
c. ADPCN
___50. An implied contract is one where the terms of agreement are all, EXCEPT:
a. written in legal forms
c. binding and enforceable by more consent
b. presumed from the acts of the party
d. assumed by the acts of the party
___51. In this type of scheduling, it is the Chief Nurse or her designate that usually does the assignment of the
nursing personnel to the various nursing areas:
a. Decentralized scheduling
c. Cyclic scheduling
b. Centralized schedule
d. both a and b
___52. The following are elements of directing, EXCEPT:
a. delegation
b. supervision
c. staff development
d. staffing
___53. The first step in decision making process and problem solving is;
a. analyze and evaluate the problem
b. establish criteria or standards by which solution will be evaluated as acceptable and adequate to the need
c collect the necessary data and information
d. recognize , define and limit the problem
___54. It is a form of Performance Appraisal method which helps in validating the technical skills as well as the
interpersonal relations to nurses
a. checklist method or descriptive scale method
c. graphic rating scale
b. narrative essay
d. anecdotal records
___55. In resigning from a job, an advance notice ,must be given to the employer to give him enough time to get
reliever. This must be done:
a. six months
b. 15 days
c. 30 days
d. all the time
___56. A nurse refuses to follow the legitimate order of the head Nurse, she can be charged of:
a. disobedience
b. insubordination
c. imprudence
d. negligence
___57. It refers to the potential ability to influence to gain a competitive advantage, acquire information, motivate,
communicate and improve performance in order to achieve goals:
a. Delegation
b. Leadership
c. Power
d. Management
___58. When a person or a group fears another enough that the act or behave differently or otherwise, the source of
power is called:
a. expert power
b. coercive power
c. Legitimate power
d. referent power
___59. There are several types of communication. Which of the following is considered the most informal
communication network that flows rapidly and is subject to error and distortion?
a. Upward communication
c. Lateral communication
b. Downward communication
d. Grapevine communication
___60. The Surgical wing is staffed by the three teams. RN Roy Solamo leads the team in charge of the Male Surgical
Ward. RN April Jo leads the teams in charge of the Female Surgical Ward. RN Almae Caballero directs the
team in charge of the Miscellaneous Surgical ward. The Nursing Care Delivery System employed in this
situation is:
a. Team Nursing
b. Case Nursing
c. Primary Nursing
d. Functional Nursing
___61.
A nurse implements a teaching for a client who is schedule for discharge. Which client behavior best
demonstrate effective teaching?
a. Exhibiting a positive change in behavior
b. Verbally repeating the instructions
c. Making statement indicating that the client understands
d. Exhibiting non verbal signs such as nodding the head to indicate Yes
___62. A nurse-manager in an oncology unit has been informed that she must determine which Nursing Care Delivery
System (NCDS) is best for efficient client care, client satisfaction and cost reduction. Knowing that the 2 or 3
registered burses, 4 licensed practical nurses, 5 nursing assistants are generally on duty each shift and that
the clients can be grouped fairly easily be geographic location and client care needs, the nurse-manager and
her staff appropriately decide to implement which NCDS?
a. Functional nursing
b. Case management
c. Team nursing
d. Primary nursing
___63. A Pediatric nurse is asked to worked temporarily (float0 in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) because there are few
client in the Pediatric Unit. The nurse has ever worked in ICU and has no critical care experience. Which action
is most appropriate for this nurse?
a. Refuse to float to ICU
b. Notify the Nursing Supervisor that she feels disqualified and untrained for the assignment
c. Go to ICU and take total client assignment; ask the critical care nurses for assistance when necessary.
d. Go to ICU, tell the ICU nurses she has never worked in ICU. And let the nurses decide what tasks can be
performed
___64. The selection of Nursing Care Delivery System (NCDS) is critical to the success of nursing area. Which factor is
essential to the evaluation of a NCDS?
a. Determining how planned absences such a vacation time, will be scheduled to all staff are treated fairly
b. Identifying who will be responsible for making client care decisions
c. Deciding what type of dress code will be implemented
d. Identifying salary ranges for various type of staff
___65. The manager of physical and occupational therapy neurologic departments have expressed concern to the
nurse-manager of an adult neurologic rehabilitation unit that the clients have been arriving late for therapy. In
response, the nursing staff of the rehabilitation unit has complained that therapy schedules dont allow
sufficient time performing nursing interventions. Which action of the nurse-manager is best solution to this
problem?
a. Meet with the managers of physical and occupational therapy and determine how to reschedule clients;
then inform the nursing staff
b. Tell the nursing staff that they need to determine how to transport clients to therapy according to the
schedules developed by the therapist
c. Meet with the physical and occupation therapy managers to identify scheduling solutions
d. Ask several nurses to work with the therapy staff to help solve the scheduling problem and offer herself as
resource.
___66. When collaborating with other health team members the best description of Nurse Annes role is:
a. Encourages the clients involvement in his care
b. Shares and implements orders of the health team to ensure quality care
c. She listens to the individual views of the team members
d. Help client set goal of care and discharge
___67. Nurse Anne is successful in collaborating with health team members about the care of Mr. Fernandez. This is
because she has the following competencies:
a. Communication, trust and decision making
c. negotiation, decision making
b. Conflict management, trust, negotiation
d. mutual respect, trust, negotiation
___68. A measurement tool to articulate the nursing workload for a specific patient or group of patients over a specific
period of time is called:
a. Staffing pattern
b. skill mix
c. patient classification
d. benchmark
Situation:
You Head Nurse recently resigned and being next Senior Staff, you were selected to fill in the
position.
___69. You made an assignment for your team based on patient classification. They have been used to functional
method of patient care and resented changed. To minimize resistance to change, you could have:
a. Let each member write their objectives to the change
b. Introduce the change gradually
c. Involve the team in planning for the change in the system of patient assignments
d. uphold professional standards
___70. In unit planning, which of the following questions initiate the process?
a. How to schedule
c. what is to be accomplished
b. Who will do the planning
d. where to get the unit supplies
Budgeting is an important part of a nurse manager function. The correct allocation and distribution n of
resources is vital in the harmonious operation of the financial balance of the agency.
___71. Which of the following defines budget?
a. Plan for the allocation of resources for future use
b. The process of allocating of resources for future use
c. Estimate cost expenses
d. Continuous process in seeing that the goals and objectives of the agency is met
___72. It is the kind of budget which is the income that the management expects to generate during the planning
period in the hierarchy
a. Cash budget
b. revenue budget
c. capital budget
d. expense budget
___73. It is the simplest and most direct type of organization in which each position has general authority over the
lowest positions in the hierarchy
a. Staff organization
c. line organization
b. Functional organization
d. informal organization
___74. In developing organizational charts, guidelines are needed to help in achieving the objectives of the
organization. These guidelines are collectively called what?
a. Procedure
b. resume
c. job description
d. policies
___75. To implement the guidelines of the organization, specific directions are needed. Directions to implement are
collectively called what?
a. Procedures
b. policies
c. job description
d. policies
___76. Chief Nurse Armnado of a special tertiary hospital prepares evacuation procedures in the event of a bomb
threat. What type of plan is Chief Nurse Armando preparing?
a. Standing plan
b. operational plan
c. contingency plan
d. strategic plan
___77. The use of interpersonal decisions n making, psychomotor skills and application of knowledge expected in the
role of a licensed health care professional in the context of public health welfare and safety is an example of:
a. Delegation
b. supervision
c. responsibility
d. competence
___78. When we say planning is process oriented, it means:
a. It is the integrative nature of the planning process
b. It is a continuous and iterative process
c. Analysis of both the internal and external factors
d. The future is dealt with thorough planning
___79. Planning is multi-dimensional. The key dimensions maybe identified as follows, EXCEPT:
a. Time
b. organizational structure
c. functional area
d. orientation
___80. In selling up strategic goals, it must be designed and worked as much as possible guided by the
a. SMART chart
b. SWOT chart
c. organization chart
d. WOTS chart
Situation:
As a break, Ms Abuel was sent to a leadership training seminar for a week where she learned that:
___81. One to tone nursing is also known as:
a. Hospital nursing
b. student nursing
c. case method
d. team method
___87. Communication is an essential skill for nurses. The following are potential barriers to effective communication.
Which is not included?
a. Selective perception
c. time pressure
b. Active listening skills
d. lack information
___88. The difference between revenues and expenses is known as;
a. Costs
b. capital
c. profit
d. budget
___89. A high employee turn-over rate is not good for nth efficient functioning of an organization. This is a principle of
management called:
a. stability of staff
c. initiative
b. proper channels of communication
d. Esprit de Corp
___90. A newly hired charge nurse assesses the staff nurse as competent individual but ineffective and nonproductive
as a team. In addressing her concern, the charge nurse should understand that the usual reason for such a
situation is:
a. unhappiness about the charge in leadership
b. unexpressed feelings and emotions among the staff
c. fatigue from overwork and understaffing
d. failure to incorporate staff in decision making
TEST II. TRUE or FALSE.
Write the word TRUE is the statement is correct and the word FALSE if the statement
is wrong on the space provided for.
___________01.
In the preparation of schedule, let it represent a balance between the needs of the employee and
the employer. When conflicts arise employees concern should have priority.
___________02.
The functional method is a type of patient assignment based on the concept of division of labor as
nurses and other care givers perform specific tasks.
___________03.
To most workers, the Supervisor is presumed as Management because of his constant presence
and close association with them.
___________04.
A downward communication is done in the form of feedback informing the administration as to the
effect of the upward communication the extent to which it has been received and acted upon.
___________05.
Suppression is an autocratic, coercive style that often leads to an indirect and destructive
expression of conflict.
___________06.
___________07.
The principle under which a public officer is permitted to remain in position of an office is known
as doctrine of hold-over.
___________08.
___________09.
___________10.
Violators of the criminal law can escape punishment on the ground of Ignorance of the Law.
License to practice a profession is a vested right.
The nurse licensure examination is both competitive and qualifying.