Nursing Written Test Sample Questions
1. Which of the following urinary symptoms does the pregnant woman most frequently experience during the first trimester?
a) Incontinence
b) Frequency
c) Dysuria
d) Burning
2. A pregnant client states that she âwaddlesâ when she walks. The nurseâs explanation is based on which of the following as the cause?
a) The large size of the newborn
b) Pressure on the pelvic muscles
c) Relaxation of the pelvic joints
d) Excessive weight gain
3. Variation on the length of menstrual cycle is due to variations in the number of days in which of the following phase?
a) excretion phase
b) Mentrual phase
c) Proliferative phase
d) Secretory phase
4. What do you call the vague pain on either right or left lower quadrant that is sometimes felt by a woman during ovulation?
a) Dysmenorrhea
b) Dyspareuni
c) Mettelschmerz
d) Spinnbarkeit
5. Fever, foul lochial discharge and subinvolution of the uterus are signs of:
a) puerperal sepsis
b) puerperal psychosis
c) hypertensive disorder
d) postpartum hemorrhage
6. A nursing department in an acute care setting decides to redesign its nursing practice based on a theoretical framework. The feedback from patients, families, and staff reflects that caring is a key element. Which theorist best supports this concept?
a) Maslow
b) Erikson
c) Watson
d) Rogers
7. The Hamstring injury, which is most common in athletes of all sorts, causes severe pain in which part of the body?
a) Elbow Joint
b) Leg
c) Scapula
d) Head
Answer: b) Leg
8. âFour Comprehensivesâ is a new political theory unveiled by which country?
a)India
b) China
c) Indonesia
d) South Africa
Answer: b) China
9. Which among the following will be the base currency for BRICS New Development Bank?
a) Indian Rupee
b) Rupaiah
c)US Dollar
d) Kwacha
Answer: c)US Dollar
10. Which one of the following is considered as inexpensive future energy option?
a) Dimethoxyethane.
b) Dimethyl ether
c) Polyethylene glycol
d) Dimethoxy glycol
11. Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because
a) The ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
b) Body resistance power increases
c) The pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan
d) The infrared light kills bacteria and viruses in the body
Answer: a) The ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
12. Human Body Contains how many percentage of Water
a) Seventy Percentage
b) Sixty Percentage
c) Sixty Six Percentage
d) Fifty Percentage
Answer: Sixty Six Percentage
13. Cells related to _________ divide remarkably faster than other cells in the body.
a) Hair
b) Nose
c) Eye Sight
d) Nerves
Answer: a) Hair
14.The smallest bone in the human body is about the size of:
a) Grain of a Rice
b) Tip of Nail
c) Eye of a peacock
d) Honey Bee
Answer: a) Grain of a Rice
15. A trial septal defect occurs due to the persistence of:
a) Formen ovale
b) Mitral valve
c) Ductus venosus
d) Ductus arteriosis
Answer: a) Formen ovale
16. Discolouration of teeth is caused by a kind of antibiotics called
a) Streptomycin
b) Neomycin
c) Tetracycline
d) Penicillin
Answer: b) Neomycin
17. Total weight gain during pregnancy is
a) 7-8 kg
b) 13-14 kg
c) 10-11 kg
d) 15-16 kg
Answer: b) 13-14 kg
18. .... ......... is the permanent method of sterilization.
a) MTP
b) D & C
c) Tubectomy
d) Diaphragm
Answer: c) Tubectomy
19. Mode of transmission of Pertussis:
a) Faecoral
b) Through contaminated water
c) Droplet infection
d) Vector transmission
Answer: d) Vector transmission
20. The danger zone for bacterial growth in food is
(a) 10-99 degree C
b) 20-79 degree C
c) 20-60 degree C
d)10-60 degree C
Answer: d)10-60 degree C
21. All are components of under five clinic except
a) patient referral treatment
b) growth monitoring
c) oral rehydration
d) immunization
answer: a) patient referral treatment
22. Zero dose of polio vaccine means
a) no vaccination
b) no antibody response
c) dose before first dose
d) vaccination at mobile camps
Answer: c) dose before first dose
23. All are suitable for disinfection of faces and urine except
a) 1-10% formalin
b) 1% crude phenol
c) 5% cresol
d) 8% bleaching powder
Answer: (a) 1-10% formalin
24.The control of .............. has led to the eradication of guinea worm disease
a) mosquito
b) rat flea
c) cyclops
d) sand fly
Answer: c) cyclops
25. Hind Kusht Nivaran Sangh is a voluntary agency related to the disease:
a) Tuberculosis
b) Filaria
c) Malaria
d) Leprosy
Answer: d) Leprosy