State Exam Practice #10 Flashcards
Culturally safe nursing practice involves
a) Relating to all clients in a neutral manner regardless of their cultural heritage
b) Asking clients about knowledge of their own cultural heritage
c) Ensuring clients are nursed by nurses from their own culture
d) Using appropriate resources to meet clients identified needs
d) Using appropriate resources to meet clients identified needs
Where should the stethoscope be placed upon the
a) fifth intercostals space at left midclavicular line
b) the epigastric area at the tip of the sternum
c) third intercostals space over the right ventricle
d) between the aortic and tricuspid areas
a) fifth intercostals space at left midclavicular line
Which of the following best indicates good blood circulation to the extremities
a) blood pressure in normal range
b) dorsalis pedis pulses strong and equal bilaterally
c) mucous membranes pink and moist
d) venous patterns readily identifiable
b) dorsalis pedis pulses strong and equal bilaterally
The nurses act is administered by the
a) new Zealand nurses organisation
b) nursing council of new Zealand
c) division of nursing (department of health)
d) all of the above
b) nursing council of new Zealand
The registrar of nurses is employed in the
a) department of health
b) nursing council
c) nurses organisation
d) hospital boards association
b) nursing council
The nursing council is
a) bureau in the department of health
b) a sub committee of the nurses organisation
c) an incorporated society
d) a statutory body
d) a statutory body
The act which provides for the nursing council to have disciplinary jurisdiction over the conduct of registered and enrolled nurses is
a) the nurses act of 1977
b) the nurses regulation act of 1977
c) the hospital act of 1951
d) the area health board act of 1989
b) the nurses regulation act of 1977
Nurses employed in any setting can be formal complaint is made against them. By law to whom should these complaints be addressed
a) the medical superintendent
b) the registrar of the nursing council
c) the medical officer of health
d) the executive director of the nurses organisation
b) the registrar of the nursing council
The maintenance of standards, discipline, examinations are administered by the nursing council under which act of parliament
a) crimes act 1961
b) nurses act 1977
c) accident rehabilitation and compensation insurance act
d) official information act 1982
b) nurses act 1977
Michelle aged 25 is found sitting on the floor of the bathroom in treatment clinic with moderate lacerations to both wrists. Accompanied with broken glass she sits staring blankly at her bleeding wrists while staff members call for an ambulance. How should the nurse approach michelle initially
a) Enter the room quietly and move beside michelle to assess her injuries
b) Call for staff backup before entering the room and restraining michelle
c) Move as much glass away from michelle as possible and quietly sit next to her
d) Approach michelle slowly while speaking in a calm voice, calling her mane and telling her that the nurse is here to help her
d) Approach michelle slowly while speaking in a calm voice, calling her mane and telling her that the nurse is here to help her
Which of the following is the best description of a vaccine
a) Dead modified bacilli
b) Live attenuated virus
c) Dead virus given orally
d) Antibodies suspended in serum
b) Live attenuated virus
