SPSC Past Paper of Staff Nurse 2024 MCQs with answers conducted on 11 August 2024.
SPSC Past Paper of Staff Nurse 2024 MCQs
The best way to assess your patient’s pressure ulcer risk is to use:
- Review Approach
- Physical Exam
- Pain scale
- Braden Scale
Identify the most common hazards for nurses in hospitals setting?
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Closed spaces
- Medication exposure
- Needle stick injury
Deviation from the normal sinus heart rhythm:
- Diagnostics test
- Diffusion
- Dysrhythmias
- Dystipidaernia
A 50-year-old male patient was admitted to a surgical ward for the procedure of cholecystectomy. Identify the type of admission?
- Quick admission
- Emergency
- Elective
- Triage
The nurse is admitting a patient to the oncology ward. What priority nursing diagnosis is most appropriate at this time?
- Anxiety related to new living environment
- Lack of privacy-related procedure
- Powerlessness related to the disease
- Lack of support system related to financial burden
Which one of them is a symptom?
- Numbness in hands
- Sweating
- Oxygen saturation 88%
- Blood Pressure 100/80
Which part of the brain is oblongata responsible for temperature regulation?
- Hypothalamus
- Cerebrum
- Medulla
- Cerebellum
Which one of the following increases heat production and causes shivering?
- Perspiration
- Respiration
- Metabolism
- Dilation of Veins
The type of research focused on finding a solution to an immediate practical problem is termed as:
- Applied research
- Explanatory research
- Basic research
- Descriptive research
Which of the following nursing interventions is appropriate when an IV infusion infiltrates?
- Discontinue the infusion
- Attempt to flush the tube
- Apply warm, moist compress
- Elevate the site
Lactated Ringer’s solution is contraindicated in :
- Fluid lost as bile or diarrhea
- Lactic acidosis
- Hypovolemia
- Burns
Which of the following medications may be suspected as a possible cause of bronchial asthma?
- Famotidine
- Diphenhydramine
- Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
- Milk of magnesia
The most common cause of high cardiac output hypotension is:
- Sepsis
- Hemorrhage
- Cardiac failure
- Neurogenic shock
What type of diet should be provided to the patient scheduled for an oral cholecystogram on the evening before the test?
- High-carbohydrate
- Fat-free
- Low-protein
- Liquid
What type of diet is indicated for a patient with colostomy for the first 4 to 6 weeks following the surgery?
- Low-calorie
- Low-residue
- High-protein
- High-carbohydrate
The nurse gave teaching to a patient regarding wound care at home. Identify the area of client teaching and education?
- Prevention of illness/injury
- Secondary health care
- Promotion of health
- Restoration of health
A 65-year-old patient slips on the floor while walking in the hospital. A nurse rushes to the patient to help him. Identify which kind of risk factor was involved in this scenario?
- Age
- Lifestyle
- Emotional state
- Level of consciousness
Which of the following is a live attenuated vaccine?
- Pertussis
- Influenza
- BCG
- Cholera
Germ theory of disease is given by:
- Louis Pasteur
- Ronald Ross
- John Snow
- Robert Cock
The number of Tetanus Toxoid doses for women of child bearing age is :
- Five
- Four
- Three
- Two
The patient has difficulty in breathing while lying down, it is called:
- Hyperpnea
- Dyspnea
- Orthopnea
- PND
The most comfortable position for a patient with congestive heart failure is:
- Trende Ienburg
- Prone
- Semi Fowler
- High Fowler
Discoloration of skin after death is:
- Rigor mortis
- Autolysis
- Liver mortis
- Algor mortis
An early sign of Anoxia is:
- Cyanosis
- Nausea
- Headache
- Lethargy
For Sigmoidoscopy examination the nurses should place the patient in _____ position.
- Lithotomy
- Sim’s
- Fowler’s
- Knee chest
Which of the following is not a cutaneous stimulation technique?
- Acupressure
- Hot or cold compression
- Immobilization
- Massage
Inflammation of the fallopian tube is called:
- Myxedema
- Salpingitis
- Metorrhagia
- Oophoritis
A pain message is transmitted to the brain by specialized nerve cells known as :
- Thermo receptor
- Baroreceptor
- Nociceptors
- Chemoreceptor
Another name of knee chest position is :
- Genupectoral
- Sims Position
- Genu Dorsal
- Lithotomy
Which organism is known as the powerhouse of the cell?
- Organ powerhouse
- Cell membrane
- Cytoplasm
- Mitochondria
A congenital condition in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis is called:
- Hypospadias
- Hypertrophy
- Hyperspadias
- Hypotrophy
According to Erikson psychosocial theory, trust versus mistrust may develop in which of the following age stage?
- 3-6 years
- 6-12 years
- 0-1 years
- 1-3 years
Programmed cell death is known as:
- Proliferation
- Apoptosis
- Cell differentiation
- Initiation
When Etiology of a disease is unknown, the disease is to be:
- Acute
- Acquired
- Chronic
- Idiopathic
The term freedom to make decision about oneself refers to:
- Autonomy
- Self confidence
- Morality
- Self-esteem
During an interview, the nurse collects both subjective and objective data from an adult client. Subjective data would include the client :
- Temperature
- Perception of pain
- Height
- Weight
Obstruction of the circumflex artery leads to which of the following type of MI?
- Anterior wall MI
- Superior wall MI
- Posterior wall MI
- Infenor wall MI
They are planning _____ out to dinner tonight.
- To take their guests
- Guests taking
- Taking their guests
- Guests to take
Which of the following is conjunction?
- Is
- Are
- But
- Have
The Synonym of Vivid is?
- Pale
- Dull
- Bright
- Faded
They have all been friends _____ their first match as a team.
- Since
- For
- From
- During
They hate it when their football team:
- Loses
- Looses
- Lost
- Losing
The Synonym of Bewildered is?
- Frustrated
- Mixed
- Astonished
- Confused
They have been living in Switzerland ____ seven years.
- For
- That
- It
- Was
If you work really hard, you ___ good score in the upcoming examination.
- Will get
- Will got
- Would get
- Would got
She lived _____ Australia _____ 2018 _____ 2022.
- In / from / until
- On / from / to
- At / between / and
- With / since / till
My brother was trembling ____ cold.
- From
- With
- By
- Of
The primary purpose of teaching clients and families in a hospital is:
- To fulfill the protocol of the hospital
- To get a promotion
- Reducing health risk factors
- Providing new knowledge
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