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RECALLS 9 EXAMINATION NURSING PRACTICE I COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING NOVEMBER 2025 Philippine Nurse Licensure Examination Review GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: 1. This test questionnaire contains 100 test questions 2. Shade only one (1) box for each question on your answer sheets. Two or more boxes shaded will invalid your answer. 3. AVOID ERASURES. 4. Detach one (1) answer sheet from the bottom of your Examinee ID/Answer Sheet Set. 5. Write the subject title “NURSING PRACTICE I” on the box provided Situation: Quality documentation and reporting are necessary to enhance efficient, individualization patient care. Nurse Tara is assigned to Darren who is diagnosed with diabetes mellitus for 10 years and has not be compliant to his medications and diet. 1. Nurse Tara is aware that a record should contain descriptive, objective observations about what the nurse sees, hears, feels and smells. The following describes what a record ought to be: A. Darren is uncooperative as manifested by his refusal to take a bath B. Darren appears depressed. C. Darren is anxious as manifested by his tossing in bed and disarrayed beddings D. Patient states, “I wish to end my life” 2. When documenting the intake-output of Darren, Nurse Tara should remember that she must use precise measurements to ensure accuracy. Which of the following reflects accuracy? 1.Darren drank an adequate amount of fluid during the shift. 2.Darren’s intake during the shift is 360 ml. 3.Darren’s wound is 3 cm in length. 4.Darren’s wound is large and gaping. A. 1 and 3 B. 2 and 3 C. 3 and 4 D. 1 and 4 3. Another guideline for good documentation and reporting that Nurse Tara recalls is about completion. When Nurse Tara administers medications, the following should be included, EXCEPT: A. Any preliminary observations B. Preliminary observations C. Patient’s response D. Nursing measure taken for negative response 4. Nurse Tara is making a discharge plan. The items she needs to document and report should include, EXCEPT: A. Needs for referrals B. Nurses’ observations C. Client’s involvement in the care plan D. Patient’s goals or expected outcomes 5. Nurse Tara is ethically obligated to information about client’s illness and treatment confidential. The person who has the legitimate access to the patient’s record is the . A. Husband B. Primary nurse C. attending doctor D. patient Situation- Nurse Adam is assigned in the out-patient department. He admits Esther, 28 years old, who is complaining of moderate to severe abdominal pain over the right iliac region for the last 2 days. This is accompanied by frequent urination. 6. The FIRST STEP that nurse Adam should do is to ______. A. Percuss the abdomen B. Get the vital signs C. Palpate the right iliac region D. Interview Esther 7. An important added data that Nurse Adam should have if he is thinking of a urinary problem is A. Presence of blood in the urine B. Presence of pain on urination C. When the pain appears whether at the start or end of urination D. Frequency, amount and burning sensation on urination 8. An important added data that nurse Adam should ask Esther, should we consider the presence of a gynecological problem is . A. Date of menarche B. Date of last menstrual period C. Her age and civil status D. Occupation 9. An important added data that Nurse Adam should ask Esther, should we consider the existence of a surgical problem is . A. Fever B. Vomiting C. constipation D. character of pain 10. There are two important laboratory examinations that could validate Nurse Adam’ presumptions on the case which are . A. CBC and stool examination B. Urinalysis and CBC C. Stool and urine examinations D. Urinalysis and vaginal examinations Situation - Nurse Leah has just passed the Nursing Licensure Examination. She needs to refresh herself regarding the law that governs the practice of nursing in the Philippines. 11. By virtue of section 16 of the Philippine Nursing Law, the first step she needs to do after passing the Nursing Licensure Examination is to . A. Take the oath of the profession before the Professional Regulatory Board of Nursing B. Apply for the Certificate of Registration/Professional License C. Get an official copy of her board rating from the PRC office D. Apply for a Professional Identification Card 12. Which government body has the power to revoke or suspend Leah’s certificate of registration/professional license, should she commit unprofessional and unethical conduct in the future? A. Professional Regulatory Board of Nursing B. Philippine Nurses Association C. Professional Regulation Commission D. Commission on Higher Education 13. What Nursing Republic Act should Nurse Leah refer too? A. RA 9371 B. RA7164 C. RA 7664 1 | Page
50. Since your participants are adult parents, which of the following are appropriate strategies? Select all that apply. 1. Role playing 2. Group sharing 3. Demonstration 4. Return demonstration A. 2 and 3 B. 2 and 4 C. 1, 2, 4 D. 1, 2, 3 SITUATION - Safety in any health agency is a must. Nurse Amy wants this to maintain in her unit. 51. The nursing process facilitates an understanding of the scope of challenges inherent in nursing care of clients at risk for ___________ EXCEPT: A. Infection B. Suicide C. Restraint D. Injury 52. The clients at risk require re-assessment of their status on ____________. A. shift basis B. daily basis C. as necessary basis D. injury 53. When a patient is placed in a bed rest, the nurse must watch which part of the body most? A. Liver B. Head C. Legs D. skin 54. The Nursing Practice Standards which Nurse Amy must let her staff follow includes, EXCEPT ___________. A. use a multidisciplinary approval to enhance client safety as indicated B. implement emergency measures during fires and disasters C. risk elements should not be modified D. use infection control practices that prevent or control transmission of the pathogens SITUATION - Applying therapeutic communication skills is vital in the nurse-client relationship. 55. Which of the following is the BEST SEQUENCE of communication techniques to use during an assessment interview? Begin with ____________. A. giving a broad opening and move to asking focused questions B. Giving information and move to asking focused questions C. Asking focused questions and close-ended questions D. providing information and proceed to stating observations 56. You are caring for Malou, sixteen years old, suffering from acute leukemia. You want to actively listen to her concerns and understand her meanings. You know that active listening is used to _______. A. Treat patient’s medical problems B. Recognize the issue that is most important to the client C. Help the patient become dependent to the nurse in addressing his concerns D. Make conclusions regarding client’s perception 57. You ask your newly admitted patient, “What can we do to help you?” You know that this open-ended question will _____________. A. result in specific information from the patient B. allow patient to elaborate on his response C. allow patient to briefly answer question D. put the patient at ease 58. As you listen to a patient, you need to provide feedback that is __________. A. behavior-focused and evaluative B. well-timed and general C. general and content-focused D. well-timed and content-focused 59. Which of the following statements is TRUE in relation to the use of humor? A. Humor should focus on the client’s humanity B. Humor is used to build rapport C. Constant use of humor can be healing D. Laughter increases neurotransmitters SITUATION -Mr. BC is confines in the ICU in a provincial hospital for some complications of his type II diabetes. He is edematous and complained of severe chest pain. His vital signs are: BP160/98, temperature 37.2C; PR- 90 bpm; RR- 30 bpm 60. The order of the physician is for immediate intubation. For the priority equipment, supplies and material to be used for the procedure, the nurse should collaborate with the _________. A. operating room B. central supply unit C. anesthesia department D. emergency department 61. Morning care had to be done by the ________ A. nursing student B. all the options C. staff nurse D. nursing aide 62. In as much as you have not been trained in initiating Intravenous infusion, who among the following cannot also do it? A. charge nurse B. staff nurse C. nursing aide D. physician 63. Turning Mr. BC every two hours would be difficult if you do it alone. In order to keep the patient safe, the most number of nurse who can team up with you will be ____________ A. Four B. One C. Two D. Three 64. If Mr. BC would be for dialysis and you need to bring him to the dialysis unit, who among the following, could be the best to help you wheel him to the area? A ______________. A. institutional worker B. member of the family C. physician D. nurse aide SITUATION- Thea, 15 years old, and a high-school student, visited the clinic because she suspects that she is pregnant. Her pregnancy is confirmed by the school physician. Thea requested nurse Zenaida not to tell her parents about her being pregnant. She also expressed desire to terminate her pregnancy. 65. Which of the following ethical concepts apply to patient Thea’s case? A. Bioethics B. Deontology C. Teleology D. Intuitionism 66. Nurse Zenaida should be guided by the steps in helping Thea make an ethical decision. Sequence the steps below. 1. Gather data 2. Make decision 3. Identify and clarify the ethical problem 4. Act and assess the outcomes of decisions 5. Identify options or alternatives A. 3, 1, 5, 2 & 4 B. 1, 5, 2, 4 & 3 C. 1, 3, 5, 2 & 4 D. 2, 4, 1, 3 & 5 67. The INITIAL advice of nurse Zenaida to patient Thea is which of the following? A. Thea will inform her teacher about her condition and to request the teacher to tell her parents. B. Thea will request the doctor to inform the parents C. Thea will choose a significant other close to the parents to be the one to relay about her pregnancy D. Advise her that as a minor, her parents should be duly informed about her pregnancy 68. Thea analyzed the advice of Nurse Zenaida and realized the value of life and family. This attitude of realization is termed as _____________ 4 | Page