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1 | Page RECALLS 12 EXAMINATION NURSING PRACTICE IV CARE OF CLIENTS WITH PHYSIOLOGIC AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ALTERATIONS (PART B) 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 IV” on the box provided Situation: As a nurse researcher in the research and development center of her hospital, Nurse Rianna is assigned to conduct a research study on the levels of competence of the hospital’s staff nurses. She is given 12 months for the study’s duration. 1. Nurse Rianna is composing her proposal, which design will she use if Rianna wants to assess the competence of the staff nurses upon appointment to the job until their respective retirements? A. Retrospective B. Cross-sectional C. Longitudinal D. Descriptive-correlational 2. During the project planning, Rianna realizes that she cannot use randomization for her subjects due to the nature of the work setting. Considering this, what research design should Rianna employ when randomization is not permitted? A. Experimental B. Quasi-experimental C. Prescriptive D. Correlational 3. As part of her research, Nurse Rianna plans to implement a new competency-based training design in which she will later evaluate the competency levels of the nurses who underwent and did not participate in the new program. What research design is applicable for Rianna to employ? A. Cross-sectional B. Experimental C. Retrospective D. Descriptive 4. Rianna formulated the hypothesis of her research, which pertains to a simple hypothesis? A. The level of competence is the same for those with clear perception and those who have unclear role perception B. Role perception increase the level of competence among staff nurses C. Level competence is influenced by role perception D. Role perception is not related with the level of competence among staff 5. When a competency-based training program for the staff nurses is introduced by Nurse Rianna, which element of experimental research would this action refer to? A. Evaluation B. Manipulation C. Control D. Randomization 6. After formulating the hypothesis and choosing her research design, Rianna plans her data gathering tool. Which of the instruments would yield the MOST ACCURATE data about the competency at entry of the staff nurses? A. Performance evaluation forms based on observation by the immediate superior nurses. B. Interview the director of nursing C. Questioners to be filled up by the nurse managers D. Existing data from transcript of records 7. Rianna plans to interview the training director about the staff nurses’ performances. What type of sampling would she use if she includes those who happen to be in the training room where the activity is scheduled to be conducted? A. Quota B. Random C. Purpose D. Convenience 8. Nurse Rianna is certain that several of the staff nurses who specialize in research settings tend to respond psychologically to the condition of the study. This is referred to as: A. Instrumentation error B. Hawthorne effect C. Halo effect D. Selection effect 9. The right of the subject to beneficence is demonstrated by Rianna when she does which of the following? A. Keeps in confidence all information she gathered from the subject B. Assure subjects that their participation will not be used against them C. Secure informed consent of the subjects D. Should not place the subjects at a disadvantage or expose to situations they have not been explicitly prepared Situation: Mr. Jake proposed to conduct research on the utilization of a revised self-care guide for patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. 10. Mr. Jake believes that he must abide by the ethical conduct in research, which code of ethics requires informed consent in all studies involving human subjects? A. ICN code of ethics B. Belmont report C. Nuremberg code D. Helsinki declaration 11. Which of the following codes of ethics differentiate whether the research study has a therapeutic value, or which essentially yields new knowledge and has no therapeutic value? A. Nuremberg code B. Belmont report C. Helsinki declaration D. ICN code of ethics 12. Some characteristics are considered vulnerable as subjects for clinical research, which is NOT considered as vulnerable? A. Adult woman B. Mentally or emotionally disabled people C. Children D. Institutionalized people 13. During the study, one of the subjects expressed his intention to disengage from the research. Which of the following is the appropriate action to take? A. Motivate him to sustain his participation * NLE * NCLEX * CGFNS * HAAD * PROMETRICS * DHA * MIDWIFERY * LET * RAD TECH * CRIMINOLOGY * DENTISTRY * PHARMACY *
2 | Page B. Entice him by giving him stipends C. Explain to him that such would affect the validity of the study D. Allow the subjects to withdraw anytime 14. To prevent manipulation of vulnerable groups, which of the following is the best measure? A. Ensure confidentiality of data described to prospective subjects the nature B. Protect privacy of patients C. Payment of stipends for the subjects D. Secure informed consent 15. To ensure the study and the subject’s rights, Mr. Jake adheres to which of the following procedures? A. Covert data B. Informed consent C. Full disclosure D. Debriefing 16. The study is considered to be accomplished when Mr. Jake has achieved which of the following activities? A. Submitted the research report to the CEO B. The result of the study is used by the nurses in the hospital C. Presented the study in research forum D. Published the results in a nursing journal 17. Which of the following is the best tool for data gathering? A. Observation B. Questionnaire C. Use of laboratory data D. Interview schedule 18. Considering the nature of the study, which of the following ethical issues should she consider in conducting her study? 1. confidentiality of information given to him by the subjects 2. self-determination which includes the right to withdraw from the study group 3. privacy or the right not to exposed publicity 4. full disclosure about the study to be conducted A. 1, 2, and 3 B. 1, 3, and 4 C. 2, 3, and 4 D. 1, 2, 3, and 4 19. The dependent variable in the statement: “frequent hand washing of the surgical team decreases the incidence of hospital-acquired infections among post-surgery patients” is? A. Post surgery patients B. Frequent hand washing C. Decreases D. Incidence of hospital-acquired infections 20. Rosa is aware that she must protect the rights of human research subjects, which of the following ensures anonymity? A. Release findings only to the participants of the study B. Provide equal treatment C. Obtain informed consent D. Keep the identities of the subject secret 21. Rosa develops tools and methods for data gathering. Having to yield the same result after its repeated administration refers to which of the following criteria? A. Reliability B. Sensitivity C. Accuracy D. Validity 22. Rosa knows the importance of controlling threats to internal validity for experimental research. What pertains to the condition where a patient dies in a hospital, hence the number of subjects is decreased? A. Design B. Mortality C. Maturation D. History Situation: Yulo conducts a study on the changes in the quality of life of staff nurses who are employed to be in the graveyard shift permanently. 23. He is constructing the title of the study, which is the most appropriate? A. Night shifts changes on the quality of life among nurses B. Effects on the quality of life among nurses on night shifts C. Changes in the quality of life among nurses assigned permanently on night shift D. Quality of life among permanent night duty nurses in selected hospital 24. For the study, Yulo plans to determine the relationship between the time shift and the quality of life among the participants. Which type of research will he probably employ? A. Prospective B. Exploratory C. Descriptive D. Experimental 25. He applies a new administrative intervention that includes a self-governance guide with the goal of enhancing the quality of life of the participants. What type of research would be best to use? A. Methodological B. Descriptive C. Experimental D. Exploratory 26. Yulo formulated the hypothesis of the study, which is the description of a hypothesis? A. Building blocks of theories B. Shows the interrelationship of concepts C. Explains the phenomena D. Predicts the relationship 27. Yulo would like to determine the effectiveness of the proposed new system of scheduling and staffing in a tertiary government hospital to prevent unexpected shortage in the ratio of ICU nurses to patients. The type of research method refers to: A. Descriptive B. Manipulative C. Experimental D. Quasi-experimental 28. If Yulo implemented a revised structured counseling program with a group of participants and a routine counseling program with another group of participants, the researcher used which design? A. Field study B. Manipulative C. Experimental D. Quasi-experimental 29. Referring to the answer above, the use of the research design is characterized by the following except: A. Theorize B. Manipulation C. Control D. Randomization 30. There are two research projects under your study. The first is entitled "Effects of Public Health Nurses Diet Counseling on Hypertension Control" and the second is entitled "Effects of Hypertension Control on the Incidence of Kidney Injury”. Which of the following choices is true regarding these two studies? A. The dependent variable in the first research problem is used as independent variable in the second one B. The independent variable in the first research problem is used as dependent variable on the second study C. Both research problems have the same independent variable D. Both research problems have the same dependent variable 31. In the research proposal entitled, “Effects of timing of the first bath on the body temperature of the newborn”, which of the following is not untrue? A. The presumed cause is the timing if initial bath B. The presumed effect of the study is the timing of initial bath C. The variable to be measured is the timing of initial bath D. The variable to be manipulated is the temperature 32. It states the expected relationship between the Independent and Dependent variable? A. Based concept B. Hypothesis C. Research design D. Research purpose