A nurse is preparing to measure a patient's apical pulse. Where should the stethoscope be placed to obtain the most accurate reading?
Nursing Fundamentals
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Upset patient: say this, not that
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What is the normal adult respiratory rate range, and what values signal respiratory distress requiring immediate assessment?
Vital Signs & Physical Assessment
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A nurse must perform hand hygiene during patient care. According to WHO 'My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene', which of the following is one of the five indications?
Chapter 1: Nursing Fundamentals & Examination Overview
1.1 Kuwait MOH Nurse Licensing Exam Overview & Prometric Logistics
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A physician orders 1,000 mL of normal saline to infuse over 8 hours. The IV set delivers 15 drops/mL. How many drops per minute should the nurse set?
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A patient's blood pressure reads 190/128 mmHg with a headache. What clinical category is this, and what is the priority action?
A nurse is administering an intramuscular injection to an adult using the ventrogluteal site. What is the primary advantage of this site over the dorsogluteal site?
During a focused respiratory assessment, the nurse auscultates a high-pitched, continuous musical sound over the lung fields on expiration. How should this finding be documented?
Which precautions?
Which PPE is required to enter the room of a patient on airborne precautions for suspected tuberculosis?
Infection Control & PPE
A nurse is caring for a patient on contact precautions for Clostridioides difficile infection. Which action is most appropriate?
1.2 Nursing Process, Clinical Assessment & Vital Signs
A patient is prescribed warfarin. Which laboratory value should the nurse monitor to evaluate the therapeutic effect of this medication?
In what order should a nurse remove PPE after leaving an isolation room, and why does the order matter?
A nurse is teaching a patient about a diet high in potassium. Which food should the nurse recommend?
A nurse assesses a patient's pressure injury and finds intact skin with a localized area of non-blanchable erythema over the sacrum. According to the NPUAP/EPUAP staging system, this is classified as:
New nurse takes a lie detector test
Beyond patient, drug, dose, route, and time, name two additional 'rights' of medication administration.
Medication Administration Rights
A nurse needs to administer 0.4 mg of a drug. The available vial contains 0.8 mg in 2 mL. How many milliliters should the nurse draw up?
1.3 Infection Control, Aseptic Technique & Patient Safety
A nurse is performing the rights of medication administration. A patient states, 'That is not my usual blue pill; mine is white.' What is the nurse's best action?
A nurse confirms a patient's identity using only the room number before giving furosemide. What is wrong with this practice?
When assessing a patient using the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), the patient opens eyes to speech, is confused in conversation, and localizes to pain. What is the total GCS score?
A nurse is documenting in the patient's medical record. Which entry best follows the principles of accurate, professional documentation?
Digoxin doo-wop: one full minute
A provider orders a weight-based IV medication in mg/kg. What must the nurse confirm before calculating the dose?
Dosage Calculation
A nurse is caring for a patient receiving a continuous nasogastric tube feeding. To reduce the risk of aspiration, the nurse should:
Chapter 2: Essential Pharmacology & Clinical Nutrition
2.1 Pharmacological Principles, Dosage Calculations & Safe Medication Administration
A patient's blood pressure is 88/54 mmHg, heart rate 118 bpm, and skin is cool and clammy. Which set of vital signs and the clinical picture most suggest?
How is an IV infusion rate in mL/hr calculated from a total volume and total infusion time?
Before administering digoxin to an adult patient, the nurse should assess which parameter and withhold the dose if it is below 60 beats per minute?
A nurse is reviewing a patient's arterial blood gas: pH 7.30, PaCO2 50 mmHg, HCO3 24 mEq/L. How should the nurse interpret this result?
Question · Hard
100 metronomes and 1 rescuer
A patient on warfarin has an INR of 5.2 with no active bleeding. What does this value indicate, and what should the nurse do?
Pharmacology & Clinical Nutrition
A nurse is teaching a patient about the proper use of a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) with a spacer. Which instruction is correct?
2.2 High-Alert Medications, Parenteral Therapy & Adverse Drug Reactions
A nurse is calculating the body mass index (BMI) for a patient who weighs 70 kg and is 1.75 m tall. What is the patient's BMI category?
A patient on enteral tube feeding develops abdominal distension and a high gastric residual volume. What should the nurse do first?
A nurse is donning personal protective equipment (PPE) to enter the room of a patient on airborne and contact precautions. What is the correct sequence for putting on PPE?
A patient with type 1 diabetes is found drowsy, diaphoretic, and tremulous with a capillary blood glucose of 50 mg/dL. The patient is conscious and able to swallow. What is the nurse's priority intervention?
Adult Nursing
Blood sugar 62: the 15-15 rule
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