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NMC CBT Practice Tests

The NBC CBT Practice Test is a valuable resource for nurses preparing to take the Computer Adaptive Test required for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in the UK.

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1 / 50

Hearing aid provide to client comes under which act?

A) mental capacity act

B) childrenandfamilyact.

C) communicationact

D) EqualityAct

2 / 50

A person supervising a nursing student in the clinical area is called as:

A) supervisor

B) preceptor

C) interceptor

D) mentor

3 / 50

A nurse preceptor is working with a new nurse and notes that the new nurse is reluctant to delegate tasks to members of the care team. The nurse preceptor recognizes that this reluctance most likely is due to

A) Theorientationprovidedtothenewnurse

B) Role modelling behaviours of the preceptor

C) Lack of trust in the team members

D) The philosophy of the new nurse’s school of nursing

4 / 50

Training of student nurses is the responsibility of:

A) Senior nurses

B) Ward in charge

C) Team leaders

D) All RNS

5 / 50

NMC requires in the UK how many units of continuing education units a nurse should have in 3 years?

A) 65 Units

B) 55 Units

C) 35 Units

D) 45 Units

6 / 50

The UK regulator for nursing & midwifery professions within the UK with a started aim to protect the health & well-being of the public is

A) NMC

B) BMC

C) GMC

D) WHC

7 / 50

You are the nurse in charge of the unit and you are accompanied by 4th year nursing students.

A) Allow students to give meds

B) Have direct supervision

C) Assess competence of student

D) Get consent of patient

8 / 50

The NMC Code expects nurse to safeguarding the health and wellbeing of public through the use of best available evidence in practice. Which of the following nursing actions will ensure this?

A) using isopropyl alcohol 70% to wipe skin prior to cannulation

B) suggesting healthcare products or services that are still trialled

C) All

D) ensure that the use of complementary or alternative therapies is safe and in the best interest of those in your care

9 / 50

you have assigned a new student to an experienced health care assistant to gain some knowledge in delivering patient care. The student nurse tells you that the HCA has pushed the client back to the chair when she was trying to stand up. What is your action

A) Everyhour

B) At the end of the shift

C) When there are significant changes to the patient’s condition

D) As soon as possible after an event has happened (to provide current (up to date) information about the care and condition of the patient or client)

10 / 50

When doing your drug round at midday, you have noticed one of your patient coughing more frequently whilst being assisted by a nursing student at mealtime. What is your initial action at this situation?

A) ask student to stop feeding and assess patients swallowing

B) tell the student to feed the patient slowly to help stop coughing

C) ask student to allow patient some sips of water to stop coughing

D) ask the student to completely stop feeding

11 / 50

A staff nurse has delegated the ambulating of a new post-op patient to a new staff nurse. Which of the following situations exhibits the final stage in the process of delegation?

A) ) Telling the unit manager, the task has been completed

B) Having the new nurse tell the physician the task has been completed.

C) Supervising the performance of the new nurse

D) Documenting that the task has been completed.

12 / 50

A nurse delegates duty to a health assistant, what NMC standard she should keep in mind while doing this?

A) RN is accountable for care assistant’s actions

B) She transfers the accountability to care assistant

C) No need to assess the competency, as the care assistant is expert in her care area

D) Healthcare assistant is accountable to only her senior

13 / 50

Which student require a SOM?

A) All consolidation students who started an NMC approved undergraduate programme which commenced after September 2007.

B) Studentsontheirfinalplacementin2ndyear

C) Nurses/midwives undertaking SOM Preparation.

D) Nurses/midwifesundertakingMentorshipPreparataion

E) All midwifery pre-registraitons students throughout training

F) Learners undertaking conversion courses

14 / 50

Under the Carers (Equal opportunities)Act (2004) what are carers entitled to?

A) Financial support

B) Respitecare

C) All of the above

D) Their own assessment

15 / 50

How many steps to discharge planning were identified by the Department of Health (DH 2010)?

A) 8 Steps

B) 10 Steps

C) 5 Steps

D) 12 Steps

16 / 50

Mental Capacity Act 2005 explores which of the following concepts:

A) Mental capacity, independent mental capacity advocates, and the act’s code of practice

B) Mental capacity, advance treatment decisions, and act’s code of practice

C) Mental capacity, advance treatment decisions, independent mental capacity advocates, and the act’s code of practice

D) Mental capacity and the possible ethical and legal dilemmas in its interpretation.

17 / 50

To whom should you delegate a task?

A) Someone who you work with regularly

B) Someone who you trust

C) All of the above

D) Someone who you trust

18 / 50

You are in a registered nurse in a community giving health education to a patient and you notice that the student nurse is using his cell phone to text, what should you do?

A) Tell the student to leave and emphasize what a disappointment she is

B) Report the student to his Instructor after duty

C) Politely signal the student and encourage him by actively including him in the discussion

19 / 50

A patient has been assessed as lacking capacity to make their own decisions, what government legislation or act should be referred to:

A) All of the above

B) Mental capacity Act (2005)

C) Health and Social Care Act (2012)

D) Carers (Equal opportunities) Act (2004)

20 / 50

What is the minimum length of time that a student must be supervised (directly/indirectly) by the mentor on placement?

A) Depends on the student capabilities

B) Notspecified,butasmuchaspossible

C) 40%

D) 60%

21 / 50

In supervising a student nurse perform a drug rounds, the NMC expects you to do the following at all times:

A) delegate the supervision of the student to a senior nursing assistant and ask for feedback

B) allow student to give drugs and sign the chart at the end of shift

C) supervise the entire procedure and the sign the chart

D) allow the student to observe but not signing on the chart

22 / 50

A nurse educator is providing in-service education to the nursing staff regarding transcultural nursing care. A staff member asks the nurse educator to describe the concept of acculturation. The most appropriate response in which of the following?

A) It is a group of individuals in a society that is culturally distinct and has a unique identity

B) It is subjective perspective of the person’s heritage and sense of belonging to a group

C) It is a process of learning, a different culture to adapt to a new or change in environment

D) It is a group that share some of the characteristics of the larger population group of which it is a part

23 / 50

A nurse delegates duty to a health assistant, what NMC standard she should keep in mind while doing this?

A) Healthcare assistant is accountable to only her senior

B) RN is accountable for care assistant’s actions

C) She transfers the accountability to care assistant

D) No need to assess the competency, as the care assistant is expert in her care area

24 / 50

The code is the foundation of

A) Dress code

B) Personal document

C) Hospital administration

D) Good nursing & midwifery practice & a key tool in safeguarding the health &wellbeing of the public

25 / 50

Patient asking for LAMA, the medical team has concern about the mental capacity of the patient, what decision should be made?

A) let the patient go

B) encourage the patient to wait by telling the need for treatment

C) call the police

D) call the security

26 / 50

The code is the foundation of

A) Good nursing & midwifery practice & a key tool in safeguarding the health & wellbeing of the public

B) Dress code

C) Hospital administration

D) Personal document

27 / 50

You are in a registered nurse in a community giving health education to a patient and you notice that the student nurse is using his cell phone to text, what should you do?

A) Politely signal the student and encourage him by actively including him in the discussion

B) Tell the student to leave and emphasize what a disappointment she is

C) Report the student to his Instructor after duty

28 / 50

All are purposes of NMC except:

A) It is responsible for regulating hospitals or other healthcare settings.

B) It sets standards of education, training, conduct and performance so that nurses and midwives can deliver high quality healthcare throughout their careers.

C) NMC’s role is to regulate nurses and midwives in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

D) It makes sure that nurses and midwives keep their skills and knowledge up to date and uphold its professional standards.

29 / 50

Which of the following is an important principle of delegation?

A) No transfer of authority exists when delegating

B) Delegation is the same as work allocation

C) When delegating, you must transfer authority

D) Responsibility is not transferred with delegation

30 / 50

What is the purpose of The NMC Code?

A) It is a tool for educating prospective nurses and midwives

B) It outlines specific tasks or clinical procedures

C) It ascertains in detail a nurse’s or midwife’s clinical expertise

31 / 50

Which law provides communication aid to patient with disability?

A) Children and Family Act

B) Mental Capacity Act

C) Equality Act

D) CommunicationAct

32 / 50

The single assessment process was introduced as part of the National Service Framework for Older People (DH 2001) in order to improve care for this groups of patients.

A) False

B) True

33 / 50

A registered nurse is a preceptor for a new nursing graduate an is describing critical paths and variance analysis to the new nursing graduate. The registered nurse instructs the new nursing graduate that a variance analysis is performed on all clients:

A) Continuously

B) daily during hospitalization

C) every other day of hospitalization

D) every third day of hospitalization

34 / 50

You are mentoring a 3rd year student nurse, the student request that she want to assist a procedure with tissue viability nurse, how can you deal with this situation

A) Call to the college and ask whether it is possible for a 3rd student to assist the procedure

B) Tell her it is possible if you provide direct supervision

C) Allow her as this is the part of her learning

D) Tell her it is not possible

35 / 50

What is the role of the NMC?

A) To regulate nurses and midwives in the UK to protect the public

B) To regulate hospital or other healthcare settings in the UK

C) To regulate health care assistance

D) To represent or campaign on behalf of nurses and midwifes

36 / 50

Who is responsible for the overall assessment of the student’s fitness to practice and documentation of initial, midterm and final assessments in the Ongoing Achievement Record (OAR)?

A) the mentor

B) Any registered nurse on same part ofthe register

C) The charge nurse/manager

37 / 50

Under the Carers (Equal opportunities) Act (2004) what are carers entitled to?

A) All of the above

B) Their own assessment

C) Financial support

D) Respitecare

38 / 50

What do you mean by code of ethics?

A) Legal activities of a registered nurse who work in the UK

B) Legislative body to control nurses

39 / 50

When you tell a 3rd year student under your care to dispense medication to your patient what will you assess?

A) Whether s/he is under your same employment

B) Supervise directly

C) Whether s/he is able to give medicine

40 / 50

In supervising a student nurse perform a drug rounds, the NMC expects you to do the following at all times:

A) allow the student to observe but not signing on the chart

B) supervise the entire procedure and the sign the chart

C) delegate the supervision of the student to a senior nursing assistant and ask for feedback

D) allow student to give drugs and sign the chart at the end of shift

41 / 50

According to NMC Standards code and conduct, a registered nurse is EXCLUDED from legal action in which one of these?

A) Possessing stock medications

B) Convicted for fraud

C) Convicted for theft

D) Fixed penalty for speeding

42 / 50

According to law in England, UK when you faced with a situation of emergency what is your action?

A) Do not involve in the situation

B) Law insists you to stop and assist

C) Should not assist when it is outside of work environment

D) You are not obliged in any way but as a professional duty advises you to stop and assist

43 / 50

Being a student, observe the insertion of an ICD in the clinical setting. This is

A) Informal learning

B) Formal learning

44 / 50

An enquiry was launched involving death of one of your patients. The police visited your unit to investigate. When interviewed, which of the following framework will best help assist the investigation?

A) Data Protection Act 2005

B) Consentpolicy

C) Storage of Records Policy

D) Confidentialityguidelines

45 / 50

Among the following values incorporated in NMC’s 6 C’s, which is not included?

A) Confidentiality

B) Communication

C) Care

D) Courage

46 / 50

Which of the following agency set the standards of education, training and conduct and performance for nurses and midwives in the UK?

A) DH

B) CQC

C) NMC

D) RCN

47 / 50

According to NMC Standards code and conduct, a registered nurse is EXCLUDED from legal action in which one of these?

A) Convicted for theft

B) Fixed penalty for speeding

C) Possessingstockmedications

D) Convictedforfraud

48 / 50

The Code contains the professional standards that registered nurses and midwives must uphold. UK nurses and midwives must act in line with the Code, whether they are providing direct care to individuals, groups or communities or bringing their professional knowledge to bear on nursing and midwifery practice in other roles; such as leadership, education or research. What 4 Key areas does the code cover:

A) Prioritise care, practise safely, preserve security, promote kindness and trust

B) Prioritise people, practise safely, preserve dignity, promote professionalism and trust

C) Prioritisecare,practiseeffectively,preservesecurity,promote professionalism and trust

D) Prioritise people, practise effectively, preserve safety, promote professionalism and trust

49 / 50

Which of the following is NOT one of the six fundamental values for nursing, midwifery and care staff set out in compassion in Practice Nursing, Midwifery & care staff?

A) Consideration

B) Care

C) Compassion

D) Communication

50 / 50

A community health nurse, with second year nursing students is collecting history in a home. Nurse notices that a student is not at all interested in what is going around and she is chatting in her phone. Ideal response?

A) Warn her in public that such behaviours are not accepted

B) Inform to the principal

C) Talk to her in private and make her aware that such behaviours could actually belittle the profession

D) Ask the student to leave the group

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