Kerala psc solved question paper for staff nurses grade 2
1. The most common pathogenic mechanism of acute
pancreatitis is –
Auto digestion of the pancreas.
2. What does the nurse monitors for, in a patient with Acute
Renal Failure?
Pulmonary edema and ECG changes.
3. A disease caused by Treponema pallidum is –
Syphilis.
4. Which of the following is an important nursing
intervention for a patient with Cushing Syndrome?
(a) Left Middle Cerebral Artery
(b) Observe for hypotension
(c) Protect from infection (√)
(d) Restrict carbohydrate intake.
5. Involvement of which of the following structures will
lead to right-sided hemiplegia and aphasia?
(a) Left Middle Cerebral Artery (√)
(b) Vertebral Artery
(c) Brain stem
d)Right Middle Cerebral Artery.
6. Which one of the following is a common response expected
in a patient with stroke, to the change in body image?
(a)Denial
(b) Dis association
(c) Delusion
(d) Depression. (√)
7. A patient with early osteoporosis must be advised to-
Stop smoking
8. For doing nasotracheal suctioning, during which of the
following patient activities, the catheter should be inserted?
(a)Swallowing
(b) Inhaling (√)
(c) Exhaling
(d) Retching
9. The simple most effective method for reducing the risks
of stasis of pulmonary secretions is-
Two hourly position change.
10. What is cyanosis?
Blue discoloration of skin.
11. The period from conception to birth is denoted as –
Prenatal
12. Role of nursing is “having charge of somebody’s health”
Whose vision is this?
13. Which of the following developmental stage corresponds
to infancy?
(A) Trust Vs Mistrust (√)
(b) Autonomy Vs Shame
(c) Initiative Vs Guilt
(d) Industry Vs Inferiority.
14. Who proposed the nursing theory of self-care deficit?
Dorothea orem
15. The head circumference of a normal infant is –
33-35 cm
16. The leading cause of death in adolescence is –
Accidents
17. The legal definition of ‘death’ that facilitates organ
donation is, cessation of –
Function of brain
18. The body temperature at which tissues and cells can best
function is –
36-38o C
19. Men have a higher Basal Metabolic Rate because, their
body contains more-
Testosterone
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20. The mechanism by which body loses heat to the
environment, without having direct contact is --?
Radiation
21. Which of the following structures controls heat loss?
(a) Anterior pituitary
(b) Posterior pituitary
(c) Posterior hypothalamus
(d) Anterior hypothalamus
22. Exposure of the body to subnormal temperature can lead
to …
Frost-bite
23. What is the effect of an antipyretic?
Reduce fever
24. The volume of blood pumped by the heart during one minute
is called….
Cardiac output
25. What is the normal pulse rate of an infant?
120-160
26. The phase of respiration in which gases move in and out
of the lungs is ….
Ventilation
27. What is the normal partial pressure of carbon dioxide in
arterial blood? (mm Hg)
35-45
28. What is the equipment that indirectly measures arterial
oxygen saturation?
Pulse Oximeter
29. What is the term used to denote regular, abnormally slow
respirations?
Bradypnea
30. What technique of assessment helps to determine ketoacidosis?
Olfaction
31. Inflammation of skin at base of nail is?
Paronychia
32. The condition in which both eyes do not focus on an
object simultaneously is known as?
Strabismus
33. The most effective way to break the chain of infection
is by?
Hand hygiene
34. How many drops in a standard drip set makes one ml.?
15
35. The prescription orders 0.125 mg digoxin orally. Tablets
containing 0.25 mg is available. How many tablets will you administer?
1/2
36. A patient who is receiving intravenous fluids develops
tenderness, warmth, erythema and pain at the infusion site. Which of the
following conditions will you suspect?
(a) Sepsis
(b) Infiltration
(c) Fluid overload
(d) Phlebitis (√)
37. When providing oral hygiene to an unconscious patient,
care must be taken to prevent?
Aspiration
38. What is the intrinsic rate of the normal A-V node?
40-60 per minute
39. Which of the following structures is the pacemaker of
the heart?
(a) S-A node (√)
(b) Septum
(c) A-V node
(d) Bundle of His
40. The prescription is for two tablespoons of milk of
magnesia. How many ml. will you give?
30 ml
41. Which of the following is intravascular fluid?
(a) Lymph
(b) Pleural fluid
(c) Plasma (√)
(d) Synovial fluid
42. If the serum potassium level is less than normal, the
condition is known as –
Hypokalemia
43. What electrolyte abnormality is likely to develop in a
patient with vomiting?
Hypokalemia
44. How much sodium is normally present in the extra
cellular fluid? (in MEq/L).
135-145
45. What is the primary cause of hyperkalemia?
Renal failure
46. Which of the following is an isotonic solution?
(a)Lactated Ringers (√)
(b) Half –Normal Saline
(c) One-third Normal Saline
(d) Mannitol
47. Thousand ml. of Normal Saline is to be infused in 8
hours. What should be the rate of flow per minute?
30 drops
48. A patient admitted with vomiting, has the following
arterial blood gas levels-pH 7.30; PaCO2 36 mm Hg; Pa O2 92mm Hg; and HCO3 18;
what is the acid-base imbalance that is present?
Metabolic acidosis
49. Which of the following is a first-line drug used for
pain management?
(a)Acetaminophen (√)
(b) Clonidine
(c) Morphine
(d) Ketamine
50. Which of the following is the organism that causes
peptic ulcer disease?
(a) Staphylococcus
(b) Coryne bacterium
(c) Helicobacter pylori (√)
(d) Streptococcus.
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