ESIC Staff Nurse Exam Question Paper-Q. No 51 to 100 Questions

51. The heat regulatory cetre is located in the :

52. A necessary safety precaution when ambulating a patient is to :

53. Fasting blood sugar is done to detect ;

• Amount  of insulin in blood
• Amount of glucose in blood
• Course of diabetes
• Treatment of diabetes

54. The endotracheal tube is put into the :

• Oesophagus
• Stomach
• Trachea
• Nasal cavity

55. Which portion of the heart receives oxygenated blood :

• Left auricle
• Right auricle
• Left ventricle
• Right ventricle

56. The following are absorbable sutures except:

• Catgut
• Vicryl
• Nylon
• Monocryl

57. The embryo/foetus gets its food supply from:

• Arteries of the mother
• The uterus
• The Placenta
• The amniotic sac.

58. Cretinism is due to deficiency of :

• Thyroxine
• Estrogen
• Epinesphrine
• Renin

59. When the patient lies on his back with one pillow under the head is called:

• Trendelenburg position
• Genupectoral position
• Lithotomy position
• Erect position

60. The sources of wound infection are:

• Poor hygiene in nurses or patients
• Infected droplets from mouths and noses
• Cross infection from othe wounds
• All the above

61. Diet prescribed for patient having mal absorption syndrome is:

62. Septecemia is :

• Spread of organism in blood stream
• Invasion and multiplication of bacteria in blood stream
• Spread of toxic product in blood stream
• Process of pus formation

63. Oedema is :

• Depression or deficiency of the quality of blood
• Excess of fluid in tissue
• Vitamin deficiency
• Malnutrition and dehydration

64. Vomiting of blood is called :

• Epistaxis
• Haemoptysis
• Haematemesis
• Haemothorax

65. Osteoporisis is disease of :

• Skin
• Bones
• Brain
• Muscles

66. Disorders of uterine tube and ovaries are:

• Acute salpingits
• Ectopic pregnancy
• Tumors
• All the Above

67. Gravida denotes the :

• Pregnant state
• Previous pregnancy
• Pregnancy at the stage of 30 and above
• All the above

68. What is the primary reason for the gradual change of position of the patient after surgery ?

69. Which of the following methods of intracranial pressure monitoring provides most accurate results:

• Epidural catheter
• Intraventicular catheter
• Subarachnoid catheter
• Intravertebral catheter

70. Which of the instructions are most appropriate to be provided by the nurse to a patient undergone cataract surgery :

• Elevate the head of the bed while sleeping
• Keep the room environment cool and dry
• Avoid climbing stairs
• Take a stool softner daily at night

71. The sign and symptoms of retinal detachment include the following except:

• Sudden severe pain in eye
• A curtain falling across the field of vision
• Light flashes in the visual field
• Floaters in the field of vision

72. A nurse is expected to find all the symptoms in GB syndrome except:

• Hypertonia
• Areflexia
• Parathesia
• Urinary retention

73. The earliest signs of the postoperative shock is monitored by nurse by observing the:

• Pulse rate
• Pulse pressure
• Body temperature
• Urine output

74. ATP does not form in ….

• Glycolysis
• TCA Cycle
• Fatty Acid Oxidation
• HMP Pathway

75. The code of ethics is composed and published by the :

• National league of nursing
• American nursing association
• American medical association
• National institute of health

76. Oxygen saturation is measured by:

• Pulse oximeter
• Thermometer
• Manometer
• Pulse transducer

77. The correct position to palpate the apical pulse is at the :

• Left midclavicular line at the level of second intercostals space
• Left midclavicular line at the level of fifth intercostals space
• Left axillary line at the level of fifth intercostals space
• Left midclavicular line at the level of seventh intercostals space

78. An important nursing responsibility for a patient after an invasive cardiovascular diagnostic study is :

• Discourage fluid intake and place the patient in Prone Position
• Apply heat to the puncture site and passively exercise the involved extremity
• Limit motion of the affected extremity and assess the puncture site
• Restrict fluid intake and encourage ambulation

79. Ethical dilemmas can be best solved by:

• Relationship
• Ethical principle
• Homocare nurse
• Code of ethics for nurses

80. The most common cause of coronary artery disease is :

• Atherosclerosis
• Hyperglycemia
• Stress
• Vasospasm of coronary artery
• Endocrine Quiz

81. Application of cool clothes to the auxulla decreases the body temperature through:

• Conduction
• Convection
• Evaporation
• Radiation

82. Who is known as “Lady with a Lamp”?

• Mother Teresa
• Joan of Arc
• Sister Nivedita
• Florence Nightingale

83. Increased respiratory rate is called :

• Tachycardia
• Bradycardia
• Tachypnea
• Bradypnea

84. Difference between diastolic and systolic pressure is :

• Pulse pressure
• Pulse deficit
• Cardiac output
• Blood pressure

85. A jerky pulse with full expansion and sudden collapse is :

• Collapsing pulse
• Corrigan’s pulse
• Running pulse
• Blood pulse

86. Cessation of breathing for a short period is :

• Orthopnea
• Dyspnea
• Apnea
• Bradypnea

87. To assess the patients posterior tibial pulse a nurse would palpitate :

• Behind the knee
• Over the medical malleolus
• Below the medial malleolus
• Below the lateral malleolus

88. To correctly palpate the patients skin for temperature determination, a nurse will use the :

• Base of hands
• Fingertips of hands
• Dorsal surface of hands
• Palmer surface of hands

89. For assessing range of joint movement the nurse will ask the patient to move away from the body evaluating the movement of :

• Flexion
• Extent ion
• Abduction
• Adduction

90. The position used to assess the extension of hip joint is :

• Supine
• Prone
• Sitting
• Dorsal recumbent

91. An excessive vomiting and haemorrhage leads to :

• Hypovolemia
• Hypervolemia
• Fluid overload
• Oedema

92. Increased sweating leads to :

• Hyponatremia
• Hypernatremia
• Hypervolemia
• Oedema

93. Rapid administration of blood containing citrate cause :

• Hypokalemia
• Hyperkalemia
• Hypocalcemia
• Hypercalcemia

94.  The signs of fetal distress are:

95. When providing a patients hydration status, a nurse would initiate :

• Provision of variety of fluids
• Provide ice chips
• Give fluid on patients demand
• Maintain inflow and outflow chart

96. The drip that is running satisfactorily may stop because :

97. A Positive Benedict’s test is not given by :

• Sucrose
• Lactose
• Maltose
• Glucose

98. Renal threshold for glucose is decreased in :

• Diabetes mellitus
• Insulinoma
• Renal glycosuria
• Alimentary glycosuria

99. In the diet of a diabetic patient, the recommended carbohydrate intake should preferably be in the form of :

• Monosaccharides
• Disaccharides
• Polysaccharides
• All of these

100. Kwashiorkor occurs when the diet is severely deficient in :

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