Post : Vocational Instructor in Domestic Nursing
Department : Vocational Higher Secondary Education
Category Code : 89/17
Qualification : B.Sc Degree in Nursing; Higher Secondary Certificate + Diploma in General Nursing
Question Paper : 13/2018
Date of Test : 24-01-2018
- Common abnormality associated with development peripheral vascular disease is
- Low serum potassium
- Low serum lipids
- High serum lipids
- High serum calcium
- Infection by a non-pathogenic organism that occurs due to defect in host defense is
- Epornitic infection
- Opportunistic infection
- Enzootic infection
- Exotic infection.
- “The secret of National health lies in the homes of the people.”Whose words are this?
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Florence Nightingale
- Aristotle
- Vikram Patel
- Normal urine output in all age groups is
- 2 ml/kg/hr
- 0.5 ml/kg/hr
- 1 ml/kg/hr
- 500 ml/day
- Radiocarpal joint is an example of
- Condyloid joint
- Hinge joint
- Saddle joint
- Pivot joint
- Which of the following symptoms would be indicative of dumping syndrome?
- Diaphoresis
- Heart burn
- Vomiting
- Increased hunger
- C-Reactive protein, a substance related to inflammatory process, is produced in
- Bone marrow
- Kidney
- Liver
- Spleen
- During the first trimester of pregnancy, nausea and vomiting occur as an adaptation to the increased level of
- Oestrogen
- Leutinising hormone
- Progesterone
- Chorionic gonadotropin
- Epidemiology is concerned with
- Defined population
- Cases/Diseases
- Diagnosis of disease
- Treatment and prognosis.
- The most abundant tissue within human body is
- Epithelial tissue
- Connective tissue
- Neurons
- Muscle
- Which of the following is an example of Benzodiazepine?
- Doxepin
- Chlordiazepoxide
- Clomipramine.
- Clozapine
- Most important dietary modification for a patient with Miniere’sdisease is
- High protein diet
- Low fat diet
- Low carbohydrate diet
- Low sodium diet
- Nurse shows unconditional acceptance to a patient and views him as a worthwhile person with unique nature. Which of the following characteristic is being conveyed by the nurse?
- Empathy
- Trust
- Respect
- Genuineness
- The term used for reduced visual acuity in one eye, that results from strabismus is
- Amblyopia
- Emmetropia
- Myopia
- Hyperopia
- If blood-pressure assessment is repeatedly done in a quick manner, which will be the error that can occur?
- Low systolic and diastolic readings
- Erroneously high systolic or low diastolic readings
- Low systolic and high diastolic readings
- Erroneously high systolic and diastolic readings
- Which of the following is not a predisposing factor of aphthous ulcer?
- Stress
- Viral infections
- Smoking
- Vitamin deficiency
- One of the following drugs that is used as an adjuvant analgesic is :
- Morphine sulfate
- Piroxicam
- Diclofenac sodium
- Amitriptyline
- The most common ECG finding in rheumatic fever with carditis is
- T- wave elevation
- First degree A-V block
- T-wave inversion
- Second degree heart block
- Patients with chronic lung disorder require oxygen supplement. How much oxygen will be safe to these patients?
- 2 litre/min per nasal cannula
- 3 litre/min per nasal cannula
- 6 litre/min per facemask
- 8 litre /min through non-rebreathing mask
- Positive reinforcer is advised in behaviour therapy, because
- It increases the chance of repetition of specific behaviour.
- It always result in positive behaviour.
- It always prevent negative behaviour.
- It decreases the probability of repetition of specific behaviour.
- Which of the following patient need observation of apical pulse?
- Post operative patient
- Patient with arrhythmia
- Patient in shock
- Patient with wide pulse pressure
- For a toddler, which of the nursing diagnosis is most applicable?
- Risk for infection
- Risk for injury
- Risk for suffocation
- Risk for poisoning
- While using RYB colour code of wound care, the goal in the care of black wound is
- Covering with wet dressing
- Cleaning and hydrogel dressing
- Debridement
- No need of further treatment and care
- A nursing student who has been overloaded with hospital duty, study and family matters may experience
- Role ambiguity
- Role strain
- Role conflict
- Role enhancement
- Harsh crowing sound made on inhalation due to constriction of upper airway is
- Stridor
- Resonance
- Granting
- Crepitation
- Which of the following is the side-effect of psychotropic drug that block the reuptake of 5-Hydroxy tryptamine?
- Dry mouth
- Sexual dysfunction
- Blurred vision
- Constipation
- Oxytocin challenge test is ordered for a primi mother, 2 weeks after her expected care of confinement. This test is ordered to assess
- Fetal age
- Maternal uterine irritability
- Maternal wellbeing
- Fetal wellbeing
- Which of the following is not a tuberculin test?
- Mantoux test
- Heaf test
- Tine multiple puncture test
- Coccidioidin test
- During conversation, a person falls asleep. Which disorder will you suspect in him?
- Somniloquy
- Hypersomnia
- Bruxism
- Narcolepsy
- Wound drainage that consists of many RBCs and looks like blood is
- Sanguineous drainage
- Sero-sanguineous drainage
- Serous drainage
- Purulent drainage
- In a patient, after bone marrow biopsy, which will be the specific observation a nurse must do?
- Observe for pain.
- Assist the patient to be in the right side lying position.
- Assess for bleeding and hematoma formation.
- Observe for dyspnoea and cough.
- Which of the following drug is prefered to treat Tourette’sdisorder?
- Methyl phenidate
- Haloperidol
- Phenytoin sodium
- Imipramine
- Which of the following point must be emphasized while giving health education to a patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ( SLE)?
- Cortico steroids can be stopped if the symptoms are controlled.
- Alopacia that occur in SLE is irreversible.
- Over exposure to sunlight can exacerbate the symptoms.
- A low protein and low potassium diet.
- A newly registered client in the mental health clinic has been diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder. Which medication will be mostly preferred?
- Olanzapine
- Diazepam
- Alprazolam
- Fluoxetine
- Based on the concept of physiology, the most common cause of obesity is
- Consumption of more calories than expended
- Low basal metabolic rate
- Endocrine dysfunction
- Lack of knowledge on nutrition
- Which of the following accurately indicates true labour?
- Vaginal bleeding
- Labour pain
- Rupture of membrane
- Progressive dilation of cervix
- A poly substance abuser says, “Blue birds make me good after speed”. What will be the nurse interpretation?
- Client abuses anxiolytics and amphetamine
- Client abuses alcohol and cocaine
- Client abuses narcotics and marijuana
- Client is psychotic
- Skin and sclera of a baby born at night became yellow by the next day morning and serum bilirubin is 15 mg/ l00 ml. What should the nurse plan for dealing this?
- Prepare for phototherapy.
- Inform the physician and plan for exchange transfusion.
- Observe for clay coloured stool.
- Observe for vomiting and diarrhoea.
- While caring a patient with infectious mononucleosis, which of the following precaution should be practiced to prevent spread of disease?
- Complete isolation precautions
- Enteric isolation precaution
- Respiration isolation only
- Good hand washing technique only.
- Which of the following statement is correct about Cholera?
- Cholera is only an epidemic.
- Vibrio cholera can not be killed by boiling for seconds.
- Vibrio cholera is destroyed in stomach if the pH is more than 5.
- Vibrio cholera can remain in ice for 4 –6 weeks and more.
- Actions that halts the progress of a disease at its initial stage, management and prevention of complication is termed as
- Rehabilitation
- Primordial prevention
- Tertiary prevention
- Secondary prevention
- Primary observation of signs of impending kernicterus in a newborn baby with high bilirubin include
- Cyanosis and respiratory distress
- Rapid pulse and diaphoresis
- Lethargy and loss of moro reflex
- Abdominal distention
- Most prominent feature in catatonic schizophrenia is
- Delusions
- Motor and volitional disturbance
- Hallucination
- Silly giggling
- Which of the following can precipitate acute gouty arthritis?
- Excess cigarette smoking
- Excess alcohol intake
- Stress
- Exercise
- Management of symptomatic hyponatremia is by the intravenous administration of
- 3% solution of NaCl
- Normal saline
- Dextrose saline
- Ringer lactate
- Unequal size pupils in increasing intracranial pressure is due to the pressure effect on
- Second cranial nerve
- Fifth cranial nerve
- Third cranial nerve
- Seventh cranial nerve
- Another name for Atonic cerebral palsy (atonic CP) is
- Cerebellar cerebral palsy
- Extrapyramidal CP
- Pyramidal CP
- Mixed type CP
- The most common co morbid condition in children with bipolar disorder is
- Autism
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Substance use disorder
- Oppositional defiant disorder
- Earliest sign of phlebitis is
- Pain at the access site, erythema and / or oedema
- Pain at the access site with palpable venous cord
- Pain at the access site, erythema, palpable venous cord and purulent discharge
- Erythema at the access site with or without pain.
- Which of the following drug is not an epidural anaesthetic?
- Lignocaine hydrochloride
- Bupivacaine hydrochloride
- Reprovacaine hydrochloride
- Fentanyl
- Increased pH, increased HCO3-, increased or normal PaCO2 in an arterial blood gas analysis indicates
- Metabolic alkalosis
- Respiratory acidosis
- Respiratory alkalosis
- Metabolic acidosis
- The most accurate method of observation of body temperature for the baby who receives oxygen through oxygen tent is
- Axillary temperature
- Skin heat sensor
- Rectal temperature
- Oral thermometer
- Among the fetal blood vessels, highest oxygen content is seen in
- Ductus arteriosus
- Ductus venosus
- Pulmonary artery
- Umbilical artery
- Cloudy CSF obtained in lumbar puncture is an indicator of
- Increase glucose level
- Normal CSF
- Increased protein
- Increased white blood cell count
- The basic emotional task of a school child is
- Industry
- Initiative
- Independence
- Trust
- Normal pH value of mixed venous blood is
- 7.35 –7.45
- 7.45 –7.5
- 7.32 –7.42
- 7.25 –7.35
- In which position the nurse must stand for palpating a patient with lymphadenopathy in neck?
- At patient’sback side
- At patient’sright side
- In front of the patient
- At patient’sleft side
- In a man with complete transection of spinal cord at the L3 level. Primary responsibility of the nurse is to observe for symptoms of
- Hypertensive crisis
- Respiratory insufficiency
- Spinal shock
- Autonomic hyperreflexia
- A primi mother is admitted five days prior to the expected date of confinement, with ruptured membranes. Nurse notices a loop of cord prolapses through vagina during active labour. What the nurse is expected to do?
- Try to replace it
- Cover it with dry sterile towel
- Do not touch it
- Cover it with clean moist cloth
- Which of the following is the priority of care for a patient with ulcerative colitis?
- Maintain adequate nutrition
- Relieve diarrhea
- Promote effective coping
- Restore body weight
- For a patient in sickle cell crisis, effective method of relieving joint pain is administration of analgesics along with
- Provision of heat
- Corticosteroids
- Cold compress application
- Immobilisation
- Atrial septal defect which have increased association with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection is
- Ostium primum ASD
- Tricuspid atresia
- Sinus venosus ASD
- Ostium secundum ASD
- Highly malignant, rapidly growing tumour of cerebellum , seen in children is
- Astrocytoma
- Ependymoma
- Meningioma
- Medulloblastoma
- Inactivated polio vaccine is otherwise known as
- 17.D vaccine
- Salk vaccine
- Cell culture vaccine
- Sabin vaccine
- Which of the vaccines must be stored in freezer compartment?
- DPT and DT
- Polio and Measles vaccines
- DPT and TT
- Polio and BCG vaccines
- The Bhore committee was set up in the year
- 1951
- 1948
- 1943
- 1982
- Dextrose insulin IV infusion is indicated in the management of
- Hyperkalemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Cerebral oedema
- Diabetic keto acidosis
- After subtotal thyroidectomy important observation for prevention of thyroid storm is
- Hoarseness
- Bradycardia
- Elevated body temperature
- Tetany
- Which of the following anticonvulsant is the first line analgesic agent for neuropathic pain?
- Sodium valproate
- Carbamazepine
- Pregabalin
- Diazepam
- The hydrostatic pressure needed to stop the flow of water by osmosis is
- Oncotic pressure
- Osmotic pressure
- Osmotic dieresis
- Filtration
- Nurse should monitor patient heart rate or pulse rate during removal of fecal impaction, because he/she may develop
- Sweating and hypotension
- Tachycardia and hypotension
- Internal hemorrhage
- Bradycardia due to vagal stimulation
- In the care of a child with Kawasaki disease, which of the following must be the priority?
- Observe vital signs every 8 hr
- Monitor intake and output every hour
- Encourage range of motion exercise
- Minimize skin discomfort
- Which of the following assessment indicate the effectiveness of external chest compressions, during cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
- Palpable pulse
- Pupillary dilation
- Cold dry skin
- Mottling of the skin
- Which problem a nurse would expect in a patient with acute pancreatitis?
- Ascites
- Hypertension
- Jaundice
- Diarrhoea
- What would be the most appropriate concern about diet for an older infant with cystic fibrosis?
- High calorie diet
- Low protein diet
- High fat diet
- Low carbohydrate diet
- In which of the following condition, a nurse can anticipate the risk for ARDS in the patient?
- Asthma
- Heart failure
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Septic shock
- Captopril, an ACE inhibitor has been administered to a patient with heart failure, because it acts as
- Potassium sparing diuretic
- Volume expander
- Vasodilator
- Vasopressor
- The goal of nursing care for a patient with acute myeloid leukemia is the prevention of
- Liver failure
- Haemorrhage
- Renal failure
- Arrhythmias
- In the immediate post operative period of bilateral adrenalectomy, nurse should realize the probable cause of temperature elevation as
- Dehydration
- Urinary tract infection
- Wound infection
- Poor lung expansion
- Which of the following problem indicate suctioning in an infant with Tracheoesophageal fistula?
- Substernal retractions
- Increased respiratory rate
- Brassy cough
- Decreased activity level
- The first municipality to become fully WiFi Zone municipality in India
- Palakkad
- Malappuram
- Chavakkad
- Wayanad
- Pranahita and Taliperu are the tributaries of which river?
- Godavari
- Krishna
- Mahanadi
- Kaveri
- The massive rescue and relief operation initiated by Govt. of India in earthquake devastated Nepal in 2015
- Operation Soda Mountain
- Operation Air born Dragon
- Operation Vijay
- Operation Maithri
- “Great Dark Spot”,the huge spinning storm in the southern atmosphere of which Planet?
- Pluto
- Neptune
- Uranus
- None of these
- Who presided over the Lahore session of Indian National Congress meeting in 1909?
- Rash Behari Bose
- William Wedderburn
- Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- In Census 2011 the female population in India is
- 1,73,78649
- 1,60,27412
- 1,59,34926
- 3,03,9573
Question error
- In which district in Kerala the Chimmini Wild-life sanctuary situated?
- Kottayam
- Idukki
- Thrissur
- Palakkad
- The first e-port in India is
- Chennai
- Mumbai
- Visakhapatnam
- Cochin
- Who issued Royal proclamation of 1817 introduced free education in Travancore?
- Ayilyam Thirunnal Gowri Lakshmi Bai
- Rani Gowri Parvathi Bai
- Swathi Thirunnal Ramavarma
- Rani Sethu Lakshmi Bai
- Who wrote the famous book “Vedadikara Nirupanam”?
- Ayyankali
- Sree Narayana Guru
- Chattambi Swamikal
- Vaikunda Swamikal
- Which programme launched by Narendra Modi on 28th August, 2014?
- Goods and Service Tax
- Digital India
- Skill India
- Jan Dhan Yojana
- Which social reformer founded the Chirayankeezhu Taluk Muslim Samajam?
- Vakkam Abdul Khader Moulavi
- Muhammed Abdul Rahman Sahib
- Shoukkath Ali
- Muhammed Ali
- “Unnimol” is a character of which Malayalam Novel?
- Oru Theruvinte Katha
- Odayilninnu
- Nalukettu
- Thottangal
- Which country will host the FINA World Aquatics Championship, 2017?
- Japan
- Brazil
- Hungary
- None of these
- ISRO has successfully launched 104 Satellites in a single flight recently from
- Thumpa
- Bangalore
- Sriharikota
- Chandipur
- The first state in India to open Blood Bank for cattle
- Tamil Nadu
- Orissa
- Bihar
- Haryana
- Which is the “Black September Day “in Olympics history?
- 30th Sep. 1972
- 5th Sep. 1972
- 20th Sep. 1968
- 5th Sep. 1968
- Which Five Year Plan is known as “Gadgil Yojana”?
- Thired Five Year Plan
- Fifth Five Year Plan
- Sixth Five Year Plan
- Seventh Five Year Plan
- Who got Ezhuthachan Award, 2016?
- Puthussery Ramachandran
- Vishnu Narayanan Nambuthiri
- M. K. Sanu
- C. Radhakrishnan
- Poikayil Yohannan founded the Dalit Religious Protest Movement “Prathyaksha Raksha Dhaiva Sabha” at ___________
- Pathanamthitta
- Kollam
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Kottayam
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