ESI MODEL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS - STAFF NURSE RECRUITMENT

1) Which is the most important nurse's responsibility on the day of surgery?

a) Remove all clothing's
b) Send blood for investigations
c) Teach deep breathing exercises
d) Administer Pre-anesthetic medications


2) The purpose of post-operative deep deep breathing and coughing exercises are to:

a) Reduce pain
b)Prevent wound infection
c) Prevent Apnea
d) prevent atelectasis

3) Soft systolic ejection murmur heard in elder person is commonly due to:

a) Sclerotic changes of aortic leaflets
b) left ventricle become smaller
c) Decreased elasticity & widening of aorta
d) Increased Blood pressure

4) Gerontology is the study of

a) Old age
b) care of old
c) Diseases related to aging
d) Aging process

5) Which of the following manifestations would a nurse expect to observe in a patient immediately following a tonic-clonic generalized seizure?

a) Apnea
b) Tachypnoea
c) Lethargy
d) Hypersalivation

6) The precipitating factor for myasthenic crisis is;

a) Increase intake of fatty acids
b) Omitted doses of medication
c) Weight lifting
d) Excess medication

ANSWERS:

1.d
2.d
3.a
4.d
5.c