Question 1

WRONG
If a child with diarrhea registers two signs in the yellow row in the IMCI chart, we can classify
the patient as:

Moderate dehydration

Some dehydration

Severe dehydration

No dehydration
Question 2
CORRECT
Shelly has had diarrhea for 8 days. There is no blood in the stool, he is irritable, his eyes are
sunken, the nurse offers fluid to Shelly and he drinks eagerly. When the nurse pinched the
abdomen it goes back slowly. How will you classify Shellys Illness?

Moderate dehydration

Some dehydration

Severe dehydration

No dehydration
Question 3
WRONG
A child who is 7 weeks has had diarrhea for 14 days but has no sign of dehydration is classified
as?

Persistent diarrhea

Severe dysentery

Dysentery

Severe Persistent diarrhea
Question 4
CORRECT
The child with no dehydration needs home treatment. Which of the following is not included in
the rules for home treatment in this case?

Forced fluids

When to return

Give Vitamin A supplement

Feeding more
Question 5
WRONG
Fever as used in IMCI includes:

Axillary temperature of 37.5 or higher

Rectal temperature of 38 or higher

Feeling hot to touch

All of the above

A and C only
Question 6
WRONG
An important role of the community health nurse in the prevention and control of Dengue
Hemorrhagic-fever includes:

Advising the elimination of vectors by keeping water containerscovered

Conducting strong health education drives/campaign directed toward proper
garbage disposal

Explaining to the individuals, families, groups and community the nature of
the disease and its causation.

Practicing residual spraying with insecticides
Question 7
WRONG
Community health nurses should be alert in observing a Dengue suspect. The following is NOT
an indicator for hospitalization of H-fever suspects?

Marked anorexia, abdominal pain and vomiting

Increasing hematocrit count

Cough of 30 days

Persistent headache
Question 8
WRONG
The community health nurses primary concern in the immediate control of hemorrhage among
patients with dengue is:

Advising low fiber and non-fat diet

Providing warmth through light weight covers

Observing closely the patient for vital signs leading to shock

Keeping the patient at rest.
Question 9
WRONG
Which of these signs may NOT be REGARDED as a truly positive signs indicative of Dengue
H-fever?

Prolonged Bleeding Time

Appearance of at least 20 petechiae within 1 cm square

Steadily increasing hematocrit count

Fall in the platelet count
Question 10
CORRECT
Which of the following is the most important treatment of patients with Dengue H-fever?

Give aspirin for fever

Replacement of body fluids

Avoid unnecessary movement

Ice cap over abdomen in case of melena
Question 11
WRONG
In correcting misconception and myths about certain diseases and their management, the health
worker should first:

I dentify the myths and misconceptions prevailing in the community

Identify the source of these myths and misconceptions

Explain how and why these myths came about

Select the appropriate IEC strategies to correct them.
Question 12
WRONG
How many percent of measles are prevented by immunization at 9 months age?

85%

90%

99 %

95 %
Question 13
CORRECT
After TT3 vaccination a mother is said to be protected to tetanus by around?

80 %

85 %

99 %

95 %
Question 14
CORRECT
If ever convulsion occurs after administering DPT, what should nurse best suggest to the
mother?

Do not continue DPT vaccination anymore

Advise mother to come back aster 1 week

Give DT instead of DPT

Give pertussis of the DPT and remove DT
Question 15
WRONG
These vaccines are given 3 doses at one month intervals:

DPT, BCG, TT

DPT, TT, OPV

OPV, Hep. B, DPT

Measles, OPV, DPT
Question 16
WRONG
Which among the following is the primary focus of prevention of cancer?

Elimination of conditions causing cancer

Diagnosis and treatment

Treatment at early stage

Early detection
Question 17
WRONG
In the prevention and control of cancer, which of the following activity is the most important
function of the community health nurse?

Conduct community assemblies

Referral to cancer specialist those clients with symptoms of cancer

Use the nine warning signs of cancer as parameters in our process of detection;
control and treatment modalities.

Teach woman about proper/correct nutrition.
Question 18
WRONG
Who among the following are recipients of the secondary level of care for cancer cases?

Those under early case detection

Those under supportive care

Those scheduled for surgery

Those under going treatment
Question 19
CORRECT
Who among the following are recipients of the tertiary level of care for cancer cases?

Those under early treatment

Those under supportive care

Those under early detection

Those scheduled for surgery
Question 20
WRONG
In Community Health Nursing, despite the availability and use of many equipment and devices
to facilitate the job of the community health nurse, the nurse should be prepared to apply is a
scientific approach. This approach ensures quality of care even at the community setting. This
nursing parlance is nothing less than the:

Nursing diagnosis

Nursing protocol

Nursing research

Nursing process
Question 21
WRONG
Carlina is 15 months old and weighs 5.5 kgs and it is her initial visit. Her mother says that
Carlina is not eating well and unable to breastfeed, he has no vomiting, has no convulsion and
not abnormally sleepy or difficult to awaken. Her temperature is 38.9 deg C. Using the IMCI
strategy, if you were the nurse in charge of Carlina, how will you classify her illness?

a child at a general danger sign

very severe febrile disease

severe pneumonia

severe malnutrition
Question 22
WRONG
Why are small for gestational age newborns at risk for difficulty maintaining body temperature?

their skin is more susceptible to conduction of cold

they are preterm so are born relatively small in size

they do not have as many fat stored as other infants

they are more active than usual so they throw off comes
Question 23
CORRECT
Oxytocin is administered to Rinna to augment labor. What are the first symptoms of water
intoxication to observe for during this procedure?

headache and vomiting

a swollen tender tongue

a high choking voice

abdominal bleeding and pain
Question 24
WRONG
Which of the following treatment should NOT be considered if the child has severe dengue
hemorrhagic fever?

use plan C if there is bleeding from the nose or gums

give ORS if there is skin Petechiae, persistent vomiting, and positive tourniquet
test

give aspirin

prevent low blood sugar
Question 25
WRONG
In assessing the patients condition using the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness
approach strategy, the first thing that a nurse should do is to:

ask what are the childs problem

check the patients level of consciousness

check for the four main symptoms

check for the general danger signs
Question 26
WRONG
A child with diarrhea is observed for the following EXCEPT:

how long the child has diarrhea

skin Petechiae

presence of blood in the stool

signs of dehydration
Question 27
WRONG
The child with no dehydration needs home treatment. Which of the following is NOT included in
the care for home management at this case?

give drugs every 4 hours

continue feeding the child

give the child more fluids

inform when to return to the health center
Question 28
WRONG
Ms. Jordine, RN, believes that a patient should be treated as individual. This ethical principle
that the patient referred to:

beneficence

nonmaleficence

respect for person

autonomy
Question 29
CORRECT
When patients cannot make decisions for themselves, the nurse advocate relies on the ethical
principle of:

justice and beneficence

fidelity and nonmaleficence

beneficence and nonmaleficence

fidelity and justice
Question 30
WRONG
Being a community health nurse, you have the responsibility of participating in protecting the
health of people. Consider this situation: Vendors selling bread with their bare hands. They
receive money with these hands. You do not see them washing their hands. What should you
say/do?

Miss, may I get the bread myself because you have not washed your hands

All of these

Miss, it is better to use a pick up forceps/ bread tong