Asian Development Foundation College

P. Burgos St. Tacloban City 6500

Mid-Term Examinations in FNP

Professional Nursing:
1. All but one are characteristic of nursing as a profession?
a. Nursing is able to govern itself
b. Nursing is altruistic
c. Have continuous development thru research
d. Undermined and regulated by multiple government offices
2. The accreted professional organization of Nurses in the Philippines is?
a. Philippine League of Nurses
b. Philippine Association of Nurses
c. Philippine Nursing Association
d. Filipino Nurses Association of the Philippines
3. According to the current nursing law which is R.A. 9173 what is the composition of the current Board of
nursing?
a. 1 chairman 4 members
b. 1 chairman 5 members
c. 1 chairman 6 members
d. None of the above
4. The main purpose of promulgating R.A. 9173 is to protect the general public by?
a. By focusing the efforts to improve the current nursing situation thru technology and development
b. By changing the current curricula of all colleges of nursing
c. By stipulating the full qualifications of nurses that can work and practice in our country
d. By decreasing the number of nursing school to decrease the surplus of nurses
5. All but one are qualifications of a Filipino Nurse.
a. Pass BSN and NLE
b. Must be 21 yrs. And above
c. Must serve 2 yrs. In the country
d. All are correct
6. Alex is a foreigner nurse from Austria, together with her workmates they have decided together with the
hospital staff of their surgical department to conduct a medical mission here in the Philippines, to operate
with children with Cleft Palate, when Alex together with their team arrived would they be able to practice
their profession?
a. Yes for there is no law prohibiting charitable and goodwill operations in our constitution
b. No, they are not allowed for only experts are exempted in R.A. 9173
c. Yes as long as they have submitted all the necessary papers and secure a permit from the respective
departments of our government
d. No, according to the latest Nursing law it is prohibited to conduct any Nursing treatment nor medical
from foreigner nurses, to uphold the dignity of Filipino Nurses
7. Marco a newly appointed BON is new to his work he is correct if he stated that one of the BON
qualifications is?
a. Must have at least 7 yrs. Of experience in a given field of specialization
b. Must be a person with expertise in management and in law
c. Must be 60 yrs. At a minimum
d. Must be a person with no outstanding position in any related field appertaining to nursing
 8. Nurse Sandra has been caring for patients in the wards for the last two years, she even assist students
that have clinical duties in their ward, you know that when a nurse is considered as entry level nurses they
categorized as to what stage of Benner’s Proficiency ladder?
a. Advance beginner
b. Competent
c. Novice
d. Proficient
9. A nurse with marginally accepted performance in terms of skills, knowledge and judgment is under what
stage of proficiency?
a. Proficient
b. Competent
c. Advance beginner
d. Expert
10. You know that the Board of Nursing have different powers, select all the special powers of the BON.
I. Pseudo-Judiciary
II. Pseudo- Legislative
III. Regulation and Control
IV. Suspension and revocation
V. Evaluation and Accreditation
a. I and II only
b. All of the above
c. II, III, and V
d. I, II, IV ,V
e. III and V

Nursing Process
11. The most frequently used nursing process all through out is?
a. Diagnosis
b. Planning
c. Evaluation
d. Assessment
12. It is the systematic taxonomy of Nursing problems, that is used in Diagnosing a patient.
a. Taxonomy of Nursing Problem
b. Typology of Nursing Problem
c. North American Nursing Diagnostic Association Typology
d. None of the above
13. The systematic Approach in Handling a Patient, that identifies the nursing problem of the patient, how it
is identified and the outlay of the possible action is called?
a. Nursing Diagnosis
b. Nursing Process
c. Assessment
d. Planning
e. All of the above
14. Upon Assessment you noticed that the patient having a hard time understanding the nurse, what should
be the appropriate action?
a. Ask the patient to relax a bit
b. Let the patient verbalize his problem
c. Equate the teaching strategy to the current knowledge of the patient
d. Allow the patient to verbalize and ask questions thru the interaction.
15. A patient is rushed to the Emergency room due to chest pain, the nurse in the E.R. is assessing
for the demographic data of the patient, what type of Assessment did the nurse used with the
patient?
a. Problem-Focused Assessment
b. Emergency Assessment
c. Initial Assessment
d. Retrospective Assessment
16. As you go out of the hospital you’ve met an accident, you were in a cab and was accidentally ran
by a bus, when you regained your consciousness a rescuer is assessing your mental status, pulse
and respiration: you know as a nurse that the rescuers action is under what type of assessment?
a. Initial assessment
b. Problem focused assessment
c. Emergency assessment
d. Retrospective assessment
17. A patient was wheeled-in at the ICU after myocardial Infarction(heart attack), you are reviewing
the patients chart and you noticed that the patient has CAD(coronary arterial disease) that
affects the circulation of blood going to the heart, based on the data what type of data do you
have?
a. Overt data by primary source
b. Covert data by secondary source
c. Subjective data by primary source
d. Objective data by secondary source
18. Dr. Adams is talking to the patient, that is to undergo, a major operation in the heart, after the
discussion you went to the patient told you that she is very afraid to what would be the
outcome of the surgery, as a nurse you noticed that the patient’s concern as of the moment is
her anxiety towards the operation. You then now explore the reason of the patient’s anxiety,
and the support system that the patient is having: in this case what kind of assessment was
utilized?
a. Problem-focused assessment
b. Emergency assessment
c. Initial assessment
d. Retrospective assessment
19. After 3 hours of the operation that patient have increased vital signs recorded as: T=38.2 P=92
R=15 Bp=120/90 patient reported signs of pain, based on the signs and symptoms presented by
the patient, what assessment shall be used with this kind of patient condition?
a. Problem focused assessment
b. Emergency assessment
c. Initial assessment
d. Retrospective assessment
20. What type of data presents measurability, and empirical.
a. Subjective data
b. Covert data
c. Overt data
d. Test/experimental data
21. A patient is rushed to the hospital after incurring a massive trauma on his head, as the nurse
approaches the patient the nurse noticed that the patient is having difficulty of breathing, due
to damage on the 3rd thoracic vertebra, secondary to fracture. What nursing diagnosis thus this
fit?
a. Problem focused diagnosis
b. Actual diagnosis
c. Wellness diagnosis
d. Risk diagnosis
22. This is one of the characteristics of a good plan, where it is said to be exact and factual, based on
the data presented related to the condition.
a. Timely
b. Measurability
c. Realistic
d. Specificity
23. Mr. Yu is rushed to the hospital after episodes of chest pain, at the E.R. the nurse asked the
patient about the events prior chest pain, what is the assessment technique did the nurse used
if she, noted lacerations on the left arm of the patient?
a. Interview
b. Observation
c. Examining
d. None of the above
24. Nurse Kim is going to assess the patient after a suicide incident via ingestion of liquid detergent,
to gain trust and confidence nurse Kim should first establish:
a. A trusting environment
b. A calm situation where the patient will be able to verbalize
c. A trusting introduction of herself and her purpose of interaction
d. All of the above
25. Jadee a 17 year old male, admitted for attempted suicide thru laceration of his forearm is
admitted to your department, the patient is aloof with the nurses and does not cooperate
during interview, in order to assess the patient at the same time gather important facts about
the his current condition, you must be able to properly communicate with patient you know for
the fact that there are two types of communication: those are?
a. Therapeutic and non-therapeutic communication
b. Open and close communication
c. Verbal and non-verbal communication
d. Continued and ineffective communication
26. Based on situation presented in question no. 11, avoidance to communicate by negative
reaction can be considered as?
a. Open communication
 b. Non-verbal communication
c. Ineffective communication
d. Close communication
27. The stage on interviewing wherein the nurse asks questions about the patient’s condition, and
how it impacts the health of the patient?
a. Orientation phase
b. Working phase
c. Termination phase
d. None of the above
28. Upon assessment you utilized certain examining techniques one of those is cephalocaudal
approach in examining: this means that you are?
a. Assessing from the proximal aspect of the body going to distal
b. Assessing from anterior to posterior
c. Assessing from head to toe
d. Assessing from dorsal part of the body going to the anterior part
29. This assessment model focuses on abnormalities of normal body systems.
a. Body systems model
b. Review of Systems
c. Maslow’s Model
d. Health model
30. A taxonomy of health problems used to address nursing problems, is devised by this
organization to quantify nursing actions to be taken.
a. NANDA
b. JCAHO
c. ORNAP
d. ONA
31. Diagnosis based on the presented by the patient based on the client and the nurse interaction.
a. Actual diagnosis
b. Risk diagnosis
c. Wellness diagnosis
d. syndrome diagnosis
32. Diagnosis based on the clinical judgment of the nurse based on the outcomes that may arise
from the current health condition of the patient.
a. Risk diagnosis
b. Wellness diagnosis
c. Actual diagnosis
d. Syndrome diagnosis
33. A patient is able to maintain health care practice to maintain a normal blood pressure, what
nursing diagnosis does this belong?
a. Wellness diagnosis
b. Actual diagnosis
c. Risk diagnosis
d. Syndrome diagnosis
 34. Nurse Minda is formulating a nursing care plan for a patient with Pulmonary Tuberculosis, she
anticipated that the treatment regimen may take couple of months to cover, what goal setting
shall be utilized by nurse minda?
a. Short term goal
b. Long term goal
c. Short and long term goal
d. None of the above
35. This are actions by the nurse that does not need any doctor’s order to be carried out.
a. Independent nursing action
b. Dependent nursing action
c. Collaborative nursing action
d. None of the above
36. Actions that needs advise from other health care providers of the health care team.
a. Independent
b. Dependent
c. Collaborative
d. None of the above

Roles of Nurses
INSTRUCTIONS: PLEASE SELECT THE APPROPRIATE word inside the box that corresponds to the given
statement.

CAREGIVER TEACHER COMMUNICATOR COUNSELOR CLIENT ADVOCATE CHANGE AGENT

MANAGER FACILLITATOR COMMUNICATOR CASE MANAGER

15. Identifying problems and effective relate the data to other health care team members
16. Assists the client in learning methods in health preservation thru prompt and effective information
17. Any act the appertaining in the preservation of the clients dignity and safety
18. Taking care of physical, psychological and other dimensions of man
19. Assisting clients in identifying problems and ill-behaviours and how it will be modified
20. Influence people to act and work to achieve a specific goal
21. A nurse assist the client in recognizing and coping with stressful physiologic, sociologic or psychological
stresses.
22. Able to delegate, control and manage not only physical resources, but also human resources effectively to
achieve a goal
23. Nurse is an expert in terms of handling patients case able to expertly render care and effectively utilizing
the health care team and resources to help in treating the patient