Kerala Staff Nurse Mock Test: Free Practice and Exam Pattern
5 full-length mock tests · 100 questions · 90 minutes · 1/3 mark deducted for each wrong answer.
NurseRank has 5 mock tests in the Kerala Staff Nurse pattern, with a timer, a question palette, negative marking and a full review of every question after you submit. Start with free practice (just your name and mobile number, no OTP), then move to the full set in NurseRank Premium.
90 nursing, 10 GK & Kerala renaissance (split assumed)
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Question split in NurseRank Kerala Staff Nurse mock tests
Section
Questions
Nursing / professional
90
Kerala GK
10
Total
100
Subjects to prepare
Revise the core nursing subjects first, then the general sections (Kerala GK).
Answer: C. Soft, bland food needing little chewing
Mumps – care – soft bland food needing little chewing, warm or cold compresses to neck, push fluids, scrotal support for orchitis, droplet isolation if hospitalised., p.332.)
Q2. A patient with Alzheimer's disease has difficulty finding words. What is this called?
Apraxia
Ataxia
Aphasia
Agnosia
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Answer: C. Aphasia
Aphasia is impaired language, including word-finding difficulty.
Q3. The parents of a child newly found to have cystic fibrosis tell a nurse that even though they were told it is an inherited disorder there is no history of cystic fibrosis in the family. How can the nurse clarify the way it was inherited?
It is a mutated gene
It involves an X-linked gene
The inheritance is autosomal recessive
The inheritance is autosomal dominant
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Answer: C. The inheritance is autosomal recessive
Both parents are carriers; the gene for cystic fibrosis is recessive and the parents do not have the disease. 1 The gene for cystic fibrosis is not a mutant gene. 2 The gene for cystic fibrosis is not located on the X or Y chromosome. 4 The gene for cystic fibrosis is inherited as a recessive, not dominant, gene. ANSWERS AND RATIONALES
Q4. Mr. P (paranoid schizophrenia) is at risk to harm himself or others because of his fear and paranoid behavior. Which task can be delegated to the PNA?
Checking all his personal belongings for items that are potentially dangerous
Observing his interactions and behavior toward the other patients
Following him around the day room to prevent occurrences of aggression toward other patients
Serving his food tray and pointing out that all items are wrapped and sealed in original packaging
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Answer: D. Serving his food tray and pointing out that all items are wrapped and sealed in original packaging
Give the PNA specific instructions to point out that the food is wrapped and sealed. This should help to decrease anxieties related to fear of poisoned or tainted food. Following him around the day room is not a good strategy because it is likely to increase his suspicions and make him more anxious. Observing his interactions and checking his belongings for dangerous items should be performed by the RN. Focus: Delegation.
Q5. Prophylactic heparin therapy is ordered to treat thrombophlebitis in a multiparous patient who delivered 24 hours ago. After instructing the patient about the medication, the nurse determines that the patient understands the instructions when she states which of these as the purpose of the drug?
To increase the lochial flow
To thin the blood clots
To increase the perspiration for diuresis
To prevent further blood clot formation
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Answer: D. To prevent further blood clot formation
Heparin therapy is ordered to prevent further clot formation by inhibiting further thrombus and clot formation. Heparin, an anticoagulant, does not make blood clots thinner. An adverse effect of heparin therapy during the puerperium is increased lochia flow, so the nurse must be observant for symptoms of hemorrhage, such as heavy lochial flow. Heparin does not increase diaphoresis, which is normal for the postpartum patient.
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