DHCC Exam - Dubai Healthcare City - High-Level Practice Exam Prompt practice questions

Question 1

A nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular (IM) vaccine to an adult. Which action best reduces the risk of needlestick injury?

Accepted Answer

Activate the safety device immediately after withdrawing the needle

Answer

Recap the needle using two hands after injection

Answer

Carry the used syringe to the medication room before disposal

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Remove the needle from the syringe before discarding

Question 2

A patient is receiving 0.9% sodium chloride at 125 mL/hr. The IV bag contains 1,000 mL. Approximately how many hours will the bag last?

Accepted Answer

10 hours

Answer

6 hours

Answer

8 hours

Answer

12 hours

Question 3

A nurse is caring for a patient with dysphagia after a stroke. Which intervention best reduces aspiration risk during meals?

Accepted Answer

Encourage chin-tuck position while swallowing

Answer

Offer thin liquids to improve swallowing speed

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Position the patient supine for comfort during feeding

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Provide meals immediately after administering sedatives

Question 4

A nurse receives a verbal order for a high-alert medication. Which action is most appropriate to ensure safe medication administration?

Accepted Answer

Read back the complete order to the prescriber and document it as a verbal order

Answer

Write the order and administer the medication immediately to avoid delay

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Ask another nurse to listen to the order while it is given

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Request the pharmacist to transcribe the order before administration

Question 5

Which finding best indicates that a patient is experiencing acute pain rather than chronic pain?

Accepted Answer

Exhibits tachycardia and elevated blood pressure

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Reports pain for more than 6 months

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Has stable vital signs despite reporting pain

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Uses pacing and relaxation techniques effectively

Question 6

A patient has a stage 2 pressure injury on the sacrum. Which dressing is most appropriate to promote moist wound healing and protect from shear?

Accepted Answer

Hydrocolloid dressing

Answer

Dry gauze dressing changed once daily

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Transparent film dressing

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Wet-to-dry dressing

Question 7

A nurse is delegating tasks to a nursing assistant (NA). Which task is appropriate to delegate?

Accepted Answer

Obtain a routine set of vital signs on a stable patient

Answer

Assess pain level after administering analgesics

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Teach incentive spirometry to a postoperative patient

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Evaluate the effectiveness of a new care plan

Question 8

A patient with type 1 diabetes has nausea, abdominal pain, and deep rapid respirations. Which laboratory result is most consistent with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)?

Accepted Answer

Blood glucose 22 mmol/L (396 mg/dL) and pH 7.20

Answer

Blood glucose 6.0 mmol/L (108 mg/dL) and pH 7.38

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Blood glucose 9.0 mmol/L (162 mg/dL) and pH 7.45

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Blood glucose 12 mmol/L (216 mg/dL) and pH 7.36

Question 9

A patient with heart failure is prescribed furosemide. Which assessment finding is most important to monitor for this medication?

Accepted Answer

Hypokalemia

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Bradycardia

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Hypercalcemia

Answer

Increased hemoglobin

Question 10

A patient receiving heparin infusion develops a platelet count drop from 220,000/mm3 to 90,000/mm3 on day 6 of therapy. Which action should the nurse anticipate?

Accepted Answer

Stop heparin and prepare to start a non-heparin anticoagulant

Answer

Continue heparin and recheck platelets in 24 hours

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Administer vitamin K as prescribed

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Decrease the heparin rate and monitor aPTT closely

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