Kerala PSC Staff Nurse Mock Test – 2020

1. Which of the following sentence is incorrect about the characteristics of muscles?

Made up of bundle of muscle fibers
Provide the force to move bones
Assist in maintaining posture
Not assist in heat production

2. Freely movable joints that allow frictionless, painless movement is termed as?

Amphiarthrosis
Condyloid
Synarthrosis
None

3. Which among the following is a diagnostic procedure involves aspirating synovial fluid, blood, or pus via a needle inserted into a joint cavity?

arthrography
Arthroscopy
Arthrocentesis
Bone scan

4. Excessive stretching of a ligament, caused by twisting motion is termed as?

Sprains
Strains
Rotator cuff injuries
None

5. Which among the following is a priority action if a client develops a fat embolism?

Administer oxygen
Notify the physician
Administer IV fluid
Prepare for intubation and mechanical ventilation

6. Which among the following is not a risk factor associated with musculoskeletal disorder?

Autoimmune disorders
Hypourecemia
Metabolic disorder
Neoplastic disorder

7. Which among the following is incorrect about osteoporosis?

Charecterizes by bone mineralization
It is non-metabolic disease
Loss of calcium and phosphorus salt occurs
It can lead to fragile bones

8. Which of the following is out of place?

Negativism
Over inclusion
Echopraxia
Echolalia

9. Which of the following relationship is most likely to contribute to the development of neurotic disease

Sibiling
Extended family
Male – Female
Parent – Child

10. All of the following are a type of behavior therapy, except?

Operant conditioning
Aversion therapy
Systemic desensitization
Free association

1.A patient opens his eyes spontaneously, is confused and localizes pain, what is the GCS of the pt?
E4V5M6
E4V4M5
E3V4M6
E3M2V2

2. Romberg Test is used to assess?
Coordination
Balance
Muscle strength
None

3. A nurse is about to elicit oculocephalic reflex(dolls eye) in a comatose patient. the test is contraindicated if patient has?
Eye injury
Neck injury
Ear injury
none

4. Caloric test is not performed if patient has?
Nystagmus
Eardrum perforation
Cerumen impaction
none

5. Which of the following reflex is positive for patient with traumatic brain?
Babinski’s
Rooting
Doll’s eye movement
Tonic neck

6. A patient who is diagnosed with glioma experiences loss of coordination, tremors and nystagmus, the probable location of the tumour is?
Frontal
Temporal
Occipital
Cerebellar

7. Horner syndrome affects?
Muscles of mastication
Ocular muscle
Tongue
None

8. Inflammed 7th Cranial nerve can result in?
Trigeminal neuralgia
Crutch palsy
Bells palsy
None

9. Disorder of 5th cranial nerve characterized by intense pain along the branches of nerve is?
Trigeminal neuralgia
Crutch palsy
Bells palsy
Accoustic neuralgia

10. Charcot triad is seen in patients with?
Alzhimer’s
Parkinsonism
Brain tumour
Multiple sclerosis

2. Brownish black pigmented area in the midline of the abdomen of a pregnant women extending from xiphisternum to symphysis pubis?
Striae gravidarum
Chloasma gravidarum
Linea alba
Linea nigra

3. The part of fetus which occupies the lower pole of the uterus?
Lie
Presentation
Denominator
Position

4. Low levels of maternal serum alpha fetoprotein levels are found in?
Open neural tube defect
Down syndrome
Multiple pregnancy
Rh – isoimmunisation

5. Passive movement of the head due to untwisting of the neck sustained during internal roration is?
Flexion
Extension
Restitution
Descent

6. For active management of third stage of labour the nurse should administer?
Oxytocin 10 units within 1 minute
Oxytocin 10 units within 5 minutes
Oxytocin 5 units within 1 minute
Oxytocin 5 units within 5 minutes

7. As a nurse what will be your first action if a mother complaints of increased body temperature for her new born baby of 2 days old. Body temperature by axilla is 100.6 Degree F?
Assess the feeding pattern
Do tepid sponging
Administer paracetamol drops
Inform doctor

8. Which among the following is not a sign of impending eclampsia?
Persistent frontal head ache
Diminished urine output
Raised body temperature
Epigastric pain

9. Most common cause of post partum haemorrhage?
Bleeding disorders
Abruptio placenta
Placenta previa
Atonic uterus

10. The type of abnormally where umbilical cord is attached to membranes?
Battledore placenta
Velamentous Placenta
Circumvallate placenta
Placenta marginata

11. Nurse interpret the contraction stress test of persistent late deceleration of fetal heart rate
Postive
Negative
Suspicious
Unsatisfactory

12. The purpose of partograph include all the following EXCEPT?
To monitor the progress of labour
To assess the fetal well being
To predict post partum haemorrhage
To identify the stage of labour

13. Radiological procedure to assess the anatomical patency and functional integrity of the fallopian
Tubal inflation test
Hysterosalpingography
Hysterectomy
Sonohysterosalpingography

14. The term used to indicate irregular uterine bleeding between menstrual cycles
Metrorrhagia
Polymenorrhoea
Menorrhagia
Menometrorrhagia

15. International Nurses Day theme for the year 2019 is?
Nurses: a voice to lead – health is a human right
Nurses: a voice to lead – health for all
Nurses: a voice to lead – achieving the sustainable development goal
Nurses: a force for change improving health system resilience

16. The ideal roller bandage application for body parts where the thickness varies, such as over the
Simple spiral
Figure of eight
Reverse spiral
Divergent spica

17. As per newer guidelines the compression ventilation ratio with two rescuer adult resusciation is?
3:1
5:1
15:1
30:2

18. Foot drop means?
Dorsi flexion of foot
Plantar flexion of foot
Inversion of foot
Eversion of foot

19. The external rotation of hip in supine position, is prevented by using?
Bed cradle
Bed board
Trochanter roll
Knee rest

20.In postural drainage supine in Trendelenburg’s position is given to drain secretion from?
Anterior segment of both lower lobes of lungs
Posterior segment of both lower lobes of lungs
Lateral segment of left lower lobe
Lateral segment of right lower lobe