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Paper II: 20 Clinical Nursing Questions — October 2026 Set A

MINI NURSES • OCTOBER 2026 PRACTICE

Paper II: 20 Clinical Nursing Questions — October 2026 Set A

20 questions • Self-paced • One best answer • Score and explanations

Choose an answer for every question, then select Check my answers. Review the explanations and retry the questions you missed. This is a focused revision session, not a complete examination.

Original independent practice, not official, recalled or leaked NMCN examination questions. Paper labels organise Mini Nurses revision topics and do not claim an official examination blueprint. Apply current local protocols in clinical care.

1. A conscious patient reports sudden severe breathlessness. What comes first?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: Rapid airway and breathing assessment

Urgent physiological assessment identifies immediate threats and guides escalation.

2. A patient develops new facial droop and arm weakness. What is the priority?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: Activate urgent stroke assessment and note last known well time

Stroke symptoms require time-critical evaluation; oral intake awaits swallowing safety assessment.

3. Which finding suggests fluid overload?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: New bilateral crackles with increasing weight

Pulmonary congestion and rapid weight gain can indicate excess fluid and require review.

4. Why measure daily weight consistently in heart failure?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: To track changes in fluid balance

Weight trends under similar conditions help identify fluid retention or loss.

5. Which finding warrants urgent assessment after surgery?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: New confusion with falling blood pressure

New mental-status and circulatory changes may indicate serious deterioration.

6. A confused patient tries to leave bed unaided. What is most appropriate?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: Assess causes and provide supervised safe mobility

Address reversible causes and individual risks while preserving dignity.

7. Which action supports pressure injury prevention?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: Individualised repositioning and skin assessment

Pressure redistribution and ongoing assessment should reflect patient risk and condition.

8. Which urine observation should be escalated when new and persistent?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: Marked reduction in measured output

Reduced output may reflect impaired perfusion, obstruction or kidney dysfunction.

9. A patient has difficulty swallowing after a stroke. What is safest?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: Follow swallowing screening and referral before oral intake

Swallowing assessment reduces aspiration risk and guides the appropriate route.

10. Which finding is consistent with hypoglycaemia?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: Sweating, tremor and confusion

Autonomic and neuroglycopenic symptoms require prompt glucose assessment and protocol-based action.

11. Which feature distinguishes delirium from typical chronic dementia?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: Acute onset with fluctuating attention

Delirium develops acutely, fluctuates and requires assessment of underlying causes.

12. A patient describes hearing threatening voices. Which response is therapeutic?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: Acknowledge distress and assess safety

A calm response validates feelings without reinforcing hallucinations and includes risk assessment.

13. Which question directly assesses immediate self-harm risk?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: Are you thinking of harming yourself now?

Direct, nonjudgmental questions help identify risk and the need for immediate support.

14. Which finding in an infant needs urgent clinical assessment?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: Poor feeding with unusual lethargy

Lethargy and poor feeding can signal serious illness and should not be dismissed.

15. Why assess pain again after an intervention?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: To evaluate effectiveness and adverse effects

Reassessment informs whether care achieved the intended outcome and remains safe.

16. Which teaching method best checks inhaler understanding?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: Ask the patient to demonstrate use

Return demonstration reveals technique errors that verbal agreement can miss.

17. A patient refuses care after receiving information. What should the nurse assess?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: Understanding, capacity and reasons for refusal

Respect informed decisions while addressing concerns and documenting appropriately.

18. Which record best supports continuity of care?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: Timed objective observations, actions and response

Specific contemporaneous documentation enables safe handover and evaluation.

19. Which action reduces aspiration during assisted feeding when oral intake is approved?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: Position the patient upright as tolerated

Positioning, pacing and monitoring follow the swallowing plan and support safety.

20. Which discharge instruction requires clarification?
Review answer and explanation

Answer: Stop all prescribed medicines whenever you feel better

Stopping treatment without review may cause harm; patients need medicine-specific advice.

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