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Question 1
A registered nurse on a medical ward assesses a patient admitted with severe diarrhoea for 3 days. The patient has a dry tongue, sunken eyes, reduced skin turgor and a postural drop in blood pressure. Which nursing diagnosis is the highest priority?
Correct Answer:
Deficient fluid volume related to excessive gastrointestinal losses
Question 2
A patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus is found unconscious. The nurse measures a capillary blood glucose of 2.1 mmol/L. According to South African emergency management, what is the most appropriate immediate intervention for this unconscious, hypoglycaemic patient?
Correct Answer:
Administer intravenous dextrose (for example 40-50 mL of 50% dextrose) or IM glucagon
Question 3
When measuring blood pressure with a manual sphygmomanometer, using a cuff that is too small (too narrow) for the patient's arm will most likely cause the reading to be:
Correct Answer:
Falsely high
Question 4
A patient newly diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis is started on the standard South African first-line regimen. Which combination of drugs forms the intensive phase of treatment for drug-susceptible TB?
Correct Answer:
Rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide and ethambutol
Question 5
A nurse is caring for a patient who has just returned from theatre after abdominal surgery. The patient is drowsy and lying supine. To maintain a patent airway in this immediate post-anaesthetic period, the nurse should:
Correct Answer:
Position the patient in the lateral (recovery) position if not contraindicated
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Prepare with the SANC Foreign Nurse Exam Practice Questions - SANC Admission Examination for Foreign Applicants (General Nurse) Exam practice quiz. This question bank includes 100 questions covering patient, nurse, midwife, community, and south. Use it to review important concepts, identify knowledge gaps, and build confidence for the related exam, course, or assessment.

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SANC Foreign Nurse Exam Practice Questions - SANC Admission Examination for Foreign Applicants (General Nurse) Exam

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