SANC Professional Nurse Practice Questions - SANC Examination for Registration as a Professional Nurse (R.174 R.425) Exam - SANC Professional Nurse Practice Questions - SANC Examination for Registration as a Professional Nurse (R.174 R.425) Exam

Question 1

An adult male is brought to the emergency unit presenting with severe dyspnea, central cyanosis, and an SpO2 of 84% on room air. According to the South African Triage Scale (SATS), which triage color code should the nurse assign?

Green (Routine) Yellow (Urgent) Orange (Very Urgent) Red (Emergency)

Correct Answer:

Red (Emergency)

Question 2

A 24-year-old female with type 1 diabetes mellitus is admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Her blood glucose is 26.8 mmol/L and serum potassium is 4.8 mmol/L. Which prescription should the nurse execute FIRST?

Administer IV short-acting insulin bolus at 0.1 units/kg Infuse 0.9% Normal Saline IV at 1000 mL in the first hour Administer IV Potassium Chloride 40 mmol in 500 mL Dextrose 5% Administer Sodium Bicarbonate IV bolus

Correct Answer:

Infuse 0.9% Normal Saline IV at 1000 mL in the first hour

Question 3

A 58-year-old man presents to a district hospital with crushing substernal chest pain of 2 hours duration. ECG shows ST-segment elevation in leads II, III, and aVF. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) is unavailable within 120 minutes. What is the priority medical intervention?

Administer Sublingual Nitroglycerin every 5 minutes until pain resolves completely Administer Tenecteplase or Streptokinase IV fibrinolytic therapy Transfer immediately by road ambulance without administering antithrombotics Administer IV Furosemide 80 mg and place patient in high Fowler's position

Correct Answer:

Administer Tenecteplase or Streptokinase IV fibrinolytic therapy

Question 4

A patient with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) secondary to severe pneumonia is mechanically ventilated. Which lung-protective ventilator setting is recommended to minimize ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI)?

High tidal volume of 10-12 mL/kg predicted body weight Low tidal volume of 4-8 mL/kg predicted body weight with plateau pressure < 30 cmH2O Zero Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) to avoid barotrauma Permissive hyperoxia with FiO2 maintained at 100%

Correct Answer:

Low tidal volume of 4-8 mL/kg predicted body weight with plateau pressure < 30 cmH2O

Question 5

A trauma patient following a motor vehicle accident develops severe respiratory distress, tracheal deviation to the left, absent breath sounds on the right, and hypotension (BP 74/48 mmHg). What is the IMMEDIATE life-saving intervention?

Obtain an urgent chest X-ray to confirm pneumothorax Perform immediate needle thoracostomy decompression in the right 2nd intercostal space midclavicular line Administer IV Adrenaline 1 mg bolus Perform endotracheal intubation and deliver high-pressure bag-valve-mask ventilation

Correct Answer:

Perform immediate needle thoracostomy decompression in the right 2nd intercostal space midclavicular line

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