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Qatar DHP Fundamentals of Nursing & Patient Safety Practice Questions
Fundamentals questions test the everyday safe practice every registered nurse is expected to get right: accurate assessment, safe moving and handling, preventing falls and pressure injuries, and clear documentation. Below are 5 free sample questions for the Qatar DHP (QCHP) nursing qualifying exam, each with the answer and a rationale.
What this topic covers
- Vital signs and normal adult ranges
- Falls, restraints and pressure-injury prevention
- Enteral feeding and NG tube placement checks
- Blood transfusion safety
- Perioperative care and informed consent
- Pain assessment and end-of-life care
The full bank has 151 fundamentals of nursing & patient safety questions, part of 1,500 questions across 16 nursing topics.
Free Qatar DHP fundamentals of nursing & patient safety questions
1. Which pain assessment tool is most suitable for a 5-year-old child who can talk but does not yet understand numbers well?
- A. Wong-Baker FACES pain rating scale
- B. McGill Pain Questionnaire
- C. Glasgow Coma Scale
- D. 0–10 numeric rating scale
Show answer and rationale
The FACES scale is designed for young children (about 3 years and older) who can point to a face that matches their pain. Numeric scales need an understanding of numbers, and the Glasgow Coma Scale measures consciousness, not pain.
Reference: Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing – pain assessment
2. How does the nurse estimate the length of nasogastric tube to insert in an adult?
- A. From the mouth to the umbilicus
- B. From the chin to the sternal notch
- C. From the tip of the nose to the earlobe, then down to the xiphoid process
- D. From the earlobe to the umbilicus
Show answer and rationale
The nose–earlobe–xiphoid (NEX) measurement estimates the distance to the stomach. The tube is marked at this length before insertion.
Reference: Potter & Perry Fundamentals of Nursing – nasogastric intubation
3. A nurse finds a patient receiving an electric shock from a faulty bedside lamp. What should the nurse do first?
- A. Turn off the power at the source
- B. Check the patient's pulse
- C. Pull the patient away from the lamp by the arm
- D. Start chest compressions
Show answer and rationale
The power must be switched off before touching the patient, otherwise the rescuer may also be shocked. Once the patient is safe to touch, the nurse assesses responsiveness, breathing and pulse.
Reference: Potter & Perry Fundamentals of Nursing – electrical safety
4. As the nurse begins to inflate the balloon of a newly inserted urinary catheter, the patient reports sudden severe pain. What should the nurse do?
- A. Continue inflating slowly until the full volume is in
- B. Stop, deflate the balloon and advance the catheter further before reinflating
- C. Give prescribed analgesia and then finish inflating
- D. Pull back on the catheter to seat the balloon
Show answer and rationale
Pain on inflation suggests the balloon is still in the urethra, where inflating it can cause trauma. The nurse should deflate it, advance the catheter until it is clearly in the bladder, and then reinflate.
Reference: Potter & Perry Fundamentals of Nursing – urinary catheterisation
5. A nurse is about to give a medication and finds that the patient is not wearing an identification wristband. What should the nurse do?
- A. Give the medication because the patient says their name correctly
- B. Give the medication because the nurse knows the patient from the last shift
- C. Ask the patient's visitor to confirm the patient's identity
- D. Withhold the medication until identity is confirmed and a wristband is applied
Show answer and rationale
Identity must be checked against a reliable, attached identifier before treatment. The nurse should follow procedure to confirm identity and apply a wristband before giving the dose; memory or a visitor's word is not a reliable check.
Reference: WHO Patient Safety Solutions – patient identification
Study tip
Many fundamentals questions ask for the safest first action. When two answers look right, choose the one that protects the patient from immediate harm.
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