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General Knowledge · Question 311
Which question best encourages a patient to describe their concerns?
Could you tell me more about how you are feeling?
You have no concerns, do you?
Why are you asking so many questions?
Can we skip your concerns today?
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Correct answer: A
Could you tell me more about how you are feeling?
An open-ended invitation gives the patient space to explain concerns.
General Knowledge · Question 312
What is a central purpose of patient education?
Discourage questions about care
Support informed decisions about health and care
Overwhelm the patient with technical language
Replace the patient own preferences
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Correct answer: B
Support informed decisions about health and care
Patient education supports understanding and participation in decisions.
General Knowledge · Question 313
Standard infection-control precautions apply to which patients?
Only patients with fever
Only patients in an isolation room
All patients, regardless of known infection status
Only patients with confirmed infection
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Correct answer: C
All patients, regardless of known infection status
Standard precautions apply to all patient care; additional precautions depend on the situation.
General Knowledge · Question 314
Which action best respects patient autonomy?
Assume consent whenever the patient is quiet
Ignore a capable patient preferences
Withhold information to ensure agreement
Support an informed and voluntary decision about care
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Correct answer: D
Support an informed and voluntary decision about care
Autonomy includes the ability to make informed, voluntary decisions about care.
Chemistry · Question 315
Which species cannot act as a nucleophile because it is electron-deficient and accepts an electron pair?
H2O
H2S
BF3
NH3
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Correct answer: C
BF3
BF3 has an incomplete octet at boron and behaves as a Lewis acid, so it accepts rather than donates an electron pair.
Chemistry · Question 316
A paramagnetic substance contains atoms, ions, or molecules with:
Only paired electrons
One or more unpaired electrons
No electrons
A completely filled valence shell only
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Correct answer: B
One or more unpaired electrons
Unpaired electrons produce a net magnetic moment and make a substance paramagnetic.
Chemistry · Question 317
Which compound is the most acidic?
Ethane
Ethanol
Ethanoic acid
Chloromethane
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Correct answer: C
Ethanoic acid
Ethanoic acid forms a resonance-stabilised ethanoate ion and is much more acidic than the other listed compounds.
Chemistry · Question 318
Which flame colour is produced by sodium ions in a flame test?
Brick red
Yellow
Lilac
Blue-green
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Correct answer: B
Yellow
Excited sodium atoms emit an intense characteristic yellow light.
Chemistry · Question 319
Concentrated sulfuric acid dehydrates carbonic acid to form:
Carbon dioxide and water
Carbon monoxide and water
Carbon and oxygen
Methane and oxygen
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Correct answer: A
Carbon dioxide and water
Carbonic acid decomposes into carbon dioxide and water; concentrated sulfuric acid promotes removal of water.
Chemistry · Question 320
What is the structural formula of vinyl alcohol (ethenol)?
CH3CH2OH
CH3CHO
CH2=CHOH
CH3OCH3
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Correct answer: C
CH2=CHOH
Vinyl alcohol is the enol CH2=CHOH and is the tautomer of ethanal.