Free QCHP Questions and Answers with Explanations
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The QCHP (Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners) nursing exam is Qatar's mandatory licensing test. It follows the standard Prometric format — 100 questions, 60 percent pass mark, three hours — and pulls from a syllabus almost identical to the other Gulf licensing exams. That similarity is a huge advantage: candidates who prepare for QCHP with structured notes and a high-quality Q&A bank are simultaneously preparing themselves for NHRA, DHA, DOH and MOHAP as well.
This page gives you a genuine sample of our full QCHP Q&A bank — the same style of question you'll face on exam day, with the same clinical-priority framing that Prometric favours. Every question below reveals the correct answer plus a clear explanation, so you learn the reasoning, not just the letter.
How to Practise These Free QCHP Questions
Read each stem carefully, decide your answer before revealing, and pay close attention to the explanation — especially when you got it wrong or guessed. Wrong answers are worth more than right ones during preparation: they show you the exact gap to fix. Once you're comfortable, take the free QCHP mock test to see how you perform under time pressure.
Free QCHP Practice Questions
The nurse in charge is caring for an Italian client. He's complaining of pain, but he falls asleep right after his complaint and before the nurse can assess his pain. The nurse concludes that:
- A.He may have a low threshold for pain
- B.He was faking pain
- C.Someone else gave him medication
- D.The pain went away
A male client in a behavioral-health facility receives a 30-minute psychotherapy session, and provider uses a current procedure terminology (CPT) code that bills for a 50-minute session. Under the False Claims Act, such illegal behavior is known as:
- A.Unbundling
- B.Overbilling
- C.Upcoding
- D.Misrepresentation
A male client is on prolonged bed rest has developed a pressure ulcer. The wound shows no signs of healing even though the client has received skin care and has been turned every 2 hours. Which factor is most likely responsible for the failure to heal?
- A.Inadequate vitamin D intake
- B.Inadequate protein intake
- C.Inadequate massaging of the affected area
- D.Low calcium level
While examining a client's leg, the nurse notes an open ulceration with visible granulation tissue in the wound. Until a wound specialist can be contacted, which type of dressings is most appropriate for the nurse in charge to apply?
- A.Dry sterile dressing
- B.Sterile petroleum gauze
- C.Moist, sterile saline gauze
- D.Povidone-iodine-soaked gauze
Nurse Berri inspects a client's pupil size and determines that it's 2 mm in the left eye and 3 mm in the right eye. Unequal pupils are known as:
- A.Anisocoria
- B.Ataxia
- C.Cataract
- D.Diplopia
Using Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of human needs, a nurse assigns highest priority to which client need?
- A.Security
- B.Elimination
- C.Safety
- D.Belonging
If a blood pressure cuff is too small for a client, blood pressure readings taken with such a cuff may do which of the following?
- A.Fail to show changes in blood pressure
- B.Produce a false-high measurement
- C.Cause sciatic nerve damage
- D.Produce a false-low measurement
A female patient is receiving furosemide (Lasix), 40 mg P.O. b.i.d. in the plan of care, the nurse should emphasize teaching the patient about the importance of consuming:
- A.Fresh, green vegetables
- B.Bananas and oranges
- C.Lean red meat
- D.Creamed corn
Which document addresses the client's right to information, informed consent, and treatment refusal?
- A.Standard of Nursing Practice
- B.Patient's Bill of Rights
- C.Nurse Practice Act
- D.Code for Nurses
A female client is admitted to the emergency department with complaints of chest pain shortness of breath. The nurse's assessment reveals jugular vein distention. The nurse knows that when a client has jugular vein distension, it's typically due to:
- A.A neck tumor
- B.An electrolyte imbalance
- C.Dehydration
- D.Fluid overload
The most important nursing intervention to correct skin dryness is:
- A.Avoid bathing the patient until the condition is remedied, and notify the physician
- B.Ask the physician to refer the patient to a dermatologist, and suggest that the patient wear home-laundered sleepwear
- C.Consult the dietitian about increasing the patient's fat intake, and take necessary measures to prevent infection
- D.Encourage the patient to increase his fluid intake, use nonirritating soap when bathing the patient, and apply lotion to the involved areas
A female patient is diagnosed with deep-vein thrombosis. Which nursing diagnosis should receive highest priority at this time?
- A.Impaired gas exchanges related to increased blood flow
- B.Fluid volume excess related to peripheral vascular disease
- C.Risk for injury related to edema
- D.Altered peripheral tissue perfusion related to venous congestion
Which intervention should the nurse in charge try first for a client that exhibits signs of sleep disturbance?
- A.Administer sleeping medication before bedtime
- B.Ask the client each morning to describe the quantity of sleep during the previous night
- C.Teach the client relaxation techniques, such as guided imagery, medication, and progressive muscle relaxation
- D.Provide the client with normal sleep aids, such as pillows, back rubs, and snacks
Following a tonsillectomy, a female client returns to the medical-surgical unit. The client is lethargic and reports having a sore throat. Which position would be most therapeutic for this client?
- A.Semi-Fowler's
- B.Supine
- C.High-Fowler's
- D.Side-lying
When positioned properly, the tip of a central venous catheter should lie in the:
- A.Superior vena cava
- B.Basilica vein
- C.Jugular vein
- D.Subclavian vein
The nurse in charge identifies a patient's responses to actual or potential health problems during which step of the nursing process?
- A.Assessment
- B.Nursing diagnosis
- C.Planning
- D.Evaluation
A male client is admitted to the hospital with blunt chest trauma after a motor vehicle accident. The first nursing priority for this client would be to:
- A.Assess the client's airway
- B.Provide pain relief
- C.Encourage deep breathing and coughing
- D.Splint the chest wall with a pillow
A female client who received general anesthesia returns from surgery. Postoperatively, which nursing diagnosis takes highest priority for this client?
- A.Acute pain related to surgery
- B.Deficient fluid volume related to blood and fluid loss from surgery
- C.Impaired physical mobility related to surgery
- D.Risk for aspiration related to anesthesia
If nurse administers an injection to a patient who refuses that injection, she has committed:
- A.Assault and battery
- B.Negligence
- C.Malpractice
- D.None of the above
The correct sequence for assessing the abdomen is:
- A.Tympanic percussion, measurement of abdominal girth, and inspection
- B.Assessment for distention, tenderness, and discoloration around the umbilicus.
- C.Percussions, palpation, and auscultation
- D.Auscultation, percussion, and palpation
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