QCHP/DHP Nurse Exam case studies
QCHP/DHP Nurse Exam · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Qatar Council for Healthcare Professions (QCHP), operating under the Department of Healthcare Professions (DHP), requires nurses who qualified outside Qatar to demonstrate entry-level competence before registration. The licensure examination is a computer-delivered, multiple-choice assessment built around the domains of practice a newly registered nurse is expected to manage safely in Qatari healthcare settings: adult medical-surgical care, fundamentals and basic patient care, maternal and newborn health, child and adolescent health, medication management, professional practice and patient safety, community health, and mental health nursing. The QCHP/DHP Nurse Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 4,828 words.
1Postoperative Patient With Rising Lactate and Falling Urine Output
Mr K, 68 years old and 70 kg, is 26 hours after an emergency laparotomy for perforated diverticulitis. At 07:00 your assessment finds: HR 118 and regular, BP 96/58 mmHg (MAP 71), RR 26, temperature 38.4 °C, SpO2 93% on 4 L nasal cannula, urine 55 mL in the last 3 hours via catheter, capillary refill 3 seconds, extremities warm, abdomen distended and tender, drowsy but rousable.
920 words, about 5 min2Primary Postpartum Haemorrhage With a Contraindicated Uterotonic on the Chart
Ms A, 28, G2P1, delivered a 3.4 kg boy 40 minutes ago after a 6-hour spontaneous labour. She had gestational hypertension (booking and antenatal BP around 150/95) with no proteinuria.
903 words, about 5 min3INR 6.4 After a Common Antibiotic: Does the Warfarin Go In?
Mr R, 74 and 68 kg, has atrial fibrillation and takes warfarin 5 mg daily (target INR 2.0–3.0). Five days ago he started trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole 960 mg twice daily for a urinary tract infection.
961 words, about 5 min4A Ten-Fold Insulin Error at 02:10 on a Short-Staffed Ward
It is 02:10 on a 28-bed medical ward. You are the only registered nurse, working with one healthcare assistant, caring for 12 patients.
1,007 words, about 5 min5A Patient Who Says He Will "Finish It Properly" and Threatens to Leave
Mr S, 32, is on a medical ward on day two after taking 12 g of paracetamol following his wife leaving him and losing his job. N-acetylcysteine is finished, liver enzymes are improving and he is medically fit for discharge tomorrow morning.
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