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Written with AI from the official NMC materials, and checked word for word against them. Clinical facts are checked the same way against NICE, the Resuscitation Council UK, the Royal College of Physicians (NEWS2) and NHS medicines information. Every right answer cites a fact, and every fact is matched word for word against a stored copy of its source, listed below with its fingerprint.

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  1. [S1] Test of Competence 2021: overview (nurses and midwives). Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 9322077b803a2e15…
    https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/toc/toc-nursing-and-midwifery/
  2. [S2] Test of Competence: the computer-based test (CBT). Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 7735566cbdf5cfdb…
    https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/toc/toc-nursing-and-midwifery/cbt/
  3. [S3] Test of Competence 2021: preparation materials. Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: e1b52469d6811a39…
    https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/toc/toc-nursing-and-midwifery/resources/
  4. [S4] Test of Competence: CBT information booklet for nurses. Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 424b8a957749b771…
    https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/registration/toc-materials-2023/nursing-handbooks/test-of-competence-2021-cbt-information-booklet-for-nurses.pdf
  5. [S5] The Test of Competence 2021 (nursing): test specification for candidates. Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 69a1a37d9ac30ef9…
    https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/registration/toc-21/toc-21-test-specification---nursing.pdf
  6. [S6] The Test of Competence 2021: adult nursing blueprint, V 1.0. Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 0e92ccc373ee5dd4…
    https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/registration/toc-materials-2023/test-specs--blueprints/test-of-competence-2021-adult-nursing-blueprint.pdf
  7. [S7] The Code: professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates. Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 83e92d7e044aa805…
    https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/nmc-publications/nmc-code.pdf
  8. [S8] Test of Competence: marking criteria, adult nursing (September 2026). Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 7309aac009cf1fd3…
    https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/registration/toc-materials-2026/rn1-adult-nursing-marking-criteria-sept-2026.pdf
  9. [S9] Standards of proficiency for registered nurses (Future nurse). Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: df37906bcd8c5f83…
    https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/standards/2024/standards-of-proficiency-for-nurses.pdf
  10. [S10] Revalidation: what you need to do. Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: d8f0eff1bdbdf002…
    https://www.nmc.org.uk/revalidation/requirements/
  11. [S11] Openness and honesty when things go wrong: the professional duty of candour. Nursing and Midwifery Council and General Medical Council. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: fff3c5762aae37f5…
    https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/nmc-publications/openness-and-honesty-when-things-go-wrong-the-professional-duty-of-candour-1224-2015.pdf
  12. [S13] Guidance on using social media responsibly. Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: aec3b62300ab1ead…
    https://www.nmc.org.uk/globalassets/sitedocuments/nmc-publications/social-media-guidance-2016.pdf
  13. [S14] How much is it going to cost? (registration for nurses and midwives trained outside the UK). Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: a4f0c1ca23d27e20…
    https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/check-ready/costs/
  14. [S15] NMC Test of Competence examinations (test-taker page). Pearson VUE. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 4fae557a07cfb883…
    https://www.pearsonvue.com/us/en/nmc.html
  15. [S16] Intravenous fluid therapy in adults in hospital (CG174): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 61770d0f83334cbb…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg174/chapter/Recommendations
  16. [S18] Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management (NG136): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 68ce72f3487ffa47…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng136/chapter/Recommendations
  17. [S19] Pressure ulcers: prevention and management (CG179): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: a1bc3bca58c8db94…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg179/chapter/Recommendations
  18. [S20] Venous thromboembolism in over 16s (NG89): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 53300ddf1563a198…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng89/chapter/Recommendations
  19. [S21] Blood transfusion (NG24): red blood cell transfusion. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: e1951c226e3ff1de…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng24/chapter/Red-blood-cell-transfusion
  20. [S22] Nutrition support for adults (CG32): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: c803505044a62df7…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg32/chapter/Recommendations
  21. [S23] Care of dying adults in the last days of life (NG31): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 7e43c1f987242ed9…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng31/chapter/Recommendations
  22. [S24] Head injury: assessment and early management (NG232): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: c7de39266b1cb7ea…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng232/chapter/Recommendations
  23. [S25] Healthcare-associated infections: prevention and control in primary and community care (CG139): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: c1aad4e4ac60c506…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg139/chapter/Recommendations
  24. [S26] Violence and aggression: short-term management (NG10): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 39522187909a9457…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng10/chapter/Recommendations
  25. [S27] Delirium: prevention, diagnosis and management (CG103): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: e464022b99f41f52…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg103/chapter/Recommendations
  26. [S28] Dementia: assessment, management and support (NG97): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 70b01e299b7e7b3e…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng97/chapter/Recommendations
  27. [S29] Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in over 16s (NG115): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 3ea4ee2473f95cc3…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng115/chapter/Recommendations
  28. [S30] Acute kidney injury: prevention, detection and management (NG148): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 6136502c3cb22cbd…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng148/chapter/Recommendations
  29. [S32] Stroke and transient ischaemic attack in over 16s (NG128): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 44563c1db017a93a…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng128/chapter/Recommendations
  30. [S33] Type 1 diabetes in adults (NG17): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 6525c96ba08dcef7…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng17/chapter/Recommendations
  31. [S34] Type 2 diabetes in adults (NG28): blood glucose management. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 11e2ffac4c479eb2…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng28/chapter/Blood-glucose-management
  32. [S35] Falls: assessment and prevention (NG249): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: feb06f5ef055eb11…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng249/chapter/Recommendations
  33. [S36] Self-harm: assessment, management and preventing recurrence (NG225): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 93185a0fc3095eba…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng225/chapter/Recommendations
  34. [S37] Medicines optimisation (NG5): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: ea6984ff22354988…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng5/chapter/Recommendations
  35. [S38] Shared decision making (NG197): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 1ec6ca2a8e206728…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng197/chapter/Recommendations
  36. [S39] Patient experience in adult NHS services (CG138): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 9abfbe617a2ca65c…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg138/chapter/Recommendations
  37. [S40] Mental Capacity Act 2005, section 1 (the principles). legislation.gov.uk. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 4d4926f552a11585…
    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/section/1
  38. [S41] Mental Capacity Act 2005, section 3 (inability to make decisions). legislation.gov.uk. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: caa95a7696715829…
    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/section/3
  39. [S42] Mental Health Act 1983, section 5 (patients already in hospital). legislation.gov.uk. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 377a553dc0f31555…
    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/5
  40. [S43] Equality Act 2010, section 4 (the protected characteristics). legislation.gov.uk. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 73e09356784a154d…
    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/4
  41. [S44] Care Act 2014, section 42 (safeguarding enquiry by local authority). legislation.gov.uk. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: a7700213c5f67e5b…
    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/section/42
  42. [S45] Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, regulation 20 (duty of candour). legislation.gov.uk. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: de5531d277218ba1…
    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2936/regulation/20
  43. [S46] Mental Health Act 1983, section 2 (admission for assessment). legislation.gov.uk. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 08e79e9268d750a5…
    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/2
  44. [S47] Mental Health Act 1983, section 3 (admission for treatment). legislation.gov.uk. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 2179ff1ddb839015…
    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/20/section/3
  45. [S48] The Caldicott Principles. Department of Health and Social Care, on GOV.UK. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 1cbfc3616ed2dd4e…
    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-caldicott-principles
  46. [S50] Adult basic life support guidelines (2025). Resuscitation Council UK. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: ce882034f0a84587…
    https://www.resus.org.uk/print/pdf/node/36437
  47. [S51] Emergency treatment of anaphylaxis: guidelines for healthcare providers (2021). Resuscitation Council UK. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 1c07e3dd4e238e92…
    https://www.resus.org.uk/sites/default/files/2021-05/Emergency%20Treatment%20of%20Anaphylaxis%20May%202021_0.pdf
  48. [S52] NEWS2 chart 4: clinical response to the NEWS trigger thresholds. Royal College of Physicians. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: bf982356b91dd0cb…
    https://www.rcp.ac.uk/media/mrllczrj/news2-chart-4_clinical-response-to-news-trigger-thresholds_0.pdf
  49. [S53] NEWS2 chart 1: the NEWS scoring system. Royal College of Physicians. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 62425a54bd29d5c6…
    https://www.rcp.ac.uk/media/alxev00t/news2-chart-1_the-news-scoring-system_0_0.pdf
  50. [S54] National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2: final report (2017). Royal College of Physicians. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: c5dad854ccf0d210…
    https://www.rcp.ac.uk/media/a4ibkkbf/news2-final-report_0_0.pdf
  51. [S55] Blood transfusion (NG24): patient safety. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 681ab5663241a29a…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng24/chapter/Patient-safety
  52. [S56] Tobacco (NG209): treating tobacco dependence. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 993937d940340ddc…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng209/chapter/Treating-tobacco-dependence
  53. [S57] Managing medicines in care homes (SC1): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 79f7b36d13b968d0…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/sc1/chapter/Recommendations
  54. [S58] Controlled drugs: safe use and management (NG46): recommendations. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 27c84a36707f7a72…
    https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng46/chapter/Recommendations
  55. [S60] Paracetamol for adults. NHS website (nhs.uk). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 6d429b6457698e1a…
    https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/paracetamol-for-adults/
  56. [S61] Amoxicillin: how and when to take it. NHS website (nhs.uk). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 77840776ba5017c7…
    https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/amoxicillin/how-and-when-to-take-amoxicillin/
  57. [S62] Furosemide. NHS website (nhs.uk). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: d8862c1b0860a8d0…
    https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/furosemide/
  58. [S63] Digoxin. NHS website (nhs.uk). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 731fa2f8c05518b1…
    https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/digoxin/
  59. [S64] Prednisolone. NHS website (nhs.uk). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 6ab82cd1c0e63e39…
    https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/prednisolone/
  60. [S65] Levothyroxine. NHS website (nhs.uk). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 6f0aded953a46b33…
    https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/levothyroxine/
  61. [S66] Morphine. NHS website (nhs.uk). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: e3b56536263d8ac9…
    https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/morphine/
  62. [S67] Metformin. NHS website (nhs.uk). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: be86d6d2d58c55d3…
    https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/metformin/
  63. [S70] Furosemide 10 mg/ml solution for injection: summary of product characteristics. emc (electronic medicines compendium). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 8cdbf77daa11466b…
    https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/11522/smpc
  64. [S71] Ondansetron 2 mg/ml solution for injection: summary of product characteristics. emc (electronic medicines compendium). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 0c857f673fc5677a…
    https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/6469/smpc
  65. [S72] Gentamicin 40 mg/ml solution for injection/infusion: summary of product characteristics. emc (electronic medicines compendium). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 591f02fd2d1515e2…
    https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/12877/smpc
  66. [S73] Heparin 5,000 IU/ml solution for injection: summary of product characteristics. emc (electronic medicines compendium). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: f8a1597ca50b84fa…
    https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/7419/smpc
  67. [S74] Cyclizine lactate 50 mg/ml injection: summary of product characteristics. emc (electronic medicines compendium). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: e1a78e2657105285…
    https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/5552/smpc
  68. [S75] Metoclopramide 5 mg/ml injection: summary of product characteristics. emc (electronic medicines compendium). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 66c06a42317438c6…
    https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/6283/smpc
  69. [S76] Actrapid 100 international units/ml solution for injection: summary of product characteristics. emc (electronic medicines compendium). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: b2c88f1b22e6d0be…
    https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/3849/smpc
  70. [S80] Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, regulation 37. legislation.gov.uk. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 896db36aed6a41ff…
    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3134/regulation/37
  71. [S81] Register for VAT: when to register. HM Revenue and Customs, on GOV.UK. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 24a7d774de21395c…
    https://www.gov.uk/register-for-vat/when-register-for-vat
  72. [S82] UK GDPR, Article 27 (representatives of controllers not established in the UK). legislation.gov.uk. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 3dc404c8f169ea0b…
    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/679/article/27
  73. [S83] Calculating alcohol units. NHS website (nhs.uk). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 28f060fd4dab4af6…
    https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-advice/calculating-alcohol-units/
  74. [S84] Physical activity guidelines for adults aged 19 to 64. NHS website (nhs.uk). Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 13ecb99e8ba36f22…
    https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/physical-activity-guidelines-for-adults-aged-19-to-64/
  75. [S85] Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013, regulation 5. legislation.gov.uk. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 3eeda03c4e1d6117…
    https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/645/regulation/5
  76. [S86] Care and support statutory guidance (Care Act 2014). Department of Health and Social Care, on GOV.UK. Stored on 2026-10-31. SHA-256 fingerprint of our stored copy: 7303ea3440f3df39…
    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/care-act-statutory-guidance/care-and-support-statutory-guidance