ورقة عمل التمريض السريري مع الإجابات

How should nursing records be written?

1. AIn pencil so that mistakes can be rubbed out
2. BAccurately and as soon as possible after the event, with date, time and signature
3. CAt the end of the week, written from memory in one go to save time
4. DUsing personal abbreviations that only the nurse who wrote them understands

Which haemoglobin result in an adult man would be classed as anaemia?

1. A95 g/L (9,5 g/dL)
2. B165 g/L (16,5 g/dL)
3. C140 g/L (14,0 g/dL)
4. D155 g/L (15,5 g/dL)

In acute appendicitis, where does the pain classically start and where does it move to?

1. AIt starts around the umbilicus and moves to the right lower abdomen
2. BIt starts in the left lower abdomen and stays there
3. CIt starts in the left shoulder and moves to the back
4. DIt starts in the right upper abdomen and moves up to the centre of the chest

Why must a patient with a new coronary stent not stop their antiplatelet medicines without specialist advice?

1. AStopping early greatly increases the risk of a clot forming in the stent
2. BThe stent will dissolve if the drugs are stopped before the course ends
3. CStopping causes immediate kidney failure
4. DStopping causes severe low blood pressure

What should a nurse do during a generalised tonic-clonic seizure?

1. AGive the patient a drink of water
2. BHold the limbs firmly to stop the jerking and prevent injury
3. CPut a tongue depressor between the teeth so that the tongue is not bitten
4. DProtect the head, time the seizure and do not put anything in the mouth

When a patient returns to the ward from theatre, what should the nurse assess first?

1. AThe patient's dietary preferences for the next meal
2. BWhether visitors are waiting to see the patient
3. CAirway, breathing, circulation and level of consciousness
4. DThe discharge date

A conscious patient with hypoglycaemia was given fast-acting carbohydrate. On re-check 15 minutes later the blood glucose is 3,6 mmol/L (65 mg/dL). What should the nurse do next?

1. AGive a long-acting carbohydrate snack only and recheck tomorrow
2. BGive another dose of fast-acting carbohydrate and recheck
3. CTake no action because the level is rising
4. DGive a dose of subcutaneous insulin

A patient with lung cancer develops swelling of the face and arms, distended neck veins and breathlessness that is worse lying down. What should be suspected?

1. AHypothyroidism
2. BAn allergic reaction to food
3. CSuperior vena cava obstruction
4. DRight-sided heart failure from valve disease