1.Priorità e delegaMedia
Before giving a medication to a child, which check is especially important?
- AThat the medicine cup is the child’s favorite color
- BThat the dose is correct for the child’s weight
- CThat the child likes the taste of the drug
- DThat the parent agrees with the time it is given
2.Priorità e delegaDifficile
During surgery under general anesthesia, a patient develops rising end-tidal carbon dioxide, muscle rigidity and a rapidly increasing temperature. Which drug should the nurse anticipate?
- AFlumazenil
- BDantrolene
- CAtropine
- DNaloxone
3.Controllo delle infezioni e sicurezza del pazienteMedia
When is it appropriate to use the override function on an automated dispensing cabinet to take a drug before pharmacist review?
- AAt the start of each shift to save time later
- BWhenever the pharmacist is slow to review new orders and the patient is waiting
- CWhenever the nurse is sure of the dose
- DOnly in an urgent situation where delay would harm the patient, per policy
4.Controllo delle infezioni e sicurezza del pazienteDifficile
A patient on chemotherapy develops shingles over several areas on both sides of the body. Which precautions are needed?
- AContact precautions only, with gloves for dressing changes
- BAirborne and contact precautions until all lesions are crusted
- CStandard precautions only, with the lesions covered
- DDroplet precautions until the pain settles
5.Valori di laboratorio ed elettrolitiMedia
A patient with schizophrenia is starting clozapine. Which laboratory value must be monitored regularly?
- AInternational normalized ratio
- BSerum lithium level
- CAbsolute neutrophil count
- DSerum amylase
6.Valori di laboratorio ed elettrolitiDifficile
A patient on hemodialysis receives epoetin, but the hemoglobin has not risen in 2 months. Which results should be checked first?
- ATSH and the free T3 level
- BAmylase and lipase levels
- CTroponin and creatine kinase
- DFerritin and transferrin saturation
7.Infermieristica clinicaMedia
Prima di somministrare un beta-bloccante, quale parametro è più importante controllare?
- ASolo la temperatura
- BSolo la glicemia
- CL'alvo
- DFrequenza cardiaca e pressione arteriosa
8.Infermieristica clinicaDifficile
A severely hypothermic patient is in cardiac arrest. Why is resuscitation usually continued until they are rewarmed?
- AHypothermia always causes brain death quickly
- BAdrenaline works better in cold patients
- CThe cold protects the brain, so recovery may be possible after long resuscitation
- DCold patients cannot be defibrillated at all, so CPR is the only possible treatment
9.Area medico-chirurgica: cardiovascolare e respiratoriaMedia
How big should a suction catheter be compared with the tracheostomy or endotracheal tube?
- AAny size, as the diameter does not matter
- BNo more than half the internal diameter of the tube
- CLarger than the tube, so that it clears it completely
- DExactly the same diameter as the tube, for a tight fit
10.Area medico-chirurgica: cardiovascolare e respiratoriaDifficile
A 70-year-old man has a small abdominal aortic aneurysm found on screening and is placed under surveillance. Which advice is most important?
- AStop smoking, control BP and seek help at once for sudden back pain
- BAvoid all exercise and lifting for the rest of his life to protect the aorta
- CHave the aneurysm repaired immediately, whatever its size or growth rate
- DStop all blood pressure medicines to avoid low pressure
11.Area medico-chirurgica: neurologica, endocrina e renaleMedia
An older patient with a long-term catheter has bacteria in the urine but no symptoms. What is usually appropriate?
- AA full course of antibiotics straight away
- BRemove the catheter permanently at once
- CNo antibiotics, as long as there are no symptoms
- DAntibiotics for life to keep the urine sterile
12.Area medico-chirurgica: neurologica, endocrina e renaleDifficile
A patient received IV insulin and glucose for hyperkalaemia an hour ago. What must the nurse monitor over the next few hours?
- AUrine colour, for blood in the urine
- BSkin, for a drug rash
- CCapillary glucose, for hypoglycaemia
- DPupils, for raised intracranial pressure
13.Area medico-chirurgica: gastrointestinale, perioperatoria e oncologicaMedia
What does "neoadjuvant" treatment mean?
- ATreatment before the main treatment, often to shrink the tumour
- BTreatment given only for pain relief
- CTreatment that is given only after the cancer has already spread
- DTreatment that is given instead of any surgery
14.Area medico-chirurgica: gastrointestinale, perioperatoria e oncologicaDifficile
A patient with a severe flare of ulcerative colitis develops abdominal distension, fever and tachycardia, and the stool frequency has dropped. What should the nurse suspect?
- AHaemorrhoids caused by diarrhoea
- BToxic megacolon
- CSimple constipation from low intake
- DThe flare is getting better