Scheda di esercizi di Infermieristica clinica con soluzioni

If a blood pressure cuff is too small for the patient's arm, the reading will tend to be:

1. AFalsely low
2. BAccurate
3. CFalsely high
4. DImpossible to obtain

Coeliac disease is an immune reaction to:

1. AGluten
2. BPeanuts
3. CShellfish
4. DLactose

Which of these is a common complication of prolonged bed rest?

1. ADeep vein thrombosis
2. BImproved lung expansion
3. CIncreased muscle strength
4. DLower risk of pressure ulcers

A patient has a fentanyl patch for chronic pain. Which advice is correct?

1. AAvoid heat sources such as hot water bottles over the patch
2. BKeep using the old patch with the new one
3. CApply the patch to broken skin for faster effect
4. DCut the patch in half if the pain improves, to lower the dose

A patient with DKA has an arterial blood gas showing a low pH and a low bicarbonate. Which disturbance is this?

1. ARespiratory alkalosis
2. BMetabolic acidosis
3. CRespiratory acidosis
4. DMetabolic alkalosis

Perché si misurano i lattati sierici in un paziente con sospetta sepsi?

1. ALattati elevati indicano una scarsa perfusione tissutale e un rischio maggiore
2. BMisurano la glicemia del paziente
3. CMostrano se il paziente ha un'infezione delle vie urinarie
4. DConfermano quale antibiotico somministrare

A patient with severe sepsis starts bleeding from cannula sites and the gums, with a low platelet count and prolonged clotting times. What is most likely?

1. ADisseminated intravascular coagulation
2. BAn allergic reaction to the cannula
3. CHaemophilia A
4. DVitamin C deficiency

A patient with full mental capacity decides against a treatment that the team thinks is best. What does the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (England and Wales) say?

1. AThe patient must be assessed by a psychiatrist before refusing
2. BThe team may override any decision that it disagrees with if it is serious
3. CThe family may make the decision instead if they disagree with the patient's choice
4. DA person is not treated as lacking capacity just because they make an unwise decision