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 high
2. BFalsely low
3. CAccurate
4. DImpossible to obtain

After a stroke, a patient has "aphasia". What does this mean?

1. AWeakness of one side of the body
2. BLoss of vision in one eye
3. CDifficulty understanding or producing language
4. DDifficulty swallowing food, drink and saliva

Who is responsible for obtaining a patient's informed consent for surgery?

1. AThe ward nurse who admits the patient on the day of surgery
2. BThe patient's closest relative or the person named as next of kin
3. CThe theatre porter
4. DThe clinician doing the procedure, or a suitably trained delegate

Which side effect is associated with SGLT2 inhibitors such as dapagliflozin?

1. AGenital fungal infections
2. BSevere weight gain and fluid retention
3. CBradycardia
4. DHair loss

A confused patient keeps trying to climb out of bed. Why are bed rails not automatically the answer?

1. APatients can be seriously injured climbing over or becoming trapped in rails
2. BBed rails always make patients more confused, but only during the day
3. CBed rails are illegal in all hospitals and must never be used at all
4. DBed rails stop staff from taking observations

Which lifestyle advice helps a patient with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease?

1. AAvoid large meals late in the evening and raise the head of the bed
2. BEat one very large meal a day rather than several small ones
3. CWear tight belts to support the stomach
4. DLie down straight after each meal to let the food settle

A patient has a painful, punched-out ulcer on the toes, with a cold, pale foot and weak foot pulses. Which type of ulcer is most likely?

1. AAn arterial ulcer
2. BA venous ulcer
3. CA burn
4. DA pressure ulcer from bed rest

Which feature suggests moisture-associated skin damage rather than a pressure ulcer?

1. AA deep wound over the sacrum with exposed bone and a dark base
2. BA round area of necrosis over the heel
3. CDiffuse, superficial redness in a skin fold, not over a bony prominence
4. DNon-blanching redness directly over the hip bone after lying on one side