Scheda di esercizi di Infermieristica clinica con soluzioni

What is the Bristol Stool Chart used for?

1. AClassifying the form and consistency of stools
2. BMeasuring how much food a patient eats each day
3. CScoring the risk of pressure ulcers
4. DRecording the frequency of urination

Which hormone made by the kidneys stimulates red blood cell production?

1. AErythropoietin
2. BInsulin
3. CAldosterone
4. DThyroxine

What should be done with a used needle after an injection?

1. APut it in the clinical waste bag
2. BPut it straight into a sharps container without recapping
3. CPlace it on the bed until the end of the round
4. DRecap it carefully using both hands, then put it in the bin

Un paziente ha dolore addominale colico, addome disteso, vomito e da due giorni non emette né feci né gas. Qual è il problema probabile?

1. AOcclusione intestinale
2. BSindrome dell'intestino irritabile
3. CGastroenterite
4. DAppendicite non complicata

A patient with Guillain–Barré syndrome has weakness spreading upwards from the legs. Which monitoring is most important?

1. AVisual acuity
2. BBlood glucose, measured once a day before breakfast
3. CWeekly weight
4. DBreathing function, such as forced vital capacity

A patient who injects drugs has a fever, a new heart murmur and small dark lines under the nails. What is the likely diagnosis?

1. ARheumatic fever
2. BInfective endocarditis
3. CPericarditis
4. DMyocardial infarction

A patient with a central venous catheter needs the line removed. Which position reduces the risk of air embolism during removal of a neck or chest line?

1. AStanding up and walking
2. BLying on the right side with the legs raised
3. CLying flat or slightly head-down, holding the breath or breathing out
4. DSitting fully upright and taking a deep breath in as the line comes out

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 team may override any decision that it disagrees with if it is serious
2. BThe patient must be assessed by a psychiatrist before refusing
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