Scheda di esercizi di Infermieristica clinica con soluzioni

What is ascites?

1. AFluid in the peritoneal cavity
2. BFluid in the pericardial sac
3. CAir under the skin
4. DFluid in the knee joint

Un paziente in terapia con analgesici oppioidi va monitorato soprattutto per:

1. ADiarrea
2. BPressione alta
3. CDepressione respiratoria e sedazione
4. DAumento dell'appetito

The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist is mainly used to:

1. AReduce avoidable errors and harm during surgery
2. BBook the next theatre list
3. CRecord the cost of the operation and the equipment
4. DMeasure the surgeon's speed

Why must levodopa for Parkinson's disease be given at the exact times prescribed in hospital?

1. AEarly doses cause severe low blood glucose and sweating attacks
2. BDelays can quickly worsen rigidity, immobility and swallowing
3. CThe drug only works if taken at midnight
4. DLate doses cause dangerous high potassium

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

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

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

1. AMetabolic acidosis
2. BMetabolic alkalosis
3. CRespiratory acidosis
4. DRespiratory alkalosis

Un infermiere non è sicuro che la dose prescritta di un farmaco ad alto rischio sia corretta. Qual è l'azione più sicura?

1. AChiedere al paziente se la dose sembra quella solita e somministrarla
2. BSomministrare la dose perché il medico ha firmato la prescrizione
3. CSomministrare metà dose come compromesso finché il medico non è disponibile
4. DNon somministrarla e verificare prima con il prescrittore o il farmacista

Why should "units" never be abbreviated to "U" or "IU" on an insulin prescription?

1. AIt changes the type of insulin given
2. BThe letters can be misread as a zero, causing a tenfold overdose
3. CPharmacists cannot dispense insulin written that way
4. DThe abbreviation is only allowed on prescriptions for children