Scheda di esercizi di Fondamenti di infermieristica con soluzioni

Which ethical principle means telling patients the truth?

1. AVeracity
2. BFidelity
3. CNon-maleficence
4. DJustice

What is an asymptomatic carrier?

1. AA person with severe symptoms of infection
2. BA person who has been vaccinated against the organism
3. CA person who has fully recovered from the infection and can no longer pass it on
4. DA person who has a microorganism but shows no signs of illness

Leaving a dependent adult without food, warmth or basic care is which type of abuse?

1. APsychological abuse
2. BNeglect
3. CSexual abuse
4. DFinancial abuse

A patient with expressive aphasia after a stroke understands speech but struggles to find words. Which approach helps most?

1. ATalk to the family instead of the patient
2. BFinish their sentences quickly for them to save them frustration
3. CSpeak louder and more slowly than usual
4. DAsk simple yes/no questions and allow plenty of time

What is medicines reconciliation on admission?

1. ACounting the tablets in the ward drug trolley at the start of each shift
2. BChanging all the patient's medicines to hospital brands
3. CGetting an accurate list of the medicines taken before admission
4. DOrdering new stock from the pharmacy

What is the main purpose of a wound drain after surgery?

1. ATo measure the temperature inside the wound
2. BTo give antibiotics directly into the wound until it has fully healed
3. CTo keep the wound edges apart until it heals
4. DTo remove fluid or blood that could collect and delay healing

Vaccinating staff against influenza breaks the chain of infection at which link?

1. AThe reservoir
2. BThe susceptible host
3. CThe portal of exit
4. DThe mode of transmission

Five days after hip surgery, a patient suddenly becomes breathless with sharp chest pain and a fast heart rate. What should the nurse suspect?

1. AAnxiety about going home
2. BA chest infection developing slowly
3. CNormal recovery after hip surgery
4. DA pulmonary embolism