Scheda di esercizi di Fondamenti di infermieristica con soluzioni

What does the term "last offices" (post-mortem care) mean in nursing?

1. AThe care of a person's body after death
2. BThe paperwork completed at the end of a shift
3. CThe final ward round before discharge
4. DThe last dose of medication before surgery

Where is the apical pulse best heard in an adult?

1. AAt the fifth intercostal space in the left midclavicular line
2. BOver the lower end of the sternum in the midline
3. CAt the left side of the neck beside the windpipe
4. DAt the second intercostal space just right of the sternum

Quale posizione è migliore per un paziente cosciente con difficoltà respiratoria?

1. ASeduto eretto (posizione di Fowler alta)
2. BSupino piatto
3. CProno
4. DPosizione di Trendelenburg, con la testa più in basso dei piedi

How should dentures be cleaned to avoid breaking them?

1. AWith an abrasive cleaning powder to remove stains
2. BBy soaking them in very hot water to sterilise them
3. COver a sink lined with a towel or partly filled with water
4. DOver an empty, hard sink so they can be seen clearly

When cleaning a surgical incision, in which direction should the nurse clean?

1. ABack and forth along the incision with the same swab
2. BFrom the surrounding skin towards the incision with one swab
3. CFrom the incision outwards, using a new swab for each stroke
4. DIn circles from the outside in, reusing the swab

How is a 24-hour urine collection started?

1. AThe first urine of the morning is kept and the rest of the day's urine is discarded
2. BA sample is taken every four hours and the rest discarded
3. CThe first urine of the morning is discarded and the time noted, then all urine is kept
4. DOnly urine passed at night is collected

During tracheal suction a patient's SpO₂ falls from 95% to 85% and the heart rate drops. What should the nurse do?

1. AInsert the catheter further into the airway
2. BContinue until all the secretions have been removed from the airway
3. CIncrease the suction pressure to finish faster
4. DStop suctioning and give oxygen until the patient recovers

Why are a patient's observations checked about 15 minutes after a blood transfusion starts?

1. AReactions only ever occur after the transfusion ends
2. BIt is only for record-keeping purposes
3. CSerious reactions often happen early in a transfusion
4. DIt is the time the blood takes to warm up