1.やさしい
What is the usual normal range for serum potassium in adults (in mmol/L, numerically equal to mEq/L)?
- AAbout 6.5–8.0 mmol/L
- BAbout 3.5–5.0 mmol/L
- CAbout 1.5–2.5 mmol/L
- DAbout 135–145 mmol/L
2.やさしい
Why do nurses wear protective gloves and gowns when handling cytotoxic drugs?
- ATo stop the patient from seeing the drug
- BTo keep the drug at the right temperature during use
- CTo protect themselves from exposure to hazardous drugs
- DTo make the drug work faster
3.やさしい
What does a pulse oximeter measure?
- AThe amount of oxygen dissolved in the plasma
- BThe partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the blood
- CThe percentage of haemoglobin saturated with oxygen
- DThe concentration of haemoglobin in the blood
4.ふつう
高齢の患者が病棟で転倒のリスクが高い状態です。最も適切な看護行為は?
- A患者を常にベッド上に制限する
- Bナースコールと持ち物を手の届くところに置き、眠気を起こす薬を見直す
- Cすべての患者に自動的にベッド柵を使う
- D壊れないように患者の眼鏡を外しておく
5.ふつう
After a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a patient has pain in the shoulder tip. What is the most likely cause?
- AA heart attack caused by the stress of surgery
- BA broken collarbone from being moved onto the table
- CGas used during the operation irritating the diaphragm
- DAn allergic reaction to the dressing
6.ふつう
Which side effect is common when a patient starts taking metformin?
- ASevere headache
- BNausea, abdominal discomfort or diarrhoea
- CHypoglycaemia in most patients who take it
- DRapid weight gain
7.むずかしい
Soon after starting chemotherapy for a high-grade lymphoma, a patient has rising potassium, phosphate and uric acid with falling urine output. What is the most likely cause?
- ARefeeding syndrome
- BTumour lysis syndrome
- CAdrenal insufficiency
- DSyndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion
8.むずかしい
A patient with a central venous catheter develops fever and rigors shortly after the line is flushed, with no other obvious source. What should be suspected?
- AA pulmonary embolism
- BAn allergic reaction to the saline flush
- CNormal response to line use
- DA catheter-related bloodstream infection
解答
- 1. B · About 3.5–5.0 mmol/L
- 2. C · To protect themselves from exposure to hazardous drugs
- 3. C · The percentage of haemoglobin saturated with oxygen
- 4. B · ナースコールと持ち物を手の届くところに置き、眠気を起こす薬を見直す
- 5. C · Gas used during the operation irritating the diaphragm
- 6. B · Nausea, abdominal discomfort or diarrhoea
- 7. B · Tumour lysis syndrome
- 8. D · A catheter-related bloodstream infection
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