Werkblad Basisverpleegkunde met antwoorden

Welke houding is het best voor een wakkere patiënt met ademnood?

1. AOp de buik
2. BPlat op de rug
3. CTrendelenburghouding, met het hoofd lager dan de voeten
4. DRechtop zittend (hoge Fowler-houding)

What does a DNACPR decision (often called a DNR or DNAR order in the US) mean?

1. ACPR will not be attempted, but all other care continues
2. BThe patient must be moved to a hospice
3. CThe patient will receive no treatment at all
4. DThe patient can no longer be given oxygen, fluids or antibiotics

What does an HbA1c test show?

1. AThe amount of glucose in the urine
2. BThe amount of insulin made by the pancreas over the last week
3. CThe average blood glucose over the last two to three months
4. DThe blood glucose at the moment of the test

Why is nail varnish or false nails often removed before surgery?

1. AThey can affect pulse oximetry and checking skin colour
2. BThey are a common cause of wound infection
3. CThey make the anaesthetic work less well
4. DThey can catch fire from the electrical equipment used in theatre

A catheterised patient has had no urine in the bag for two hours. What should the nurse check first?

1. AThe patient's blood glucose level and recent insulin doses
2. BWhether the patient has eaten or drunk anything recently
3. CNothing, as two hours without urine is normal
4. DThe tubing for kinks or blockage and where the bag is

A small blood spill is found on the ward floor. What is the correct approach?

1. AWear gloves and an apron and clean it with an approved disinfectant per policy
2. BWipe it up with a paper towel without gloves, then wash your hands well afterwards
3. CCover it with a sheet so no one steps in it
4. DLeave it for the domestic staff to clean at the end of the day

While counting an apical pulse, the nurse finds the rhythm is irregularly irregular and the radial rate is lower than the apical rate. Which rhythm is most likely?

1. ASinus bradycardia
2. BNormal sinus rhythm
3. CSinus tachycardia
4. DAtrial fibrillation

The daughter of a dying patient is upset that her mother has stopped eating. What is the best response?

1. AExplain that losing appetite is a natural part of dying
2. BTell her it means the staff have not been feeding her mother
3. CTell her a feeding tube will be inserted straight away
4. DEncourage her to help her mother eat a full meal at every mealtime