Werkblad Basisverpleegkunde met antwoorden

A nurse sees a colleague giving care that puts a patient at risk. What should the nurse do?

1. APost about it on social media
2. BIgnore it to keep a good relationship with the colleague
3. CWait to see whether it happens again
4. DRaise the concern through the proper channels

Which pulse do trained healthcare staff usually check in an unresponsive adult?

1. AThe temporal pulse at the side of the head
2. BThe radial pulse at the wrist
3. CThe carotid pulse in the neck
4. DThe pedal pulse on the foot

What is breakthrough pain?

1. APain felt only during physiotherapy
2. BPain that goes away after a good night's sleep
3. CA flare of pain between regular doses of analgesia
4. DPain caused by breaking a bone

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

What is the main aim of "protected mealtimes" on hospital wards?

1. ATo give staff a fixed break while the patients are eating their meals
2. BTo make sure all patients eat the same meal at once
3. CTo let patients eat without interruptions, with help where needed
4. DTo stop visitors from bringing any food into hospital

Where in the eye should eye drops be placed?

1. ADirectly onto the centre of the cornea
2. BInto the pocket of the lower eyelid
3. COnto the upper eyelid while the eye is shut
4. DInto the inner corner of the eye only

During a sterile dressing change, the nurse's sterile glove touches the bed rail. What should the nurse do?

1. ACarry on, as the bed rail was cleaned that morning
2. BRemove the gloves, perform hand hygiene and put on new sterile gloves
3. CPut a second pair of sterile gloves over the first pair
4. DWipe the glove with an alcohol swab and carry on with the dressing change

An infusion pump alarms "occlusion". What should the nurse check first?

1. AThe fluid prescription chart and the infusion rate written on it
2. BThe battery level of the pump
3. CThe patient's blood glucose level
4. DThe clamps, the tubing for kinks and the cannula site