Основы сестринского дела: лист заданий с ответами

Which physical assessment technique means listening to body sounds with a stethoscope?

1. AInspection
2. BAuscultation
3. CPercussion
4. DPalpation

Which ageing change makes older adults' skin tear more easily?

1. AThe skin gains more fat underneath
2. BThe skin produces more collagen
3. CThe skin becomes thinner and less elastic
4. DThe skin becomes thicker, oilier and better at holding water

Какой принцип помогает предотвратить травму спины при перемещении груза?

1. AПоворачивать туловище во время подъёма
2. BНаклоняться в пояснице с прямыми ногами
3. CПоднимать как можно быстрее
4. DДержать груз близко к телу

At what angle is a subcutaneous injection usually given?

1. A90 degrees after stretching the skin flat
2. BAlways parallel to the skin
3. CAlways exactly 15 degrees, with the skin stretched flat
4. D45 to 90 degrees, depending on the amount of fat

What makes "Risk for falls" a risk nursing diagnosis rather than an actual one?

1. AThe patient has already fallen several times
2. BThe fall has not happened yet, but risk factors are present
3. CThe problem can never be prevented
4. DThe doctor has confirmed the diagnosis with tests and a scan

Which of these is recorded as fluid intake on a fluid balance chart?

1. AUrine output from a catheter
2. BVomit
3. CWound drainage
4. DIntravenous fluids

Which measure is most important in protecting a patient with severe neutropenia from infection?

1. AStrict hand hygiene by everyone who enters the room
2. BKeeping the room door open for fresh air
3. CGiving the patient a high-protein diet with extra vitamin supplements
4. DTaking the temperature every hour

Aspirate from a newly placed nasogastric tube has a pH of 7. What should the nurse do?

1. APush air down the tube and listen over the stomach
2. BFlush the tube with water and start the feed
3. CNot use the tube and follow policy, which may mean a chest X-ray
4. DStart the feed, as a pH of 7 confirms that the tube is in the stomach