Робочий аркуш «Медсестринство в терапії та хірургії: серцево-судинна та дихальна системи» з відповідями

Як слід приймати спрей чи таблетки гліцерилу тринітрату (нітрогліцерину) при стенокардії?

1. AПроковтнути цілою, запивши склянкою води
2. BРозжувати й проковтнути після їди
3. CПід язик, коли пацієнт стоїть прямо
4. DПід язик, коли пацієнт сидить

On spirometry, what is the forced vital capacity (FVC)?

1. AThe total volume blown out forcefully after a full breath in
2. BThe volume of air that is left in the lungs after breathing out
3. CThe volume of one normal resting breath
4. DThe volume of air blown out in the first second of the test only

Which side effect of ethambutol should patients report straight away?

1. AA painful, red and swollen big toe joint
2. BBlurred vision or changes in colour vision
3. COrange-red colouring of the urine and tears
4. DNumbness and tingling of the feet and hands

How is the jugular venous pressure usually assessed?

1. APatient reclined at 45° with the head turned slightly to the left
2. BPatient sitting upright with the arms raised above the head
3. CPatient standing with the neck flexed forward
4. DPatient lying completely flat with the head turned to the right

Which patient is most typical of a primary spontaneous pneumothorax?

1. AA child with a viral sore throat
2. BA middle-aged woman with high blood pressure
3. CAn older woman with long-standing heart failure
4. DA tall, thin young man who smokes

A patient with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator asks what to do if it fires. Which teaching is correct?

1. ARemove the device battery at home if it fires more than once
2. BDrive straight to hospital alone after any shock so the device can be checked by the team
3. CIgnore any shock at all, because the device is designed to fire every day and needs no follow-up
4. DOne shock and well: contact the device clinic; repeated shocks or unwell: call emergency services

Hours after surgery to restore blood flow to an ischaemic leg, the patient has severe calf pain that is worse when the toes are moved passively, and the calf feels tense. What should the nurse suspect?

1. ACramp from lying still in bed
2. BCompartment syndrome from reperfusion swelling
3. CExpected postoperative pain from the leg wound
4. DA superficial thrombophlebitis of the long saphenous vein

A patient with a tracheostomy suddenly becomes distressed, and a suction catheter will not pass down the tube. What should the nurse do first?

1. ARemove the inner cannula
2. BInflate the cuff with more air
3. CGive a nebulised bronchodilator
4. DIncrease the oxygen and wait