Clinical nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

How should nursing records be written?

  1. AIn pencil so that mistakes can be rubbed out
  2. BUsing personal abbreviations that only the nurse who wrote them understands
  3. CAccurately and as soon as possible after the event, with date, time and signature
  4. DAt the end of the week, written from memory in one go to save time
2.Easy

Which of these drugs is an antiplatelet agent?

  1. AAtorvastatin
  2. BFurosemide
  3. CClopidogrel
  4. DWarfarin
3.Easy

Stress urinary incontinence is leakage of urine:

  1. AOnly during sleep
  2. BOnly when feeling anxious or upset
  3. CCaused by a blocked catheter
  4. DWhen coughing, sneezing or lifting
4.Medium

A patient with leukaemia has a very low platelet count. Which nursing precaution is appropriate?

  1. AUse a soft toothbrush and an electric razor
  2. BGive medicines by intramuscular injection
  3. CTake temperatures rectally
  4. DEncourage contact sports to keep fit
5.Medium

Long-term amiodarone treatment can affect which of the following?

  1. ABlood glucose and cholesterol only
  2. BThyroid function, the lungs and the skin's sensitivity to sunlight
  3. CThe sense of smell and taste only, with no other effects
  4. DHair colour and nail growth only, with no effect on organs
6.Medium

Which examination findings suggest a large pleural effusion on one side?

  1. ADull percussion and reduced breath sounds over the lung base
  2. BWheeze heard over both lungs
  3. CA hyper-resonant chest with the trachea pulled towards that side
  4. DNormal breath sounds and normal percussion
7.Hard

Why is morphine more likely to cause toxicity in a patient with severe kidney impairment?

  1. AIts active metabolites build up because the kidneys excrete them
  2. BThe kidneys normally activate morphine, so more of it becomes active
  3. CKidney disease makes the opioid receptors disappear
  4. DKidney failure makes the stomach absorb more morphine
8.Hard

A nurse is teaching a patient who is starting warfarin. Which statement shows a need for further teaching?

  1. A"I will keep my INR blood test appointments."
  2. B"I will report black stools or unusual bruising."
  3. C"I can take aspirin if I get a headache."
  4. D"I will tell my dentist that I take warfarin."

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Accurately and as soon as possible after the event, with date, time and signature
  2. 2. C · Clopidogrel
  3. 3. D · When coughing, sneezing or lifting
  4. 4. A · Use a soft toothbrush and an electric razor
  5. 5. B · Thyroid function, the lungs and the skin's sensitivity to sunlight
  6. 6. A · Dull percussion and reduced breath sounds over the lung base
  7. 7. A · Its active metabolites build up because the kidneys excrete them
  8. 8. C · "I can take aspirin if I get a headache."

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