Clinical nursing worksheet with answers

Which red blood cell group is often called the "universal donor" in an emergency?

1. AO negative
2. BB negative
3. CAB positive
4. DA positive

Why is a platelet transfusion given?

1. ATo prevent or treat bleeding in a patient with low or poorly working platelets
2. BTo treat a high white cell count in a patient with infection or leukaemia
3. CTo provide extra protein
4. DTo raise the haemoglobin level in a patient with anaemia

How is body mass index (BMI) calculated?

1. AWaist size divided by hip size
2. BWeight in kilograms multiplied by height in metres
3. CHeight in metres divided by weight in kilograms, then squared
4. DWeight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared

When is a rapid-acting insulin such as insulin aspart usually given?

1. AOnce a week
2. BJust before or with a meal
3. COnly at bedtime
4. DTwo hours after finishing a meal

A patient is prescribed two different eye drops at the same time. What is correct?

1. AGive one drop now and the other the next day
2. BMix the two drops in one bottle
3. CWait about five minutes between the two drops
4. DGive both drops at once into the same eye

Which of these is one of the "4 Hs", the reversible causes of cardiac arrest?

1. AHyperventilation
2. BHypoxia
3. CHyperthyroidism
4. DHypertension

Why should "units" never be abbreviated to "U" or "IU" on an insulin prescription?

1. AIt changes the type of insulin given
2. BPharmacists cannot dispense insulin written that way
3. CThe letters can be misread as a zero, causing a tenfold overdose
4. DThe abbreviation is only allowed on prescriptions for children

Why are patients with nephrotic syndrome at increased risk of blood clots?

1. ATheir blood pressure is always very low
2. BThey lose most of their platelets in the urine every day
3. CThey lose all their red cells in the urine, which thickens the remaining blood
4. DAnticoagulant proteins are lost in the urine and clotting factors rise