Clinical nursing worksheet with answers

The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist is mainly used to:

1. AReduce avoidable errors and harm during surgery
2. BBook the next theatre list
3. CMeasure the surgeon's speed
4. DRecord the cost of the operation and the equipment

Before moving or handling a patient, what should the nurse do first?

1. AAsk the patient's relative to help lift them to save time
2. BAssess the risks and choose the right equipment and number of staff
3. CBend at the waist and keep the knees straight
4. DLift the patient quickly before they become tired or anxious

Which of these drugs is an antiplatelet agent?

1. AFurosemide
2. BWarfarin
3. CClopidogrel
4. DAtorvastatin

Which group of features is typical of nephrotic syndrome?

1. APolyuria, thirst and weight loss
2. BSevere loin pain and fever
3. CBlood in the urine, high blood pressure and reduced urine output only
4. DHeavy proteinuria, low serum albumin and oedema

A patient on insulin reports nightmares, night sweats and morning headaches. What should be suspected?

1. AHyperthyroidism
2. BA urinary tract infection
3. CRaised intracranial pressure
4. DNight-time hypoglycaemia

Which drug is used to reverse unfractionated heparin?

1. AFlumazenil
2. BProtamine sulfate
3. CVitamin K (phytomenadione)
4. DNaloxone

In triage, which patient should be seen first?

1. AA patient with a two-day history of sore throat
2. BA patient with noisy breathing and swollen lips after eating peanuts
3. CA patient with a sprained ankle and mild swelling
4. DA patient asking for a repeat prescription

After a head injury, a patient has clear fluid leaking from the nose. What does this most likely suggest?

1. AAllergic rhinitis triggered by the hospital environment
2. BA base-of-skull fracture with a cerebrospinal fluid leak
3. CA normal and harmless response to head trauma
4. DAcute sinusitis