Clinical nursing worksheet with answers

What does "dysphagia" mean?

1. APain when passing urine
2. BDifficulty breathing
3. CDifficulty speaking
4. DDifficulty swallowing

Which urine dipstick findings most suggest a urinary tract infection?

1. AA low specific gravity alone
2. BGlucose and ketones
3. CBilirubin and urobilinogen
4. DNitrites and leucocytes

What should be done with a used needle after an injection?

1. APlace it on the bed until the end of the round
2. BRecap it carefully using both hands, then put it in the bin
3. CPut it straight into a sharps container without recapping
4. DPut it in the clinical waste bag

A pressure ulcer shows full-thickness tissue loss with exposed bone. Which category (stage) is this?

1. ACategory 2
2. BCategory 1
3. CCategory 4
4. DCategory 3

In UK guidance, neutropenic sepsis is commonly defined by a temperature above 38 °C or signs of sepsis with a neutrophil count at or below:

1. A5 × 10⁹/L
2. B0.5 × 10⁹/L
3. C15 × 10⁹/L
4. D150 × 10⁹/L

A patient with anaphylaxis is hypotensive but has no breathing difficulty. How should they be positioned?

1. ALying face down
2. BSitting upright with the legs dangling
3. CStanding up and walking around
4. DLying flat, with the legs raised

A patient is recognised by the team as being in the last days of life. Which approach is correct?

1. AStop all medicines, including pain relief and anti-sickness drugs
2. BContinue all routine blood tests and observations four-hourly
3. CReview and stop treatments that no longer help, and focus on comfort
4. DAvoid talking with the family about what is happening

A nurse notices that a wrong dose of a drug was prepared but was caught before it was given. What should be done?

1. AReport it as a near miss through the incident reporting system
2. BDiscipline the nurse who prepared it on the spot in front of colleagues
3. CSay nothing, because no harm reached the patient
4. DTell only the patient's family