Clinical nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which of these is an open question?

  1. A"How are you feeling about your operation?"
  2. B"Are you in any pain at the moment?"
  3. C"Did you sleep well in the ward last night?"
  4. D"Have you taken your tablets?"
2.Easy

What is the Bristol Stool Chart used for?

  1. AMeasuring how much food a patient eats each day
  2. BRecording the frequency of urination
  3. CClassifying the form and consistency of stools
  4. DScoring the risk of pressure ulcers
3.Easy

Glaucoma is an eye condition in which:

  1. AThe tear glands stop working
  2. BRaised pressure in the eye damages the optic nerve
  3. CThe eyelids turn inwards and the lashes rub the eye
  4. DThe lens becomes cloudy and vision is blurred
4.Medium

Which assessment best detects compartment syndrome after a fractured leg is put in a cast?

  1. APain out of proportion to the injury, especially on passive stretch
  2. BA strong pulse in the foot
  3. CMild itching under the cast
  4. DA warm, pink foot
5.Medium

A patient without diabetes is started on high-dose prednisolone. Why might capillary blood glucose be monitored?

  1. ASteroids destroy the pancreas
  2. BSteroids always cause hypoglycaemia
  3. CSteroids make glucose meters inaccurate
  4. DSteroids can raise the blood glucose
6.Medium

The WHO analgesic ladder recommends:

  1. AMoving from non-opioids to weak and then strong opioids as pain increases
  2. BGiving analgesia only when pain becomes severe
  3. CUsing only non-drug methods for cancer pain
  4. DStarting all patients on strong opioids
7.Hard

A patient's urine output has been very low for 12 hours and creatinine has risen sharply. Which drug on the chart is most likely to need review?

  1. AAn emollient cream
  2. BA vitamin supplement
  3. CA non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug such as ibuprofen
  4. DParacetamol at usual doses
8.Hard

A patient taking dapagliflozin is vomiting and unwell, with high blood ketones and a blood glucose of only 11 mmol/L (198 mg/dL). What should be suspected?

  1. ASimple gastroenteritis with no further concern
  2. BHypoglycaemia
  3. CEuglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis
  4. DHyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state

Answer key

  1. 1. A · "How are you feeling about your operation?"
  2. 2. C · Classifying the form and consistency of stools
  3. 3. B · Raised pressure in the eye damages the optic nerve
  4. 4. A · Pain out of proportion to the injury, especially on passive stretch
  5. 5. D · Steroids can raise the blood glucose
  6. 6. A · Moving from non-opioids to weak and then strong opioids as pain increases
  7. 7. C · A non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug such as ibuprofen
  8. 8. C · Euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis

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