Clinical nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

"Coffee-ground" vomit suggests:

  1. ABleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract
  2. BKidney failure
  3. CBowel obstruction low in the colon
  4. DFood poisoning with vomiting but without any bleeding
2.Easy

Why should insulin injection sites be rotated?

  1. ATo make the insulin work more slowly and evenly every time
  2. BBecause insulin causes the skin to bleed if one site is used often
  3. CTo stop the insulin from freezing under the skin
  4. DTo prevent lumpy fatty areas that make absorption unpredictable
3.Easy

What is a PEG tube?

  1. AA feeding tube placed through the abdominal wall into the stomach
  2. BA tube passed through the nose and down into the stomach
  3. CA tube placed through the skin into the bladder to drain urine
  4. DA tube placed in the chest to drain air
4.Medium

Why are older adults at higher risk of dehydration?

  1. AThey always drink large amounts of tea
  2. BTheir kidneys hold on to too much water
  3. CTheir body water content increases with age
  4. DTheir sense of thirst is often reduced
5.Medium

Which drug is first-line in an acute asthma attack?

  1. AAn oral antihistamine such as cetirizine taken every few hours
  2. BA nebulised or inhaled short-acting beta2-agonist (salbutamol/albuterol)
  3. CAn oral beta-blocker
  4. DA long-acting inhaled corticosteroid, used alone at a higher dose
6.Medium

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

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

A nurse teaches a patient with reflux disease. Which statement shows a need for further teaching?

  1. A"I will try to lose some weight over the next months."
  2. B"I will cut down on alcohol."
  3. C"I will raise the head of my bed with blocks."
  4. D"A big meal just before bed is fine if I take my tablet."
8.Hard

Why should chronic hypernatraemia be corrected gradually?

  1. ASlow correction is only needed in children
  2. BFast correction causes osmotic demyelination from swelling of the kidneys
  3. CFast correction causes severe hyperkalaemia
  4. DLowering the sodium too fast can cause cerebral oedema

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract
  2. 2. D · To prevent lumpy fatty areas that make absorption unpredictable
  3. 3. A · A feeding tube placed through the abdominal wall into the stomach
  4. 4. D · Their sense of thirst is often reduced
  5. 5. B · A nebulised or inhaled short-acting beta2-agonist (salbutamol/albuterol)
  6. 6. D · Category 4
  7. 7. D · "A big meal just before bed is fine if I take my tablet."
  8. 8. D · Lowering the sodium too fast can cause cerebral oedema

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