Clinical nursing worksheet with answers

Which of these drugs is an antiplatelet agent?

1. AWarfarin
2. BAtorvastatin
3. CFurosemide
4. DClopidogrel

The term "bradycardia" in an adult means a heart rate:

1. ABetween 60 and 100 beats per minute
2. BBelow 60 beats per minute
3. CAbove 100 beats per minute
4. DThat is irregularly irregular

What does a pulse oximeter measure?

1. AThe percentage of haemoglobin saturated with oxygen
2. BThe concentration of haemoglobin in the blood
3. CThe amount of oxygen dissolved in the plasma
4. DThe partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the blood

Why is serum lactate measured in a patient with suspected sepsis?

1. AIt measures the patient's blood glucose
2. BIt shows whether the patient has a urinary tract infection
3. CA raised lactate indicates poor tissue perfusion and higher risk
4. DIt confirms which antibiotic to give

After removing a peripheral IV cannula, what should the nurse check?

1. AThat the cannula is intact, and apply pressure until bleeding stops
2. BThat the site is left uncovered and bleeding freely
3. CThat the patient's blood glucose is normal before removal
4. DThat the cannula is put back in its sterile packet for the next patient

A patient on a ward develops wheeze and breathlessness after the first dose of a beta-blocker. Which history makes this most likely?

1. AOsteoarthritis
2. BHypothyroidism
3. CAsthma
4. DMigraine

Two days after a bowel resection, a patient has rising pain, fever, tachycardia and fluid that looks like faeces in the wound drain. What is most likely?

1. ANormal postoperative recovery
2. BConstipation
3. CUrinary retention
4. DAnastomotic leak

Several hours after thyroid surgery, a patient has increasing neck swelling, stridor and difficulty breathing. What is most likely?

1. AA thyroid storm
2. BNormal postoperative swelling
3. CHypocalcaemia from parathyroid damage
4. DA haematoma compressing the airway