Clinical nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Why must patients and visitors never smoke or use naked flames near oxygen therapy?

  1. ASmoke blocks the oxygen tubing and stops the flow
  2. BOxygen turns cigarette smoke into a poisonous gas
  3. CFlames make the oxygen less effective
  4. DOxygen makes things burn much more easily and fiercely
2.Easy

What is a PEG tube?

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

Which pair of symptoms is typical of hyperglycaemia?

  1. ASweating, trembling hands and a sudden feeling of hunger
  2. BPinpoint pupils and slow breathing
  3. CIncreased thirst and passing large amounts of urine
  4. DSlow pulse and cold, pale skin
4.Medium

How is Helicobacter pylori infection usually treated?

  1. AA combination of antibiotics with a proton pump inhibitor
  2. BSurgery to remove the stomach
  3. CA single dose of paracetamol and a bland diet for a week
  4. DAntacids alone, taken after every meal for a month
5.Medium

A new colostomy stoma appears dark purple to black on the second postoperative day. What does this indicate?

  1. AConstipation
  2. BPossible ischaemia of the stoma, which needs urgent review
  3. CA normal healthy stoma
  4. DNormal postoperative bruising of the stoma that needs no action
6.Medium

What does HbA1c measure?

  1. AAverage blood glucose over roughly the previous two to three months
  2. BBlood glucose at the moment of testing
  3. CInsulin levels after a meal
  4. DThe amount of ketones in the urine
7.Hard

A postoperative patient on IV fluids has a sodium of 128 mmol/L and is becoming confused. Which fluid could make this worse if given in large amounts?

  1. A0.9% sodium chloride
  2. B5% glucose (D5W)
  3. CHartmann's solution (similar to lactated Ringer's)
  4. DHuman albumin solution
8.Hard

Which finding suggests hypocalcaemia?

  1. AA slow, irregular pulse with nausea and yellow-tinged vision
  2. BA flapping tremor of the outstretched hands
  3. CSpasm of the hand when a blood pressure cuff is inflated on the arm
  4. DSevere thirst with a large urine output and constipation

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Oxygen makes things burn much more easily and fiercely
  2. 2. A · A feeding tube placed through the abdominal wall into the stomach
  3. 3. C · Increased thirst and passing large amounts of urine
  4. 4. A · A combination of antibiotics with a proton pump inhibitor
  5. 5. B · Possible ischaemia of the stoma, which needs urgent review
  6. 6. A · Average blood glucose over roughly the previous two to three months
  7. 7. B · 5% glucose (D5W)
  8. 8. C · Spasm of the hand when a blood pressure cuff is inflated on the arm

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