Clinical nursing worksheet with answers

A "sublingual" medicine is given:

1. AThrough the nose
2. BBetween the cheek and gum
3. CUnder the tongue
4. DInto the vein

Which haemoglobin result in an adult man would be classed as anaemia?

1. A155 g/L (15.5 g/dL)
2. B165 g/L (16.5 g/dL)
3. C140 g/L (14.0 g/dL)
4. D95 g/L (9.5 g/dL)

Why should a patient who has had a stroke have a swallow screen before oral food, fluid or medicine?

1. ATo measure their blood pressure
2. BTo reduce the risk of aspiration
3. CTo prevent pressure ulcers
4. DTo check their blood glucose level

Modern wound care generally aims to keep a healing wound bed:

1. AMoist but not wet
2. BSoaked in antiseptic solution every day
3. CCompletely dry and open to the air
4. DTightly packed with dry gauze

The WHO analgesic ladder recommends:

1. AGiving analgesia only when pain becomes severe
2. BStarting all patients on strong opioids
3. CMoving from non-opioids to weak and then strong opioids as pain increases
4. DUsing only non-drug methods for cancer pain

A blood transfusion is about to start. What is the most important safety check?

1. AChecking the patient's weight only
2. BPositive patient identification matched to the blood component at the bedside
3. CWarming all blood in a microwave
4. DChecking the patient's dietary preferences

Which statement about oxygen in a patient with suspected acute coronary syndrome is correct?

1. AHigh-flow oxygen should always be given, whatever the SpO₂
2. BOxygen is given if the SpO₂ is below the target range
3. COxygen replaces the need for an ECG
4. DOxygen must never be given in chest pain

A patient with known prostate cancer reports new back pain, leg weakness and difficulty passing urine. What should be suspected?

1. AHypokalaemia
2. BSimple mechanical back pain
3. CMetastatic spinal cord compression
4. DA urinary tract infection spreading to the back