Clinical nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which of these is considered a high-alert (high-risk) medicine?

  1. AInsulin
  2. BEmollient cream
  3. CLactulose
  4. DSimple linctus
2.Easy

In UK practice, hypoglycaemia in a person with diabetes is usually treated when the blood glucose is below:

  1. A7 mmol/L
  2. B4 mmol/L
  3. C1 mmol/L
  4. D10 mmol/L
3.Easy

Why should insulin injection sites be rotated?

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

When should discharge planning usually begin?

  1. AOn or soon after admission
  2. BAfter the patient has been home for a week
  3. COnly after the patient asks to go home
  4. DOn the morning of discharge
5.Medium

What happens in third-degree (complete) heart block?

  1. ANo impulses from the atria reach the ventricles, so they beat independently
  2. BThe ventricles beat very fast and regularly
  3. CThe atria beat chaotically with no P waves, and the ventricular rate is irregular
  4. DEvery impulse reaches the ventricles, but each one is slightly delayed
6.Medium

How should a nurse communicate with a patient who has impaired hearing?

  1. AShout loudly from the end of the bed so they can hear
  2. BTalk to the patient's relative instead of to the patient directly
  3. CFace the patient, speak clearly and reduce background noise
  4. DSpeak very quickly to save time
7.Hard

A patient is admitted with suspected meningococcal disease. Which infection control measure is usually needed?

  1. AIsolation only after the patient has gone home
  2. BAirborne precautions with a negative-pressure room for the whole hospital stay
  3. CDroplet precautions until 24 hours of effective antibiotics have been given
  4. DNo precautions, because it is not contagious
8.Hard

Why are liquid medicines for nasogastric tubes drawn up in dedicated enteral (oral) syringes rather than IV syringes?

  1. AIV syringes cannot hold liquid medicines
  2. BEnteral syringes keep the medicine sterile
  3. CEnteral syringes measure doses less accurately
  4. DTo prevent accidental intravenous administration

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Insulin
  2. 2. B · 4 mmol/L
  3. 3. C · To prevent lumpy fatty areas that make absorption unpredictable
  4. 4. A · On or soon after admission
  5. 5. A · No impulses from the atria reach the ventricles, so they beat independently
  6. 6. C · Face the patient, speak clearly and reduce background noise
  7. 7. C · Droplet precautions until 24 hours of effective antibiotics have been given
  8. 8. D · To prevent accidental intravenous administration

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