Clinical nursing worksheet with answers

A medicine given "transdermally" is given:

1. AUnder the tongue, where it dissolves
2. BInto a muscle
3. CThrough the skin, usually from a patch
4. DInto the rectum

What is a blood culture used to detect?

1. ABacteria or fungi in the bloodstream
2. BThe level of glucose in the blood
3. CThe patient's blood group
4. DThe number of red cells

Which of these is one of the "rights" of safe medication administration?

1. ARight nurse on duty
2. BRight brand of packaging
3. CRight bed number
4. DRight route

When should discharge planning usually begin?

1. AOn the morning of discharge
2. BOnly after the patient asks to go home
3. COn or soon after admission
4. DAfter the patient has been home for a week

A patient with type 1 diabetes is vomiting and eating little. What is correct sick-day advice?

1. AHalve fluid intake to prevent vomiting
2. BCheck glucose once a day only
3. CStop insulin until eating normally again to avoid hypoglycaemia
4. DDo not stop insulin; check glucose and ketones more often

After thyroid surgery, a patient has tingling around the mouth and muscle cramps. Which electrolyte problem should be suspected?

1. AHypermagnesaemia
2. BHyperkalaemia
3. CHypocalcaemia
4. DHypernatraemia

A patient with a tracheostomy suddenly cannot breathe and the tube appears blocked. What is the first action?

1. AGive oxygen through the mouth only
2. BRemove the inner tube (cannula) and check whether it is blocked
3. CDeflate the cuff and leave the patient
4. DWait for the doctor before doing anything

Which type of drug is commonly used to treat neuropathic pain?

1. AAntihistamines such as cetirizine
2. BSome anticonvulsants or antidepressants, such as gabapentin
3. CProton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole
4. DAntibiotics such as amoxicillin, given as a long course