Clinical nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

When removing personal protective equipment after patient care, which item is usually removed first?

  1. AGloves
  2. BHair cover
  3. CEye protection
  4. DFace mask
2.Easy

Which of these is a modifiable risk factor for coronary heart disease?

  1. AAge
  2. BSmoking
  3. CMale sex
  4. DFamily history
3.Easy

Which assessment should be done regularly after a limb is put in a plaster cast?

  1. ANeurovascular observations of the limb below the cast
  2. BVisual acuity test
  3. CPeak flow measurement
  4. DHearing test
4.Medium

A patient has a fentanyl patch for chronic pain. Which advice is correct?

  1. AApply the patch to broken skin for faster effect
  2. BCut the patch in half if the pain improves, to lower the dose
  3. CAvoid heat sources such as hot water bottles over the patch
  4. DKeep using the old patch with the new one
5.Medium

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

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

Long-term amiodarone treatment can affect which of the following?

  1. AThyroid function, the lungs and the skin's sensitivity to sunlight
  2. BHair colour and nail growth only, with no effect on organs
  3. CBlood glucose and cholesterol only
  4. DThe sense of smell and taste only, with no other effects
7.Hard

An acutely ill patient without COPD is on 15 L/min oxygen, and their SpO2 is now 100% and stable. What should be done?

  1. AKeep the oxygen at 15 L/min for at least a week to be on the safe side
  2. BIncrease the oxygen further to build up a reserve
  3. CStop the oxygen and the saturation monitoring because the patient is now well
  4. DReduce the oxygen to keep the SpO2 within the prescribed target range
8.Hard

A patient on a heparin infusion develops a sudden fall in platelet count five days after starting it. What should you suspect?

  1. AHeparin-induced thrombocytopenia
  2. BNormal response to heparin
  3. CVitamin K deficiency from poor intake
  4. DIron deficiency anaemia

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Gloves
  2. 2. B · Smoking
  3. 3. A · Neurovascular observations of the limb below the cast
  4. 4. C · Avoid heat sources such as hot water bottles over the patch
  5. 5. C · No impulses from the atria reach the ventricles, so they beat independently
  6. 6. A · Thyroid function, the lungs and the skin's sensitivity to sunlight
  7. 7. D · Reduce the oxygen to keep the SpO2 within the prescribed target range
  8. 8. A · Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

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