Clinical nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) assesses:

  1. AEye opening, verbal response and motor response
  2. BPain, nausea and anxiety
  3. CReflexes, muscle tone and sensation
  4. DPupil size and reaction, blood pressure and pulse
2.Easy

What is the main purpose of a surgical wound drain?

  1. ATo remove blood or fluid so it does not collect in the wound
  2. BTo keep the wound open permanently so that it can be cleaned
  3. CTo give antibiotics directly into the wound bed
  4. DTo measure the patient's temperature
3.Easy

What is the aim of aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT)?

  1. ATo make every procedure completely sterile
  2. BTo allow procedures to be done without gloves in all cases
  3. CTo protect key parts and key sites from contamination
  4. DTo avoid needing to wash hands
4.Medium

During a vesicant chemotherapy infusion, the patient reports burning and swelling at the cannula site. What should the nurse do first?

  1. AIncrease the rate so that the infusion finishes as quickly as possible
  2. BFlush the cannula hard with saline
  3. CApply a warm pack and continue the infusion
  4. DStop the infusion straight away and follow the extravasation protocol
5.Medium

A patient who injects drugs has a fever, a new heart murmur and small dark lines under the nails. What is the likely diagnosis?

  1. ARheumatic fever
  2. BMyocardial infarction
  3. CInfective endocarditis
  4. DPericarditis
6.Medium

Which ECG change is typical of hypokalaemia?

  1. ATall, peaked T waves
  2. BST elevation in leads II, III and aVF
  3. CFlattened T waves and prominent U waves
  4. DA very short PR interval with a delta wave
7.Hard

An arterial blood gas shows a low PaO2 with a low or normal PaCO2. How is this classified?

  1. AType 2 respiratory failure
  2. BNormal blood gas
  3. CMetabolic acidosis
  4. DType 1 respiratory failure
8.Hard

Why should potassium chloride concentrate never be given as a rapid intravenous injection?

  1. AIt can cause fatal cardiac arrhythmias
  2. BIt causes immediate kidney failure
  3. CIt crystallises in the vein and blocks the cannula
  4. DIt has no effect when given fast

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Eye opening, verbal response and motor response
  2. 2. A · To remove blood or fluid so it does not collect in the wound
  3. 3. C · To protect key parts and key sites from contamination
  4. 4. D · Stop the infusion straight away and follow the extravasation protocol
  5. 5. C · Infective endocarditis
  6. 6. C · Flattened T waves and prominent U waves
  7. 7. D · Type 1 respiratory failure
  8. 8. A · It can cause fatal cardiac arrhythmias

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