Clinical nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

  1. AMale sex
  2. BFamily history
  3. CAge
  4. DSmoking
2.Easy

Which pair of symptoms is typical of hyperglycaemia?

  1. ASlow pulse and cold, pale skin
  2. BPinpoint pupils and slow breathing
  3. CSweating, trembling hands and a sudden feeling of hunger
  4. DIncreased thirst and passing large amounts of urine
3.Easy

How should nursing records be written?

  1. AUsing personal abbreviations that only the nurse who wrote them understands
  2. BAccurately and as soon as possible after the event, with date, time and signature
  3. CAt the end of the week, written from memory in one go to save time
  4. DIn pencil so that mistakes can be rubbed out
4.Medium

A patient receives IV furosemide for fluid overload. Which findings show the treatment is working?

  1. AIncreased urine output, less breathlessness and a falling weight
  2. BA rise in blood pressure and a new cough
  3. CFalling urine output, new ankle swelling and a rise in weight
  4. DA rise in weight and more lung crackles
5.Medium

Which examination findings suggest a large pleural effusion on one side?

  1. AA hyper-resonant chest with the trachea pulled towards that side
  2. BWheeze heard over both lungs
  3. CDull percussion and reduced breath sounds over the lung base
  4. DNormal breath sounds and normal percussion
6.Medium

Which group of features is typical of nephrotic syndrome?

  1. ASevere loin pain and fever
  2. BHeavy proteinuria, low serum albumin and oedema
  3. CPolyuria, thirst and weight loss
  4. DBlood in the urine, high blood pressure and reduced urine output only
7.Hard

A patient with severe asthma becomes quiet, with a "silent chest", exhaustion and a falling respiratory rate. What does this indicate?

  1. ANormal recovery after a nebuliser
  2. BAnxiety only
  3. CLife-threatening asthma with impending respiratory arrest
  4. DImprovement of the attack as the bronchospasm settles and the airways relax
8.Hard

A severely hypothermic patient is in cardiac arrest. Why is resuscitation usually continued until they are rewarmed?

  1. AHypothermia always causes brain death quickly
  2. BThe cold protects the brain, so recovery may be possible after long resuscitation
  3. CCold patients cannot be defibrillated at all, so CPR is the only possible treatment
  4. DAdrenaline works better in cold patients

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Smoking
  2. 2. D · Increased thirst and passing large amounts of urine
  3. 3. B · Accurately and as soon as possible after the event, with date, time and signature
  4. 4. A · Increased urine output, less breathlessness and a falling weight
  5. 5. C · Dull percussion and reduced breath sounds over the lung base
  6. 6. B · Heavy proteinuria, low serum albumin and oedema
  7. 7. C · Life-threatening asthma with impending respiratory arrest
  8. 8. B · The cold protects the brain, so recovery may be possible after long resuscitation

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