Clinical nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is oral mucositis, a common side effect of chemotherapy?

  1. APainful inflammation and ulceration of the lining of the mouth
  2. BSwelling of the salivary glands from dehydration
  3. CA loss of taste only
  4. DA fungal infection of the toenails that spreads to the mouth
2.Easy

What does a peak flow meter measure?

  1. AThe total amount of air the lungs can hold
  2. BThe number of breaths per minute
  3. CThe fastest rate at which a person can blow air out
  4. DThe oxygen level in the blood during a deep breath
3.Easy

What does "dysphagia" mean?

  1. ADifficulty breathing
  2. BDifficulty swallowing
  3. CPain when passing urine
  4. DDifficulty speaking
4.Medium

Which observation is most important after giving a patient a first dose of a new antibiotic intravenously?

  1. AHow much they walk that day
  2. BWhether their hair loss increases
  3. CSigns of an allergic reaction such as rash, wheeze or swelling
  4. DTheir appetite at the next meal
5.Medium

The WHO analgesic ladder recommends:

  1. AGiving analgesia only when pain becomes severe
  2. BStarting all patients on strong opioids
  3. CMoving from non-opioids to weak and then strong opioids as pain increases
  4. DUsing only non-drug methods for cancer pain
6.Medium

Why is it important to prevent hypothermia during and after surgery?

  1. AIt increases the risk of wound infection, bleeding and cardiac complications
  2. BIt makes the patient wake up too quickly and become agitated in recovery
  3. CIt makes the patient's pain disappear
  4. DIt causes high blood glucose only
7.Hard

A patient with a burn of 30% body surface area is admitted. Which early complication is of greatest concern in the first 24 hours?

  1. APressure ulcers from prolonged immobility
  2. BConstipation
  3. CHypovolaemic shock from fluid loss
  4. DScarring and contractures
8.Hard

Why is morphine more likely to cause toxicity in a patient with severe kidney impairment?

  1. AIts active metabolites build up because the kidneys excrete them
  2. BKidney disease makes the opioid receptors disappear
  3. CThe kidneys normally activate morphine, so more of it becomes active
  4. DKidney failure makes the stomach absorb more morphine

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Painful inflammation and ulceration of the lining of the mouth
  2. 2. C · The fastest rate at which a person can blow air out
  3. 3. B · Difficulty swallowing
  4. 4. C · Signs of an allergic reaction such as rash, wheeze or swelling
  5. 5. C · Moving from non-opioids to weak and then strong opioids as pain increases
  6. 6. A · It increases the risk of wound infection, bleeding and cardiac complications
  7. 7. C · Hypovolaemic shock from fluid loss
  8. 8. A · Its active metabolites build up because the kidneys excrete them

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