Clinical nursing worksheet with answers

Long-term uncontrolled high blood pressure increases the risk of:

1. AAsthma, eczema and hay fever
2. BStroke, heart attack and kidney disease
3. CAnaemia and osteoporosis
4. DHypothyroidism, gout and hair loss

What is the main purpose of a surgical wound drain?

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

What is a typical SpO₂ in a healthy adult at rest breathing room air?

1. AAbout 60–70%
2. BAbout 95–100%
3. CAbout 75–80%
4. DAbout 85–88%

A patient with pneumonia is breathless and coughing up thick sputum. Which nursing measure helps most with breathing?

1. ALying the patient flat so that they can rest and conserve energy
2. BDiscouraging coughing to save energy
3. CRestricting all oral fluids
4. DSitting the patient upright and supporting them to clear secretions

A patient after a road accident has severe breathlessness, absent breath sounds on one side, low blood pressure and the trachea shifted to the other side. What is the likely diagnosis?

1. ATension pneumothorax
2. BPulmonary oedema
3. CAsthma
4. DPneumonia

Which blood result often rises in an upper GI bleed because blood is digested in the gut?

1. AUrea (blood urea nitrogen)
2. BSodium
3. CCalcium
4. DGlucose

A nurse teaches a patient with asthma about a new inhaled steroid "preventer". Which statement shows a need for further teaching?

1. A"I will use it every day even when I feel well."
2. B"I'll keep my reliever inhaler with me."
3. C"I will only use it when I'm wheezy."
4. D"I will rinse my mouth after using it."

A patient faints during cannulation, with a slow pulse and pallor, and recovers quickly when laid flat. There is no rash, wheeze or swelling. What is most likely?

1. AAnaphylaxis
2. BA hypoglycaemic coma
3. CVasovagal syncope
4. DA stroke