Clinical nursing worksheet with answers

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

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

Stress urinary incontinence is leakage of urine:

1. AWhen coughing, sneezing or lifting
2. BOnly during sleep
3. COnly when feeling anxious or upset
4. DCaused by a blocked catheter

Which haemoglobin result in an adult man would be classed as anaemia?

1. A140 g/L (14.0 g/dL)
2. B155 g/L (15.5 g/dL)
3. C165 g/L (16.5 g/dL)
4. D95 g/L (9.5 g/dL)

What is one advantage of a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) such as apixaban compared with warfarin?

1. AIt never interacts with other drugs
2. BIt does not need routine INR monitoring
3. CIt is safe in all patients with severe kidney failure
4. DIt has no risk of bleeding

Why are alternate sutures sometimes removed first when taking out stitches?

1. ABecause the remaining sutures dissolve on their own within a day
2. BTo make the procedure faster
3. CTo check the wound stays closed before removing the rest
4. DTo reduce the cost of dressings

When giving insulin, which statement is correct?

1. AAlways inject into the same spot for consistent absorption
2. BRapid-acting insulin is given only at bedtime
3. CInsulin should be shaken hard before use
4. DRotate injection sites to avoid lipohypertrophy

A patient admitted after a fall takes many regular medicines. Which safety step on admission helps prevent medication errors?

1. APrescribing only the medicines that the patient can remember taking
2. BMedicines reconciliation against reliable sources, such as primary care records
3. CStopping all regular medicines until the day the patient is discharged
4. DDoubling the doses to make up for any missed while at home

Which finding most strongly suggests a pulmonary embolism in a postoperative patient?

1. ASlow heart rate with high blood pressure
2. BGradual onset of cough with yellow sputum and mild fever over a week
3. CWheeze that improves with salbutamol
4. DSudden breathlessness and pleuritic chest pain with tachycardia