Clinical nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What does MRSA stand for?

  1. AMixed respiratory syncytial antigen
  2. BMeticillin (methicillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  3. CMultiple-resistant Streptococcus agent
  4. DMicrobial resistance surveillance alert
2.Easy

What should be done with a used needle after an injection?

  1. ARecap it carefully using both hands, then put it in the bin
  2. BPut it straight into a sharps container without recapping
  3. CPlace it on the bed until the end of the round
  4. DPut it in the clinical waste bag
3.Easy

Which type of diabetes is mainly caused by autoimmune destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells?

  1. AGestational diabetes
  2. BType 1 diabetes
  3. CType 2 diabetes
  4. DDiabetes insipidus
4.Medium

A patient with chronic kidney disease should usually limit which of these in their diet?

  1. ACarbohydrates completely
  2. BWater-soluble vitamins only
  3. CVitamin C and fibre
  4. DPotassium and phosphate
5.Medium

Why does a patient with a suspected TIA need urgent specialist assessment?

  1. AThe symptoms will come back permanently within an hour
  2. BA TIA always turns into a brain tumour unless it is treated
  3. CThe risk of a full stroke is highest in the days after a TIA
  4. DThe patient needs urgent surgery on the brain
6.Medium

What is the main benefit of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD?

  1. ANo further need for inhalers
  2. BBetter exercise capacity and quality of life
  3. CA cure for the disease within months
  4. DReversal of the lung damage caused by smoking
7.Hard

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

  1. ASudden breathlessness and pleuritic chest pain with tachycardia
  2. BSlow heart rate with high blood pressure
  3. CWheeze that improves with salbutamol
  4. DGradual onset of cough with yellow sputum and mild fever over a week
8.Hard

A patient has a full-thickness burn all the way round the forearm. Which complication must be watched for closely?

  1. AExcessive bleeding from the burn surface needing an urgent blood transfusion
  2. BDelayed hair growth on the arm
  3. CLoss of circulation to the hand as swelling builds under tight burned skin
  4. DHypoglycaemia caused by the body using glucose to heal the burn

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Meticillin (methicillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  2. 2. B · Put it straight into a sharps container without recapping
  3. 3. B · Type 1 diabetes
  4. 4. D · Potassium and phosphate
  5. 5. C · The risk of a full stroke is highest in the days after a TIA
  6. 6. B · Better exercise capacity and quality of life
  7. 7. A · Sudden breathlessness and pleuritic chest pain with tachycardia
  8. 8. C · Loss of circulation to the hand as swelling builds under tight burned skin

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