Med-surg: neuro, endocrine & renal worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Where should a urinary catheter drainage bag be kept?

  1. AOn the bed next to the patient's pillow
  2. BBelow the level of the bladder and off the floor
  3. CAbove the bladder so urine flows faster
  4. DOn the floor under the bed, out of the way
2.Easy

What does the term epilepsy mean?

  1. AA seizure caused only by low blood sugar
  2. BA single seizure caused by a high fever
  3. CA tendency to have recurrent seizures that are not provoked
  4. DAny brief loss of consciousness, such as fainting
3.Easy

Why does a patient with a kidney transplant need lifelong medicines?

  1. ATo keep the blood pressure low enough
  2. BTo stop the immune system rejecting the new kidney
  3. CTo help the new kidney make more urine each day
  4. DTo prevent kidney stones in the new kidney
4.Medium

A patient with advanced CKD asks how to manage indigestion. Which option should they avoid?

  1. ARaising the head of the bed at night
  2. BAvoiding large meals late in the evening
  3. CMagnesium-containing antacids
  4. DEating smaller, more frequent meals
5.Medium

Which statement about giving IV potassium is correct?

  1. AIt is diluted and given through an infusion pump, never as a bolus
  2. BIt is safest given through a small vein in the hand at a fast rate
  3. CIt needs no monitoring at all once the infusion is running
  4. DIt can be given quickly as a push to correct the level fast
6.Medium

A patient takes levodopa for Parkinson's disease. Which teaching point is correct?

  1. AThe tablets work best taken with a large steak dinner
  2. BLarge high-protein meals can reduce how well the drug works
  3. CStop the drug for a day each week to avoid tolerance
  4. DThe drug cures the disease if taken for a full year
7.Hard

An adult stares blankly for about a minute, smacks their lips and fumbles with their clothes. Afterwards they are confused for ten minutes and remember nothing. Which seizure type fits best?

  1. AAbsence seizure
  2. BMyoclonic seizure
  3. CAtonic (drop) seizure with a fall
  4. DFocal impaired awareness seizure
8.Hard

A patient with Parkinson's disease becomes agitated and confused at night. Which newly prescribed drug should the nurse question?

  1. AMelatonin
  2. BParacetamol (acetaminophen)
  3. CLactulose
  4. DHaloperidol

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Below the level of the bladder and off the floor
  2. 2. C · A tendency to have recurrent seizures that are not provoked
  3. 3. B · To stop the immune system rejecting the new kidney
  4. 4. C · Magnesium-containing antacids
  5. 5. A · It is diluted and given through an infusion pump, never as a bolus
  6. 6. B · Large high-protein meals can reduce how well the drug works
  7. 7. D · Focal impaired awareness seizure
  8. 8. D · Haloperidol

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