Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is the pulse pressure?

  1. AThe difference between the systolic and diastolic pressure
  2. BThe pressure needed to stop the radial pulse
  3. CThe number of heartbeats felt at the wrist in one minute
  4. DThe average of the systolic and diastolic pressure
2.Easy

Over which artery is the stethoscope placed when measuring blood pressure on the arm?

  1. AThe radial artery
  2. BThe brachial artery
  3. CThe ulnar artery
  4. DThe carotid artery
3.Easy

What is the first step of the nursing process?

  1. APlanning
  2. BEvaluation
  3. CImplementation
  4. DAssessment
4.Medium

What is the main purpose of a wound drain after surgery?

  1. ATo give antibiotics directly into the wound until it has fully healed
  2. BTo remove fluid or blood that could collect and delay healing
  3. CTo keep the wound edges apart until it heals
  4. DTo measure the temperature inside the wound
5.Medium

How does pursed-lip breathing help a patient with COPD?

  1. AIt keeps the airways open longer and slows the breathing
  2. BIt replaces the need for inhaled medicines
  3. CIt increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the blood
  4. DIt makes the patient breathe faster to take in more air
6.Medium

Why do nurses often count the respiratory rate while still appearing to take the pulse?

  1. AThe pulse and breathing rates are always the same number
  2. BPatients who know their breathing is watched tend to change it
  3. CCounting breaths is only accurate when the wrist is held
  4. DIt is not allowed to tell patients that breathing is measured
7.Hard

Vaccinating staff against influenza breaks the chain of infection at which link?

  1. AThe susceptible host
  2. BThe mode of transmission
  3. CThe reservoir
  4. DThe portal of exit
8.Hard

After treatment for hypoglycaemia a patient's glucose is now 5.2 mmol/L (94 mg/dL) and the next meal is hours away. What should the nurse do next?

  1. AGive nothing more, as the glucose is now normal
  2. BGive a second glucose drink every 15 minutes
  3. CGive a longer-acting carbohydrate, such as a sandwich
  4. DGive another dose of insulin to balance out the extra sugar

Answer key

  1. 1. A · The difference between the systolic and diastolic pressure
  2. 2. B · The brachial artery
  3. 3. D · Assessment
  4. 4. B · To remove fluid or blood that could collect and delay healing
  5. 5. A · It keeps the airways open longer and slows the breathing
  6. 6. B · Patients who know their breathing is watched tend to change it
  7. 7. A · The susceptible host
  8. 8. C · Give a longer-acting carbohydrate, such as a sandwich

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