Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What does "nocturia" mean?

  1. ABeing unable to sleep because of pain
  2. BPassing urine only in the morning
  3. CBedwetting in young children only
  4. DWaking at night to pass urine
2.Easy

What is extravasation?

  1. ALeakage of plain saline from the cannula into the tissue around the vein
  2. BA cannula that has slipped deeper into the vein
  3. CLeakage of an irritant (vesicant) drug into the tissue around the vein
  4. DBleeding from the site after the cannula is removed
3.Easy

What does a DNACPR decision (often called a DNR or DNAR order in the US) mean?

  1. AThe patient must be moved to a hospice
  2. BThe patient will receive no treatment at all
  3. CCPR will not be attempted, but all other care continues
  4. DThe patient can no longer be given oxygen, fluids or antibiotics
4.Medium

A conscious patient with diabetes has low blood glucose and can swallow safely. What is the first step?

  1. AGive a large meal straight away and recheck the glucose the next morning
  2. BGive a fast-acting carbohydrate by mouth and recheck the glucose
  3. CGive nothing until the doctor arrives
  4. DGive the next dose of insulin
5.Medium

A patient speaks little English. Who should interpret during an important consent discussion?

  1. AA professional medical interpreter
  2. BThe patient's young child
  3. CA visitor in the next bed
  4. DAny staff member who knows a few words of the language
6.Medium

A smoker says, "I know I should stop, and I'm thinking about it some time in the next few months." Which stage of change is this?

  1. AContemplation
  2. BMaintenance
  3. CPrecontemplation
  4. DPreparation
7.Hard

Which task is most appropriate for a registered nurse to delegate to a healthcare assistant (nursing assistant)?

  1. ATeaching a patient how to use crutches
  2. BHelping a stable patient walk to the bathroom
  3. CEvaluating a patient who has just fallen
  4. DAssessing a newly admitted patient's falls risk
8.Hard

Why should only the patient press the button of a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pump?

  1. AVisitors might damage the pump or change its settings if they touch it
  2. BA drowsy patient stops pressing, which helps prevent overdose
  3. CThe pump only works with the patient's fingerprint
  4. DNurses are not allowed to give opioids

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Waking at night to pass urine
  2. 2. C · Leakage of an irritant (vesicant) drug into the tissue around the vein
  3. 3. C · CPR will not be attempted, but all other care continues
  4. 4. B · Give a fast-acting carbohydrate by mouth and recheck the glucose
  5. 5. A · A professional medical interpreter
  6. 6. A · Contemplation
  7. 7. B · Helping a stable patient walk to the bathroom
  8. 8. B · A drowsy patient stops pressing, which helps prevent overdose

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