Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which principle helps prevent back injury when moving a load?

  1. ATwist your trunk while lifting
  2. BLift as quickly as possible
  3. CBend at the waist with straight legs
  4. DKeep the load close to your body
2.Easy

Which oxygen device is most often used to give a low flow of oxygen to a comfortable patient?

  1. ANon-rebreather mask
  2. BHigh-flow humidified system
  3. CNasal cannula
  4. DBag-valve-mask
3.Easy

What is referred pain?

  1. APain that is reported by a relative
  2. BPain felt in a place away from its source
  3. CPain that has been treated by a specialist
  4. DPain that only occurs at night
4.Medium

Using the AVPU scale, a patient who opens their eyes and groans only when the nurse squeezes their shoulder is scored as:

  1. AP
  2. BV
  3. CU
  4. DA
5.Medium

When cleaning a surgical incision, in which direction should the nurse clean?

  1. AFrom the incision outwards, using a new swab for each stroke
  2. BFrom the surrounding skin towards the incision with one swab
  3. CIn circles from the outside in, reusing the swab
  4. DBack and forth along the incision with the same swab
6.Medium

Using Maslow's hierarchy, which patient need should the nurse address first?

  1. AA patient who feels lonely because no visitors have come
  2. BA patient who is worried about how the wound will look
  3. CA patient who is short of breath after walking to the toilet
  4. DA patient who wants advice on returning to work
7.Hard

A patient on regular morphine is very drowsy, has pinpoint pupils and is breathing 8 times a minute. What is the priority?

  1. AGive the next morphine dose as prescribed
  2. BLet the patient sleep and recheck in four hours
  3. CCall for help, support breathing, withhold the opioid and prepare naloxone as per protocol
  4. DGive a strong cup of coffee
8.Hard

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

  1. AEvaluating a patient who has just fallen
  2. BAssessing a newly admitted patient's falls risk
  3. CTeaching a patient how to use crutches
  4. DHelping a stable patient walk to the bathroom

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Keep the load close to your body
  2. 2. C · Nasal cannula
  3. 3. B · Pain felt in a place away from its source
  4. 4. A · P
  5. 5. A · From the incision outwards, using a new swab for each stroke
  6. 6. C · A patient who is short of breath after walking to the toilet
  7. 7. C · Call for help, support breathing, withhold the opioid and prepare naloxone as per protocol
  8. 8. D · Helping a stable patient walk to the bathroom

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