Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is the first step of the nursing process?

  1. AAssessment
  2. BImplementation
  3. CEvaluation
  4. DPlanning
2.Easy

What does "polyuria" mean?

  1. APassing no urine at all
  2. BPassing urine painfully or with a burning feeling
  3. CPassing large amounts of urine
  4. DPassing urine at night
3.Easy

Pain that has lasted for more than three months is usually called:

  1. ABreakthrough pain
  2. BReferred pain
  3. CAcute pain
  4. DChronic pain
4.Medium

A patient has a temperature of 38.6 °C, heart rate 118/min, respiratory rate 24/min and new confusion. What should you suspect first?

  1. ADehydration from not drinking enough water only
  2. BSepsis
  3. CNormal postoperative recovery
  4. DHypoglycaemia only
5.Medium

Why are older adults at higher risk of dehydration?

  1. ATheir kidneys hold on to more water
  2. BThey lose less water through the skin
  3. CThey usually drink more than younger adults
  4. DTheir sense of thirst is often reduced
6.Medium

At what angle is an intramuscular injection given?

  1. A15 degrees
  2. B45 degrees
  3. C30 degrees
  4. D90 degrees
7.Hard

A patient's notes record a penicillin allergy with a rash. The new prescription is for amoxicillin. What should the nurse do?

  1. AGive an antihistamine first, then the amoxicillin
  2. BGive half the dose and watch for a rash
  3. CWithhold it and contact the prescriber, as amoxicillin is a penicillin
  4. DGive the dose, as amoxicillin is a different drug from penicillin itself
8.Hard

A patient's potassium result is 6.8 mmol/L (6.8 mEq/L). Why is this urgent?

  1. AIt is normal for patients after surgery
  2. BVery high potassium can cause life-threatening heart arrhythmias
  3. CHigh potassium causes only mild muscle cramps that settle without treatment
  4. DIt means the patient urgently needs more potassium

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Assessment
  2. 2. C · Passing large amounts of urine
  3. 3. D · Chronic pain
  4. 4. B · Sepsis
  5. 5. D · Their sense of thirst is often reduced
  6. 6. D · 90 degrees
  7. 7. C · Withhold it and contact the prescriber, as amoxicillin is a penicillin
  8. 8. B · Very high potassium can cause life-threatening heart arrhythmias

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