Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Leaving a dependent adult without food, warmth or basic care is which type of abuse?

  1. ANeglect
  2. BFinancial abuse
  3. CSexual abuse
  4. DPsychological abuse
2.Easy

What is eschar?

  1. AHealthy red, bumpy new tissue in a wound
  2. BSoft, yellow, stringy dead tissue in a wound
  3. CThick, dry, black or brown dead tissue in a wound
  4. DPink new skin growing in from the wound edge
3.Easy

According to WHO guidance, how long should a full alcohol hand rub take?

  1. AAbout 5 minutes
  2. BAbout 20–30 seconds
  3. CAbout 2 minutes
  4. DAbout 5 seconds
4.Medium

How is a 24-hour urine collection started?

  1. AOnly urine passed at night is collected
  2. BA sample is taken every four hours and the rest discarded
  3. CThe first urine of the morning is discarded and the time noted, then all urine is kept
  4. DThe first urine of the morning is kept and the rest of the day's urine is discarded
5.Medium

A patient refuses their regular evening tablets. What should the nurse do first?

  1. AExplore the reason for refusing
  2. BHide the tablets in their food
  3. CThrow the tablets away without telling anyone
  4. DInsist until the patient takes them
6.Medium

At what angle is an intramuscular injection given?

  1. A45 degrees
  2. B15 degrees
  3. C90 degrees
  4. D30 degrees
7.Hard

A nurse thinks the dose on a prescription is unusually high. What should the nurse do?

  1. AWithhold the dose, check with the prescriber and document the outcome
  2. BGive half the dose as a compromise
  3. CChange the dose on the chart to the usual amount
  4. DGive the dose, because the prescriber is responsible for any error in it
8.Hard

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

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

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Neglect
  2. 2. C · Thick, dry, black or brown dead tissue in a wound
  3. 3. B · About 20–30 seconds
  4. 4. C · The first urine of the morning is discarded and the time noted, then all urine is kept
  5. 5. A · Explore the reason for refusing
  6. 6. C · 90 degrees
  7. 7. A · Withhold the dose, check with the prescriber and document the outcome
  8. 8. D · Helping a stable patient walk to the bathroom

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