Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

Which capillary blood glucose reading before a meal is within the usual target range for an adult?

1. A2.8 mmol/L (50 mg/dL)
2. B5.5 mmol/L (99 mg/dL)
3. C14.0 mmol/L (252 mg/dL)
4. D22.0 mmol/L (396 mg/dL)

What is the single most important measure to prevent healthcare-associated infections?

1. AHand hygiene
2. BKeeping every patient in a single room
3. CGiving antibiotics to all patients
4. DWearing a face mask all the time

What does an HbA1c test show?

1. AThe amount of glucose in the urine
2. BThe amount of insulin made by the pancreas over the last week
3. CThe blood glucose at the moment of the test
4. DThe average blood glucose over the last two to three months

How is a pulse deficit measured?

1. ATwo nurses count the apical and radial pulse at the same time for one minute
2. BOne nurse counts the radial pulse twice and compares the two counts
3. COne nurse counts the apical pulse for 15 seconds and multiplies by four
4. DThe pulse oximeter rate is compared with the blood pressure reading

What is the correct order of the phases of wound healing?

1. AHaemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, maturation
2. BProliferation, inflammation, haemostasis, maturation
3. CInflammation, haemostasis, maturation, proliferation
4. DMaturation, proliferation, inflammation, haemostasis

A nurse gives a patient analgesia for pain. What is the next important step?

1. ARecord the dose and assume the pain is gone unless the patient complains
2. BWait until the next day to ask about the pain
3. CGive a second dose straight away
4. DReassess the pain after the drug has had time to work

A patient who now lacks capacity made a valid, applicable advance decision refusing a specific life-sustaining treatment. What should staff do (England and Wales)?

1. AIgnore it, because only verbal wishes count
2. BAsk the family to overrule it
3. CFollow the advance decision and not give that treatment
4. DGive the treatment because the patient cannot decide now

A pulse oximeter reads 82% on a patient with cold hands who is talking in full sentences with a normal respiratory rate. What is the best first action?

1. ARecord the reading and recheck it at the next routine set of observations
2. BIgnore the reading because the patient looks well
3. CCheck the patient and probe, then warm the hand or move the probe
4. DRemove any oxygen because the reading must be wrong