Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

What is a nursing care plan?

1. AA list of the nurses working on each shift and their breaks
2. BA written plan of a patient's needs, goals and care
3. CA record of the patient's visitors
4. DThe hospital's plan for the year ahead

Why might a patient be given thickened fluids?

1. AThey have a stomach ulcer
2. BThey have difficulty swallowing thin liquids safely
3. CThey need more calories than they can get from food
4. DThey are allergic to water

Which symptoms are typical of high blood glucose (hyperglycaemia)?

1. AItchy rash, wheeze and swollen lips
2. BShaking, sweating and a fast, pounding heartbeat
3. CSlow pulse, cold skin and shivering
4. DThirst, passing a lot of urine and tiredness

When may a nurse share confidential information without the patient's consent?

1. AWhen a journalist asks about a famous patient
2. BWhen a colleague on another ward is curious
3. CWhenever a relative asks for it
4. DWhen it is needed to protect someone from a risk of serious harm

A student nurse is asked to carry out a procedure they have not been trained to do. What should they do?

1. AAsk the patient to talk them through it
2. BWatch a video and then do it alone
3. CDo it anyway, carefully, to avoid upsetting the team or delaying care
4. DExplain that they have not been trained and ask for supervision

What is the correct order of techniques when assessing the abdomen?

1. AInspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
2. BAuscultation, palpation, inspection, percussion
3. CInspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
4. DPalpation, inspection, auscultation, percussion

Under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (England and Wales), which of these is part of the test of whether a person can make a decision?

1. AWhether they are over 65 years old
2. BWhether they can understand, retain and weigh the information and communicate a decision
3. CWhether the decision they make agrees with the advice given by the doctor and the care team
4. DWhether they have a diagnosis of dementia

Which finding suggests a patient may be developing a pressure ulcer category 1?

1. AAn open blister with a red base
2. BIntact skin with non-blanching redness over a bony area
3. CExposed bone or tendon
4. DFull-thickness skin loss with visible fat but no exposed bone