Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is the main aim of palliative care?

  1. ATo improve quality of life for people with a life-limiting illness
  2. BTo cure the illness with the most aggressive treatment available
  3. CTo speed up death when treatment stops working
  4. DTo care only for patients in the last hours of life
2.Easy

Which complication of long bed rest causes the foot to point downwards and stiffen in that position?

  1. AFoot drop
  2. BFlat foot
  3. CHammer toe
  4. DClub foot
3.Easy

In the nursing process, which step comes straight after assessment?

  1. AEvaluation, checking whether goals were met
  2. BNursing diagnosis, identifying the patient's problems
  3. CDischarge planning, deciding when the patient goes home
  4. DImplementation, carrying out the care
4.Medium

What is the purpose of a negative-pressure isolation room?

  1. AAir flows out of the room, keeping germs from the corridor away from the patient
  2. BAir flows into the room, so airborne particles do not escape into the corridor
  3. CThe low pressure kills bacteria inside the room
  4. DIt makes it easier for patients to breathe
5.Medium

While being helped to eat, a patient with dysphagia coughs and their voice sounds wet and gurgly. What should the nurse do?

  1. AFeed more quickly so the meal is finished before they tire
  2. BStop feeding and report for a swallowing assessment
  3. CLie the patient flat to rest
  4. DGive a drink of water to wash the food down
6.Medium

During a manual blood pressure measurement in an adult, which point is usually recorded as the diastolic pressure?

  1. AWhen the first clear tapping sound is heard
  2. BWhen the sounds disappear completely
  3. CWhen the sounds become loudest
  4. DWhen the cuff is fully deflated
7.Hard

A patient says, "I've bought nicotine patches and I'm stopping smoking on Monday." Which stage of change is this?

  1. APreparation
  2. BAction
  3. CContemplation
  4. DMaintenance
8.Hard

Five days after hip surgery, a patient suddenly becomes breathless with sharp chest pain and a fast heart rate. What should the nurse suspect?

  1. AAnxiety about going home
  2. BA pulmonary embolism
  3. CNormal recovery after hip surgery
  4. DA chest infection developing slowly

Answer key

  1. 1. A · To improve quality of life for people with a life-limiting illness
  2. 2. A · Foot drop
  3. 3. B · Nursing diagnosis, identifying the patient's problems
  4. 4. B · Air flows into the room, so airborne particles do not escape into the corridor
  5. 5. B · Stop feeding and report for a swallowing assessment
  6. 6. B · When the sounds disappear completely
  7. 7. A · Preparation
  8. 8. B · A pulmonary embolism

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