Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is eschar?

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

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

  1. AChronic pain
  2. BReferred pain
  3. CBreakthrough pain
  4. DAcute pain
3.Easy

What is the normal respiratory rate for a resting adult?

  1. A30 to 40 breaths per minute
  2. B6 to 10 breaths per minute
  3. C12 to 20 breaths per minute
  4. D20 to 30 breaths per minute
4.Medium

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

  1. AMaturation, proliferation, inflammation, haemostasis
  2. BHaemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, maturation
  3. CInflammation, haemostasis, maturation, proliferation
  4. DProliferation, inflammation, haemostasis, maturation
5.Medium

How is a 24-hour urine collection started?

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

Why must oxygen be prescribed with a target saturation range?

  1. AIt is a drug, and too much or too little can harm the patient
  2. BOxygen is expensive and must be counted
  3. CPrescriptions are needed only for oxygen used at home, not in hospital
  4. DOxygen is only allowed for surgical patients
7.Hard

A collapsed patient is unresponsive and making only occasional slow gasps. What should the nurse do?

  1. ATreat it as not breathing normally, call for help and start CPR
  2. BGive a sip of water to clear the throat
  3. CWait to see whether the gasps become regular
  4. DPlace the patient in the recovery position and keep observing them
8.Hard

A patient with a valid DNACPR (DNR) decision, whose death was expected, stops breathing. What should the nurse do?

  1. AStart CPR but stop after five minutes
  2. BNot start CPR, note the time, inform the team and support the family
  3. CLeave the patient and ask the family to wait outside until the doctor comes
  4. DStart CPR and call the cardiac arrest team

Answer key

  1. 1. C · Thick, dry, black or brown dead tissue in a wound
  2. 2. A · Chronic pain
  3. 3. C · 12 to 20 breaths per minute
  4. 4. B · Haemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, maturation
  5. 5. A · The first urine of the morning is discarded and the time noted, then all urine is kept
  6. 6. A · It is a drug, and too much or too little can harm the patient
  7. 7. A · Treat it as not breathing normally, call for help and start CPR
  8. 8. B · Not start CPR, note the time, inform the team and support the family

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