Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which test is a typical use of an intradermal injection?

  1. AA flu vaccine for adults
  2. BA dose of insulin
  3. CA dose of intravenous antibiotics
  4. DA tuberculin (Mantoux) skin test
2.Easy

What does "glycosuria" mean?

  1. ABlood in the urine
  2. BProtein in the urine
  3. CGlucose in the urine
  4. DPus in the urine
3.Easy

What is the main purpose of turning a bedridden patient regularly?

  1. ATo improve appetite
  2. BTo prevent pressure ulcers
  3. CTo keep the bed clean
  4. DTo lower blood pressure
4.Medium

How should a liquid medicine be measured in a medicine cup?

  1. ABy filling the cup to the very top
  2. BBy pouring until it looks about right
  3. CAt eye level, reading the lowest point of the curved surface
  4. DFrom above, reading the highest point at the edge of the liquid
5.Medium

A patient is at high risk of falling. Which measure is most appropriate?

  1. ARaise all bed rails routinely and keep the patient in bed until reviewed
  2. BRestrict the patient to bed without assessment
  3. CGive a sedative at night
  4. DKeep the bed low, the call bell within reach and non-slip footwear on
6.Medium

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

  1. APalpation, inspection, auscultation, percussion
  2. BInspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
  3. CAuscultation, palpation, inspection, percussion
  4. DInspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
7.Hard

A patient with COPD and a known risk of hypercapnia is acutely breathless with an SpO₂ of 82%. What is correct?

  1. AGive controlled oxygen, e.g. via a Venturi mask, aiming for 88–92%
  2. BGive the highest oxygen flow possible and aim for 100%
  3. CWithhold oxygen completely, because oxygen is dangerous in COPD
  4. DWait for an arterial blood gas result before giving any oxygen at all
8.Hard

Why is lifting a patient by placing your hands under their armpits (the "drag lift") considered unsafe?

  1. AIt can injure the patient's shoulders and the nurse's back
  2. BIt is unsafe only when the patient is wearing a gown
  3. CIt is only unsafe for children
  4. DIt takes too long compared with using a hoist or slide sheet

Answer key

  1. 1. D · A tuberculin (Mantoux) skin test
  2. 2. C · Glucose in the urine
  3. 3. B · To prevent pressure ulcers
  4. 4. C · At eye level, reading the lowest point of the curved surface
  5. 5. D · Keep the bed low, the call bell within reach and non-slip footwear on
  6. 6. B · Inspection, auscultation, percussion, palpation
  7. 7. A · Give controlled oxygen, e.g. via a Venturi mask, aiming for 88–92%
  8. 8. A · It can injure the patient's shoulders and the nurse's back

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