Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

What does "bradypnoea" mean?

1. ABreathing that stops completely
2. BAn abnormally slow breathing rate
3. CBreathing that is painful
4. DAn abnormally fast breathing rate

What does healthy granulation tissue look like?

1. AWhite, shiny and swollen
2. BBlack, dry and hard
3. CRed, moist and slightly bumpy
4. DYellow, soft and stringy, like wet threads

In a neurological assessment, what does the abbreviation PERRLA describe?

1. AThe speech
2. BThe limbs
3. CThe reflexes
4. DThe pupils

A bedbound patient who has not opened their bowels for a week now has liquid stool leaking constantly. What should the nurse suspect?

1. AFaecal impaction with overflow
2. BA side effect of drinking too much water
3. CNormal bowel function returning
4. DAn infection that needs antidiarrhoeal drugs at once

Under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (England and Wales), what is the starting assumption about an adult's capacity?

1. ACapacity is assumed only if a relative agrees
2. BOlder adults are assumed to lack capacity
3. CThe adult lacks capacity until a doctor has formally confirmed otherwise
4. DThe adult has capacity unless it is shown that they lack it

What is medicines reconciliation on admission?

1. ACounting the tablets in the ward drug trolley at the start of each shift
2. BChanging all the patient's medicines to hospital brands
3. CGetting an accurate list of the medicines taken before admission
4. DOrdering new stock from the pharmacy

A patient has been taught how to prevent constipation. Which statement shows a need for further teaching?

1. A"I'll go to the toilet when I first feel the urge."
2. B"I'll eat more fruit, vegetables and wholegrains."
3. C"I'll take a strong laxative every day just in case."
4. D"I'll drink plenty of fluids during the day."

Why is the level of sedation a useful early warning in a patient on opioids?

1. ASedation only occurs after the breathing has stopped
2. BSedation shows that the pain has completely gone and the dose is right
3. CIncreasing sedation usually comes before respiratory depression
4. DSedation means the opioid dose is too low