Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which of these is an example of tertiary prevention?

  1. ACardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack
  2. BMeasuring blood pressure at a health check
  3. CVaccinating healthcare workers against hepatitis B
  4. DA campaign to reduce smoking in teenagers
2.Easy

Why must there be no smoking or open flames near oxygen?

  1. AOxygen itself explodes when it meets smoke
  2. BIt is only a rule because smoking is unhealthy
  3. CSmoke lowers the oxygen flow through the tubing and blocks the mask
  4. DOxygen makes things burn more fiercely, so it is a fire risk
3.Easy

Which principle helps prevent back injury when moving a load?

  1. AKeep the load close to your body
  2. BBend at the waist with straight legs
  3. CLift as quickly as possible
  4. DTwist your trunk while lifting
4.Medium

How should a patient receiving tube feeding be positioned to reduce the risk of aspiration?

  1. ALying completely flat
  2. BIn the head-down position
  3. CWith the head of the bed raised to about 30–45 degrees
  4. DLying on the stomach
5.Medium

A patient asks to see their own health records. What is correct in the UK?

  1. APatients can only see their records once they have been discharged
  2. BOnly doctors are allowed to see health records
  3. CPatients have a legal right to request access to their records
  4. DPatients can see their records only with a court order
6.Medium

How does a nursing diagnosis differ from a medical diagnosis?

  1. AIt names the disease or pathology that causes the patient's symptoms
  2. BIt is only used after surgery
  3. CIt is made by the doctor and copied by the nurse
  4. DIt describes the patient's response to a health problem
7.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. BLeave the patient and ask the family to wait outside until the doctor comes
  3. CNot start CPR, note the time, inform the team and support the family
  4. DStart CPR and call the cardiac arrest team
8.Hard

A competent adult who is a Jehovah's Witness refuses a blood transfusion that the team believes is needed. Which two ethical principles are in conflict?

  1. AVeracity and non-maleficence
  2. BFidelity and justice
  3. CAutonomy and beneficence
  4. DJustice and veracity

Answer key

  1. 1. A · Cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack
  2. 2. D · Oxygen makes things burn more fiercely, so it is a fire risk
  3. 3. A · Keep the load close to your body
  4. 4. C · With the head of the bed raised to about 30–45 degrees
  5. 5. C · Patients have a legal right to request access to their records
  6. 6. D · It describes the patient's response to a health problem
  7. 7. C · Not start CPR, note the time, inform the team and support the family
  8. 8. C · Autonomy and beneficence

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