Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

At what rate should chest compressions be given during adult CPR?

1. A60–80 per minute
2. B100–120 per minute
3. C80–90 per minute
4. D140–160 per minute

What does patient confidentiality mean?

1. AInformation can be shared with anyone who asks, as long as they know the patient
2. BInformation about the patient is shared only with those who need it for care
3. COnly the doctor may know the diagnosis
4. DPatients may never see their own records

Over which artery is the stethoscope placed when measuring blood pressure on the arm?

1. AThe brachial artery
2. BThe ulnar artery
3. CThe radial artery
4. DThe carotid artery

What makes "Risk for falls" a risk nursing diagnosis rather than an actual one?

1. AThe doctor has confirmed the diagnosis with tests and a scan
2. BThe problem can never be prevented
3. CThe patient has already fallen several times
4. DThe fall has not happened yet, but risk factors are present

A registered nurse delegates a task to a healthcare assistant. Who is accountable for the decision to delegate?

1. AThe patient
2. BOnly the healthcare assistant
3. CNobody, once the task is handed over
4. DThe registered nurse

Why should reddened skin over a bony area not be massaged?

1. AMassage makes the redness spread to other areas
2. BMassage hides early signs of infection
3. CMassage is only allowed when done by a physiotherapist
4. DMassage can damage the deeper tissues further

When is a "clean" (non-sterile) technique acceptable instead of an aseptic technique?

1. AFor inserting a urinary catheter
2. BFor inserting a central venous catheter
3. CFor procedures that do not enter sterile body areas, such as giving an oral medicine
4. DFor dressing a fresh surgical wound in theatre, provided that non-sterile gloves are worn throughout

A young patient with type 1 diabetes has deep, rapid breathing, a fruity smell on the breath, vomiting and signs of dehydration. What should you suspect?

1. AHyperventilation from anxiety
2. BHypoglycaemia
3. CA simple viral stomach infection
4. DDiabetic ketoacidosis