Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Why is a tourniquet used when taking blood from a vein?

  1. AIt prevents bruising after the test
  2. BIt sterilises the skin over the vein
  3. CIt stops the patient feeling the needle
  4. DIt makes the veins fill and easier to find
2.Easy

What is healing by primary intention?

  1. AHealing of a wound whose edges are closed together, such as a sutured incision
  2. BHealing of a wound that needs a skin graft to close
  3. CHealing of a wound that was left open and closed a few days later
  4. DHealing of an open wound that slowly fills with new tissue from its base upwards
3.Easy

Which IV fluid is isotonic?

  1. A3% sodium chloride
  2. B0.45% sodium chloride
  3. CSterile water
  4. D0.9% sodium chloride
4.Medium

What does the Visual Infusion Phlebitis (VIP) score assess?

  1. AThe risk of an allergic reaction to IV drugs
  2. BThe cannula site for signs of phlebitis
  3. CThe speed of an infusion pump
  4. DThe patient's eyesight before surgery
5.Medium

A patient's hearing aid keeps whistling. What is the most likely cause?

  1. AThe battery is completely flat
  2. BThe patient's hearing has improved
  3. CThe volume is turned right down
  4. DIt is not fitted properly in the ear
6.Medium

When opening a sterile pack on a table, which flap is opened first?

  1. AThe flap on your dominant side
  2. BThe flap nearest to you
  3. CThe flap furthest away from you
  4. DAny flap, as long as you wear sterile gloves
7.Hard

Which feature suggests that a sore area is a moisture lesion rather than a pressure ulcer?

  1. AA circular area of damage directly over the sacral bone
  2. BDiffuse, irregular redness in a skin fold, not over a bone
  3. CA dark area of necrotic tissue over the heel
  4. DA deep wound with straight edges over the hip
8.Hard

A potassium result is unexpectedly high and the lab reports that the sample was haemolysed. What does this mean?

  1. AThe result is accurate and needs no follow-up
  2. BThe patient definitely has dangerous hyperkalaemia needing treatment
  3. CThe patient definitely has low potassium
  4. DThe result may be falsely high and the test should be repeated

Answer key

  1. 1. D · It makes the veins fill and easier to find
  2. 2. A · Healing of a wound whose edges are closed together, such as a sutured incision
  3. 3. D · 0.9% sodium chloride
  4. 4. B · The cannula site for signs of phlebitis
  5. 5. D · It is not fitted properly in the ear
  6. 6. C · The flap furthest away from you
  7. 7. B · Diffuse, irregular redness in a skin fold, not over a bone
  8. 8. D · The result may be falsely high and the test should be repeated

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