Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

What is the "teach-back" method in patient education?

1. AGiving the patient a written leaflet to read at home before the next visit
2. BAsking the patient to explain the information back in their own words
3. CRepeating the same information three times
4. DTeaching the family instead of the patient

What is delirium?

1. AA lifelong learning disability
2. BA sudden, fluctuating disturbance of attention and awareness
3. CA slowly progressive loss of memory and thinking over several years
4. DA normal part of ageing

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

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

Using the AVPU scale, a patient who opens their eyes and groans only when the nurse squeezes their shoulder is scored as:

1. AU
2. BP
3. CV
4. DA

In which direction should a female patient's perineum be cleaned?

1. AEither way, as long as soap is used
2. BFrom back to front
3. CFrom front to back
4. DIn circles starting at the anus

Teaching a patient how to inject insulin mainly involves which domain of learning?

1. ACognitive
2. BPsychomotor
3. CSpiritual
4. DAffective

Five days after hip surgery, a patient suddenly becomes breathless with sharp chest pain and a fast heart rate. What should the nurse suspect?

1. AAnxiety about going home
2. BNormal recovery after hip surgery
3. CA pulmonary embolism
4. DA chest infection developing slowly

Where must the final identity check before a blood transfusion take place?

1. AIn the blood fridge, using the bag label
2. BAt the bedside, with the patient and their wristband
3. CAt the nurses' station, with the ward list
4. DIn the ward office, using the patient's notes and the prescription