Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

Which temperature is generally considered a fever in adults?

1. A36.5 °C or higher
2. B37.0 °C or higher
3. C38.0 °C or higher
4. D35.5 °C or higher

What does healthy granulation tissue look like?

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

What is the normal respiratory rate for a resting adult?

1. A30 to 40 breaths per minute
2. B12 to 20 breaths per minute
3. C20 to 30 breaths per minute
4. D6 to 10 breaths per minute

If hair needs to be removed before surgery, what is recommended?

1. APlucking the hairs with tweezers
2. BHair removal cream applied in theatre
3. CElectric clippers on the day of surgery
4. DShaving with a razor the night before

Why should a patient wash and dry their hands before a fingerprick glucose test?

1. AIt is only needed if the hands look dirty
2. BWet hands give a falsely high reading
3. CSugar on the skin can give a falsely high reading
4. DClean hands make the finger bleed more slowly

Before discharge, what is most important to confirm about the patient's new medicines?

1. AThat they know how and when to take them and what to report
2. BThat they know the chemical name of each drug
3. CThat they know which company makes each drug
4. DThat they know the price of each medicine and where to buy it

A competent adult patient asks the nurse not to tell their family about their cancer diagnosis. What should the nurse do?

1. AAsk the doctor to tell the family anyway
2. BTell the family, because relatives have a right to know about a serious diagnosis
3. CTell the family only if they ask directly
4. DRespect the request and not share the information with the family

Which finding suggests a patient may be developing a pressure ulcer category 1?

1. AIntact skin with non-blanching redness over a bony area
2. BAn open blister with a red base
3. CFull-thickness skin loss with visible fat but no exposed bone
4. DExposed bone or tendon