Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

What is oedema?

1. ARedness and warmth of the skin caused by infection
2. BDry, flaking skin
3. CSwelling caused by excess fluid in the tissues
4. DA bruise under the skin

What is the first step of the nursing process?

1. AImplementation
2. BAssessment
3. CPlanning
4. DEvaluation

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

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

What does the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) assess?

1. AThe risk of malnutrition
2. BThe risk of falling
3. CSwallowing ability
4. DThe level of pain

Using Maslow's hierarchy, which patient need should the nurse address first?

1. AA patient who feels lonely because no visitors have come
2. BA patient who is short of breath after walking to the toilet
3. CA patient who wants advice on returning to work
4. DA patient who is worried about how the wound will look

Why should a tourniquet not be left on for a long time before taking blood?

1. AIt makes the patient's arm grow stronger
2. BIt can change the results, for example by concentrating the blood
3. CIt stops the needle from entering the vein because the vein is too hard
4. DIt makes the blood turn blue in the tube

Why must a needlestick injury be reported straight away rather than at the end of the shift?

1. AThe injury must be documented within ten minutes for the report to be valid
2. BReporting late means the nurse has to pay for the tests
3. CPost-exposure prophylaxis works best when it is started as soon as possible
4. DThe source patient will be discharged soon

A nurse thinks the dose on a prescription is unusually high. What should the nurse do?

1. AGive half the dose as a compromise
2. BWithhold the dose, check with the prescriber and document the outcome
3. CGive the dose, because the prescriber is responsible for any error in it
4. DChange the dose on the chart to the usual amount