Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

What does "orthopnoea" mean?

1. AA breathing rate that is slower than normal
2. BBreathing that stops for short periods during sleep
3. CBreathlessness that only starts after heavy exercise
4. DBreathlessness when lying flat that eases on sitting up

What is an incident report used for?

1. ARecording an event that caused or could have caused harm
2. BRecording staff holiday requests
3. COrdering equipment for the ward
4. DRecording the patient's daily observations and fluid balance

A core body temperature below 35 °C is called:

1. ANormothermia
2. BPyrexia
3. CHyperthermia
4. DHypothermia

A bedbound patient who has not opened their bowels for a week now has liquid stool leaking constantly. What should the nurse suspect?

1. ANormal bowel function returning
2. BAn infection that needs antidiarrhoeal drugs at once
3. CA side effect of drinking too much water
4. DFaecal impaction with overflow

How should a patient walk with a standard (non-wheeled) walking frame?

1. ALift the frame forward, then step into it
2. BLean forward on the frame and slide the feet
3. CPush the frame along the floor while walking quickly
4. DStep forward first, then pull the frame after

During a manual blood pressure measurement in an adult, which point is usually recorded as the diastolic pressure?

1. AWhen the cuff is fully deflated
2. BWhen the sounds become loudest
3. CWhen the sounds disappear completely
4. DWhen the first clear tapping sound is heard

Lying and standing blood pressure are measured. Which result meets the usual definition of orthostatic hypotension?

1. AA rise in systolic pressure of 20 mmHg on standing
2. BA fall in systolic pressure of 20 mmHg or more within 3 minutes of standing
3. CA fall in systolic pressure of 5 mmHg or more after 10 minutes of standing still
4. DA rise in heart rate of 5 beats per minute on standing

Which patient should the nurse see first?

1. AA patient with a pain score of 3/10 whose analgesia is due in an hour
2. BA patient who is waiting for their discharge letter and medicines
3. CA patient who is asking for help to walk to the toilet now
4. DA postoperative patient with SpO₂ 89% on air and a respiratory rate of 28