Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What is the ratio of compressions to rescue breaths in adult CPR?

  1. A30 compressions to 2 breaths
  2. B15 compressions to 2 breaths
  3. C10 compressions to 1 breath
  4. D5 compressions to 1 breath
2.Easy

What is extravasation?

  1. ABleeding from the site after the cannula is removed
  2. BA cannula that has slipped deeper into the vein
  3. CLeakage of an irritant (vesicant) drug into the tissue around the vein
  4. DLeakage of plain saline from the cannula into the tissue around the vein
3.Easy

In which position is the patient's head lower than their feet?

  1. ALithotomy position
  2. BSims' position
  3. CSemi-Fowler's position
  4. DTrendelenburg position
4.Medium

A smoker says, "I know I should stop, and I'm thinking about it some time in the next few months." Which stage of change is this?

  1. AMaintenance
  2. BPrecontemplation
  3. CPreparation
  4. DContemplation
5.Medium

Why should enteric-coated tablets not be crushed?

  1. ACrushing makes the tablet taste so bitter that patients refuse it
  2. BCrushing makes the drug inactive in water
  3. CCrushing makes the dose roughly twice as strong as the whole tablet
  4. DCrushing removes the coating that protects the stomach or drug
6.Medium

A patient says, "I've never seen this tablet before," as the nurse offers it. What should the nurse do?

  1. AGive half the tablet until the doctor visits
  2. BLeave the tablet on the table for the patient to take later
  3. CStop and recheck the prescription before giving it
  4. DReassure the patient that the tablet is correct and give it
7.Hard

While counting an apical pulse, the nurse finds the rhythm is irregularly irregular and the radial rate is lower than the apical rate. Which rhythm is most likely?

  1. AAtrial fibrillation
  2. BSinus bradycardia
  3. CNormal sinus rhythm
  4. DSinus tachycardia
8.Hard

During medicines reconciliation, the patient says they take an anticoagulant at home, but it has not been prescribed in hospital. What should the nurse do?

  1. AIgnore it, as the hospital doctor knows best
  2. BGive the patient's own supply without telling anyone
  3. CTell the patient to stop it for good
  4. DInform the prescriber so the omission can be reviewed

Answer key

  1. 1. A · 30 compressions to 2 breaths
  2. 2. C · Leakage of an irritant (vesicant) drug into the tissue around the vein
  3. 3. D · Trendelenburg position
  4. 4. D · Contemplation
  5. 5. D · Crushing removes the coating that protects the stomach or drug
  6. 6. C · Stop and recheck the prescription before giving it
  7. 7. A · Atrial fibrillation
  8. 8. D · Inform the prescriber so the omission can be reviewed

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