Nursing fundamentals worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

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

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

What is breakthrough pain?

  1. APain felt only during physiotherapy
  2. BPain caused by breaking a bone
  3. CPain that goes away after a good night's sleep
  4. DA flare of pain between regular doses of analgesia
3.Easy

Which ethical principle means "acting in the patient's best interest and doing good"?

  1. ANon-maleficence
  2. BAutonomy
  3. CBeneficence
  4. DJustice
4.Medium

Why should reddened skin over a bony area not be massaged?

  1. AMassage makes the redness spread to other areas
  2. BMassage can damage the deeper tissues further
  3. CMassage hides early signs of infection
  4. DMassage is only allowed when done by a physiotherapist
5.Medium

A patient speaks little English. Who should interpret during an important consent discussion?

  1. AThe patient's young child
  2. BA visitor in the next bed
  3. CA professional medical interpreter
  4. DAny staff member who knows a few words of the language
6.Medium

An IV cannula site is swollen, cool and pale, and the infusion has slowed. What should the nurse do first?

  1. AFlush the cannula hard with saline
  2. BIncrease the infusion rate to clear the blockage
  3. CStop the infusion and remove the cannula
  4. DApply a warm pack and keep the infusion running
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. BNormal sinus rhythm
  3. CSinus tachycardia
  4. DSinus bradycardia
8.Hard

Which statement by a visitor shows a need for further teaching about contact precautions?

  1. A"I'll put on the gown and gloves before I go in."
  2. B"I'll take off the gown and gloves before I leave the room."
  3. C"I'll take the gown off at home after I leave the hospital."
  4. D"I'll clean my hands as I leave the room."

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Asking the patient to explain the information back in their own words
  2. 2. D · A flare of pain between regular doses of analgesia
  3. 3. C · Beneficence
  4. 4. B · Massage can damage the deeper tissues further
  5. 5. C · A professional medical interpreter
  6. 6. C · Stop the infusion and remove the cannula
  7. 7. A · Atrial fibrillation
  8. 8. C · "I'll take the gown off at home after I leave the hospital."

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