Prioritization & delegation worksheet with answers

When a priority question offers both an assessment and an action, which is usually correct first when the situation is not an emergency?

1. ADocumenting the concern in the chart
2. BAssessing the patient to collect more information
3. CAsking a nursing assistant to go and check the patient
4. DCalling the provider before seeing the patient

Which of these is one of the five rights of delegation?

1. ARight route and site of injection
2. BRight supervision and evaluation
3. CRight time and frequency
4. DRight dose and strength

In mmHg, what is the normal range for arterial PaCO₂?

1. A7.35–7.45 mmHg
2. B35–45 mmHg
3. C22–26 mmHg
4. D80–100 mmHg

A nurse gives IV morphine for severe pain. When should the nurse reassess the pain and sedation?

1. AAt the end of the shift
2. BAt the next routine round in four hours
3. COnly when the patient asks for more
4. DWithin about 15–30 minutes

A nurse teaches a patient who has started warfarin. Which statement shows a need for further teaching?

1. A“I will use a soft toothbrush.”
2. B“I will keep my INR blood test appointments.”
3. C“If I miss a dose, I will take two the next day.”
4. D“I will tell my dentist and pharmacist that I take warfarin.”

A patient with a valid do-not-resuscitate order (DNR; called DNACPR in the UK) stops breathing and has no pulse. What should the nurse do?

1. AFollow the DNR order and do not start CPR
2. BStart CPR and stop when the family arrives
3. CCall the cardiac arrest team and let them decide
4. DStart chest compressions but not rescue breaths

A toddler with tetralogy of Fallot becomes very blue and breathless while crying. What should the nurse do first?

1. ALay the child flat on their back
2. BPlace the child in a knee-to-chest position
3. CGive a large drink of water to calm the child
4. DEncourage the child to keep crying to open the lungs

On a cardiac unit, which patient should the nurse see first?

1. AA patient with atrial fibrillation whose heart rate is 88/min and irregular, as before
2. BA patient taking digoxin with a pulse of 48/min, nausea and a potassium of 3.0 mEq/L
3. CA patient with heart failure who has gained 0.3 kg since yesterday
4. DA patient who has been asked to fast before a scan tomorrow