护理学基础练习卷（附答案）

What does "stat" mean on a prescription?

1. AGive every four hours
2. BGive only at night
3. CGive once, immediately
4. DGive only if needed

Why must there be no smoking or open flames near oxygen?

1. AOxygen itself explodes when it meets smoke
2. BOxygen makes things burn more fiercely, so it is a fire risk
3. CSmoke lowers the oxygen flow through the tubing and blocks the mask
4. DIt is only a rule because smoking is unhealthy

What does an HbA1c test show?

1. AThe amount of insulin made by the pancreas over the last week
2. BThe amount of glucose in the urine
3. CThe blood glucose at the moment of the test
4. DThe average blood glucose over the last two to three months

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. BStop the infusion and remove the cannula
3. CApply a warm pack and keep the infusion running
4. DIncrease the infusion rate to clear the blockage

How can a patient reduce pain when coughing after abdominal surgery?

1. ALie flat on their back with arms by their sides
2. BAvoid coughing completely until the stitches have been removed
3. CHold a pillow firmly against the wound while coughing
4. DCough while bending forward with no support

A patient starts regular morphine. What is usually prescribed alongside it to prevent a common side effect?

1. AAn antihistamine
2. BA diuretic
3. CAn antibiotic
4. DA laxative

Five days after hip surgery, a patient suddenly becomes breathless with sharp chest pain and a fast heart rate. What should the nurse suspect?

1. AAnxiety about going home
2. BA pulmonary embolism
3. CA chest infection developing slowly
4. DNormal recovery after hip surgery

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. ASinus tachycardia
2. BNormal sinus rhythm
3. CAtrial fibrillation
4. DSinus bradycardia