护理学基础练习卷（附答案）

In Kübler-Ross's model of grief, which stage is often described first?

1. ADepression
2. BDenial
3. CBargaining
4. DAcceptance

What is the main reason patients are kept nil by mouth before a general anaesthetic?

1. ATo reduce the risk of inhaling stomach contents
2. BTo make the anaesthetic drugs taste better
3. CTo lower the blood pressure during the operation
4. DTo make the patient lose weight before surgery

Where is the femoral pulse felt?

1. AOn the top of the foot
2. BInside the elbow
3. CIn the groin
4. DBehind the knee

Why do nurses often count the respiratory rate while still appearing to take the pulse?

1. ACounting breaths is only accurate when the wrist is held
2. BThe pulse and breathing rates are always the same number
3. CIt is not allowed to tell patients that breathing is measured
4. DPatients who know their breathing is watched tend to change it

A patient refuses their regular evening tablets. What should the nurse do first?

1. AThrow the tablets away without telling anyone
2. BHide the tablets in their food
3. CExplore the reason for refusing
4. DInsist until the patient takes them

A patient with a leg injury is climbing stairs with crutches. Which leg should go up first?

1. AThe crutches always go first
2. BThe unaffected leg
3. CThe injured leg
4. DBoth legs together

A toddler is brought in with bruises on both cheeks and the parent's explanation does not fit the injuries. What should the nurse do?

1. ADocument accurately and follow the child safeguarding procedure
2. BSend the child home and phone the family next week
3. CConfront the parent and ask them directly whether they hurt the child
4. DIgnore it, as children often bruise themselves

A urine culture reports a mixed growth of several organisms. What is the most likely explanation?

1. AThe patient has several serious infections at once
2. BThe laboratory used the wrong test
3. CThe sample was contaminated during collection
4. DThe patient is resistant to all antibiotics