QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Your Nursing Basics?

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How long has it been since you’ve completed your nursing course? See if you’ve got the right (nursing) stuff with this 10 question quiz!


			
			


					
	
	
	
	
	
	

	
		
			
				The nurse is caring for a patient who’ve just had a total hip replacement 3 days ago. Which assessment finding should alert the nurse to life-threatening complication?
				
									
						
											
							
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Patient says his medication isn’t working and complains of pain													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Patient urinates frequently													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Patient reports having to catch his breath in the past few hours or minutes													
					
				
				

				
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				Florence Nightingale was born in:
				
									
						
											
							
									

						
						
						
						
						
															England													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Italy													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Germany													
					
				
				

				
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				A tachycardic adult patient has a heartbeat that is more than:
				
									
						
											
							
									

						
						
						
						
						
															80 beats per minute													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															60 beats per minute													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															100 beats per minute													
					
				
				

				
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				A stat medical order means:
				
									
						
											
							
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Something that should be done immediately													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Doctor asking for patient statistics													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Something that can be done later													
					
				
				

				
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				Student nurses are allowed to administer medication when:
				
									
						
											
							
									

						
						
						
						
						
															No other medical staff is around													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Under the supervision of a registered nurse													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Asked by the patient or the family													
					
				
				

				
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				Why do nurses wash their hands before and after using gloves?
				
									
						
											
							
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Because gloves can get tiny punctures that allow microorganisms in													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Because microorganisms tend to multiply on sweaty hands that are inside gloves													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Both A and B													
					
				
				

				
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				NSAID stands for?
				
									
						
											
							
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Neuro Stable Aspirin Indocin Drug													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Nurses Stand Against Infectious Diseases													
					
				
				

				
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				Which person is at greatest risk for developing hypertension?
				
									
						
											
							
									

						
						
						
						
						
															A 45 year old African American Doctor													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															A 40 year old Hispanic Professor													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															56 year old Caucasian Engineer													
					
				
				

				
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				NPO stands for:
				
									
						
											
							
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Nil per os													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Not per oral													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															No particles orally													
					
				
				

				
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				Which of the following nursing interventions is inappropriate for a patient with anxiety?
				
									
						
											
							
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Offer choices													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Provide a quiet and calm environment like an empty room													
					
									

						
						
						
						
						
															Provide a detailed explanation of everything starting with nursing procedure plus hospital equipment													
					
				
				

				
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