MCQ Flashcards
What is urinary retention?
A condition where your bladder doesn’t empty all the way or at all when you urinate
The patient is an 86-year-old male who is incontinent at night. An appropriate alternative to catheterisation for this patient would be?
A uridome
The mechanism of action of the oral laxative docusate sodium (coloxyl) is?
A stool softener indicated for the treatment of constipation. Increases the amount of water the stool absorbs in the gut, making the stool softer and easier to pass
The nurse begins to suspect faecal impaction in a patient who has not passed a stool in 10 days when the patient?
- Has Abdominal pain
- Bleeding
- Absent bowel sounds in LLQ
- Distended bowl sounds
- Tenderness on palpation
- Dull sound on percussion
An elderly patient states that she is worried because she has not had a bowel movement each day. The nurse’s best response concerning defecation patterns for elderly people would be:
Ask what her usual patterns are?
Ascites is defined as?
Ascites is defined as the accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity causing swelling
What is a normal finding on palpation of the abdomen?
Abdominal is soft, symmetric, non tender and without distention
When inspecting a client’s abdominal contour, the nurse observes the abdomen to be sunken with the lower edges of the ribs visible. The nurse describes and documents this as?
Scaphoid. This is a condition in which the anterior abdominal wall is sunken and presents a concave rather than a convex contour.
A nurse asks a patient to turn their palm down with the elbows straight. The specific joint movement the nurse is testing for is?
Pronation of the elbow
A client who presents in the medical centre with lower limb pain following a motor vehicle accident requires a musculoskeletal assessment. When completing the assessment, the nurse should apply all of the following principles except?
Ask the client to move the joint quickly whilst applying pressure
You are inspecting your client’s spinal symmetry and assessing their posture. You identify that the client has kyphosis. This is?
A Dorsally exaggerated thoracic curve. Most common in older females with osteoporosis
The nurse is examining the ROM of a client’s shoulder. Which of the following is a normal finding?
Forward flexion and hypertension of 180 degrees. Internal and external rotation of 90degress. Abduction and adduction of the shoulder. Full active and painless ROM with no crepitus. Bilateral equal muscle strengh
You are caring for Mr Smith who has been admitted following a mechanical fall. You are reviewing his nursing care plan. Which component of the care plan indicates that the patient’s problems have been appropriately described?
Nursing care plan
When using a mobile hoist with a dependent patient, identify the correct rule?
How many people assist, lite assessment, brakes on hoist
The older person’s tendency to take smaller steps with feet close together will mostly likely result in?
Increased risk of falls and injury. Balance is increased with a wider base of support
A person with normal gait should demonstrate all the below actions, except?
Pick the one that isn’t a normal gait. A normal gait is a normal walking pattern, coordinated movements, able to maintain balance
To ensure safe administration of medications the nurse must be aware of the seven rights of medication administration. These are the right?
- Right medication
- Right dose
- Right client
- Right route
- Right time
- Right reason
- Right documentation
What term is given to an unexpected effect of a medication?
Adverse effects
A nurse administers medication to a patient. Who has the ultimate responsibility for the medication to be administered correctly?
The nurse
While the nurse is administering medication, the patient states, “This pill looks different to what I usually take.” What is the correct practice in this situation?
Check the medication bottle and prescribed medication again to double check it is correct. Follow up with colleges
