CBT Questions and Answers part 1

1. Why are adjuvants such as anticonvulsants and antidepressants given in palliative care?

• To aid/increase the effectiveness of opioids.

2. What is the best way to avoid a haematoma forming when undertaking venepuncture?

• Choosing a soft, bouncy vein that refills when depressed and is easily detected, and advising the patient to keep their arm straight whilst firm pressure is applied.

3. Most commonly aneurysms can develop on?

• Abdominal aorta

• Circle of Willis

4. Hypoglycaemia in patients with diabetes is more likely to occur when the patients take:

• Insulin

• Sulphonylureas

• Prandial glucose regulators

5. What are the signs and symptoms of shock during the early stage (stage 1-3)?

• Hypoxemia

• Tachycardia and hyperventilation

• Hypotension

6. The worst advice you can give a nursing student with regards to the use of social networking sites like Facebook?

• Do not identify yourself as a nurse

• You can rely on the site’s privacy settings

7. What is the role of the NMC?

• To regulate nurses and midwives in the UK and to protect the public

8. The NMC Code expects nurse to safe

• Ensure that the use of complementary or alternative therapies is safe and in the best interest of those in your care

9. Which law provides communication aid to patient with disability?

• Equality Act

10. Christine cannot get herself a drink because of her disability. Her carers only give her drinks three times a day so she does not wet herself. What type of abuse is this?

• Neglect

11. A nurse preceptor is working with a new nurse and notes that the new nurse is reluctant to delegate tasks to members of the care team. The nurse preceptor recognizes that this reluctance most likely is due to:

• Lack of trust in the team members

12. You are the nurse in charge of the unit and you are accompanied by 4th year nursing students

• Assess competence of student

13. What is meant by an advocate?

• Someone who does something on behalf of the patient

14. Which option best illustrates a positive outcome for managed care?

• Increase in preventive services

15. A nurse documented on the wrong chart. What should the nurse do?

• Write line above the writing; put your name, job title, date, and time.

16. The nurse executive of a health care organization wishes to prepare and develop nurse managers for several new units that the organization will open next year. What should be the primary goal for this work?

• Prepare these managers so that they will focus on maintaining standards of care

17. She reads about Path Goal theory. Which of the following behaviours is manifested by the leader who uses this theory?

• Recognizes staff for going beyond expectations by giving them citations

18. The famous 14 Principles of Management was first defined by

• Henri Fayol

19. The nurse can divulge patient's information, only when:

• it can pose as a threat to the public and when it is ordered by the court

20. Role conflict can occur in any situation in which individuals work together. The predominant reason that role conflict will emerge in collaboration is that people have different

• Expectations about a particular role; interpersonal conflict will emerge11.