Nursing care quiz 4
Test yourself, then practice it on the patient.
Ten questions from real Making Synapses patient cases. Choose the diagnosis, then practice the case on the patient.
1. Veteran with PTSD, nightmares, job loss and passive suicidal thoughts
What is his suicide risk today?
2. Man with paraplegia and a heel wound
What stage is it?
3. Man in recovery from opioid use, out of pain pills after appendectomy
Which diagnosis fits best?
4. Young woman after an intentional oxycodone overdose who wants to leave
What is her risk?
5. Man on an antipsychotic with new tongue thrusting and tremor
Which diagnosis fits best?
6. Patient with itching, fever and back pain during a blood transfusion
Which reaction fits best?
7. Older widow admitted dehydrated, with fever, incontinence and new confusion
Which diagnosis fits best?
8. Young man with worsening wheeze and tripod position after smoke exposure
Which diagnosis fits best?
9. Older woman in the ICU who fails high-flow oxygen and needs a ventilator
Which diagnosis fits best?