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WorksheetsMedical Procedure and Patient Interaction Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A patient comes in for a blood pressure check. You place the cuff on their arm and notice they’re talking and laughing with their friend. What should you do to ensure an accurate reading?
Ignore it and continue the measurement
Ask them to stop talking and sit quietly for a minute before starting
Inflate the cuff higher to compensate
Switch to the other arm immediately
A provider asks you to collect a fasting blood glucose test, but the patient tells you they had coffee with sugar 30 minutes ago. What is the most appropriate action?
Proceed with the test
Document it and still proceed
Inform the provider before collecting the specimen
Ask the patient to wait one hour before testing
You are preparing to perform an EKG, but the patient’s skin is very oily and moist from sweating. What should you do first?
Place the electrodes directly
Dry and clean the skin before attaching the electrodes
Apply lotion to help electrodes stick
Use more electrodes than needed
A patient with limited English proficiency arrives for an appointment. Their child offers to translate. What is the best approach?
Accept the offer to save time
Politely decline and arrange for a qualified medical interpreter
Speak louder and slower to the patient
Write everything down for the child to explain
While drawing blood, the patient becomes pale, starts sweating, and says they feel faint. What should you do first?
Continue the draw quickly
Remove the needle, lower their head, and call for assistance
Offer them water
Ask them to lie down after finishing
You notice a large amount of correction fluid on a patient’s paper chart entry. What is the correct action?
Leave it alone
Rewrite the entire page
Draw a single line through the error, write “error,” and initial/date it
Cover the mistake completely with new information
A patient is scheduled for a Pap smear but arrives menstruating heavily. What should you do?
Proceed as planned
Ask if they want to reschedule and notify the provider
Give them pads and continue
Send them home
You are taking a tympanic temperature, but the patient just came in from outside where it is below freezing. What should you do?
Take the temperature right away
Warm their ear with your hands before testing
Wait at least 15 minutes before taking the measurement
Switch to a rectal thermometer
During a urine specimen collection, the patient hands you a sample that is barely 10 mL. The order requires 30 mL minimum. What is your best next step?
Send it to the lab anyway
Ask the patient to provide the rest immediately if possible
Add water to the sample
Discard the sample and cancel the test
You are preparing to administer an intramuscular injection when you realize the medication label is partially smudged and unreadable. What should you do?
Administer it anyway if you’re sure it’s correct
Verify the medication with the pharmacy before proceeding
Guess based on the vial color
Discard the medication immediately
