1. In the United Kingdom it is currently estimated that malnutrition, or the risk of malnutrition, affects more than ______.

1. 3 million people
2. 2 million people
3. 5 million people

2. What is the percentage of patients who are admitted to hospital who are at risk of malnutrition?

1. 25%
2. 30%
3. 40%

3. Of that total what is the percentage of children who are admitted to hospital who are at risk of malnutrition

1. 0–14%
2. 14–20%
3. 6–14%

4. How many more times do malnourished patients visit their GP than those who are not malnourished.

1. three times as many
2. twice as many
3. four times as many

5. When a patient is malnourished wound healing takes ______.

1. more time to heal
2. less time to heal
3. the same time to heal

6. When assisting a patient to eat and drink, you, the student nurse, should ______.

1. stand up
2. sit  down
3. kneel down

7. NHS choice recommends that we should drink about ______.

1. 2 litres of fluid every day
2. 1.2 litres of fluid every day
3. 3 litres of fluid every day

8. Highlight the first symptoms of dehydration.

1. dizziness or light-headedness
2. headache
3. tiredness
4. all of these

9. Identify the action you would take if a patient was choking.

1. encourage coughing
2. back slaps
3. call for help
4. all of these

10. How important is record keeping after have you assisted someone to eat and drink?

1. very important
2. not very important
3. quite important