NUR 242 MED-SURG EXAM 1
NUR 242 MED-SURG EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026 LATEST UPDATE 100% VERIFIED GALEN
A general guideline for the assessment of a restrained body part (for medical-surgical
reasons) is removal of the restraint:
A: every 15 min
B: every 30 min
C: every 1 hour
D: every 2 hours - ANS >>D: every 2 hours
A patient is admitted to the hospital for chemotherapy and has a low white blood
cell count. Which precaution should the staff take with this patient? a. Contact b.
Protective
c. Droplet
d. Airborne - ANS >>b. Protective
How should the nurse dispose of the breakfast tray of a patient who requires airborne
isolation?
a. Place the tray in specially marked trash can inside the patient's room
b. Place the tray in a special isolation bag held by a second health care worker at the
patient's door
c. Return the try with a note to the dietary services so it can be cleaned and reused for
the next meal
d. Carry the try to an isolation trash receptacle in the dirty utility room and dispose of it
there - ANS >>b. Place the tray in a special isolation bag held by a second health
care worker at the patient's door
6 rights of medication administration - ANS >>patient, time, dose, route, medication,
expiration
A client arrives with a wound that is oozing with a foul- smelling yellow pus. which type
of wound drainage is this?
A: serous
B: Sanguineous
C: serosanguineous
D: purulent - ANS >>D: purulent
, NUR 242 MED-SURG EXAM 1
A patient is admitted to the hospital with tuberculosis. Which precautions must the nurse
institute when caring for this patient? a. Droplet Transmission
b. Airborne Transmission
c. Direct Contact
d. Indirect Contact - ANS >>b. Airborne Transmission
A patient is to have sequential compression device (SCD) applied on the postoperative
unit. the patient is wearing knee-high elastic (antiembolism) stockings. when applying
the SCD what should the nurse do?
A: remove the anti-embolism stockings and not replace them
B: replace the knee-high with thigh-high stockings
C: notify the surgeon the the patient is wearing antiembolism stockings
D: apply the SCD over the knee-high stockings - ANS >>D: apply the SCD over the
knee-high stockings
A sterile field consists of which of the following? (Select all that apply.) - ANS
sterile tray
bead work surface draped with a sterile towel
NUR 242 MED-SURG EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026 LATEST UPDATE 100% VERIFIED GALEN
A general guideline for the assessment of a restrained body part (for medical-surgical
reasons) is removal of the restraint:
A: every 15 min
B: every 30 min
C: every 1 hour
D: every 2 hours - ANS >>D: every 2 hours
A patient is admitted to the hospital for chemotherapy and has a low white blood
cell count. Which precaution should the staff take with this patient? a. Contact b.
Protective
c. Droplet
d. Airborne - ANS >>b. Protective
How should the nurse dispose of the breakfast tray of a patient who requires airborne
isolation?
a. Place the tray in specially marked trash can inside the patient's room
b. Place the tray in a special isolation bag held by a second health care worker at the
patient's door
c. Return the try with a note to the dietary services so it can be cleaned and reused for
the next meal
d. Carry the try to an isolation trash receptacle in the dirty utility room and dispose of it
there - ANS >>b. Place the tray in a special isolation bag held by a second health
care worker at the patient's door
6 rights of medication administration - ANS >>patient, time, dose, route, medication,
expiration
A client arrives with a wound that is oozing with a foul- smelling yellow pus. which type
of wound drainage is this?
A: serous
B: Sanguineous
C: serosanguineous
D: purulent - ANS >>D: purulent
, NUR 242 MED-SURG EXAM 1
A patient is admitted to the hospital with tuberculosis. Which precautions must the nurse
institute when caring for this patient? a. Droplet Transmission
b. Airborne Transmission
c. Direct Contact
d. Indirect Contact - ANS >>b. Airborne Transmission
A patient is to have sequential compression device (SCD) applied on the postoperative
unit. the patient is wearing knee-high elastic (antiembolism) stockings. when applying
the SCD what should the nurse do?
A: remove the anti-embolism stockings and not replace them
B: replace the knee-high with thigh-high stockings
C: notify the surgeon the the patient is wearing antiembolism stockings
D: apply the SCD over the knee-high stockings - ANS >>D: apply the SCD over the
knee-high stockings
A sterile field consists of which of the following? (Select all that apply.) - ANS
sterile tray
bead work surface draped with a sterile towel
