TEST BANK| PN2006 FINAL EXAM REVIEW WITH
COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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The nurse suspects that an older adult client may have pneumonia. Older
adult clients may react differently to infectious processes, so the nurse is
alert to atypical signs and symptoms, such as which one of the
following?
a. Hypotension
b. Confusion
c. Erythema
d. Chills - Correct Answer -b. Confusion
The patient is in isolation in a negative-pressure room for active
tuberculosis. He coughs and spews large amounts of blood-tinged
sputum but is too weak to cover his mouth and nose with a tissue. Which
is the most important intervention for the nurse to implement for self-
protection while providing nursing care?
a. Cover the patient's mouth and nose snugly with a surgical mask.
b. Wear an N-95 mask, gloves, face shield, and isolation gown.
c. Place tissues and a contaminated waste container within reach.
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,d. Use a properly fitted surgical mask and gloves to help with tissues. -
Correct Answer -b. Wear an N-95 mask, gloves, face shield, and
isolation gown.
The nurse is preparing a sterile field with several items on it. Which
action should the nurse implement to maintain a sterile field?
a. Flip sterile objects onto the sterile field.
b. Put fluid holders near the edge of the field.
c. Wear sterile gloves to open sterile packs.
d. Open the inner flaps of the sterile packages first. - Correct Answer -b.
Put fluid holders near the edge of the field.
The nurse assists the health care provider during the insertion of a
central venous catheter. Which is the most effective intervention for the
nurse to implement to prevent patient infection?
a. Adhere to the principles of surgical asepsis.
b. Close the door of the sterile procedure room.
c. Sterilize working surfaces for the procedure.
d. Restrict foot traffic into sterile procedure room. - Correct Answer -a.
Adhere to the principles of surgical asepsis.
The nurse evaluates the handwashing technique of nursing assistive
personnel (NAP). Which behavior by NAP requires additional training
by the nurse?
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,a. Rubs sudsy hands for 5 to 10 seconds
b. Uses warm running water and soap
c. Dries the hands from the fingers to the wrists
d. Keeps the hands and forearms below the elbows - Correct Answer -a.
Rubs sudsy hands for 5 to 10 seconds
While setting up a sterile field for a procedure, the nurse knocks a linen-
wrapped sterile package to the floor. Which reaction allows the nurse to
maintain safe practice?
a. Inspect the package for tears.
b. Brush away the visible debris.
c. Record the procedure as clean.
d. Replace the sterile package. - Correct Answer -d. Replace the sterile
package.
The nurse is caring for a patient who just died. Which action should the
nurse take first to obtain consent for organ and tissue donation?
a. Delegate the task to nursing assistive personnel (NAP).
b. Determine the patient's legal representative.
c. Request a copy of the patient's driver's license.
d. Ask the spouse to sign an organ donation consent. -Correct Answer- b.
The nurse assigns patient care to nursing assistive personnel (NAP).
Which wound care tasks should the nurse assign to NAP?
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, a. Applying a hydrocolloid dressing
b. Assessing the dimensions of the wound
c. Reporting visible drainage on dressing
d. Changing the first postoperative dressing - Correct Answer -c.
Reporting visible drainage on dressing
The nurse is irrigating a wound with a wide opening. What equipment
would be appropriate for the nurse to use?
a. A 10-mL syringe with a 20-gauge needle
b. A 35-mL syringe with a 19-gauge Angio catheter
c. A 50-mL syringe with a 27-gauge needle
d. A 60-mL syringe with a 24-gauge Angio catheter - Correct Answer -b.
The nurse wants to provide specialized nursing care for a patient with a
serious degenerative illness that is not life threatening but for which
there is no cure. Which approach would the nurse use in the care of this
patient?
a. Hospice care
b. A combination of hospice care and palliative care
c. Palliative care
d. Experimental curative therapy with hospice care - Correct Answer -c.
The nurse recognizes that which angle of injection is used for an
intradermal injection?
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