PN 2006 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
A. Burns - ANS The nurse works in a small rural hospital with a wide variety of clients. Of the
clients admitted this afternoon, the nurse recognizes that the individual with which of the
following conditions is most susceptible to infection?
a. Burns
b. Diabetes
c. Pulmonary emphysema
d. Peripheral vascular disease
a. Wash her hands, apply the mask and eyewear, put on the gown, and then apply gloves. -
ANS The nursing assistant is learning how to use protective equipment when caring for a
client in isolation. The nursing assistant is instructed in the correct sequence for putting on the
protective equipment. Which of the following describes the correct sequence?
a. Wash her hands, apply the mask and eyewear, put on the gown, and then apply gloves.
b. Apply the mask and eyewear, put on the gown, wash her hands, and then apply gloves.
c. Wash her hands, put on the gown, apply gloves, and then put on mask and eyewear.
d. Put on the gown, apply the mask and eyewear, wash her hands, and then apply gloves.
b. Throw the packing away, and prepare a new one. - ANS The client has a large, deep
abdominal incision that requires a dressing. The incision is packed with sterile 1.75-cm packing
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,and covered with a dry, 10 × 10-cm gauze. When changing the dressing, the nurse accidentally
drops the packing onto the client's abdomen. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
a. Add alcohol to the packing and insert it into the incision.
b. Throw the packing away, and prepare a new one.
c. Pick up the packing with sterile forceps, and gently place it into the incision.
d. Rinse the packing with sterile water, and put the packing into the incision with sterile gloves.
b. Check integrity of sterile packages prior to use. - ANS The client requires a sterile dressing
change. Which of the following is an appropriate intervention for the nurse to implement in
maintaining sterile asepsis?
a. Put sterile gloves on before opening sterile packages.
b. Check integrity of sterile packages prior to use.
c. Place the cap of the sterile solution well within the sterile field.
d. Place sterile items on the very edge of the sterile drape.
a. Inserting an intravenous catheter - ANS Which one of the following indicates that the nurse
is using surgical aseptic technique?
a. Inserting an intravenous catheter
b. Placing soiled linen in moisture-resistant bags
c. Disposing of syringes in puncture-proof containers
d. Washing hands before changing a dressing
c. The first small amount of sterile solution should be poured and discarded. - ANS The nurse
recognizes the appropriate procedures for sterile asepsis. Of the following, which action is
consistent with sterile asepsis?
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,a. Clean forceps may be used to move items on the sterile field.
b. Sterile fields may be prepared well in advance of the procedures.
c. The first small amount of sterile solution should be poured and discarded.
d. Wrapped sterile packages should be opened starting with the flap closest to the nurse.
b. Confusion - ANS 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
c. Maintaining a scrub for two to six minutes - ANS The nurse is preparing to assist with a
sterile procedure in the surgical suite. Which of the following is an appropriate technique that
the nurse includes in the surgical scrub?
a. Keeping the hands below the elbows throughout the scrub
b. Using a brush on the palms and dorsal surface of the hands
c. Maintaining a scrub for two to six minutes
d. Washing well around all artificial nails
b. Wear an N-95 mask, gloves, face shield, and isolation gown. - ANS 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.
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, b. Wear an N-95 mask, gloves, face shield, and isolation gown.
c. Place tissues and a contaminated waste container within reach.
d. Use a properly fitted surgical mask and gloves to help with tissues.
c. Set the tray aside and proceed with the dressing change. - ANS The nurse completes
preparation of the sterile field to change a patient's dressing when the patient's dinner tray
arrives. Which action should the nurse take?
a. Use the sterile field on another patient in another room.
b. Change the dressing using clean technique to save time.
c. Set the tray aside and proceed with the dressing change.
d. Cover the setup with a sterile drape and let the patient eat.
b. Put fluid holders near the edge of the field. - ANS 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.
a. Identify that items below waist height are contaminated. - ANS The nurse is getting ready
to provide a sterile dressing change. Which nursing action is consistent with principles used to
prepare a sterile field?
a. Identify that items below waist height are contaminated.
b. Use opened packages of dressing supplies within the same shift.
c. Identify that sterile drapes have a 5.08 cm 2-inch contaminated border.
d. Replace bottle caps if the inside of the cap is not touched.
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
A. Burns - ANS The nurse works in a small rural hospital with a wide variety of clients. Of the
clients admitted this afternoon, the nurse recognizes that the individual with which of the
following conditions is most susceptible to infection?
a. Burns
b. Diabetes
c. Pulmonary emphysema
d. Peripheral vascular disease
a. Wash her hands, apply the mask and eyewear, put on the gown, and then apply gloves. -
ANS The nursing assistant is learning how to use protective equipment when caring for a
client in isolation. The nursing assistant is instructed in the correct sequence for putting on the
protective equipment. Which of the following describes the correct sequence?
a. Wash her hands, apply the mask and eyewear, put on the gown, and then apply gloves.
b. Apply the mask and eyewear, put on the gown, wash her hands, and then apply gloves.
c. Wash her hands, put on the gown, apply gloves, and then put on mask and eyewear.
d. Put on the gown, apply the mask and eyewear, wash her hands, and then apply gloves.
b. Throw the packing away, and prepare a new one. - ANS The client has a large, deep
abdominal incision that requires a dressing. The incision is packed with sterile 1.75-cm packing
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,and covered with a dry, 10 × 10-cm gauze. When changing the dressing, the nurse accidentally
drops the packing onto the client's abdomen. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
a. Add alcohol to the packing and insert it into the incision.
b. Throw the packing away, and prepare a new one.
c. Pick up the packing with sterile forceps, and gently place it into the incision.
d. Rinse the packing with sterile water, and put the packing into the incision with sterile gloves.
b. Check integrity of sterile packages prior to use. - ANS The client requires a sterile dressing
change. Which of the following is an appropriate intervention for the nurse to implement in
maintaining sterile asepsis?
a. Put sterile gloves on before opening sterile packages.
b. Check integrity of sterile packages prior to use.
c. Place the cap of the sterile solution well within the sterile field.
d. Place sterile items on the very edge of the sterile drape.
a. Inserting an intravenous catheter - ANS Which one of the following indicates that the nurse
is using surgical aseptic technique?
a. Inserting an intravenous catheter
b. Placing soiled linen in moisture-resistant bags
c. Disposing of syringes in puncture-proof containers
d. Washing hands before changing a dressing
c. The first small amount of sterile solution should be poured and discarded. - ANS The nurse
recognizes the appropriate procedures for sterile asepsis. Of the following, which action is
consistent with sterile asepsis?
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,a. Clean forceps may be used to move items on the sterile field.
b. Sterile fields may be prepared well in advance of the procedures.
c. The first small amount of sterile solution should be poured and discarded.
d. Wrapped sterile packages should be opened starting with the flap closest to the nurse.
b. Confusion - ANS 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
c. Maintaining a scrub for two to six minutes - ANS The nurse is preparing to assist with a
sterile procedure in the surgical suite. Which of the following is an appropriate technique that
the nurse includes in the surgical scrub?
a. Keeping the hands below the elbows throughout the scrub
b. Using a brush on the palms and dorsal surface of the hands
c. Maintaining a scrub for two to six minutes
d. Washing well around all artificial nails
b. Wear an N-95 mask, gloves, face shield, and isolation gown. - ANS 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.
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, b. Wear an N-95 mask, gloves, face shield, and isolation gown.
c. Place tissues and a contaminated waste container within reach.
d. Use a properly fitted surgical mask and gloves to help with tissues.
c. Set the tray aside and proceed with the dressing change. - ANS The nurse completes
preparation of the sterile field to change a patient's dressing when the patient's dinner tray
arrives. Which action should the nurse take?
a. Use the sterile field on another patient in another room.
b. Change the dressing using clean technique to save time.
c. Set the tray aside and proceed with the dressing change.
d. Cover the setup with a sterile drape and let the patient eat.
b. Put fluid holders near the edge of the field. - ANS 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.
a. Identify that items below waist height are contaminated. - ANS The nurse is getting ready
to provide a sterile dressing change. Which nursing action is consistent with principles used to
prepare a sterile field?
a. Identify that items below waist height are contaminated.
b. Use opened packages of dressing supplies within the same shift.
c. Identify that sterile drapes have a 5.08 cm 2-inch contaminated border.
d. Replace bottle caps if the inside of the cap is not touched.
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