Basic Nursing Exam 1 – Infection Control, Safety, Activity &
Exercise | FSCC | Academic Year 2025-2026 – Complete Exam
Review
A 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 that is to:
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 the mask and eyewear, then apply the gloves
D) Put on the gown, apply the mask and eyewear, wash her hands, and then apply gloves -
correct answer ✔✔ C) Wash her hands, put on the gown, apply the mask and eyewear, then
apply the gloves
While working with clients in the postoperative period, the nurse is very alert to the results of
laboratory tests. Which one of the following results is indicative of an infectious process?
A) Low iron
B) Low sodium levels
C) Elevated white Blood Cells (WBC)
D) Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) - correct answer ✔✔ C) Elevated white Blood
Cells (WBC)
An example of a nursing intervention that is implemented to reduce a reservoir of infection for a
client is:
A) Covering the mouth and nose when sneezing.
B) Wearing disposable gloves.
C) Isolating client's articles.
D) Changing soiled dressings. - correct answer ✔✔ D.) Changing soiled dressings
, A client is found to have methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). An appropriate
isolation procedure for the nurse to implement when working with this client is to:
A) Leave all linen in the client's room
B) Place specimen containers in plastic bags for transport
C) Wipe the stethoscope before removing it from the room
D) Remove the mask and goggles first when leaving the client's room - correct answer ✔✔ B.)
Place specimen container in plastic bags for transport
A client is found to have a bacterial infection of Escherichia coli (E.coli). The nurse, recognizing
the effects of these bacteria, anticipates that the client will demonstrate:
A) Diarrhea
B) Coughing
C) Cold sores around the mouth
D) Discharge from the eyes - correct answer ✔✔ A.) Diarrhea
A client with active tuberculosis is admitted to the medical center. The nurse recognizes that
admission of this client to the unit will require the implementation by the staff of:
A) Airborne precautions
B) Droplet precautions
C) Contact precautions
D) Reverse isolation - correct answer ✔✔ A.) Airborne precautions
The parent of a preschool child asks the nurse how chickenpox (varicella zoster) is transmitted.
The nurse identifies that the virus is:
A) Carried by a vector organism
B) Airborne transmission or contact with vesicle fluid
C) Transmitted through fecal-oral route
Exercise | FSCC | Academic Year 2025-2026 – Complete Exam
Review
A 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 that is to:
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 the mask and eyewear, then apply the gloves
D) Put on the gown, apply the mask and eyewear, wash her hands, and then apply gloves -
correct answer ✔✔ C) Wash her hands, put on the gown, apply the mask and eyewear, then
apply the gloves
While working with clients in the postoperative period, the nurse is very alert to the results of
laboratory tests. Which one of the following results is indicative of an infectious process?
A) Low iron
B) Low sodium levels
C) Elevated white Blood Cells (WBC)
D) Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) - correct answer ✔✔ C) Elevated white Blood
Cells (WBC)
An example of a nursing intervention that is implemented to reduce a reservoir of infection for a
client is:
A) Covering the mouth and nose when sneezing.
B) Wearing disposable gloves.
C) Isolating client's articles.
D) Changing soiled dressings. - correct answer ✔✔ D.) Changing soiled dressings
, A client is found to have methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). An appropriate
isolation procedure for the nurse to implement when working with this client is to:
A) Leave all linen in the client's room
B) Place specimen containers in plastic bags for transport
C) Wipe the stethoscope before removing it from the room
D) Remove the mask and goggles first when leaving the client's room - correct answer ✔✔ B.)
Place specimen container in plastic bags for transport
A client is found to have a bacterial infection of Escherichia coli (E.coli). The nurse, recognizing
the effects of these bacteria, anticipates that the client will demonstrate:
A) Diarrhea
B) Coughing
C) Cold sores around the mouth
D) Discharge from the eyes - correct answer ✔✔ A.) Diarrhea
A client with active tuberculosis is admitted to the medical center. The nurse recognizes that
admission of this client to the unit will require the implementation by the staff of:
A) Airborne precautions
B) Droplet precautions
C) Contact precautions
D) Reverse isolation - correct answer ✔✔ A.) Airborne precautions
The parent of a preschool child asks the nurse how chickenpox (varicella zoster) is transmitted.
The nurse identifies that the virus is:
A) Carried by a vector organism
B) Airborne transmission or contact with vesicle fluid
C) Transmitted through fecal-oral route
