NURSING STUDY QUESTIONS
100 % CORRECT ANSWERS
Proper PPE for airborne precaution [TB] - answer- respirator (N95) and negative pressure
room
How to remove a wound dressing? - answer- From clean area to contaminated area
How to draw up urine sample from catheter? - answer- swab collection port of catheter
with antiseptic swab. Insert needle and aspirate urine in syringe.
Proper PPE for contact precaution [c.diff, wounds, etc] - answer- Gown and gloves
Proper PPE for droplet precaution - answer- Surgical mask within 3 ft of pt
Illnesses requiring droplet precautions - answer- Pertussis, influenza, diphtheria,
pneumonia, bacterial meningitis
Illnesses requiring airborne precautions - answer- Measles, Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome (SARS), Varicella (chickenpox), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Which insulin can be given IV: - answer- Humulin R
, Enoxaparin - answer- (Lovenox)- anticoagulant
Gas forming foods - answer- peppers, cauliflower, legumes
(not salmon?)
Cleansing an ulcer - answer- Cleanse from the innermost point then outwards
What should the nurse do if they give the wrong medication to a pt? - answer- Notify PCP
Trough - answer- the lowest level of a drug in the blood
Where is the vastus lateralis located? - answer- Anterior thigh, lateral aspect
PC vs AC - answer- PC: after meals
AC: before meals
OD vs OS - answer- OD: oculus dexter- right eye
OS: oculus sinister- left eye
How to check NG placement - answer- fluoroscopy
IM needle
-gauge