NUR 209 STUDY GUIDE 2026 DETAILED SOLUTION DIGEST

NUR 209 STUDY GUIDE 2026 DETAILED
SOLUTION DIGEST



◉A patient has an inguinal hernia repair and later develops a
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection. What is the
most important factor to prevent this infection?
A)


Surgical asepsis
B)


Increased T cells
C)


Decreased antibiotics
D)


Increased vitamin C. Answer: A

,◉A patient has a draining wound that is contaminated with
Staphylococcus aureus. The nurse should observe
A)


Droplet precautions
B)


Universal precautions
C)


Reverse precautions
D)


Body-substance isolation. Answer: D


◉When the patient who has been diagnosed with hepatitis B has
been hospitalized, the type of isolation the nursing staff should
observe is
A)


Droplet precautions
B)

,Universal precautions
C)


Reverse precautions
D)


Body-substance isolation. Answer: B


◉Disinfectants are used
A)


To prepare instruments for surgery
B)


To sterilize surgical drapes
C)


To clean rooms between patients
D)


For preoperative bowel preparations. Answer: C

, ◉Surgical asepsis is defined as
A)


Absence of all virulent microorganisms
B)


Absence of all microorganisms
C)


Slowed growth of microorganisms
D)


Use of handwashing, gowning, and gloving. Answer: B


◉To eliminate needlesticks as potential hazards to nurses, the nurse
should
A)


Place the uncapped needle on a tray, carry it to the medicine room
for disposal
B)