PN 4006 Final Exam Questions And
Correct Answers
Which one of the following indicates that the nurse is using surgical aseptic technique?
Select one:
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
a. Inserting an intravenous catheter
The client requires a sterile dressing change. Which of the following is an appropriate
intervention for the nurse to implement in maintaining sterile asepsis?
Select one:
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.
b. Check integrity of sterile packages prior to use.
,The client has a large, deep abdominal incision that requires a dressing. The incision is
packed with sterile 1.75-cm packing 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?
Select one:
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. Throw the packing away, and prepare a new one.
Droplet precautions will be instituted for the client admitted to the infectious disease
unit with which of the following conditions?
Select one:
a. Influenza
b. C. difficile
c. Pulmonary tuberculosis
d. Measles
a. Influenza
,A client with active tuberculosis is admitted to the medical center. The nurse recognizes
that which of the following types of precautions will be required upon admission of this
client?
Select one:
a. Airborne precautions
b. Droplet precautions
c. Contact precautions
d. Reverse isolation
a. Airborne precautions
The parent of a preschool child asks the nurse how chickenpox (caused by the varicella-
zoster virus) is transmitted. The nurse explains which of the following about the virus?
Select one:
a. It is carried by a vector organism.
b. It is carried though the air in droplets after sneezing or coughing.
c. It is transmitted through person-to-person contact.
d. It is acquired through contact with contaminated objects.
b. It is carried though the air in droplets after sneezing or coughing.
The nurse recognizes the appropriate procedures for sterile asepsis. Of the following,
which action is consistent with sterile asepsis?
, Select one:
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.
c. The first small amount of sterile solution should be poured and discarded.
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?
Select one:
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.
a. Wash her hands, apply the mask and eyewear, put on the gown, and then apply
gloves.
Correct Answers
Which one of the following indicates that the nurse is using surgical aseptic technique?
Select one:
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
a. Inserting an intravenous catheter
The client requires a sterile dressing change. Which of the following is an appropriate
intervention for the nurse to implement in maintaining sterile asepsis?
Select one:
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.
b. Check integrity of sterile packages prior to use.
,The client has a large, deep abdominal incision that requires a dressing. The incision is
packed with sterile 1.75-cm packing 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?
Select one:
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. Throw the packing away, and prepare a new one.
Droplet precautions will be instituted for the client admitted to the infectious disease
unit with which of the following conditions?
Select one:
a. Influenza
b. C. difficile
c. Pulmonary tuberculosis
d. Measles
a. Influenza
,A client with active tuberculosis is admitted to the medical center. The nurse recognizes
that which of the following types of precautions will be required upon admission of this
client?
Select one:
a. Airborne precautions
b. Droplet precautions
c. Contact precautions
d. Reverse isolation
a. Airborne precautions
The parent of a preschool child asks the nurse how chickenpox (caused by the varicella-
zoster virus) is transmitted. The nurse explains which of the following about the virus?
Select one:
a. It is carried by a vector organism.
b. It is carried though the air in droplets after sneezing or coughing.
c. It is transmitted through person-to-person contact.
d. It is acquired through contact with contaminated objects.
b. It is carried though the air in droplets after sneezing or coughing.
The nurse recognizes the appropriate procedures for sterile asepsis. Of the following,
which action is consistent with sterile asepsis?
, Select one:
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.
c. The first small amount of sterile solution should be poured and discarded.
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?
Select one:
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.
a. Wash her hands, apply the mask and eyewear, put on the gown, and then apply
gloves.
