WEST COAST UNIVERSITY ATI FUNDAMENTALS NURSING
PROCTORED-STYLE PRACTICE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION LATEST 2025-
2026
SAFETY & INFECTION CONTROL (1–20)
1. The priority nursing action for any patient care is:
A. Medication administration
B. Patient safety
C. Documentation
D. Bathing
Answer: B
Rationale: Safety is always the first priority in nursing.
2. Proper hand hygiene should be performed:
A. Before and after patient contact
B. Only after patient contact
C. Once per shift
D. Only when hands are visibly dirty
Answer: A
Rationale: Prevents infection transmission.
3. Standard precautions apply to:
A. All patients
B. Only infected patients
C. ICU patients only
D. Surgical patients only
Answer: A
Rationale: Used for every patient regardless of diagnosis.
,4. The most effective method to prevent infection is:
A. Hand hygiene
B. Antibiotics
C. Gloves only
D. Isolation
Answer: A
Rationale: Handwashing is the single most effective method.
5. A nurse should use gloves when:
A. Contact with blood or body fluids is expected
B. Entering a room only
C. Talking to a patient
D. Taking vital signs
Answer: A
Rationale: Gloves protect from contamination.
6. PPE stands for:
A. Personal Protective Equipment
B. Patient Protection Equipment
C. Primary Protective Equipment
D. Personal Patient Evaluation
Answer: A
Rationale: Used to prevent exposure to hazards.
7. The correct order for donning PPE is:
A. Gown, mask, goggles, gloves
B. Gloves, gown, mask, goggles
C. Mask, gloves, gown, goggles
D. Goggles, gown, gloves, mask
Answer: A
Rationale: Ensures proper contamination prevention.
8. The correct order for removing PPE is:
A. Gloves, goggles, gown, mask
, B. Mask, gown, gloves, goggles
C. Gown, mask, gloves, goggles
D. Goggles, gloves, gown, mask
Answer: A
Rationale: Prevents self-contamination.
9. Medical asepsis refers to:
A. Reducing number of microorganisms
B. Sterilization of all equipment
C. Surgery conditions
D. Removing all organisms
Answer: A
Rationale: Clean technique reduces pathogens.
10. Surgical asepsis means:
A. Sterile technique
B. Clean technique
C. Handwashing only
D. Standard precautions
Answer: A
Rationale: No microorganisms present.
11. Isolation precautions are used to:
A. Prevent disease spread
B. Treat infection
C. Diagnose illness
D. Replace antibiotics
Answer: A
Rationale: Prevent transmission.
12. The most common mode of infection transmission is:
A. Hands
B. Air only
C. Food only
PROCTORED-STYLE PRACTICE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION LATEST 2025-
2026
SAFETY & INFECTION CONTROL (1–20)
1. The priority nursing action for any patient care is:
A. Medication administration
B. Patient safety
C. Documentation
D. Bathing
Answer: B
Rationale: Safety is always the first priority in nursing.
2. Proper hand hygiene should be performed:
A. Before and after patient contact
B. Only after patient contact
C. Once per shift
D. Only when hands are visibly dirty
Answer: A
Rationale: Prevents infection transmission.
3. Standard precautions apply to:
A. All patients
B. Only infected patients
C. ICU patients only
D. Surgical patients only
Answer: A
Rationale: Used for every patient regardless of diagnosis.
,4. The most effective method to prevent infection is:
A. Hand hygiene
B. Antibiotics
C. Gloves only
D. Isolation
Answer: A
Rationale: Handwashing is the single most effective method.
5. A nurse should use gloves when:
A. Contact with blood or body fluids is expected
B. Entering a room only
C. Talking to a patient
D. Taking vital signs
Answer: A
Rationale: Gloves protect from contamination.
6. PPE stands for:
A. Personal Protective Equipment
B. Patient Protection Equipment
C. Primary Protective Equipment
D. Personal Patient Evaluation
Answer: A
Rationale: Used to prevent exposure to hazards.
7. The correct order for donning PPE is:
A. Gown, mask, goggles, gloves
B. Gloves, gown, mask, goggles
C. Mask, gloves, gown, goggles
D. Goggles, gown, gloves, mask
Answer: A
Rationale: Ensures proper contamination prevention.
8. The correct order for removing PPE is:
A. Gloves, goggles, gown, mask
, B. Mask, gown, gloves, goggles
C. Gown, mask, gloves, goggles
D. Goggles, gloves, gown, mask
Answer: A
Rationale: Prevents self-contamination.
9. Medical asepsis refers to:
A. Reducing number of microorganisms
B. Sterilization of all equipment
C. Surgery conditions
D. Removing all organisms
Answer: A
Rationale: Clean technique reduces pathogens.
10. Surgical asepsis means:
A. Sterile technique
B. Clean technique
C. Handwashing only
D. Standard precautions
Answer: A
Rationale: No microorganisms present.
11. Isolation precautions are used to:
A. Prevent disease spread
B. Treat infection
C. Diagnose illness
D. Replace antibiotics
Answer: A
Rationale: Prevent transmission.
12. The most common mode of infection transmission is:
A. Hands
B. Air only
C. Food only
