Proper PPE for contact precaution [c.diff, wounds, etc] - correct answer Gown and gloves
Proper PPE for droplet precaution - correct answer Surgical mask within 3 ft of pt
Proper PPE for airborne precaution [TB] - correct answer respirator (N95) and negative pressure room
Illnesses requiring droplet precautions - correct answer Pertussis, influenza, diphtheria, pneumonia,
bacterial meningitis
Illnesses requiring airborne precautions - correct answer Measles, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
(SARS), Varicella (chickenpox), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
How to remove a wound dressing? - correct answer From clean area to contaminated area
How to draw up urine sample from catheter? - correct answer swab collection port of catheter with
antiseptic swab. Insert needle and aspirate urine in syringe.
Which insulin can be given IV: - correct answer Humulin R
Enoxaparin - correct answer (Lovenox)- anticoagulant
Gas forming foods - correct answer peppers, cauliflower, legumes
(not salmon?)
Cleansing an ulcer - correct answer Cleanse from the innermost point then outwards
, What should the nurse do if they give the wrong medication to a pt? - correct answer Notify PCP
Trough - correct answer the lowest level of a drug in the blood
Medication is given once a day, when should the nurse check trough levels? - correct answer just before
the next she gives the next dose [??that what I chose]
Pt refused medication what should the nurse do first? - correct answer listen to why the patient refuses
the medicine.
[one quizlet said document, that was not an option]
What should the nurse do if their pt has trouble falling asleep? - correct answer -warm bath [?]
-turn on tv [?]
-offer a glass of warm milk (WRONG)
Clinical manifestations for sleep apnea - correct answer snore loudly with apneic periods up to 60 sec,
occurring at least 30 times a night, day time somnolence, headache, depression, increase weight.
Where is the apical pulse located? - correct answer 5th intercostal space, left mid-clavicular line
Where to palpate the brachial pulse? - correct answer Just below the bend of the elbow (AC), medial
aspect.
Where is the vastus lateralis located? - correct answer Anterior thigh, lateral aspect
PC vs AC - correct answer PC: after meals
AC: before meals
OD vs OS - correct answer OD: oculus dexter- right eye
OS: oculus sinister- left eye