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NURS 1005 Exam #2 Review Questions
with Correct Answers
The nursing assistant is caring for a client who asks what the difference between aerobic and anaerobic
bacteria is. Which response would be best for the nursing assistant to give?
-Need for oxygen
-Ability to move
- Potential for causing disease
- Ability to reproduce - Ans:✔✔-Need for oxygen
A nursing assistant is careful to perform proper hand hygiene while caring for clients. When should the
nursing assistant prioritize hand hygiene?
- After applying a face mask
- After removing gloves
- After putting on a gown
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- Before removing a gown - Ans:✔✔-After removing gloves
The nursing assistant is conscious of the need to prevent infections among residents. Which action
should to nursing assistant prioritize to help break this chain of infection?
- Use an indwelling medical device.
- Leave a dirty tissue on the bedside table instead of throwing it away.
- Wash your hands after using the toilet.
- Do not take antibiotics as directed by the health care provider. - Ans:✔✔-Wash your hands after using
the toilet.
While performing a bed bath for an elderly resident, the nursing assistant notes that the skin
surrounding a bruise on the resident's shin is swollen, red, and warm to the touch. Which action should
the nursing assistant prioritize?
- Thoroughly clean the area and continue to observe it.
- Take the resident's temperature.
- Apply a moisturizing cream to the area.
- Inform the nurse about this finding. - Ans:✔✔-Inform the nurse about this finding.
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The nursing assistant students are practicing their hand hygiene. Which site should the students pay
particular attention to, to ensure all microbes are removed?
- Under the fingernails
- The palms of the hands
- The knuckles of the dominant hand
- The backs of the hands - Ans:✔✔-Under the fingernails
The nursing assistant is providing care for a resident who is experiencing various signs of a possible
exposure to an infection. Which action by the resident best demonstrates a nonspecific defense
mechanism?
- Producing antibodies
- Coughing or sneezing
- Responding after an annual flu shot
- Recovering from an episode of measles - Ans:✔✔-Coughing or sneezing
The client has a wound infection and has been placed on Contact Precautions. The nursing assistant is
allergic to latex. When providing care to this client, which action should the nursing assistant prioritize?
- Don a gown when entering the client's room.
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- Wear a face mask at all times.
- Avoid wearing gloves due to the latex allergy.
- Use the alcohol-based hand rub when blood is present on the hands. - Ans:✔✔-Don a gown when
entering the client's room.
The client is suspected to have tuberculosis (TB). Which action should the nursing assistant prioritize?
- Don a surgical mask.
- Does not wear a mask since the client has suspected TB. not the actual disease.
- Place a mask on oneself, not the client, when transporting the client to another area.
- Wear a high-filtration respirator. - Ans:✔✔-Wear a high-filtration respirator.
The health care facility has a policy of prohibiting false nails, acrylics, and nail wraps when providing
direct care for clients or residents. The nursing assistant can point out this policy is related to which
primary reason?
- Detracts from a neat appearance.
- Are a breeding ground for microbes.
- Can fall off the health care worker's nails.
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NURS 1005 Exam #2 Review Questions
with Correct Answers
The nursing assistant is caring for a client who asks what the difference between aerobic and anaerobic
bacteria is. Which response would be best for the nursing assistant to give?
-Need for oxygen
-Ability to move
- Potential for causing disease
- Ability to reproduce - Ans:✔✔-Need for oxygen
A nursing assistant is careful to perform proper hand hygiene while caring for clients. When should the
nursing assistant prioritize hand hygiene?
- After applying a face mask
- After removing gloves
- After putting on a gown
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- Before removing a gown - Ans:✔✔-After removing gloves
The nursing assistant is conscious of the need to prevent infections among residents. Which action
should to nursing assistant prioritize to help break this chain of infection?
- Use an indwelling medical device.
- Leave a dirty tissue on the bedside table instead of throwing it away.
- Wash your hands after using the toilet.
- Do not take antibiotics as directed by the health care provider. - Ans:✔✔-Wash your hands after using
the toilet.
While performing a bed bath for an elderly resident, the nursing assistant notes that the skin
surrounding a bruise on the resident's shin is swollen, red, and warm to the touch. Which action should
the nursing assistant prioritize?
- Thoroughly clean the area and continue to observe it.
- Take the resident's temperature.
- Apply a moisturizing cream to the area.
- Inform the nurse about this finding. - Ans:✔✔-Inform the nurse about this finding.
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The nursing assistant students are practicing their hand hygiene. Which site should the students pay
particular attention to, to ensure all microbes are removed?
- Under the fingernails
- The palms of the hands
- The knuckles of the dominant hand
- The backs of the hands - Ans:✔✔-Under the fingernails
The nursing assistant is providing care for a resident who is experiencing various signs of a possible
exposure to an infection. Which action by the resident best demonstrates a nonspecific defense
mechanism?
- Producing antibodies
- Coughing or sneezing
- Responding after an annual flu shot
- Recovering from an episode of measles - Ans:✔✔-Coughing or sneezing
The client has a wound infection and has been placed on Contact Precautions. The nursing assistant is
allergic to latex. When providing care to this client, which action should the nursing assistant prioritize?
- Don a gown when entering the client's room.
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- Wear a face mask at all times.
- Avoid wearing gloves due to the latex allergy.
- Use the alcohol-based hand rub when blood is present on the hands. - Ans:✔✔-Don a gown when
entering the client's room.
The client is suspected to have tuberculosis (TB). Which action should the nursing assistant prioritize?
- Don a surgical mask.
- Does not wear a mask since the client has suspected TB. not the actual disease.
- Place a mask on oneself, not the client, when transporting the client to another area.
- Wear a high-filtration respirator. - Ans:✔✔-Wear a high-filtration respirator.
The health care facility has a policy of prohibiting false nails, acrylics, and nail wraps when providing
direct care for clients or residents. The nursing assistant can point out this policy is related to which
primary reason?
- Detracts from a neat appearance.
- Are a breeding ground for microbes.
- Can fall off the health care worker's nails.
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