NACE Foundations of Nursing Exam Questions and
100% Correct Answers 2024/2025
Proper PPE for contact precaution [c.diff, wounds, etc] - ANSWERGown and gloves
Proper PPE for droplet precaution - ANSWERSurgical mask within 3 ft of pt
Proper PPE for airborne precaution [TB] - ANSWERrespirator (N95) and negative
pressure room
Illnesses requiring droplet precautions - ANSWERPertussis, influenza, diphtheria,
pneumonia, bacterial meningitis
Illnesses requiring airborne precautions - ANSWERMeasles, Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome (SARS), Varicella (chickenpox), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
How to remove a wound dressing? - ANSWERFrom clean area to contaminated area
How to draw up urine sample from catheter? - ANSWERswab collection port of
catheter with antiseptic swab. Insert needle and aspirate urine in syringe.
Which insulin can be given IV: - ANSWERHumulin R
Enoxaparin - ANSWER(Lovenox)- anticoagulant
Gas forming foods - ANSWERlegumes
Cleansing an ulcer - ANSWERCleanse from the innermost point then outwards
What should the nurse do if they give the wrong medication to a pt? -
ANSWERNotify PCP
Trough - ANSWERthe lowest level of a drug in the blood
Medication is given once a day, when should the nurse check trough levels? -
ANSWERjust before the next she gives the next dose
Pt refused medication what should the nurse do first? - ANSWERlisten 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? - ANSWER-warm bath
-routine schedule
Exercise before bed
, Clinical manifestations for sleep apnea - ANSWERsnore 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? - ANSWER5th intercostal space, left mid-clavicular
line
Where to palpate the brachial pulse? - ANSWERJust below the bend of the elbow
(AC), medial aspect.
Where is the vastus lateralis located? - ANSWERAnterior thigh, lateral aspect
PC vs AC - ANSWERPC: after meals
AC: before meals
OD vs OS - ANSWEROD: oculus dexter- right eye
OS: oculus sinister- left eye
How to check NG placement - ANSWERfluoroscopy
IM needle
-gauge
-length
-max dose - ANSWER18-25 gauge
1''-3'' inches
2mL
Subcu needle
-gauge
-length
-max dose - ANSWER25-27
1/4''-5/8''
1mL
Intradermal needle
-gauge
-length
-max dose - ANSWER25-28
1/4''-5/8''
1mL or less
AD vs AS - ANSWERAD: auris dextra- right ear
AS: auris sinister- left ear
[AU means both]
How is Hepatitis A transmitted? - ANSWERfecal oral route. [fecal contamination of
food or water]
100% Correct Answers 2024/2025
Proper PPE for contact precaution [c.diff, wounds, etc] - ANSWERGown and gloves
Proper PPE for droplet precaution - ANSWERSurgical mask within 3 ft of pt
Proper PPE for airborne precaution [TB] - ANSWERrespirator (N95) and negative
pressure room
Illnesses requiring droplet precautions - ANSWERPertussis, influenza, diphtheria,
pneumonia, bacterial meningitis
Illnesses requiring airborne precautions - ANSWERMeasles, Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome (SARS), Varicella (chickenpox), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
How to remove a wound dressing? - ANSWERFrom clean area to contaminated area
How to draw up urine sample from catheter? - ANSWERswab collection port of
catheter with antiseptic swab. Insert needle and aspirate urine in syringe.
Which insulin can be given IV: - ANSWERHumulin R
Enoxaparin - ANSWER(Lovenox)- anticoagulant
Gas forming foods - ANSWERlegumes
Cleansing an ulcer - ANSWERCleanse from the innermost point then outwards
What should the nurse do if they give the wrong medication to a pt? -
ANSWERNotify PCP
Trough - ANSWERthe lowest level of a drug in the blood
Medication is given once a day, when should the nurse check trough levels? -
ANSWERjust before the next she gives the next dose
Pt refused medication what should the nurse do first? - ANSWERlisten 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? - ANSWER-warm bath
-routine schedule
Exercise before bed
, Clinical manifestations for sleep apnea - ANSWERsnore 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? - ANSWER5th intercostal space, left mid-clavicular
line
Where to palpate the brachial pulse? - ANSWERJust below the bend of the elbow
(AC), medial aspect.
Where is the vastus lateralis located? - ANSWERAnterior thigh, lateral aspect
PC vs AC - ANSWERPC: after meals
AC: before meals
OD vs OS - ANSWEROD: oculus dexter- right eye
OS: oculus sinister- left eye
How to check NG placement - ANSWERfluoroscopy
IM needle
-gauge
-length
-max dose - ANSWER18-25 gauge
1''-3'' inches
2mL
Subcu needle
-gauge
-length
-max dose - ANSWER25-27
1/4''-5/8''
1mL
Intradermal needle
-gauge
-length
-max dose - ANSWER25-28
1/4''-5/8''
1mL or less
AD vs AS - ANSWERAD: auris dextra- right ear
AS: auris sinister- left ear
[AU means both]
How is Hepatitis A transmitted? - ANSWERfecal oral route. [fecal contamination of
food or water]
