PN 2006 REAL FINAL EXAM
,1. a. Burns: The nurse works in a small rural hospital with a wide
variety of clients. Of the clients admitted this afternoon, the nurse
recognizes that the individual with which of the following conditions
is most susceptible to infection?
a. Burns
b. Diabetes
c. Pulmonary emphysema
d. Peripheral vascular disease
2. a. Wash her hands, apply the mask and eyewear, put on the
gown, and then apply gloves.: 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?
,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.
3. b. Throw the packing away, and prepare a new one.: 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?
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.
4. b. Check integrity of sterile packages prior to use.: The client
requires a sterile dressing change. Which of the following is an
appropriate intervention for the nurse to implement in maintaining
sterile asepsis?
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.
5. a. Inserting an intravenous catheter: Which one of the
following indicates that the nurse is using surgical aseptic
technique?
,1. a. Burns: The nurse works in a small rural hospital with a wide
variety of clients. Of the clients admitted this afternoon, the nurse
recognizes that the individual with which of the following conditions
is most susceptible to infection?
a. Burns
b. Diabetes
c. Pulmonary emphysema
d. Peripheral vascular disease
2. a. Wash her hands, apply the mask and eyewear, put on the
gown, and then apply gloves.: 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?
,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.
3. b. Throw the packing away, and prepare a new one.: 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?
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.
4. b. Check integrity of sterile packages prior to use.: The client
requires a sterile dressing change. Which of the following is an
appropriate intervention for the nurse to implement in maintaining
sterile asepsis?
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.
5. a. Inserting an intravenous catheter: Which one of the
following indicates that the nurse is using surgical aseptic
technique?
