NRS 206: Professional Practice Health Assessment
Quizzes | 90 Questions and Answers
The nurse's forearm is splattered with blood when cleaning a patient's open wound. What
action should the nurse take?
Select one:
a. Flush the forearm with hot water, letting water flow from elbow down towards fingers.
b. Wash the blood off the arm with alcohol based antiseptic.
c. Wash forearm with soap and water.
d. Wipe the blood away with a tissue. - -c. Wash forearm with soap and water.
-A patient has clostridium difficile (c-diff). When leaving the patient's room, the nurse
must wash hands with soap and water instead of water-less hand washing products.
Select one:
True
False - -True
-A patient has tuberculosis. Which of the following would the nurse implement to reduce
the spread of infection?
Select one:
a. Place the patient in a private room with negative air flow.
b. Restrict visitors and supportive healthcare staff members from entering the patient
room.
c. Wear basic isolation mask, goggles, gown and gloves when providing care.
d. Wear gloves to prevent the spread of infection. - -a. Place the patient in a private room
with negative air flow.
-You are caring for a patient in neutropenic precautions. Which of the following actions
from the patients' family member would require further education?
Select one:
a. The patient's son was unable to visit because he had a cold.
b. The patient's spouse washed their hands with alcohol based antibacterial gel before
entering the room.
c. The patient's daughter brought an ahi tuna bowl for the patient to eat for lunch.
d. The patient's sister brought her a "get well soon" balloon. - -c. The patient's daughter
brought an ahi tuna bowl for the patient to eat for lunch.
-The nurse would perform which action when using soap and water to wash hands before
providing patient care?
Select one:
a. Scrub hands for at least 15 seconds and dry thoroughly.
b. Scrub vigorously with hands above elbows.
c. Adjust temperature of water to the hottest possible temperature.
,d. Gently pat hands dry with a paper towel. - -a. Scrub hands for at least 15 seconds and
dry thoroughly.
-The healthcare employee in the picture is preparing to enter a patient's room to assist
with the TV remote. The nurse knows that the patient is in enteric precautions due to
diarrhea and vomiting. The nurse stops the employee and reminds them to also put on:
Select one:
a. Foot covers
b. Eye protection goggles
c. N95 mask
d. Gloves - -d. Gloves
-What is the most correct purpose of personal protective equipment (PPE)?
Select one:
a. To protect the patient from the spread of disease
b. To protect both the healthcare provider and patient from the spread of infectious
disease.
c. To protect the hospital equipment
d. To protect the patient from the spread of disease - -b. To protect both the healthcare
provider and patient from the spread of infectious disease.
-The nurse in this picture is breaking sterile technique and should restart the sterile
procedure.
Select one:
True
False - -False
-The nurse is wearing sterile gloves. What would be acceptable for the nurse to touch?
Select one:
a. The patient's bed linens.
b. The outer inch of the sterile drape.
c. Sterile objects in the middle of the sterile field.
d. Sterile objects behind the nurse's back. - -c. Sterile objects in the middle of the sterile
field.
-Upon leaving a patient's room in isolation precautions, the nurse removes which piece of
personal protective equipment (PPE) first?
Select one:
a. Mask
b. Protective eyewear
c. Gloves
d. Gown - -c. Gloves
-The blood pressure cuff in the photograph is the right size for the patient.
, Select one:
True
False - -false
-The patient's daughter asks why her mother's blood pressure equipment was inflated
twice. Which response by the nurse explains a 2-step BP method?
Select one:
a. "All blood pressure measurements should be done twice"
b. "Your mother moved and I was unable to measure accurately the first time."
c. "The first measurement was to help determine how high to pump the blood pressure
cuff."
d. "I wanted to validate the reading" - -c. "The first measurement was to help determine
how high to pump the blood pressure cuff."
-Which of the following statements about assessing a patient temperature is incorrect.
Select one:
a. Temperature varies during times of the day.
b. Axillary and temporal temperatures are approximately 0.5 degrees Celsius lower than
oral temperatures.
c. The temperature of an unconscious patient is always taken by mouth.
d. The axilla should be dried prior to obtaining an axillary temperature. - -c. The
temperature of an unconscious patient is always taken by mouth.
-The nurse plans to take a patient's radial pulse. Which method of examination should be
used by the nurse?
Select one:
a. Inspection
b. Percussion
c. Palpation
d. Auscultation - -c. Palpation
-When determining correct blood pressure cuff size, which of the following is correct?
Select one:
a. The age of the patient should be used to determine bladder size
b. The width of the cuff should be 75% the arm circumference
c. The bladder should be long enough to cover 25% of the arm's circumference
Quizzes | 90 Questions and Answers
The nurse's forearm is splattered with blood when cleaning a patient's open wound. What
action should the nurse take?
Select one:
a. Flush the forearm with hot water, letting water flow from elbow down towards fingers.
b. Wash the blood off the arm with alcohol based antiseptic.
c. Wash forearm with soap and water.
d. Wipe the blood away with a tissue. - -c. Wash forearm with soap and water.
-A patient has clostridium difficile (c-diff). When leaving the patient's room, the nurse
must wash hands with soap and water instead of water-less hand washing products.
Select one:
True
False - -True
-A patient has tuberculosis. Which of the following would the nurse implement to reduce
the spread of infection?
Select one:
a. Place the patient in a private room with negative air flow.
b. Restrict visitors and supportive healthcare staff members from entering the patient
room.
c. Wear basic isolation mask, goggles, gown and gloves when providing care.
d. Wear gloves to prevent the spread of infection. - -a. Place the patient in a private room
with negative air flow.
-You are caring for a patient in neutropenic precautions. Which of the following actions
from the patients' family member would require further education?
Select one:
a. The patient's son was unable to visit because he had a cold.
b. The patient's spouse washed their hands with alcohol based antibacterial gel before
entering the room.
c. The patient's daughter brought an ahi tuna bowl for the patient to eat for lunch.
d. The patient's sister brought her a "get well soon" balloon. - -c. The patient's daughter
brought an ahi tuna bowl for the patient to eat for lunch.
-The nurse would perform which action when using soap and water to wash hands before
providing patient care?
Select one:
a. Scrub hands for at least 15 seconds and dry thoroughly.
b. Scrub vigorously with hands above elbows.
c. Adjust temperature of water to the hottest possible temperature.
,d. Gently pat hands dry with a paper towel. - -a. Scrub hands for at least 15 seconds and
dry thoroughly.
-The healthcare employee in the picture is preparing to enter a patient's room to assist
with the TV remote. The nurse knows that the patient is in enteric precautions due to
diarrhea and vomiting. The nurse stops the employee and reminds them to also put on:
Select one:
a. Foot covers
b. Eye protection goggles
c. N95 mask
d. Gloves - -d. Gloves
-What is the most correct purpose of personal protective equipment (PPE)?
Select one:
a. To protect the patient from the spread of disease
b. To protect both the healthcare provider and patient from the spread of infectious
disease.
c. To protect the hospital equipment
d. To protect the patient from the spread of disease - -b. To protect both the healthcare
provider and patient from the spread of infectious disease.
-The nurse in this picture is breaking sterile technique and should restart the sterile
procedure.
Select one:
True
False - -False
-The nurse is wearing sterile gloves. What would be acceptable for the nurse to touch?
Select one:
a. The patient's bed linens.
b. The outer inch of the sterile drape.
c. Sterile objects in the middle of the sterile field.
d. Sterile objects behind the nurse's back. - -c. Sterile objects in the middle of the sterile
field.
-Upon leaving a patient's room in isolation precautions, the nurse removes which piece of
personal protective equipment (PPE) first?
Select one:
a. Mask
b. Protective eyewear
c. Gloves
d. Gown - -c. Gloves
-The blood pressure cuff in the photograph is the right size for the patient.
, Select one:
True
False - -false
-The patient's daughter asks why her mother's blood pressure equipment was inflated
twice. Which response by the nurse explains a 2-step BP method?
Select one:
a. "All blood pressure measurements should be done twice"
b. "Your mother moved and I was unable to measure accurately the first time."
c. "The first measurement was to help determine how high to pump the blood pressure
cuff."
d. "I wanted to validate the reading" - -c. "The first measurement was to help determine
how high to pump the blood pressure cuff."
-Which of the following statements about assessing a patient temperature is incorrect.
Select one:
a. Temperature varies during times of the day.
b. Axillary and temporal temperatures are approximately 0.5 degrees Celsius lower than
oral temperatures.
c. The temperature of an unconscious patient is always taken by mouth.
d. The axilla should be dried prior to obtaining an axillary temperature. - -c. The
temperature of an unconscious patient is always taken by mouth.
-The nurse plans to take a patient's radial pulse. Which method of examination should be
used by the nurse?
Select one:
a. Inspection
b. Percussion
c. Palpation
d. Auscultation - -c. Palpation
-When determining correct blood pressure cuff size, which of the following is correct?
Select one:
a. The age of the patient should be used to determine bladder size
b. The width of the cuff should be 75% the arm circumference
c. The bladder should be long enough to cover 25% of the arm's circumference
