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NURSING
POTTER 9TH EDITION PRACTICE Q&A
CURRENTLY TESTED AND APPROVED 2026
LATEST
1. The nurse is caring for a patient in an intensive care unit who needs
a bath. Which priority action will the nurse take to decrease the
potential for a health care-associated infection?
a. Use local anesthetic on reddened areas.
b. Use nonallergenic tape on dressings.
c. Use a chlorhexidine wash.
d. Use filtered water. - ANSWERSc. Use a chlorhexidine wash.
2. The infection control nurse is reviewing data for the medical-
surgical unit. The nurse notices an increase in postoperative
infections from Aspergillus. Which type of health care-associated
infection will the nurse report?
a. Vector
b. Exogenous
c. Endogenous
d. Suprainfection - ANSWERSb. Exogenous
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,3. The patient has contracted a urinary tract infection (UTI) while in
the hospital. Which action will most likely increase the risk of a
patient contracting a UTI?
a. Reusing the patient's graduated receptacle to empty the drainage
bag
b. Allowing the drainage bag port to touch the graduated receptacle
c. Emptying the urinary drainage bag at least once a shift
d. Irrigating the catheter infrequently - ANSWERSb. Allowing the
drainage bag port to touch the graduated receptacle
4. Which nursing action will most likely increase a patient's risk for
developing a health care-associated infection?
a. Uses surgical aseptic technique to suction an airway.
b. Uses a clean technique for inserting a urinary catheter.
c. Uses a cleaning stroke from the urinary meatus toward the rectum.
d. Uses a sterile bottled solution more than once within a 24-hour
period - ANSWERSb. Uses a clean technique for inserting a
urinary catheter.
5. The nurse is caring for a patient in labor and delivery. When near
completing an assessment of the patient's cervix, the electronic
infusion device being used on the intravenous (IV) infusion alarms.
Which sequence of actions is most appropriate for the nurse to
take?
a. Complete the assessment, remove gloves, and silence the alarm.
b. Discontinue the assessment, silence the alarm, and assess the
intravenous site.
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, c. Complete the assessment, remove gloves, wash hands, and assess
the intravenous infusion.
d. Discontinue the assessment, remove gloves, use hand gel, and
assess the intravenous infusion - ANSWERSc. Complete the
assessment, remove gloves, wash hands, and assess the intravenous
infusion.
6. The nurse is dressed and is preparing to care for a patient in the
perioperative area. The nurse has scrubbed hands and has donned a
sterile gown and gloves. Which action will indicate a break in
sterile technique?
a. Touching clean protective eyewear
b. Standing with hands above waist area
c. Accepting sterile supplies from the surgeon
d. Staying with the sterile table once it is open - ANSWERSa.
Touching clean protective eyewear
7. The nurse is caring for a patient with an incision. Which actions
will best indicate an understanding of medical and surgical asepsis
for a sterile dressing change?
a. Donning clean goggles, gown, and gloves to dress the wound
b. Donning sterile gown and gloves to remove the wound dressing
c. Utilizing clean gloves to remove the dressing and sterile supplies
for the new dressing
d. Utilizing clean gloves to remove the dressing and clean supplies
for the new dressing - ANSWERSc. Utilizing clean gloves to
remove the dressing and sterile supplies for the new dressing
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, 8. The nurse is caring for a patient in the endoscopy area. The nurse
observes the technician performing these tasks. Which observation
will require the nurse to intervene?
a. Washing hands after removing gloves
b. Disinfecting endoscopes in the workroom
c. Removing gloves to transfer the endoscope
d. Placing the endoscope in a container for transfer - ANSWERSc.
Removing gloves to transfer the endoscope
9. The nurse is caring for a patient who is at risk for infection. Which
action by the nurse indicates correct understanding about standard
precautions?
a. Teaches the patient about good nutrition.
b. Dons gloves when wearing artificial nails.
c. Disposes an uncapped needle in the designated container.
d. Wears eyewear when emptying the urinary drainage bag. -
ANSWERSd. Wears eyewear when emptying the urinary drainage
bag.
10. The nurse is caring for a patient who has just delivered a neonate.
The nurse is checking the patient for excessive vaginal drainage.
Which precaution will the nurse use?
a. Contact
b. Droplet
c. Standard
d. Protective environment - ANSWERSc. Standard
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NURSING
POTTER 9TH EDITION PRACTICE Q&A
CURRENTLY TESTED AND APPROVED 2026
LATEST
1. The nurse is caring for a patient in an intensive care unit who needs
a bath. Which priority action will the nurse take to decrease the
potential for a health care-associated infection?
a. Use local anesthetic on reddened areas.
b. Use nonallergenic tape on dressings.
c. Use a chlorhexidine wash.
d. Use filtered water. - ANSWERSc. Use a chlorhexidine wash.
2. The infection control nurse is reviewing data for the medical-
surgical unit. The nurse notices an increase in postoperative
infections from Aspergillus. Which type of health care-associated
infection will the nurse report?
a. Vector
b. Exogenous
c. Endogenous
d. Suprainfection - ANSWERSb. Exogenous
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,3. The patient has contracted a urinary tract infection (UTI) while in
the hospital. Which action will most likely increase the risk of a
patient contracting a UTI?
a. Reusing the patient's graduated receptacle to empty the drainage
bag
b. Allowing the drainage bag port to touch the graduated receptacle
c. Emptying the urinary drainage bag at least once a shift
d. Irrigating the catheter infrequently - ANSWERSb. Allowing the
drainage bag port to touch the graduated receptacle
4. Which nursing action will most likely increase a patient's risk for
developing a health care-associated infection?
a. Uses surgical aseptic technique to suction an airway.
b. Uses a clean technique for inserting a urinary catheter.
c. Uses a cleaning stroke from the urinary meatus toward the rectum.
d. Uses a sterile bottled solution more than once within a 24-hour
period - ANSWERSb. Uses a clean technique for inserting a
urinary catheter.
5. The nurse is caring for a patient in labor and delivery. When near
completing an assessment of the patient's cervix, the electronic
infusion device being used on the intravenous (IV) infusion alarms.
Which sequence of actions is most appropriate for the nurse to
take?
a. Complete the assessment, remove gloves, and silence the alarm.
b. Discontinue the assessment, silence the alarm, and assess the
intravenous site.
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, c. Complete the assessment, remove gloves, wash hands, and assess
the intravenous infusion.
d. Discontinue the assessment, remove gloves, use hand gel, and
assess the intravenous infusion - ANSWERSc. Complete the
assessment, remove gloves, wash hands, and assess the intravenous
infusion.
6. The nurse is dressed and is preparing to care for a patient in the
perioperative area. The nurse has scrubbed hands and has donned a
sterile gown and gloves. Which action will indicate a break in
sterile technique?
a. Touching clean protective eyewear
b. Standing with hands above waist area
c. Accepting sterile supplies from the surgeon
d. Staying with the sterile table once it is open - ANSWERSa.
Touching clean protective eyewear
7. The nurse is caring for a patient with an incision. Which actions
will best indicate an understanding of medical and surgical asepsis
for a sterile dressing change?
a. Donning clean goggles, gown, and gloves to dress the wound
b. Donning sterile gown and gloves to remove the wound dressing
c. Utilizing clean gloves to remove the dressing and sterile supplies
for the new dressing
d. Utilizing clean gloves to remove the dressing and clean supplies
for the new dressing - ANSWERSc. Utilizing clean gloves to
remove the dressing and sterile supplies for the new dressing
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, 8. The nurse is caring for a patient in the endoscopy area. The nurse
observes the technician performing these tasks. Which observation
will require the nurse to intervene?
a. Washing hands after removing gloves
b. Disinfecting endoscopes in the workroom
c. Removing gloves to transfer the endoscope
d. Placing the endoscope in a container for transfer - ANSWERSc.
Removing gloves to transfer the endoscope
9. The nurse is caring for a patient who is at risk for infection. Which
action by the nurse indicates correct understanding about standard
precautions?
a. Teaches the patient about good nutrition.
b. Dons gloves when wearing artificial nails.
c. Disposes an uncapped needle in the designated container.
d. Wears eyewear when emptying the urinary drainage bag. -
ANSWERSd. Wears eyewear when emptying the urinary drainage
bag.
10. The nurse is caring for a patient who has just delivered a neonate.
The nurse is checking the patient for excessive vaginal drainage.
Which precaution will the nurse use?
a. Contact
b. Droplet
c. Standard
d. Protective environment - ANSWERSc. Standard
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