Galen NUR 242 Med-Surg Exam 1. 2025\
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How should the nurse dispose of the breakfast tray of a patient who
requires airborne isolation?
a. Place the tray in specially marked trash can inside the patient's room
b. Place the tray in a special isolation bag held by a second health care
worker at the patient's door
c. Return the try with a note to the dietary services so it can be cleaned and
reused for the next meal
d. Carry the try to an isolation trash receptacle in the dirty utility room and
dispose of it there - Correct answer b. Place the tray in a special isolation
bag held by a second health care worker at the patient's door
6 rights of medication administration - Correct answer patient, time, dose,
route, medication, expiration
A client arrives with a wound that is oozing with a foul- smelling yellow pus.
which type of wound drainage is this?
A: serous
B: Sanguineous
C: serosanguineous
D: purulent - Correct answer D: purulent
A general guideline for the assessment of a restrained body part (for
medical-surgical reasons) is removal of the restraint:
A: every 15 min
B: every 30 min
C: every 1 hour
D: every 2 hours - Correct answer D: every 2 hours
A patient is admitted to the hospital for chemotherapy and has a low
white blood cell count. Which precaution should the staff take with this
patient? a. Contact
,b. Protective
c. Droplet
d. Airborne - Correct answer b. Protective
A patient is admitted to the hospital with tuberculosis. Which precautions
must the nurse institute when caring for this patient? a. Droplet
Transmission
b. Airborne Transmission
c. Direct Contact
d. Indirect Contact - Correct answer b. Airborne Transmission
A patient is to have sequential compression device (SCD) applied on the
postoperative unit. the patient is wearing knee-high elastic (antiembolism)
stockings. when applying the SCD what should the nurse do?
A: remove the anti embolism stockings and not replace them
B: replace the knee-high with thigh-high stockings
C: notify the surgeon the the patient is wearing antiembolism stockings
D: apply the SCD over the knee-high stockings - Correct answer D: apply
the SCD over the knee-high stockings
A sterile field consists of which of the following? (Select all that
apply.) a.A sterile tray
b.A work surface draped with a sterile towel
c.A table covered by a large sterile drape
d.A patient's bedside table - Correct answer a.A sterile tray
b.A work surface draped with a sterile towel
c.A table covered by a large sterile drape
A wound should be cleanses from:
A: least contaminated area to most contaminated area
B: front to back
C: most contaminated to least contaminated - Correct answer A: least
contaminated area to most contaminated area
, Alternatives to physical restraints include which of the following? (more
than one answer)
A: environmental modifications
B: less frequent observation of patients to promote privacy
C: involvement of family during visitation
D: more frequent observations of patients - Correct answer A:
environmental modifications
C: involvement of family during visitation
D: more frequent observations of patients
An appropriate procedure to use when moving a patient up in bed is for the
nurse to:
A: raise the head of the bed to a 45 degree angle
B: Start by flexing your knees and hips
C: place a pillow under the patient's shoulders
D: instruct the patient to inhale and hold still - Correct answer B: Start by
flexing your knees and hips
Antiembolic stockings (TED's) are ordered for a patient on bed rest after
surgery. the nurse explains to the patient that the primary purpose for the
elastic stockings is to:
A: keep the skin warm
B: prevent abnormal joint flexion
C: increase venous return to the heart
D: prevent bleeding - Correct answer C: increase venous return to the heart
Before entering the room of a client on isolation where all protective
barriers are required, the nurse first puts on the: a.Gown
b.Gloves
c.Eyewear
d.Mask/respirator - Correct answer a.Gown
2026 update rated grade A+
How should the nurse dispose of the breakfast tray of a patient who
requires airborne isolation?
a. Place the tray in specially marked trash can inside the patient's room
b. Place the tray in a special isolation bag held by a second health care
worker at the patient's door
c. Return the try with a note to the dietary services so it can be cleaned and
reused for the next meal
d. Carry the try to an isolation trash receptacle in the dirty utility room and
dispose of it there - Correct answer b. Place the tray in a special isolation
bag held by a second health care worker at the patient's door
6 rights of medication administration - Correct answer patient, time, dose,
route, medication, expiration
A client arrives with a wound that is oozing with a foul- smelling yellow pus.
which type of wound drainage is this?
A: serous
B: Sanguineous
C: serosanguineous
D: purulent - Correct answer D: purulent
A general guideline for the assessment of a restrained body part (for
medical-surgical reasons) is removal of the restraint:
A: every 15 min
B: every 30 min
C: every 1 hour
D: every 2 hours - Correct answer D: every 2 hours
A patient is admitted to the hospital for chemotherapy and has a low
white blood cell count. Which precaution should the staff take with this
patient? a. Contact
,b. Protective
c. Droplet
d. Airborne - Correct answer b. Protective
A patient is admitted to the hospital with tuberculosis. Which precautions
must the nurse institute when caring for this patient? a. Droplet
Transmission
b. Airborne Transmission
c. Direct Contact
d. Indirect Contact - Correct answer b. Airborne Transmission
A patient is to have sequential compression device (SCD) applied on the
postoperative unit. the patient is wearing knee-high elastic (antiembolism)
stockings. when applying the SCD what should the nurse do?
A: remove the anti embolism stockings and not replace them
B: replace the knee-high with thigh-high stockings
C: notify the surgeon the the patient is wearing antiembolism stockings
D: apply the SCD over the knee-high stockings - Correct answer D: apply
the SCD over the knee-high stockings
A sterile field consists of which of the following? (Select all that
apply.) a.A sterile tray
b.A work surface draped with a sterile towel
c.A table covered by a large sterile drape
d.A patient's bedside table - Correct answer a.A sterile tray
b.A work surface draped with a sterile towel
c.A table covered by a large sterile drape
A wound should be cleanses from:
A: least contaminated area to most contaminated area
B: front to back
C: most contaminated to least contaminated - Correct answer A: least
contaminated area to most contaminated area
, Alternatives to physical restraints include which of the following? (more
than one answer)
A: environmental modifications
B: less frequent observation of patients to promote privacy
C: involvement of family during visitation
D: more frequent observations of patients - Correct answer A:
environmental modifications
C: involvement of family during visitation
D: more frequent observations of patients
An appropriate procedure to use when moving a patient up in bed is for the
nurse to:
A: raise the head of the bed to a 45 degree angle
B: Start by flexing your knees and hips
C: place a pillow under the patient's shoulders
D: instruct the patient to inhale and hold still - Correct answer B: Start by
flexing your knees and hips
Antiembolic stockings (TED's) are ordered for a patient on bed rest after
surgery. the nurse explains to the patient that the primary purpose for the
elastic stockings is to:
A: keep the skin warm
B: prevent abnormal joint flexion
C: increase venous return to the heart
D: prevent bleeding - Correct answer C: increase venous return to the heart
Before entering the room of a client on isolation where all protective
barriers are required, the nurse first puts on the: a.Gown
b.Gloves
c.Eyewear
d.Mask/respirator - Correct answer a.Gown
