2025/2026 ACTUAL QUESTION AND
CORRECT DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
FROM VERIFIED SOURCES RATED A GRADE.
Which one of the following indicates that
the nurse is using surgical aseptic
technique?
Select one:
a. Inserting an intravenous catheter
b. Placing soiled linen in moisture-resistant
bags
c. Disposing of syringes in puncture-proof
containers
d. Washing hands before changing a
dressing
, - ANSWER-a. Inserting an intravenous
catheter
The client requires a sterile dressing
change. Which of the following is an
appropriate intervention for the nurse to
implement in maintaining sterile asepsis?
Select one:
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.
,- ANSWER-b. Check integrity of sterile
packages prior to use.
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?
Select one:
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.
- ANSWER-b. Throw the packing away, and
prepare a new one.
Droplet precautions will be instituted for
the client admitted to the infectious
disease unit with which of the following
conditions?
Select one:
a. Influenza
b. C. difficile
c. Pulmonary tuberculosis
d. Measles