Questions and Answers
1. Proper PPE for contact precaution [c.diff, wounds, etc]
ANS Gown and gloves
2. Proper PPE for droplet precaution
ANS Surgical mask within 3 ft of pt
3. Proper PPE for airborne precaution [TB]
ANS respirator (N95) and negative pressure room
4. Illnesses requiring droplet precautions
ANS Pertussis, influenza, diphtheria, pneumonia, bacterial meningitis
5. Illnesses requiring airborne precautions
ANS Measles, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Varicella (chickenpox), and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
6. How to remove a wound dressing?
ANS From clean area to contaminated area
7. How to draw up urine sample from catheter?
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, ANS swab collection port of catheter with antiseptic swab. Insert needle and aspirate urine
in syringe.
8. Which insulin can be given IV
ANS
Humulin R
9. Enoxaparin
ANS (Lovenox)- anticoagulant
10. Gas forming foods
ANS peppers, cauliflower, legumes (not
salmon?)
11. Cleansing an ulcer
ANS Cleanse from the innermost point then outwards
12. What should the nurse do if they give the wrong medication to
a pt?
ANS Notify PCP
13. Trough
ANS the lowest level of a drug in the blood
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