NACE FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING EXAM QUIZZES
WITH ANSWERS UPDATED 2026 – 2027 .
Proper PPE for contact precaution [c.diff, wounds, etc] - Correct Answer -Gown and gloves
Proper PPE for droplet precaution - Correct Answer -Surgical mask within 3 ft of pt
Proper PPE for airborne precaution [TB] - Correct Answer -respirator (N95) and negative
pressure room
Illnesses requiring droplet precautions - Correct Answer -Pertussis, influenza, diphtheria,
pneumonia, bacterial meningitis
Illnesses requiring airborne precautions - Correct Answer -Measles, Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Varicella (chickenpox), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
How to remove a wound dressing? - Correct Answer -From clean area to contaminated area
How to draw up urine sample from catheter? - Correct Answer -swab collection port of
catheter with antiseptic swab. Insert needle and aspirate urine in syringe.
Which insulin can be given IV: - Correct Answer -Humulin R
Enoxaparin - Correct Answer -(Lovenox)- anticoagulant
Gas forming foods - Correct Answer -legumes
Cleansing an ulcer - Correct Answer -Cleanse from the innermost point then outwards
What should the nurse do if they give the wrong medication to a pt? - Correct Answer -Notify
PCP
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, Trough - Correct Answer -the lowest level of a drug in the blood
Medication is given once a day, when should the nurse check trough levels? - Correct Answer
-just before the next she gives the next dose
Pt refused medication what should the nurse do first? - Correct Answer -listen to why the
patient refuses the medicine.
[one quizlet said document, that was not an option]
What should the nurse do if their pt has trouble falling asleep? - Correct Answer --warm bath
-routine schedule
Exercise before bed
Clinical manifestations for sleep apnea - Correct Answer -snore loudly with apneic periods
up to 60 sec, occurring at least 30 times a night, day time somnolence, headache, depression,
increase weight.
Where is the apical pulse located? - Correct Answer -5th intercostal space, left mid-clavicular
line
Where to palpate the brachial pulse? - Correct Answer -Just below the bend of the elbow
(AC), medial aspect.
Where is the vastus lateralis located? - Correct Answer -Anterior thigh, lateral aspect
PC vs AC - Correct Answer -PC: after meals
AC: before meals
OD vs OS - Correct Answer -OD: oculus dexter- right eye
OS: oculus sinister- left eye
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WITH ANSWERS UPDATED 2026 – 2027 .
Proper PPE for contact precaution [c.diff, wounds, etc] - Correct Answer -Gown and gloves
Proper PPE for droplet precaution - Correct Answer -Surgical mask within 3 ft of pt
Proper PPE for airborne precaution [TB] - Correct Answer -respirator (N95) and negative
pressure room
Illnesses requiring droplet precautions - Correct Answer -Pertussis, influenza, diphtheria,
pneumonia, bacterial meningitis
Illnesses requiring airborne precautions - Correct Answer -Measles, Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Varicella (chickenpox), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
How to remove a wound dressing? - Correct Answer -From clean area to contaminated area
How to draw up urine sample from catheter? - Correct Answer -swab collection port of
catheter with antiseptic swab. Insert needle and aspirate urine in syringe.
Which insulin can be given IV: - Correct Answer -Humulin R
Enoxaparin - Correct Answer -(Lovenox)- anticoagulant
Gas forming foods - Correct Answer -legumes
Cleansing an ulcer - Correct Answer -Cleanse from the innermost point then outwards
What should the nurse do if they give the wrong medication to a pt? - Correct Answer -Notify
PCP
1
, Trough - Correct Answer -the lowest level of a drug in the blood
Medication is given once a day, when should the nurse check trough levels? - Correct Answer
-just before the next she gives the next dose
Pt refused medication what should the nurse do first? - Correct Answer -listen to why the
patient refuses the medicine.
[one quizlet said document, that was not an option]
What should the nurse do if their pt has trouble falling asleep? - Correct Answer --warm bath
-routine schedule
Exercise before bed
Clinical manifestations for sleep apnea - Correct Answer -snore loudly with apneic periods
up to 60 sec, occurring at least 30 times a night, day time somnolence, headache, depression,
increase weight.
Where is the apical pulse located? - Correct Answer -5th intercostal space, left mid-clavicular
line
Where to palpate the brachial pulse? - Correct Answer -Just below the bend of the elbow
(AC), medial aspect.
Where is the vastus lateralis located? - Correct Answer -Anterior thigh, lateral aspect
PC vs AC - Correct Answer -PC: after meals
AC: before meals
OD vs OS - Correct Answer -OD: oculus dexter- right eye
OS: oculus sinister- left eye
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