NUR 242 Med-Surg Exam 1. Galen College of
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Nursing. Latest 2026
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vHowvshouldvthevnursevdisposevofvthevbreakfastvtrayvofvavpatientvwhovrequiresvairbornevisolation
?
a. Placevthevtrayvinvspeciallyvmarkedvtrashvcanvinsidevthevpatient'svroom
b. Placevthevtrayvinvavspecialvisolationvbagvheldvbyvavsecondvhealthvcarevworkervatvthevp
atient'svdoor
c. Returnvthevtryvwithvavnotevtovthevdietaryvservicesvsovitvcanvbevcleanedvandvreusedvforvth
evnextvmeal
d. Carryvthevtryvtovanvisolationvtrashvreceptaclevinvthevdirtyvutilityvroomvandvdisposevofvitvth
erev-
vAnswers>>b.v Placevthevtrayv invavspecialvisolationvbagvheldvbyvavsecondvhealthvcarev wor
kervatvthevpatient'svdoor
6vrightsvofvmedicationvadministrationv-
vAnswers>>patient,vtime,vdose,vroute,vmedication,vexpiration
Avclientvarrivesvwithvavwoundvthatvisvoozingvwithvavfoul-
vsmellingvyellowvpus.vwhichvtypevofv woundvdrainagev isvthis?
A:vserous
B:vSanguineous
C:vserosanguineous
D:vpurulentv-vAnswers>>D:vpurulent
Avgeneralvguidelinevforvthevassessmentvofvavrestrainedvbodyvpartv(forvmedical-
surgicalvreasons)visvremovalvofvthevrestraint:
A:veveryv15vminv
B:veveryv30vminv
C:veveryv1vhour
D:veveryv2vhoursv-vAnswers>>D:veveryv2vhours
Avpatientvisvadmittedvtovthevhospitalvforvchemotherapyvandvhasvavlowvwhitevbloodvcellvcount
.vWhichvprecautionvshouldvthevstaffvtakevwithvthisvpatient?
a. Contact
b. Protective
c. Droplet
d. Airbornev-vAnswers>>b.vProtective
Avpatientvisvadmittedvtovthevhospitalvwithvtuberculosis.vWhichvprecautionsvmustvthevnursevinstit
utevwhenvcaringvforvthisvpatient?
a. DropletvTransmission
b. AirbornevTransmission
, c. DirectvContact
d. IndirectvContactv-vAnswers>>b.vAirbornevTransmission
Avpatientvisvtovhavevsequentialvcompressionvdevicev(SCD)vappliedvonvthevpostoperativevu
nit.vthevpatientvisvwearingvknee-
highvelasticv(antiembolism)vstockings.vwhenvapplyingvthevSCDvwhatvshouldvthevnursevdo?
A:vremovevthevantivembolismvstockingsvandvnotvreplacevthemvB:v
replacevthevknee-highvwithvthigh-highvstockings
C:vnotifyvthevsurgeonvthevthevpatientvisvwearingvantiembolismvstockings
D:vapplyvthevSCDvovervthevknee-highvstockingsv-
vAnswers>>D:vapplyvthevSCDvovervthevknee-highv stockings
Avsterilevfieldvconsistsvofvwhichvofvthevfollowing?v(Selectvallvthatvapply.)
a.Avsterilevtray
b.Avworkvsurfacevdrapedvwithvavsterilevtowel
c.Avtablevcoveredvbyvavlargevsterilevdrape
d.Avpatient'svbedsidevtablev-vAnswers>>a.Avsterilevtray
b.Avworkvsurfacevdrapedvwithvavsterilevtowel
c.AvtablevcoveredvbyvavlargevsterilevdrapevA
v woundvshouldvbevcleansesvfrom:
A:vleastvcontaminatedvareavtovmostvcontaminatedvareavB:
vfrontvtovback
C:vmostvcontaminatedvtovleastvcontaminatedv-
vAnswers>>A:vleastvcontaminatedvareavtovmostv contaminatedvarea
Alternativesvtovphysicalvrestraintsvincludevwhichvofvthevfollowing?v(morevthanvonevanswer)
A:venvironmentalvmodifications
B:vlessvfrequentvobservationvofvpatientsvtovpromotevprivacyv
C:vinvolvementvofvfamilyvduringvvisitation
D:vmorevfrequentvobservationsvofvpatientsv-
vAnswers>>A:venvironmentalvmodificationsvC:vinvolvementvofvfamilyvduringv visitation
D:vmorevfrequentvobservationsvofvpatients
Anvappropriatevprocedurevtovusevwhenvmovingvavpatientvupvinvbedvisvforvthevnursevto:vA:vr
aisevthevheadvofvthevbedvtovav45vdegreevangle
B:vStartvbyvflexingvyourvkneesvandvhips
C:vplacevavpillowvundervthevpatient'svshoulders
D:vinstructvthevpatientvtovinhalevandvholdvstillv-
vAnswers>>B:vStartvbyvflexingv yourvkneesvandvhips
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Nursing. Latest 2026
v v
vHowvshouldvthevnursevdisposevofvthevbreakfastvtrayvofvavpatientvwhovrequiresvairbornevisolation
?
a. Placevthevtrayvinvspeciallyvmarkedvtrashvcanvinsidevthevpatient'svroom
b. Placevthevtrayvinvavspecialvisolationvbagvheldvbyvavsecondvhealthvcarevworkervatvthevp
atient'svdoor
c. Returnvthevtryvwithvavnotevtovthevdietaryvservicesvsovitvcanvbevcleanedvandvreusedvforvth
evnextvmeal
d. Carryvthevtryvtovanvisolationvtrashvreceptaclevinvthevdirtyvutilityvroomvandvdisposevofvitvth
erev-
vAnswers>>b.v Placevthevtrayv invavspecialvisolationvbagvheldvbyvavsecondvhealthvcarev wor
kervatvthevpatient'svdoor
6vrightsvofvmedicationvadministrationv-
vAnswers>>patient,vtime,vdose,vroute,vmedication,vexpiration
Avclientvarrivesvwithvavwoundvthatvisvoozingvwithvavfoul-
vsmellingvyellowvpus.vwhichvtypevofv woundvdrainagev isvthis?
A:vserous
B:vSanguineous
C:vserosanguineous
D:vpurulentv-vAnswers>>D:vpurulent
Avgeneralvguidelinevforvthevassessmentvofvavrestrainedvbodyvpartv(forvmedical-
surgicalvreasons)visvremovalvofvthevrestraint:
A:veveryv15vminv
B:veveryv30vminv
C:veveryv1vhour
D:veveryv2vhoursv-vAnswers>>D:veveryv2vhours
Avpatientvisvadmittedvtovthevhospitalvforvchemotherapyvandvhasvavlowvwhitevbloodvcellvcount
.vWhichvprecautionvshouldvthevstaffvtakevwithvthisvpatient?
a. Contact
b. Protective
c. Droplet
d. Airbornev-vAnswers>>b.vProtective
Avpatientvisvadmittedvtovthevhospitalvwithvtuberculosis.vWhichvprecautionsvmustvthevnursevinstit
utevwhenvcaringvforvthisvpatient?
a. DropletvTransmission
b. AirbornevTransmission
, c. DirectvContact
d. IndirectvContactv-vAnswers>>b.vAirbornevTransmission
Avpatientvisvtovhavevsequentialvcompressionvdevicev(SCD)vappliedvonvthevpostoperativevu
nit.vthevpatientvisvwearingvknee-
highvelasticv(antiembolism)vstockings.vwhenvapplyingvthevSCDvwhatvshouldvthevnursevdo?
A:vremovevthevantivembolismvstockingsvandvnotvreplacevthemvB:v
replacevthevknee-highvwithvthigh-highvstockings
C:vnotifyvthevsurgeonvthevthevpatientvisvwearingvantiembolismvstockings
D:vapplyvthevSCDvovervthevknee-highvstockingsv-
vAnswers>>D:vapplyvthevSCDvovervthevknee-highv stockings
Avsterilevfieldvconsistsvofvwhichvofvthevfollowing?v(Selectvallvthatvapply.)
a.Avsterilevtray
b.Avworkvsurfacevdrapedvwithvavsterilevtowel
c.Avtablevcoveredvbyvavlargevsterilevdrape
d.Avpatient'svbedsidevtablev-vAnswers>>a.Avsterilevtray
b.Avworkvsurfacevdrapedvwithvavsterilevtowel
c.AvtablevcoveredvbyvavlargevsterilevdrapevA
v woundvshouldvbevcleansesvfrom:
A:vleastvcontaminatedvareavtovmostvcontaminatedvareavB:
vfrontvtovback
C:vmostvcontaminatedvtovleastvcontaminatedv-
vAnswers>>A:vleastvcontaminatedvareavtovmostv contaminatedvarea
Alternativesvtovphysicalvrestraintsvincludevwhichvofvthevfollowing?v(morevthanvonevanswer)
A:venvironmentalvmodifications
B:vlessvfrequentvobservationvofvpatientsvtovpromotevprivacyv
C:vinvolvementvofvfamilyvduringvvisitation
D:vmorevfrequentvobservationsvofvpatientsv-
vAnswers>>A:venvironmentalvmodificationsvC:vinvolvementvofvfamilyvduringv visitation
D:vmorevfrequentvobservationsvofvpatients
Anvappropriatevprocedurevtovusevwhenvmovingvavpatientvupvinvbedvisvforvthevnursevto:vA:vr
aisevthevheadvofvthevbedvtovav45vdegreevangle
B:vStartvbyvflexingvyourvkneesvandvhips
C:vplacevavpillowvundervthevpatient'svshoulders
D:vinstructvthevpatientvtovinhalevandvholdvstillv-
vAnswers>>B:vStartvbyvflexingv yourvkneesvandvhips
