NURSING 110 EXAM 1 ATI TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026/2027 13
A nurse is reviewing hand hygiene techniques with a group of assistive personnel. which if the
following instructions should the nurse include when discussing hand washing?
a. apply 3-5ml of liquid soap to dry hands
b. wash the hands with soap and water for at least 15 seconds
c. rinse the hands with hot water
d. use a clean paper towel to turn off the hand faucets
e. allow the hands to air dry after washing - Correct answer ✔✔✔ B
D
when entering the clients room to change a surgical dressing a nurse notes that the client in
coughing and sneezing. which of the following actions should the nurse take when preparing
the sterile field?
a. keep the sterile field at least 6ft away from clients bedside
b. instruct the client to refrain from coughing and sneezing during the dressing chain
c. place a mask on the client to limit the spread of micro-organisms into the surgical wound
d. keep a box of facial tissues nearby for the client to use during the dressing change - Correct
answer ✔✔✔ C
a nurse has removed a sterile pack from its outside cover and placed in on a clean work surface
in preparation for an invasive procedure. which of the following flaps should the nurse unfold
first?
a. the flap closest to the body
b. the right side flap
c. the left side flap
d. the flap farthest from the body - Correct answer ✔✔✔ D
A nurse has prepared a sterile field for assisting a provider with a chest tube insertion. Which of
the following events should the nurse recognize as contaminating the field (Select all that apply)
, A. provider drops a sterile instrument onto the near side of the sterile field
B. nurse moistens a cotton ball with sterile normal saline and places it on sterile field
C. procedure is delayed 1hr because the provider receives an emergency call
D. nurse turns to speak to someone who enters through the door behind the nurse
E. clients hand brushes against the outer edge of the sterile field - Correct answer ✔✔✔ B
C
D
A nurse is wearing sterile gloves
in preparation for performing a
sterile procedure. Which of the
following objects can the nurse
touch without breaching sterile
technique? (Select all that apply.)
A. A bottle containing
a sterile solution
B. The edge of the sterile drape
at the base of the field
C. The inner wrapping of an
item on the sterile field
D. An irrigation syringe
on the sterile field
E. One gloved hand with
the other gloved hand - Correct answer ✔✔✔ C
D
E
ANSWERS 2026/2027 13
A nurse is reviewing hand hygiene techniques with a group of assistive personnel. which if the
following instructions should the nurse include when discussing hand washing?
a. apply 3-5ml of liquid soap to dry hands
b. wash the hands with soap and water for at least 15 seconds
c. rinse the hands with hot water
d. use a clean paper towel to turn off the hand faucets
e. allow the hands to air dry after washing - Correct answer ✔✔✔ B
D
when entering the clients room to change a surgical dressing a nurse notes that the client in
coughing and sneezing. which of the following actions should the nurse take when preparing
the sterile field?
a. keep the sterile field at least 6ft away from clients bedside
b. instruct the client to refrain from coughing and sneezing during the dressing chain
c. place a mask on the client to limit the spread of micro-organisms into the surgical wound
d. keep a box of facial tissues nearby for the client to use during the dressing change - Correct
answer ✔✔✔ C
a nurse has removed a sterile pack from its outside cover and placed in on a clean work surface
in preparation for an invasive procedure. which of the following flaps should the nurse unfold
first?
a. the flap closest to the body
b. the right side flap
c. the left side flap
d. the flap farthest from the body - Correct answer ✔✔✔ D
A nurse has prepared a sterile field for assisting a provider with a chest tube insertion. Which of
the following events should the nurse recognize as contaminating the field (Select all that apply)
, A. provider drops a sterile instrument onto the near side of the sterile field
B. nurse moistens a cotton ball with sterile normal saline and places it on sterile field
C. procedure is delayed 1hr because the provider receives an emergency call
D. nurse turns to speak to someone who enters through the door behind the nurse
E. clients hand brushes against the outer edge of the sterile field - Correct answer ✔✔✔ B
C
D
A nurse is wearing sterile gloves
in preparation for performing a
sterile procedure. Which of the
following objects can the nurse
touch without breaching sterile
technique? (Select all that apply.)
A. A bottle containing
a sterile solution
B. The edge of the sterile drape
at the base of the field
C. The inner wrapping of an
item on the sterile field
D. An irrigation syringe
on the sterile field
E. One gloved hand with
the other gloved hand - Correct answer ✔✔✔ C
D
E
