SEMESTER 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERFIED ANSWERS) Q&A 2027 |INSTANT
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1. Which nursing intervention is most effective for preventing
healthcare-associated infections?
A. Wearing gloves for every patient interaction
B. Administering antibiotics prophylactically
C. Performing hand hygiene at appropriate times
D. Keeping all patients in isolation
Answer: C. Performing hand hygiene at appropriate times
Rationale: Hand hygiene is one of the most effective methods
for preventing transmission of microorganisms between
patients, healthcare workers, and the environment.
2. Which type of immunity develops after receiving a vaccine?
A. Natural passive immunity
B. Natural active immunity
C. Artificial passive immunity
D. Artificial active immunity
Answer: D. Artificial active immunity
,Rationale: Vaccination stimulates the patient's immune system
to produce antibodies and memory cells, creating artificial
active immunity.
3. A patient develops immunity after recovering from
measles. Which type of immunity is this?
A. Artificial active
B. Artificial passive
C. Natural passive
D. Natural active
Answer: D. Natural active
Rationale: Natural active immunity occurs when the person's
immune system responds to an actual infection and develops
immunologic memory.
4. Which finding is most characteristic of anaphylaxis?
A. Bradycardia and hypertension
B. Stridor and hypotension
C. Increased appetite and fever
D. Constipation and abdominal distention
Answer: B. Stridor and hypotension
Rationale: Anaphylaxis can cause airway edema,
bronchospasm, vasodilation, and severe hypotension. It is a
medical emergency.
,5. Which medication is the priority treatment for severe
anaphylaxis?
A. Diphenhydramine
B. Acetaminophen
C. Prednisone
D. Epinephrine
Answer: D. Epinephrine
Rationale: Intramuscular epinephrine is the first-line treatment
for anaphylaxis because it rapidly reverses airway obstruction,
bronchospasm, and circulatory collapse.
6. Which assessment finding indicates possible infection at a
surgical incision?
A. Mild bruising
B. Mild incisional discomfort
C. Purulent drainage and increasing redness
D. Slight swelling immediately after surgery
Answer: C. Purulent drainage and increasing redness
Rationale: Purulent drainage, increasing erythema, warmth,
tenderness, and systemic symptoms can indicate wound
infection.
, 7. Which action represents medical asepsis?
A. Sterilizing surgical instruments
B. Reducing the number and spread of microorganisms
C. Eliminating all microorganisms from an object
D. Maintaining a sterile surgical field
Answer: B. Reducing the number and spread of
microorganisms
Rationale: Medical asepsis, or clean technique, reduces
microorganisms and prevents their transmission.
8. Which action is required when maintaining a sterile field?
A. Turning away from the field briefly
B. Holding sterile objects below waist level
C. Reaching across the sterile field
D. Keeping sterile items above waist level and within view
Answer: D. Keeping sterile items above waist level and within
view
Rationale: Items below the waist or outside the nurse's view
are considered contaminated.
9. A nurse accidentally touches a sterile glove with an
unsterile object. What should the nurse do?