NURSING 311 QUIZZES 2026/2027 | NURSING 311 QUIZ QUESTIONS,
PRACTICE TESTS & STUDY GUIDE
The nurse's hands are not visibly soiled. - Correct answer ✔✔ In which situation would it be
appropriate for the nurse to use an antiseptic hand rub to perform hand hygiene?
To prevent touching contaminated material with unprotected hands - Correct answer ✔✔ When
removing a gown worn as personal protective equipment (PPE) while caring for a patient in
isolation, why does the nurse avoid touching the outside of the gown?
To prevent or control the transmission of infectious microorganisms from any source - Correct
answer ✔✔ What is the primary purpose of appropriate hand hygiene?
Emulsifies fat and oil so that dirt and microorganisms can be mechanically removed - Correct
answer ✔✔ How does soap work?
"Well, I'll check back with you in about 5 minutes to see if you need anything." - Correct answer
✔✔ The nurse is assisting a patient with a tub bath. After the patient has been safely positioned
in the tub, he tells the nurse, "I'll call you when I'm done." What is the nurse's best response?
"The muscles of her lower back twitch when I start to rub it, but they calm down if I keep
massaging her." - Correct answer ✔✔ The nurse delegates a patient's back massage to nursing
assistive personnel (NAP). Which statement by the NAP requires the nurse to follow up?
"When did you start experiencing the pain?" - Correct answer ✔✔ A male patient receiving
perineal care tells the nurse "It has started to hurt a little down there." What is the nurse's best
response?
Dorsal recumbent - Correct answer ✔✔ The nurse is preparing to provide perineal care for a
female patient who is on bed rest. Which patient position should the nurse use for this care?
, Reserving the cleansing of the tip of the penis as the final step in perineal care - Correct answer
✔✔ The nurse observes the nursing assistive personnel (NAP) providing perineal care to a male
patient. Which observation of care requires the nurse's follow-up?
Assess the NAP's understanding of the proper technique for back massage - Correct answer ✔✔
When preparing to delegate a patient's back massage to nursing assistive personnel (NAP), the
nurse would do what first?
Wear clean gloves during care. - Correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following interventions
directly related to patient safety must the nurse consider when providing perineal care to an
elderly male patient with a catheter?
Decline the patient's request to add scented oil to the bathwater. - Correct answer ✔✔ A
patient with left-sided muscle weakness is prescribed a bath every other day. Which precaution
would help the nurse reduce this patient's risk of falling?
Patient who is receiving continuous epidural analgesia - Correct answer ✔✔ The nurse would
not offer back massage to which of the following patients?
Make sure the call light is within the patient's reach. - Correct answer ✔✔ A patient is being
given a bed bath. The nurse realizes that another washcloth is needed to complete the bath.
What is one way in which the nurse can ensure the patient's safety?
The lower hem of the sheet should lie seam down and even with the bottom edge of the
mattress. - Correct answer ✔✔ The nurse is reviewing placement of an unfitted bottom sheet
with nursing assistive personnel (NAP) assigned to make an unoccupied bed. What should the
nurse include in this teaching?
Over the bottom sheet. - Correct answer ✔✔ When making an unoccupied bed, where would
the nurse place a waterproof pad?
PRACTICE TESTS & STUDY GUIDE
The nurse's hands are not visibly soiled. - Correct answer ✔✔ In which situation would it be
appropriate for the nurse to use an antiseptic hand rub to perform hand hygiene?
To prevent touching contaminated material with unprotected hands - Correct answer ✔✔ When
removing a gown worn as personal protective equipment (PPE) while caring for a patient in
isolation, why does the nurse avoid touching the outside of the gown?
To prevent or control the transmission of infectious microorganisms from any source - Correct
answer ✔✔ What is the primary purpose of appropriate hand hygiene?
Emulsifies fat and oil so that dirt and microorganisms can be mechanically removed - Correct
answer ✔✔ How does soap work?
"Well, I'll check back with you in about 5 minutes to see if you need anything." - Correct answer
✔✔ The nurse is assisting a patient with a tub bath. After the patient has been safely positioned
in the tub, he tells the nurse, "I'll call you when I'm done." What is the nurse's best response?
"The muscles of her lower back twitch when I start to rub it, but they calm down if I keep
massaging her." - Correct answer ✔✔ The nurse delegates a patient's back massage to nursing
assistive personnel (NAP). Which statement by the NAP requires the nurse to follow up?
"When did you start experiencing the pain?" - Correct answer ✔✔ A male patient receiving
perineal care tells the nurse "It has started to hurt a little down there." What is the nurse's best
response?
Dorsal recumbent - Correct answer ✔✔ The nurse is preparing to provide perineal care for a
female patient who is on bed rest. Which patient position should the nurse use for this care?
, Reserving the cleansing of the tip of the penis as the final step in perineal care - Correct answer
✔✔ The nurse observes the nursing assistive personnel (NAP) providing perineal care to a male
patient. Which observation of care requires the nurse's follow-up?
Assess the NAP's understanding of the proper technique for back massage - Correct answer ✔✔
When preparing to delegate a patient's back massage to nursing assistive personnel (NAP), the
nurse would do what first?
Wear clean gloves during care. - Correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following interventions
directly related to patient safety must the nurse consider when providing perineal care to an
elderly male patient with a catheter?
Decline the patient's request to add scented oil to the bathwater. - Correct answer ✔✔ A
patient with left-sided muscle weakness is prescribed a bath every other day. Which precaution
would help the nurse reduce this patient's risk of falling?
Patient who is receiving continuous epidural analgesia - Correct answer ✔✔ The nurse would
not offer back massage to which of the following patients?
Make sure the call light is within the patient's reach. - Correct answer ✔✔ A patient is being
given a bed bath. The nurse realizes that another washcloth is needed to complete the bath.
What is one way in which the nurse can ensure the patient's safety?
The lower hem of the sheet should lie seam down and even with the bottom edge of the
mattress. - Correct answer ✔✔ The nurse is reviewing placement of an unfitted bottom sheet
with nursing assistive personnel (NAP) assigned to make an unoccupied bed. What should the
nurse include in this teaching?
Over the bottom sheet. - Correct answer ✔✔ When making an unoccupied bed, where would
the nurse place a waterproof pad?
