NACE Foundations of Nursing - Exam Prep, Practice Questions & Verified Answers
Proper PPE for contact precaution [c.diff, wounds, etc] Gown and gloves
Proper PPE for droplet precaution Surgical mask within 3 ft of pt
Proper PPE for airborne precaution [TB] respirator (N95) and negative pressure room
Illnesses requiring droplet precautions Pertussis, influenza, diphtheria, pneumonia, bacterial meningitis
Illnesses requiring airborne precautions Measles, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Varicella (chickenpox), and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
How to remove a wound dressing? From clean area to contaminated area
How to draw up urine sample from catheter? swab collection port of catheter with antiseptic swab. Insert needle and aspirate
urine in syringe.
Which insulin can be given IV: Humulin R
Enoxaparin (Lovenox)- anticoagulant
Gas forming foods legumes
Cleansing an ulcer Cleanse from the innermost point then outwards
What should the nurse do if they give the wrong Notify PCP
medication to a pt?
Trough the lowest level of a drug in the blood
Medication is given once a day, when should the nurse just before the next she gives the next dose
check trough levels?
Pt refused medication what should the nurse do first? listen to why the patient refuses the medicine.
[one quizlet said document, that was not an option]
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, NACE Foundations of Nursing - Exam Prep, Practice Questions & Verified Answers
What should the nurse do if their pt has trouble falling -warm bath
asleep? -routine schedule
Exercise before bed
Clinical manifestations for sleep apnea 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? 5th intercostal space, left mid-clavicular line
Where to palpate the brachial pulse? Just below the bend of the elbow (AC), medial aspect.
Where is the vastus lateralis located? Anterior thigh, lateral aspect
PC vs AC PC: after meals
AC: before meals
OD vs OS OD: oculus dexter- right eye
OS: oculus sinister- left eye
How to check NG placement fluoroscopy
IM needle 18-25 gauge
-gauge 1''-3'' inches
-length 2mL
-max dose
Subcu needle 25-27
-gauge 1/4''-5/8''
-length 1mL
-max dose
Intradermal needle 25-28
-gauge 1/4''-5/8''
-length 1mL or less
-max dose
AD vs AS AD: auris dextra- right ear
AS: auris sinister- left ear
[AU means both]
How is Hepatitis A transmitted? fecal oral route. [fecal contamination of food or water]
How is Hepatits B transmitted? body fluids-blood, semen
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Proper PPE for contact precaution [c.diff, wounds, etc] Gown and gloves
Proper PPE for droplet precaution Surgical mask within 3 ft of pt
Proper PPE for airborne precaution [TB] respirator (N95) and negative pressure room
Illnesses requiring droplet precautions Pertussis, influenza, diphtheria, pneumonia, bacterial meningitis
Illnesses requiring airborne precautions Measles, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Varicella (chickenpox), and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
How to remove a wound dressing? From clean area to contaminated area
How to draw up urine sample from catheter? swab collection port of catheter with antiseptic swab. Insert needle and aspirate
urine in syringe.
Which insulin can be given IV: Humulin R
Enoxaparin (Lovenox)- anticoagulant
Gas forming foods legumes
Cleansing an ulcer Cleanse from the innermost point then outwards
What should the nurse do if they give the wrong Notify PCP
medication to a pt?
Trough the lowest level of a drug in the blood
Medication is given once a day, when should the nurse just before the next she gives the next dose
check trough levels?
Pt refused medication what should the nurse do first? listen to why the patient refuses the medicine.
[one quizlet said document, that was not an option]
Stuvia 2026-2027
, NACE Foundations of Nursing - Exam Prep, Practice Questions & Verified Answers
What should the nurse do if their pt has trouble falling -warm bath
asleep? -routine schedule
Exercise before bed
Clinical manifestations for sleep apnea 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? 5th intercostal space, left mid-clavicular line
Where to palpate the brachial pulse? Just below the bend of the elbow (AC), medial aspect.
Where is the vastus lateralis located? Anterior thigh, lateral aspect
PC vs AC PC: after meals
AC: before meals
OD vs OS OD: oculus dexter- right eye
OS: oculus sinister- left eye
How to check NG placement fluoroscopy
IM needle 18-25 gauge
-gauge 1''-3'' inches
-length 2mL
-max dose
Subcu needle 25-27
-gauge 1/4''-5/8''
-length 1mL
-max dose
Intradermal needle 25-28
-gauge 1/4''-5/8''
-length 1mL or less
-max dose
AD vs AS AD: auris dextra- right ear
AS: auris sinister- left ear
[AU means both]
How is Hepatitis A transmitted? fecal oral route. [fecal contamination of food or water]
How is Hepatits B transmitted? body fluids-blood, semen
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