NURS 200 Final Exam Study Guide Questions with Correct Answers
(Grade A+)
Question 1: Stool Test for Guaiac
Answer: also known as a fecal occult blood diagnostic test (FOBT), checks for hidden blood in stool.
routine screen tool for clients 50 years or older. first screening test for someone suspected for colon cancer.
Question 2: Findings of Stool Test for Guaiac
Answer: Negative test means no blood is detected in the stool. Should not have blood in stool. Blue means
positive, meaning blood is present in the stool.
Question 3: Importance of Hand Hygiene
Answer: To prevent the spread of infection and germs. To protect patients and healthcare workers from the
transmission of pathogens.
Question 4: When to perform hand hygiene
Answer: After touching contaminated surfaces, before and after every client contact, and after removing
gloves.
Question 5: Use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer
Answer: Use if hands are not visibly soiled: before and after touching a patient, before donning gloves and
after removing gloves, after contact with body fluids and non-intact skin, and before performing clean or
aseptic procedures. rub for 20-30 seconds until dry
Question 6: When to use soap and water
Answer: When hands are visibly dirty or soiled with blood/body fluids, after caring for a patient with C.
diff, handling food, or after using the restroom. lather for at least 20 seconds all surfaces.
Question 7: Hand hygiene education for clients and visitors
Answer: Emphasize importance of covering the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, using and
disposing of facial tissues, and performing hand hygiene often. protects immunocompromised patients and
prevents cross-contamination.
Question 8: Airborne precautions
Answer: Small, tiny droplets (< 5 mcg) that can travel an extensive distance and stay suspended in the air.
measles, tuberculosis TB, and varicella. private negative airflow room, n95 masks worn
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,Question 9: Droplet precautions
Answer: Precautions for diseases transmitted by large respiratory droplets (> 5mcg) that can travel 3-6 feet,
such as pneumonia, influenza, meningitis, and pertussis. and streptococcus, mumps, and rubella. masks for
patients, visitors, and providers.
Question 10: Contact precautions
Answer: Precautions for diseases transmitted through person-to-person or indirect contact, such as MRSA,
C. Diff, VRE, RSV, shigella, scabies, enteric diseases, wound infections, herpes simplex, and impetigo.
gloves and gowns worn. disposal of infectious material in a single, nonporous biosafety bag without
touching outside.
Question 11: Protective precautions
Answer: Precautions to protect immunocompromised patients, requiring a private room and positive
airflow. masks worn. no fresh flowers, fresh fruits, or raw foods like sushi.
Question 12: Order of donning PPE
Answer: The sequence for putting on personal protective equipment: gown, mask, goggles, gloves.
Question 13: Order of doffing PPE
Answer: The sequence for removing personal protective equipment: gloves, goggles, gown, mask.
Question 14: Scabies precautions
Answer: Contact precautions are required for scabies.
Question 15: Streptococcal Pharyngitis precautions
Answer: Droplet precautions are required for streptococcal pharyngitis.
Question 16: Pertussis precautions
Answer: Droplet precautions are required for pertussis.
Question 17: Clostridium difficile precautions
Answer: Contact precautions are required for Clostridium difficile.
Question 18: Herpes Simplex Virus precautions
Answer: Contact precautions are required for herpes simplex virus.
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, Question 19: Impétigo precautions
Answer: Contact precautions are required for impetigo.
Question 20: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) precautions
Answer: Contact precautions are required for MRSA.
Question 21: Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) precautions
Answer: Contact precautions are required for VRSA.
Question 22: Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) precautions
Answer: Droplet precautions are required for Hib.
Question 23: Mumps precautions
Answer: Droplet precautions are required for mumps.
Question 24: Rubella precautions
Answer: Droplet precautions are required for rubella.
Question 25: Plague precautions
Answer: Droplet precautions are required for plague.
Question 26: Streptococcal pneumonia precautions
Answer: Droplet precautions are required for streptococcal pneumonia.
Question 27: Meningococcal pneumonia precautions
Answer: Droplet precautions are required for meningococcal pneumonia.
Question 28: Measles precautions
Answer: Airborne precautions are required for measles.
Question 29: Varicella precautions
Answer: Airborne precautions are required for varicella.
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(Grade A+)
Question 1: Stool Test for Guaiac
Answer: also known as a fecal occult blood diagnostic test (FOBT), checks for hidden blood in stool.
routine screen tool for clients 50 years or older. first screening test for someone suspected for colon cancer.
Question 2: Findings of Stool Test for Guaiac
Answer: Negative test means no blood is detected in the stool. Should not have blood in stool. Blue means
positive, meaning blood is present in the stool.
Question 3: Importance of Hand Hygiene
Answer: To prevent the spread of infection and germs. To protect patients and healthcare workers from the
transmission of pathogens.
Question 4: When to perform hand hygiene
Answer: After touching contaminated surfaces, before and after every client contact, and after removing
gloves.
Question 5: Use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer
Answer: Use if hands are not visibly soiled: before and after touching a patient, before donning gloves and
after removing gloves, after contact with body fluids and non-intact skin, and before performing clean or
aseptic procedures. rub for 20-30 seconds until dry
Question 6: When to use soap and water
Answer: When hands are visibly dirty or soiled with blood/body fluids, after caring for a patient with C.
diff, handling food, or after using the restroom. lather for at least 20 seconds all surfaces.
Question 7: Hand hygiene education for clients and visitors
Answer: Emphasize importance of covering the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, using and
disposing of facial tissues, and performing hand hygiene often. protects immunocompromised patients and
prevents cross-contamination.
Question 8: Airborne precautions
Answer: Small, tiny droplets (< 5 mcg) that can travel an extensive distance and stay suspended in the air.
measles, tuberculosis TB, and varicella. private negative airflow room, n95 masks worn
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,Question 9: Droplet precautions
Answer: Precautions for diseases transmitted by large respiratory droplets (> 5mcg) that can travel 3-6 feet,
such as pneumonia, influenza, meningitis, and pertussis. and streptococcus, mumps, and rubella. masks for
patients, visitors, and providers.
Question 10: Contact precautions
Answer: Precautions for diseases transmitted through person-to-person or indirect contact, such as MRSA,
C. Diff, VRE, RSV, shigella, scabies, enteric diseases, wound infections, herpes simplex, and impetigo.
gloves and gowns worn. disposal of infectious material in a single, nonporous biosafety bag without
touching outside.
Question 11: Protective precautions
Answer: Precautions to protect immunocompromised patients, requiring a private room and positive
airflow. masks worn. no fresh flowers, fresh fruits, or raw foods like sushi.
Question 12: Order of donning PPE
Answer: The sequence for putting on personal protective equipment: gown, mask, goggles, gloves.
Question 13: Order of doffing PPE
Answer: The sequence for removing personal protective equipment: gloves, goggles, gown, mask.
Question 14: Scabies precautions
Answer: Contact precautions are required for scabies.
Question 15: Streptococcal Pharyngitis precautions
Answer: Droplet precautions are required for streptococcal pharyngitis.
Question 16: Pertussis precautions
Answer: Droplet precautions are required for pertussis.
Question 17: Clostridium difficile precautions
Answer: Contact precautions are required for Clostridium difficile.
Question 18: Herpes Simplex Virus precautions
Answer: Contact precautions are required for herpes simplex virus.
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, Question 19: Impétigo precautions
Answer: Contact precautions are required for impetigo.
Question 20: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) precautions
Answer: Contact precautions are required for MRSA.
Question 21: Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) precautions
Answer: Contact precautions are required for VRSA.
Question 22: Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) precautions
Answer: Droplet precautions are required for Hib.
Question 23: Mumps precautions
Answer: Droplet precautions are required for mumps.
Question 24: Rubella precautions
Answer: Droplet precautions are required for rubella.
Question 25: Plague precautions
Answer: Droplet precautions are required for plague.
Question 26: Streptococcal pneumonia precautions
Answer: Droplet precautions are required for streptococcal pneumonia.
Question 27: Meningococcal pneumonia precautions
Answer: Droplet precautions are required for meningococcal pneumonia.
Question 28: Measles precautions
Answer: Airborne precautions are required for measles.
Question 29: Varicella precautions
Answer: Airborne precautions are required for varicella.
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