NACE Foundations of Nursing Exam.
Proper PPE for contact precaution [c.diff, wounds, etc] - CORRECT ANSWER Gown and gloves
Proper PPE for droplet precaution - CORRECT ANSWER Surgical mask within 3 ft of pt
Proper PPE for airborne precaution [TB] - CORRECT ANSWER respirator (N95) and negative pressure
room
Illnesses requiring droplet precautions - CORRECT ANSWER Pertussis, influenza, diphtheria, pneumonia,
bacterial meningitis
Illnesses requiring airborne precautions - CORRECT ANSWER Measles, Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome (SARS), Varicella (chickenpox), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
How to remove a wound dressing? - CORRECT ANSWER From clean area to contaminated area
How to draw up urine sample from catheter? - CORRECT ANSWER swab collection port of catheter with
antiseptic swab. Insert needle and aspirate urine in syringe.
Which insulin can be given IV: - CORRECT ANSWER Humulin R
Enoxaparin - CORRECT ANSWER (Lovenox)- anticoagulant
Gas forming foods - CORRECT ANSWER peppers, cauliflower, legumes
(not salmon?)
, Cleansing an ulcer - CORRECT ANSWER Cleanse from the innermost point then outwards
What should the nurse do if they give the wrong medication to a pt? - CORRECT ANSWER Notify PCP
Trough - CORRECT ANSWER the lowest level of a drug in the blood
Medication is given once a day, when should the nurse check trough levels? - CORRECT ANSWER just
before the next she gives the next dose [??that what I chose]
Pt refused medication what should the nurse do first? - CORRECT ANSWER listen to why the patient
refuses the medicine.
[one quizlet said document, that was not an option]
What should the nurse do if their pt has trouble falling asleep? - CORRECT ANSWER -warm bath [?]
-turn on tv [?]
-offer a glass of warm milk (WRONG)
Clinical manifestations for sleep apnea - CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 5th intercostal space, left mid-clavicular line
Where to palpate the brachial pulse? - CORRECT ANSWER Just below the bend of the elbow (AC), medial
aspect.
Where is the vastus lateralis located? - CORRECT ANSWER Anterior thigh, lateral aspect
Proper PPE for contact precaution [c.diff, wounds, etc] - CORRECT ANSWER Gown and gloves
Proper PPE for droplet precaution - CORRECT ANSWER Surgical mask within 3 ft of pt
Proper PPE for airborne precaution [TB] - CORRECT ANSWER respirator (N95) and negative pressure
room
Illnesses requiring droplet precautions - CORRECT ANSWER Pertussis, influenza, diphtheria, pneumonia,
bacterial meningitis
Illnesses requiring airborne precautions - CORRECT ANSWER Measles, Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome (SARS), Varicella (chickenpox), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
How to remove a wound dressing? - CORRECT ANSWER From clean area to contaminated area
How to draw up urine sample from catheter? - CORRECT ANSWER swab collection port of catheter with
antiseptic swab. Insert needle and aspirate urine in syringe.
Which insulin can be given IV: - CORRECT ANSWER Humulin R
Enoxaparin - CORRECT ANSWER (Lovenox)- anticoagulant
Gas forming foods - CORRECT ANSWER peppers, cauliflower, legumes
(not salmon?)
, Cleansing an ulcer - CORRECT ANSWER Cleanse from the innermost point then outwards
What should the nurse do if they give the wrong medication to a pt? - CORRECT ANSWER Notify PCP
Trough - CORRECT ANSWER the lowest level of a drug in the blood
Medication is given once a day, when should the nurse check trough levels? - CORRECT ANSWER just
before the next she gives the next dose [??that what I chose]
Pt refused medication what should the nurse do first? - CORRECT ANSWER listen to why the patient
refuses the medicine.
[one quizlet said document, that was not an option]
What should the nurse do if their pt has trouble falling asleep? - CORRECT ANSWER -warm bath [?]
-turn on tv [?]
-offer a glass of warm milk (WRONG)
Clinical manifestations for sleep apnea - CORRECT ANSWER 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? - CORRECT ANSWER 5th intercostal space, left mid-clavicular line
Where to palpate the brachial pulse? - CORRECT ANSWER Just below the bend of the elbow (AC), medial
aspect.
Where is the vastus lateralis located? - CORRECT ANSWER Anterior thigh, lateral aspect
