Basic Nursing Skills Quizzes with 100% Correct
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A nurse is caring for a client with Lyme disease. What causes Lyme disease?
Rickettesiae
A nurse is attending to a client with an infectious disease. After changing the linen and
caring for the patient, the nurse does a hand antisepsis with an alcohol-based hand
rub. Which of the following is a reason for the nurse to use an alcohol-based hand
rub?
It provides the greatest reduction in microbial counts.
A nurse is caring for an elderly client with a throat infection at the client's residence.
The nurse uses a stainless steel tongue depressor to examine the client's throat. At
what temperature should the nurse boil the equipment to sterilize it?
15 minutes at 212°F
After an operation, the nurse has been asked to sterilize the scalpel, scissors, and
other instruments that were used during the procedure. The nurse needs to ensure
that the cutting edges of these instruments are not damaged. Which is
the best technique to sterilize the sharp instruments without damaging the cutting
edges?
Dry Heat
When sterilizing the endoscope used for a client, what should the nurse use?
Peracetic acid
,A nurse needs to visit the intensive care unit to administer an enema to a client.
Which step should the nurse take when using the sterile solution located at the
entrance to the intensive care unit?
Pour and discard a small amount of the solution.
A nurse is preparing an operation theater for a surgical procedure. Which point
regarding the principles of surgical asepsis should the nurse keep in mind when
preparing sterilized surgical instruments?
A commercially packaged surgical item is not considered sterile if past expiration date.
A nurse should perform hand hygiene in which circumstance?
whenever hands are visibly soiled
A client with TB has been discharged from the health care facility. What care should
be taken with regard to cleaning the bed linens used by the client during his stay at
the facility?
Wash them with boiling water.
An operating room nurse is caring for a client who will soon undergo an
appendectomy. Which handwashing technique is most appropriate for the nurse to
use when caring for this client?
Perform surgical hand scrub using detergent.
A nurse is explaining the different procedures used to break the chain of infection to a
nursing student. In which link in the chain of infection should a nurse provide special
attention to the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts?
exit route
,A nurse is observing the housekeeping staff when they are cleaning a health care
facility. Which principle should the housekeeping staff follow for medical asepsis?
Wet-mop floors to avoid distributing microorganisms.
A nurse is required to clean the open wounds of a client who has been involved in an
automobile accident. What intervention would the nurse need to perform when
cleaning a client's open wounds to protect the nurse from infection?
Wear a clean pair of latex or latex-free gloves.
A nurse is preparing a sterile field in order to perform a dressing change for a client.
Which step should the nurse take when preparing to pour a sterile solution into the
dressing tray?
First pour and discard a small amount of the solution.
When caring for a client with a bacterial respiratory infection and an active cough,
what action should the nurse take in order to prevent becoming infected?
Wear a mask when caring for the client.
Health care professionals are required to follow certain principles to ensure that
nosocomial infections do not occur in the health care facility. What contributes to
infections in health care settings?
Health professionals donning artificial nails
A nurse is informing a nursing student about the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) guidelines for hand asepsis. Which guideline is in compliance with
the CDC guidelines for hand washing?
Washing when hands are visibly soiled
, A labor and delivery nurse will be participating in a client's emergency caesarean
section and intends to apply the principles of surgical asepsis appropriately. Surgical
asepsis is most clearly characterized by:
Steps are taken to render an item completely free of microorganisms.
The nurse is caring for four clients. Which client presents the most susceptibility for
infection?
46-year old with a foley catheter following anesthesia
The client is concerned about "catching the flu." Which statement by the nurse
is most appropriate?
"The best way to prevent the spread of illness is by washing your hands."
A student nurse is preforming hand washing in the clinical setting. Which observation
would require the nursing instructor to intervene?
has manicured nails that are 1-inch long
The nurse applies an alcohol-based hand rub upon entering the client's room. The
client becomes upset stating, "You did not wash your hands!" Which response by the
nurse is most appropriate?
"Alcohol based hand rub provides the greatest reduction in microbial counts on the
skin."
A nursing student is donning sterile gloves to perform routine tracheostomy care for a
client. Which behavior by the student would require immediate intervention from the
instructor?
reaches down to the bed to pick up a sterile drape
Answers
A nurse is caring for a client with Lyme disease. What causes Lyme disease?
Rickettesiae
A nurse is attending to a client with an infectious disease. After changing the linen and
caring for the patient, the nurse does a hand antisepsis with an alcohol-based hand
rub. Which of the following is a reason for the nurse to use an alcohol-based hand
rub?
It provides the greatest reduction in microbial counts.
A nurse is caring for an elderly client with a throat infection at the client's residence.
The nurse uses a stainless steel tongue depressor to examine the client's throat. At
what temperature should the nurse boil the equipment to sterilize it?
15 minutes at 212°F
After an operation, the nurse has been asked to sterilize the scalpel, scissors, and
other instruments that were used during the procedure. The nurse needs to ensure
that the cutting edges of these instruments are not damaged. Which is
the best technique to sterilize the sharp instruments without damaging the cutting
edges?
Dry Heat
When sterilizing the endoscope used for a client, what should the nurse use?
Peracetic acid
,A nurse needs to visit the intensive care unit to administer an enema to a client.
Which step should the nurse take when using the sterile solution located at the
entrance to the intensive care unit?
Pour and discard a small amount of the solution.
A nurse is preparing an operation theater for a surgical procedure. Which point
regarding the principles of surgical asepsis should the nurse keep in mind when
preparing sterilized surgical instruments?
A commercially packaged surgical item is not considered sterile if past expiration date.
A nurse should perform hand hygiene in which circumstance?
whenever hands are visibly soiled
A client with TB has been discharged from the health care facility. What care should
be taken with regard to cleaning the bed linens used by the client during his stay at
the facility?
Wash them with boiling water.
An operating room nurse is caring for a client who will soon undergo an
appendectomy. Which handwashing technique is most appropriate for the nurse to
use when caring for this client?
Perform surgical hand scrub using detergent.
A nurse is explaining the different procedures used to break the chain of infection to a
nursing student. In which link in the chain of infection should a nurse provide special
attention to the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts?
exit route
,A nurse is observing the housekeeping staff when they are cleaning a health care
facility. Which principle should the housekeeping staff follow for medical asepsis?
Wet-mop floors to avoid distributing microorganisms.
A nurse is required to clean the open wounds of a client who has been involved in an
automobile accident. What intervention would the nurse need to perform when
cleaning a client's open wounds to protect the nurse from infection?
Wear a clean pair of latex or latex-free gloves.
A nurse is preparing a sterile field in order to perform a dressing change for a client.
Which step should the nurse take when preparing to pour a sterile solution into the
dressing tray?
First pour and discard a small amount of the solution.
When caring for a client with a bacterial respiratory infection and an active cough,
what action should the nurse take in order to prevent becoming infected?
Wear a mask when caring for the client.
Health care professionals are required to follow certain principles to ensure that
nosocomial infections do not occur in the health care facility. What contributes to
infections in health care settings?
Health professionals donning artificial nails
A nurse is informing a nursing student about the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) guidelines for hand asepsis. Which guideline is in compliance with
the CDC guidelines for hand washing?
Washing when hands are visibly soiled
, A labor and delivery nurse will be participating in a client's emergency caesarean
section and intends to apply the principles of surgical asepsis appropriately. Surgical
asepsis is most clearly characterized by:
Steps are taken to render an item completely free of microorganisms.
The nurse is caring for four clients. Which client presents the most susceptibility for
infection?
46-year old with a foley catheter following anesthesia
The client is concerned about "catching the flu." Which statement by the nurse
is most appropriate?
"The best way to prevent the spread of illness is by washing your hands."
A student nurse is preforming hand washing in the clinical setting. Which observation
would require the nursing instructor to intervene?
has manicured nails that are 1-inch long
The nurse applies an alcohol-based hand rub upon entering the client's room. The
client becomes upset stating, "You did not wash your hands!" Which response by the
nurse is most appropriate?
"Alcohol based hand rub provides the greatest reduction in microbial counts on the
skin."
A nursing student is donning sterile gloves to perform routine tracheostomy care for a
client. Which behavior by the student would require immediate intervention from the
instructor?
reaches down to the bed to pick up a sterile drape
