NURS 211 MIDTERM EXAM WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
The nurse is aware that an antiviral medication is most effective
when given during which phase of the infectious process?
correct answers >> Prodromal stage
A client with an upper respiratory infection (common cold) tells
the nurse, "I am so angry with the nurse practitioner because he
would not give me any antibiotics." What would be the most
accurate response by the nurse? correct answers >>
"Antibiotics have no effect on viruses."
Of all possible nursing interventions to break the chain of
infection, which is the most effective? correct answers >>
practicing hand hygiene
A college-aged student has influenza. At what stage of the
infection is the student most infectious? correct answers >>
prodromal stage
What are the recommended cleansing agents for hand hygiene in
any setting when the risk of infection is high? correct answers
>> antimicrobial products
A female client is on isolation because she acquired a methicillin
resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infection after hospitalization for hip
replacement surgery. What name is given to this kind of
infection? correct answers >> Nosocomial
, A nurse has completed morning care for a client. There is no
visible soiling on her hands. What type of technique is
recommended by the CDC for hand hygiene? correct answers
>> clean hands with an alcohol-based handrub
Which of the following statements about glove use and hand
hygiene is true? correct answers >> artificial fingernails
should not be worn by staff involved in direct client care
An experienced nurse is teaching a student nurse the proper use
of hand hygiene. Which of the following is an accurate guideline
that should be discussed? correct answers >> hand hygiene
must be performed after contact with inanimate objects near the
client
What is the minimal amount of time that a nurse should scrub
hands that are not visibly soiled for effective hand hygiene?
correct answers >> 20 seconds
nursing process: assessment correct answers >> collection,
validation, and communication of patient data; determining a
NEED for nursing care
nursing process: diagnosis correct answers >> analysis of
patient data to identify patient strengths an health problems;
different from doctor diagnosis
nursing process: outcome identification and planning correct
answers >> specification of patient outcomes to prevent,
100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
The nurse is aware that an antiviral medication is most effective
when given during which phase of the infectious process?
correct answers >> Prodromal stage
A client with an upper respiratory infection (common cold) tells
the nurse, "I am so angry with the nurse practitioner because he
would not give me any antibiotics." What would be the most
accurate response by the nurse? correct answers >>
"Antibiotics have no effect on viruses."
Of all possible nursing interventions to break the chain of
infection, which is the most effective? correct answers >>
practicing hand hygiene
A college-aged student has influenza. At what stage of the
infection is the student most infectious? correct answers >>
prodromal stage
What are the recommended cleansing agents for hand hygiene in
any setting when the risk of infection is high? correct answers
>> antimicrobial products
A female client is on isolation because she acquired a methicillin
resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infection after hospitalization for hip
replacement surgery. What name is given to this kind of
infection? correct answers >> Nosocomial
, A nurse has completed morning care for a client. There is no
visible soiling on her hands. What type of technique is
recommended by the CDC for hand hygiene? correct answers
>> clean hands with an alcohol-based handrub
Which of the following statements about glove use and hand
hygiene is true? correct answers >> artificial fingernails
should not be worn by staff involved in direct client care
An experienced nurse is teaching a student nurse the proper use
of hand hygiene. Which of the following is an accurate guideline
that should be discussed? correct answers >> hand hygiene
must be performed after contact with inanimate objects near the
client
What is the minimal amount of time that a nurse should scrub
hands that are not visibly soiled for effective hand hygiene?
correct answers >> 20 seconds
nursing process: assessment correct answers >> collection,
validation, and communication of patient data; determining a
NEED for nursing care
nursing process: diagnosis correct answers >> analysis of
patient data to identify patient strengths an health problems;
different from doctor diagnosis
nursing process: outcome identification and planning correct
answers >> specification of patient outcomes to prevent,
