PN 20026 LATEST EXAM WITH DETAILED QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+ GRADE
The nurse works in a small rural hospital with a wide variety of clients. Of the clients admitted this
afternoon, the nurse recognizes that the individual with which of the following conditions is most
susceptible to infection?
a. Burns
b. Diabetes
c. Pulmonary emphysema
d. Peripheral vascular disease
a. Burns
The nursing assistant is learning how to use protective equipment when caring for a client in isolation.
The nursing assistant is instructed in the correct sequence for putting on the protective equipment.
Which of the following describes the correct sequence?
a. Wash her hands, apply the mask and eyewear, put on the gown, and then apply gloves.
b. Apply the mask and eyewear, put on the gown, wash her hands, and then apply gloves.
c. Wash her hands, put on the gown, apply gloves, and then put on mask and eyewear.
d. Put on the gown, apply the mask and eyewear, wash her hands, and then apply gloves.
a. Wash her hands, apply the mask and eyewear, put on the gown, and then apply gloves.
,The client has a large, deep abdominal incision that requires a dressing. The incision is packed with
sterile 1.75-cm packing and covered with a dry, 10 × 10-cm gauze. When changing the dressing, the
nurse accidentally drops the packing onto the client's abdomen. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
a. Add alcohol to the packing and insert it into the incision.
b. Throw the packing away, and prepare a new one.
c. Pick up the packing with sterile forceps, and gently place it into the incision.
d. Rinse the packing with sterile water, and put the packing into the incision with sterile gloves.
b. Throw the packing away, and prepare a new one.
The client requires a sterile dressing change. Which of the following is an appropriate intervention for
the nurse to implement in maintaining sterile asepsis?
a. Put sterile gloves on before opening sterile packages.
b. Check integrity of sterile packages prior to use.
c. Place the cap of the sterile solution well within the sterile field.
d. Place sterile items on the very edge of the sterile drape.
b. Check integrity of sterile packages prior to use.
Which one of the following indicates that the nurse is using surgical aseptic technique?
a. Inserting an intravenous catheter
b. Placing soiled linen in moisture-resistant bags
c. Disposing of syringes in puncture-proof containers
,d. Washing hands before changing a dressing
a. Inserting an intravenous catheter
The nurse recognizes the appropriate procedures for sterile asepsis. Of the following, which action is
consistent with sterile asepsis?
a. Clean forceps may be used to move items on the sterile field.
b. Sterile fields may be prepared well in advance of the procedures.
c. The first small amount of sterile solution should be poured and discarded.
d. Wrapped sterile packages should be opened starting with the flap closest to the nurse.
c. The first small amount of sterile solution should be poured and discarded.
The nurse suspects that an older adult client may have pneumonia. Older adult clients may react
differently to infectious processes, so the nurse is alert to atypical signs and symptoms, such as which
one of the following?
a. Hypotension
b. Confusion
c. Erythema
d. Chills
b. Confusion
The nurse is preparing to assist with a sterile procedure in the surgical suite. Which of the following is an
appropriate technique that the nurse includes in the surgical scrub?
, a. Keeping the hands below the elbows throughout the scrub
b. Using a brush on the palms and dorsal surface of the hands
c. Maintaining a scrub for two to six minutes
d. Washing well around all artificial nails
c. Maintaining a scrub for two to six minutes
The patient is in isolation in a negative-pressure room for active tuberculosis. He coughs and spews large
amounts of blood-tinged sputum but is too weak to cover his mouth and nose with a tissue. Which is the
most important intervention for the nurse to implement for self-protection while providing nursing
care?
a. Cover the patient's mouth and nose snugly with a surgical mask.
b. Wear an N-95 mask, gloves, face shield, and isolation gown.
c. Place tissues and a contaminated waste container within reach.
d. Use a properly fitted surgical mask and gloves to help with tissues.
b. Wear an N-95 mask, gloves, face shield, and isolation gown.
The nurse completes preparation of the sterile field to change a patient's dressing when the patient's
dinner tray arrives. Which action should the nurse take?
a. Use the sterile field on another patient in another room.
b. Change the dressing using clean technique to save time.
c. Set the tray aside and proceed with the dressing change.
d. Cover the setup with a sterile drape and let the patient eat.
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+ GRADE
The nurse works in a small rural hospital with a wide variety of clients. Of the clients admitted this
afternoon, the nurse recognizes that the individual with which of the following conditions is most
susceptible to infection?
a. Burns
b. Diabetes
c. Pulmonary emphysema
d. Peripheral vascular disease
a. Burns
The nursing assistant is learning how to use protective equipment when caring for a client in isolation.
The nursing assistant is instructed in the correct sequence for putting on the protective equipment.
Which of the following describes the correct sequence?
a. Wash her hands, apply the mask and eyewear, put on the gown, and then apply gloves.
b. Apply the mask and eyewear, put on the gown, wash her hands, and then apply gloves.
c. Wash her hands, put on the gown, apply gloves, and then put on mask and eyewear.
d. Put on the gown, apply the mask and eyewear, wash her hands, and then apply gloves.
a. Wash her hands, apply the mask and eyewear, put on the gown, and then apply gloves.
,The client has a large, deep abdominal incision that requires a dressing. The incision is packed with
sterile 1.75-cm packing and covered with a dry, 10 × 10-cm gauze. When changing the dressing, the
nurse accidentally drops the packing onto the client's abdomen. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
a. Add alcohol to the packing and insert it into the incision.
b. Throw the packing away, and prepare a new one.
c. Pick up the packing with sterile forceps, and gently place it into the incision.
d. Rinse the packing with sterile water, and put the packing into the incision with sterile gloves.
b. Throw the packing away, and prepare a new one.
The client requires a sterile dressing change. Which of the following is an appropriate intervention for
the nurse to implement in maintaining sterile asepsis?
a. Put sterile gloves on before opening sterile packages.
b. Check integrity of sterile packages prior to use.
c. Place the cap of the sterile solution well within the sterile field.
d. Place sterile items on the very edge of the sterile drape.
b. Check integrity of sterile packages prior to use.
Which one of the following indicates that the nurse is using surgical aseptic technique?
a. Inserting an intravenous catheter
b. Placing soiled linen in moisture-resistant bags
c. Disposing of syringes in puncture-proof containers
,d. Washing hands before changing a dressing
a. Inserting an intravenous catheter
The nurse recognizes the appropriate procedures for sterile asepsis. Of the following, which action is
consistent with sterile asepsis?
a. Clean forceps may be used to move items on the sterile field.
b. Sterile fields may be prepared well in advance of the procedures.
c. The first small amount of sterile solution should be poured and discarded.
d. Wrapped sterile packages should be opened starting with the flap closest to the nurse.
c. The first small amount of sterile solution should be poured and discarded.
The nurse suspects that an older adult client may have pneumonia. Older adult clients may react
differently to infectious processes, so the nurse is alert to atypical signs and symptoms, such as which
one of the following?
a. Hypotension
b. Confusion
c. Erythema
d. Chills
b. Confusion
The nurse is preparing to assist with a sterile procedure in the surgical suite. Which of the following is an
appropriate technique that the nurse includes in the surgical scrub?
, a. Keeping the hands below the elbows throughout the scrub
b. Using a brush on the palms and dorsal surface of the hands
c. Maintaining a scrub for two to six minutes
d. Washing well around all artificial nails
c. Maintaining a scrub for two to six minutes
The patient is in isolation in a negative-pressure room for active tuberculosis. He coughs and spews large
amounts of blood-tinged sputum but is too weak to cover his mouth and nose with a tissue. Which is the
most important intervention for the nurse to implement for self-protection while providing nursing
care?
a. Cover the patient's mouth and nose snugly with a surgical mask.
b. Wear an N-95 mask, gloves, face shield, and isolation gown.
c. Place tissues and a contaminated waste container within reach.
d. Use a properly fitted surgical mask and gloves to help with tissues.
b. Wear an N-95 mask, gloves, face shield, and isolation gown.
The nurse completes preparation of the sterile field to change a patient's dressing when the patient's
dinner tray arrives. Which action should the nurse take?
a. Use the sterile field on another patient in another room.
b. Change the dressing using clean technique to save time.
c. Set the tray aside and proceed with the dressing change.
d. Cover the setup with a sterile drape and let the patient eat.
