DAVIS ADVANTAGE FOR BASIC NURSING
THINKING ACTUAL TEST 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE
◉ The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) is
working to reduce which healthcare-related infections? Select all
that apply.
Surgical site infections
Multidrug-resistant organisms
HIV
Ventilator associated pneumonia
Community acquired pneumonia
Catheter associated UTIs.
Answer: Catheter associated UTIs
Ventilator associated pneumonia
Surgical site infections
Multidrug-resistant organisms
◉ What factors determine if a client will develop an infection?.
,Answer: Quantity of organisms, virulence of the organism, ability to
survive in the host, host's ability to fight off infection
◉ Which statements are accurate regarding normal flora? Select all
that apply
Normal flora can synthesize vitamin K
Normal flora aid in the digestive process
Normal flora can be removed by handwashing
Normal flora is permanently found on the skin
Normal flora release B vitamins when they die.
Answer: Normal flora release B vitamins when they die
Normal flora can synthesize vitamin K
Normal flora aid in the digestive process
◉ Which factors control growth of microorganisms?.
Answer: pH, light, oxygen, temperature
◉ The nurse is caring for a client who is being treated for
pneumonia and develops clostridium difficile from the antibiotic
therapy. The client is placed on contact precautions. What
interventions should the nurse perform? Select all that apply.
,Don a mask prior to entering the client's room
Double bag all trash and label it as contaminated
Remove PPE after leaving the client's room
Provide a disposable BP cuff, thermometer, and stethoscope
Assign the client to a negative pressure room with high-efficiency
particulate air system.
Answer: Provide a disposable BP cuff, thermometer, and stethoscope
Double bag all trash and label it as contaminated
◉ What are considered secondary defenses?.
Answer: Fever, phagocytosis, inflammation, complement cascade
◉ The nurse is working with an older adult client and designs a care
plan to reduce the risk of infection. Which nursing interventions
should the nurse include? Select all that apply.
Keep the skin clean and dry
Offer foods high in protein
Encourage frequent rest periods
Provide sources of active immunity
Place the client in a semi-private room.
, Answer: Keep the skin clean and dry
Offer foods high in protein
◉ Which interventions can the nurse include in the plan of care to
reduce a client's feeling of isolation related to being on
transmission-based precautions? Select all that apply.
Allow electronics in the client's room
Schedule time to spend with the client
Provide books and magazines for the client
Permit the client time to sit in the day room
Instruct family members on transmission based precautions to allow
visits.
Answer: Instruct family members on transmission based
precautions to allow visits
Allow electronics in the client's room
Schedule time to spend with the client
◉ The nurse enters the room of a client to perform wound care and
administer medications. When should the nurse apply clean gloves?
Select all that apply.
During medication administration
THINKING ACTUAL TEST 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE
STUDY GUIDE
◉ The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) is
working to reduce which healthcare-related infections? Select all
that apply.
Surgical site infections
Multidrug-resistant organisms
HIV
Ventilator associated pneumonia
Community acquired pneumonia
Catheter associated UTIs.
Answer: Catheter associated UTIs
Ventilator associated pneumonia
Surgical site infections
Multidrug-resistant organisms
◉ What factors determine if a client will develop an infection?.
,Answer: Quantity of organisms, virulence of the organism, ability to
survive in the host, host's ability to fight off infection
◉ Which statements are accurate regarding normal flora? Select all
that apply
Normal flora can synthesize vitamin K
Normal flora aid in the digestive process
Normal flora can be removed by handwashing
Normal flora is permanently found on the skin
Normal flora release B vitamins when they die.
Answer: Normal flora release B vitamins when they die
Normal flora can synthesize vitamin K
Normal flora aid in the digestive process
◉ Which factors control growth of microorganisms?.
Answer: pH, light, oxygen, temperature
◉ The nurse is caring for a client who is being treated for
pneumonia and develops clostridium difficile from the antibiotic
therapy. The client is placed on contact precautions. What
interventions should the nurse perform? Select all that apply.
,Don a mask prior to entering the client's room
Double bag all trash and label it as contaminated
Remove PPE after leaving the client's room
Provide a disposable BP cuff, thermometer, and stethoscope
Assign the client to a negative pressure room with high-efficiency
particulate air system.
Answer: Provide a disposable BP cuff, thermometer, and stethoscope
Double bag all trash and label it as contaminated
◉ What are considered secondary defenses?.
Answer: Fever, phagocytosis, inflammation, complement cascade
◉ The nurse is working with an older adult client and designs a care
plan to reduce the risk of infection. Which nursing interventions
should the nurse include? Select all that apply.
Keep the skin clean and dry
Offer foods high in protein
Encourage frequent rest periods
Provide sources of active immunity
Place the client in a semi-private room.
, Answer: Keep the skin clean and dry
Offer foods high in protein
◉ Which interventions can the nurse include in the plan of care to
reduce a client's feeling of isolation related to being on
transmission-based precautions? Select all that apply.
Allow electronics in the client's room
Schedule time to spend with the client
Provide books and magazines for the client
Permit the client time to sit in the day room
Instruct family members on transmission based precautions to allow
visits.
Answer: Instruct family members on transmission based
precautions to allow visits
Allow electronics in the client's room
Schedule time to spend with the client
◉ The nurse enters the room of a client to perform wound care and
administer medications. When should the nurse apply clean gloves?
Select all that apply.
During medication administration
