Lab Exam NUR 172 Questions With Complete Solutions
A nurse is administering an intramuscular injection to a client.
Which best describes the nurse's recommended hand
movements? Correct Answers Moves non-dominant hand to
steady the lower end of the syringe, and dominant hand to the
end of the plunger.
A nurse is collecting a venous blood specimen from an adult for
culture and sensitivity. Which actions should the nurse perform?
(4) Correct Answers Clean the client's skin at the puncture site
with an antimicrobial swab.,
Collect two bottles of specimen, totalling 30 mL., Collect the
specimens from two different sites.,
Collect blood-culture specimens before other specimens.
A nurse is measuring a liquid medication in a graduated liquid
medication cup. The nurse determines the correct amount by
reading: Correct Answers the bottom of the meniscus.
A nurse is preparing to collect a venous blood specimen for
culture and sensitivity from a client. The client has large,
distended, highly visible veins in both arms. Which action
should the nurse take when collecting blood from this client?
Correct Answers Perform venipuncture on an arm without a
tourniquet.
A secondary line is hung where compared to the first line?
Correct Answers HIGHER
, After changing the disposable inner cannula and changing the
dressing of a client who has a tracheostomy, a nurse prepares to
change the client's tracheostomy collar. Which action would the
nurse take first? Correct Answers Enlist the assistance of a
second nurse.
An IV initiated in a client's lower arm is called what type of
line? Correct Answers Peripheral IV
Blood cultures Correct Answers Used to detect bacteria or
fungi in the blood, (2 different sites, 30 minutes apart)
Gold top tube Correct Answers Stopper, Serum separator tubes,
Bilirubin, Electrolytes, BMP, CMP (Liver)
Gray top tube Correct Answers Fasting blood sugar, Glucose
tolerance test, blood alcohol levels, lactic acid measurement.
Contains additives and anticoagulants.
Green/ Mint top Correct Answers Stopper (Herapin) STAT,
Plasma, CMP, chemistry, ammonia, electrolytes, ABG's, HGB-
A1C, Lipase, Cardiac enzymes - Troponin
How does the nurse know what size IV to initiate? Correct
Answers Location, age size of patient, quality of veins, FVD
(Fluid volume deficit)
How quickly would the nurse inject solution into an
intramuscular site? Correct Answers 10 sec/mL of medication.
A nurse is administering an intramuscular injection to a client.
Which best describes the nurse's recommended hand
movements? Correct Answers Moves non-dominant hand to
steady the lower end of the syringe, and dominant hand to the
end of the plunger.
A nurse is collecting a venous blood specimen from an adult for
culture and sensitivity. Which actions should the nurse perform?
(4) Correct Answers Clean the client's skin at the puncture site
with an antimicrobial swab.,
Collect two bottles of specimen, totalling 30 mL., Collect the
specimens from two different sites.,
Collect blood-culture specimens before other specimens.
A nurse is measuring a liquid medication in a graduated liquid
medication cup. The nurse determines the correct amount by
reading: Correct Answers the bottom of the meniscus.
A nurse is preparing to collect a venous blood specimen for
culture and sensitivity from a client. The client has large,
distended, highly visible veins in both arms. Which action
should the nurse take when collecting blood from this client?
Correct Answers Perform venipuncture on an arm without a
tourniquet.
A secondary line is hung where compared to the first line?
Correct Answers HIGHER
, After changing the disposable inner cannula and changing the
dressing of a client who has a tracheostomy, a nurse prepares to
change the client's tracheostomy collar. Which action would the
nurse take first? Correct Answers Enlist the assistance of a
second nurse.
An IV initiated in a client's lower arm is called what type of
line? Correct Answers Peripheral IV
Blood cultures Correct Answers Used to detect bacteria or
fungi in the blood, (2 different sites, 30 minutes apart)
Gold top tube Correct Answers Stopper, Serum separator tubes,
Bilirubin, Electrolytes, BMP, CMP (Liver)
Gray top tube Correct Answers Fasting blood sugar, Glucose
tolerance test, blood alcohol levels, lactic acid measurement.
Contains additives and anticoagulants.
Green/ Mint top Correct Answers Stopper (Herapin) STAT,
Plasma, CMP, chemistry, ammonia, electrolytes, ABG's, HGB-
A1C, Lipase, Cardiac enzymes - Troponin
How does the nurse know what size IV to initiate? Correct
Answers Location, age size of patient, quality of veins, FVD
(Fluid volume deficit)
How quickly would the nurse inject solution into an
intramuscular site? Correct Answers 10 sec/mL of medication.
