CH. 34 - NCLEX REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

CH. 34 - NCLEX REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
BQ-
QIfQanQinfectiousQdiseaseQisQtransmittedQdirectlyQfromQoneQpersonQtoQanother,QitQisQaQcommunicableQdisea

se.QPortalsQofQentryQandQexitQareQtheQmechanismsQofQdiseaseQtransmission.QAQsusceptibleQhostQisQaQperso
nQwhoQcanQacquireQanQinfection.Q-
QANSWERQIfQanQinfectiousQdiseaseQcanQbeQtransmittedQdirectlyQfromQoneQpersonQtoQanother,QitQis:



A)QAQsusceptibleQhost

B)QAQcommunicableQdisease

C)QAQportalQofQentryQtoQaQhost

D)QAQportalQofQexitQfromQtheQreservoir



AQ-
QTheQbloodQisQaQreservoirQforQpathogensQinQhepatitisQBQandQC.QNeitherQorganismQcanQsurviveQinQtheQurina

ry,Qreproductive,QorQrespiratoryQtract.Q-
QANSWERQInQinfectiousQdiseasesQsuchQasQhepatitisQBQandQC,QaQreservoirQforQpathogensQis:



A)QTheQblood

B)QTheQurinaryQtract

C)QTheQrespiratoryQtract

D)QTheQreproductiveQtract



AQ-
QGoodQhandQhygieneQisQtheQmostQeffectiveQwayQtoQbreakQtheQchainQofQinfection.QWearingQglovesQcanQhelp

QinQdecreasingQdiseaseQtransmission,QbutQcleanQhandsQareQrequiredQforQitQtoQbeQtrulyQeffective.QPlacingQcli

entsQinQisolationQisQcostlyQandQoftenQunnecessary,QandQclientsQcanQbeQpsychologicallyQharmedQbyQisolatio
n.QEvenQprovidingQprivateQroomsQforQclientsQwillQnotQbeQeffectiveQifQhealthQcareQworkersQdoQnotQfollowQgo
odQhandQhygieneQpractices.Q-QANSWERQTheQmostQeffectiveQwayQtoQbreakQtheQchainQofQinfectionQisQby:

A)QPracticingQgoodQhandQhygiene

B)QWearingQgloves

C)QPlacingQclientsQinQisolation

D)QProvidingQprivateQroomsQforQclients

, DQ-
QIfQtheQnurseQtouchesQaQsheetQ(nonsterile)QwithQsterileQgloves,QtheQglovesQareQcontaminated.QTheQotherQa

ctionsQdoQnotQcontaminateQsterileQgloves.Q-
QANSWERQAQnurseQisQassignedQtoQcareQforQaQclientQwithQaQdeepQwoundQinfection.QWhichQofQtheQfollowing

QactionsQwouldQresultQinQtheQcontaminationQofQsterileQgloves?



A)QTheQnurseQgraspsQaQsterileQcotton-tippedQswabQtoQcleanQwoundQedges.

B)QTheQnurseQtakesQaQgauzeQpadQinQhandQandQplacesQitQinQtheQwound.

C)QTheQnurseQpicksQupQaQgauzeQpadQsoakedQinQsterileQsalineQtoQcleanseQtheQwound.

D)QTheQnurseQpullsQupQtheQsheetQoverQtheQclient'sQperineumQforQbetterQdraping.



BQ-
QWhenQaQclientQisQinQisolation,QtheQnurseQshouldQtakeQmeasuresQtoQimproveQtheQclient'sQstimulationQandQ

makeQsureQtoQexplainQtheQisolationQprocedures.QDarkeningQtheQroomQcanQincreaseQtheQsenseQofQisolation
.QTheQnurseQshouldQnotQchangeQtheQisolationQlevelQbutQshouldQprovideQplentyQofQemotionalQsupportQandQ
makeQtimeQforQtheQclientQtoQpreventQaQsenseQofQisolation.QAsQlongQasQfamilyQandQcaregiversQfollowQinfecti
onQprecautions,QthereQisQnoQreasonQtoQlimitQcontactQwithQtheseQindividuals.Q-
QANSWERQAQclientQisQisolatedQbecauseQtheQclientQhasQpulmonaryQtuberculosis.QTheQnurseQnotesQthatQtheQ

clientQseemsQangryQbutQknowsQthisQisQaQnormalQresponseQtoQisolation.QTheQbestQinterventionQisQto:

A)QProvideQaQdark,QquietQroomQtoQcalmQtheQclient.

B)QExplainQtheQisolationQproceduresQandQprovideQmeaningfulQstimulation.

C)QReduceQtheQlevelQofQprecautionsQtoQkeepQtheQclientQfromQbecomingQangry.

D)QLimitQfamilyQandQotherQcaregiverQvisitsQtoQreduceQtheQriskQofQspreadingQtheQinfection.



DQ-
QGownsQshouldQbeQwornQwhenQthereQisQaQpossibilityQthatQbloodQorQbodyQfluidsQcouldQgetQonQtheQnurse'sQ

clothesQorQwhenQtheQclientQisQonQcontactQisolationQstatus.QTheQotherQoptionsQareQnotQappropriateQusesQo
fQgowns.Q-QANSWERQAQgownQshouldQbeQwornQwhen:

A)QTheQclient'sQhygieneQisQpoor.

B)QTheQclientQhasQacquiredQimmunodeficiencyQsyndromeQ(AIDS)QorQhepatitis.

C)QTheQnurseQisQassistingQwithQmedicationQadministration.

D)QBloodQorQbodyQfluidsQmayQgetQonQtheQnurse'sQclothingQfromQaQtaskQtheQnurseQplansQtoQperform.



AQ-
QWhenQsurgicalQhandQhygieneQisQperformed,QtheQhandsQshouldQalwaysQbeQkeptQaboveQtheQelbowsQsoQthat