NURS 200 Exam 1 Practice Questions with correct
answers
A new nurse in orientation is approached by a surveyor from the
department of health and is asked, "What is the best means to prevent
the spread of infection?" What is the best answer for the nurse to
provide?
a. "Let me get my preceptor."
b. "Wash your hands before and after any patient care."
c. "Clean all instruments and work surfaces with an approved
disinfectant."
d. "Ensure proper disposal of all items contaminated with blood or body
fluids." Correct Answer-b. "Wash your hands before and after any
patient care."
Which factor as the greatest influence on diastolic blood pressure?
a. Renal function
b. cardiac output
c. oxygen saturation
,d. peripheral vascular resistance Correct Answer-d. peripheral vascular
resistance
What factor has the greatest influence on diastolic blood pressure?
a. elasticity
b. cardiac output
c. peripheral vascular resistance
d. blood volume Correct Answer-b. cardiac output
A patient is incontinent and diagnosed with nosocomial infection caused
by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and contact precautions
are initiated. The nurse prepares to give a complete bed bath to the
patient and obtains which of the following protective items needed to
perform this procedure?
a. gloves and gown
b. gloves and goggles
c. gloves, gown, and shoe protectors
, d. gloves, gown, goggles, and a face shield Correct Answer-d. gloves,
gown, goggles, and a face shield
A nurse assesses the vital signs of a 50-year-old female patent and
documents the results. Which of the following are considered within
normal range for this patient? (Select all that apply.)
i. Oral temperature 98.2F.
ii. Apical pulse 88 beats per minute and regular
iii. Respiratory rate of 30 per minute
iv. Blood pressure 116/78 mmHg while in a sitting position
v. Oxygen saturation of 92%. Correct Answer-i., ii., iv.
The nurse is giving a bed bath to an assigned patient when a nursing
assistant enters the patient's room and tells the nurse that another
assigned patient is in pain and needs pain medication. The appropriate
nursing action is which of the following?
a. Finish the bed bath and then administer the pain medication to the
other patient.
answers
A new nurse in orientation is approached by a surveyor from the
department of health and is asked, "What is the best means to prevent
the spread of infection?" What is the best answer for the nurse to
provide?
a. "Let me get my preceptor."
b. "Wash your hands before and after any patient care."
c. "Clean all instruments and work surfaces with an approved
disinfectant."
d. "Ensure proper disposal of all items contaminated with blood or body
fluids." Correct Answer-b. "Wash your hands before and after any
patient care."
Which factor as the greatest influence on diastolic blood pressure?
a. Renal function
b. cardiac output
c. oxygen saturation
,d. peripheral vascular resistance Correct Answer-d. peripheral vascular
resistance
What factor has the greatest influence on diastolic blood pressure?
a. elasticity
b. cardiac output
c. peripheral vascular resistance
d. blood volume Correct Answer-b. cardiac output
A patient is incontinent and diagnosed with nosocomial infection caused
by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and contact precautions
are initiated. The nurse prepares to give a complete bed bath to the
patient and obtains which of the following protective items needed to
perform this procedure?
a. gloves and gown
b. gloves and goggles
c. gloves, gown, and shoe protectors
, d. gloves, gown, goggles, and a face shield Correct Answer-d. gloves,
gown, goggles, and a face shield
A nurse assesses the vital signs of a 50-year-old female patent and
documents the results. Which of the following are considered within
normal range for this patient? (Select all that apply.)
i. Oral temperature 98.2F.
ii. Apical pulse 88 beats per minute and regular
iii. Respiratory rate of 30 per minute
iv. Blood pressure 116/78 mmHg while in a sitting position
v. Oxygen saturation of 92%. Correct Answer-i., ii., iv.
The nurse is giving a bed bath to an assigned patient when a nursing
assistant enters the patient's room and tells the nurse that another
assigned patient is in pain and needs pain medication. The appropriate
nursing action is which of the following?
a. Finish the bed bath and then administer the pain medication to the
other patient.
