NS 660 EXAM 1 REVIEW | NS 660 EXAM 1 | COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH 100% RATED
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Nurse is caring for group of medical-surgical patients. the patient most at risk for developing
infection is the patient who:
a. is in observation for chest pain
b. is recovering from a right total hip arthroplasty
c. has been admitted with dehydration
d. has been admitted for stabilization of atrial fibrillation b. is recovering from a right total
hip arthroplasty
Which of the following nursing actions would most increase risk of patient developing a health-
care associated infection?
a. use of surgical aseptic technique to suction airway
b. urine catheter drainage bag placed below level of bladder
c. clean technique for inserting urinary catheter
d. use of sterile bottled solution more than once within 24 hour period c. clean technique
for inserting urinary catheter
rationale:
needs to be sterile technique
,nurse manager is evaluating current infection control data for ICU. nurse compares past patient
data with current data to look for trends. Nurse manager examines chain of infection for
possible solutions. Arrange these items in proper order:
a. A mode of transmission
b. An infectious agent or pathogen
c. Susceptible host
d. A reservoir or source for pathogen growth
e. A portal of entry to a host
f. A portal of exit from the reservoir bdfaec:
b. An infectious agent or pathogen
d. A reservoir or source for pathogen growth
f. A portal of exit from the reservoir
a. A mode of transmission
e. A portal of entry to a host
c. Susceptible host
Nurse caring for patient who refuses AM care. When asked why, the patient tells the nurse that
she always bathes in the evening. The nurse should:
a. defer the bath until evening and pass on information to next shift
b. tell patient that she must bathe because its the normal routine
,c. explain to the patient the importance of maintaining morning hygiene
d. cancel hygiene for the day and attempt again in the morning a. defer the bath until
evening and pass information to the next shift
When assessing a patients skin the nurse needs to know that:
a. restricted movement can increase blood circulation
b. paralyzed patients have normal sensory function
c. loss of subcutaneous tissue may increase rate of wound healing
d. moisture on the skin can lead to skin maceration d. moister on skin can lead to skin
maceration (softening and breakdown of skin)
Of the following developmental changes, which are most commonly associated with the
elderly? (select all that apply)
a. increased eccrine and apocrine gland function (increased hair follicle and sweat gland
function)
b. fungal nail infections
c. less resilient skin and bruising
d. increased skin lubrication
e. dry, itchy skin b. fungal nail infections
c. less resilient skin and bruising
, e. dry, itchy skin
Nurse knows that UTI is most common health-care associated infection because:
a. catheterization procedures are performed more frequently than indicated
b. E. coli pathogens are transmitted during surgical or catheterization procedures
c. perineal care is often neglected by nursing staff
d. bedpans and urinals are not stored properly and transmit infection b. E. coli pathogens
are transmitted during surgical or catheterization procedures
rational:
gives pathogen opportunity to enter body
Nurse properly obtains 24-hr urine specimen by: (select all that apply)
a. asking patient to void and discard first sample
b. keeping urine collection container on ice
c. withholding all patient medications for the day
d. asking patient to notify staff before and after every void a. asking patient void and discard
first sample
b. keep urine collection container on ice
CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | 2025/2026 LATEST UPDATE
Nurse is caring for group of medical-surgical patients. the patient most at risk for developing
infection is the patient who:
a. is in observation for chest pain
b. is recovering from a right total hip arthroplasty
c. has been admitted with dehydration
d. has been admitted for stabilization of atrial fibrillation b. is recovering from a right total
hip arthroplasty
Which of the following nursing actions would most increase risk of patient developing a health-
care associated infection?
a. use of surgical aseptic technique to suction airway
b. urine catheter drainage bag placed below level of bladder
c. clean technique for inserting urinary catheter
d. use of sterile bottled solution more than once within 24 hour period c. clean technique
for inserting urinary catheter
rationale:
needs to be sterile technique
,nurse manager is evaluating current infection control data for ICU. nurse compares past patient
data with current data to look for trends. Nurse manager examines chain of infection for
possible solutions. Arrange these items in proper order:
a. A mode of transmission
b. An infectious agent or pathogen
c. Susceptible host
d. A reservoir or source for pathogen growth
e. A portal of entry to a host
f. A portal of exit from the reservoir bdfaec:
b. An infectious agent or pathogen
d. A reservoir or source for pathogen growth
f. A portal of exit from the reservoir
a. A mode of transmission
e. A portal of entry to a host
c. Susceptible host
Nurse caring for patient who refuses AM care. When asked why, the patient tells the nurse that
she always bathes in the evening. The nurse should:
a. defer the bath until evening and pass on information to next shift
b. tell patient that she must bathe because its the normal routine
,c. explain to the patient the importance of maintaining morning hygiene
d. cancel hygiene for the day and attempt again in the morning a. defer the bath until
evening and pass information to the next shift
When assessing a patients skin the nurse needs to know that:
a. restricted movement can increase blood circulation
b. paralyzed patients have normal sensory function
c. loss of subcutaneous tissue may increase rate of wound healing
d. moisture on the skin can lead to skin maceration d. moister on skin can lead to skin
maceration (softening and breakdown of skin)
Of the following developmental changes, which are most commonly associated with the
elderly? (select all that apply)
a. increased eccrine and apocrine gland function (increased hair follicle and sweat gland
function)
b. fungal nail infections
c. less resilient skin and bruising
d. increased skin lubrication
e. dry, itchy skin b. fungal nail infections
c. less resilient skin and bruising
, e. dry, itchy skin
Nurse knows that UTI is most common health-care associated infection because:
a. catheterization procedures are performed more frequently than indicated
b. E. coli pathogens are transmitted during surgical or catheterization procedures
c. perineal care is often neglected by nursing staff
d. bedpans and urinals are not stored properly and transmit infection b. E. coli pathogens
are transmitted during surgical or catheterization procedures
rational:
gives pathogen opportunity to enter body
Nurse properly obtains 24-hr urine specimen by: (select all that apply)
a. asking patient to void and discard first sample
b. keeping urine collection container on ice
c. withholding all patient medications for the day
d. asking patient to notify staff before and after every void a. asking patient void and discard
first sample
b. keep urine collection container on ice
