PN 4006 Final - Self-Study Quizzes Questions with
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The nurse is preparing to assist with a sterile procedure in the surgical suite. Which of
the following is an appropriate technique that the nurse includes in the surgical scrub?
Select one:
a. Keeping the hands below the elbows throughout the scrub
b. Using a brush on the palms and dorsal surface of the hands
c. Maintaining a scrub for two to six minutes
d. Washing well around all artificial nails Ans: c. Maintaining a scrub for two to six
minutes
Which one of the following indicates that the nurse is using surgical aseptic technique?
Select one:
a. Inserting an intravenous catheter
b. Placing soiled linen in moisture-resistant bags
c. Disposing of syringes in puncture-proof containers
d. Washing hands before changing a dressing Ans: a. Inserting an intravenous catheter
,The client requires a sterile dressing change. Which of the following is an appropriate
intervention for the nurse to implement in maintaining sterile asepsis?
Select one:
a. Put sterile gloves on before opening sterile packages.
b. Check integrity of sterile packages prior to use.
c. Place the cap of the sterile solution well within the sterile field.
d. Place sterile items on the very edge of the sterile drape. Ans: b. Check integrity of
sterile packages prior to use.
The client has a large, deep abdominal incision that requires a dressing. The incision is
packed with sterile 1.75-cm packing and covered with a dry, 10 × 10-cm gauze. When
changing the dressing, the nurse accidentally drops the packing onto the client's
abdomen. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Select one:
a. Add alcohol to the packing and insert it into the incision.
b. Throw the packing away, and prepare a new one.
c. Pick up the packing with sterile forceps, and gently place it into the incision.
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,d. Rinse the packing with sterile water, and put the packing into the incision with
sterile gloves. Ans: b. Throw the packing away, and prepare a new one.
Droplet precautions will be instituted for the client admitted to the infectious disease
unit with which of the following conditions?
Select one:
a. Influenza
b. C. difficile
c. Pulmonary tuberculosis
d. Measles Ans: a. Influenza
A client with active tuberculosis is admitted to the medical center. The nurse
recognizes that which of the following types of precautions will be required upon
admission of this client?
Select one:
a. Airborne precautions
b. Droplet precautions
c. Contact precautions
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, d. Reverse isolation Ans: a. Airborne precautions
The parent of a preschool child asks the nurse how chickenpox (caused by the
varicella-zoster virus) is transmitted. The nurse explains which of the following about
the virus?
Select one:
a. It is carried by a vector organism.
b. It is carried though the air in droplets after sneezing or coughing.
c. It is transmitted through person-to-person contact.
d. It is acquired through contact with contaminated objects. Ans: b. It is carried
though the air in droplets after sneezing or coughing.
The nurse recognizes the appropriate procedures for sterile asepsis. Of the following,
which action is consistent with sterile asepsis?
Select one:
a. Clean forceps may be used to move items on the sterile field.
b. Sterile fields may be prepared well in advance of the procedures.
c. The first small amount of sterile solution should be poured and discarded.
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The nurse is preparing to assist with a sterile procedure in the surgical suite. Which of
the following is an appropriate technique that the nurse includes in the surgical scrub?
Select one:
a. Keeping the hands below the elbows throughout the scrub
b. Using a brush on the palms and dorsal surface of the hands
c. Maintaining a scrub for two to six minutes
d. Washing well around all artificial nails Ans: c. Maintaining a scrub for two to six
minutes
Which one of the following indicates that the nurse is using surgical aseptic technique?
Select one:
a. Inserting an intravenous catheter
b. Placing soiled linen in moisture-resistant bags
c. Disposing of syringes in puncture-proof containers
d. Washing hands before changing a dressing Ans: a. Inserting an intravenous catheter
,The client requires a sterile dressing change. Which of the following is an appropriate
intervention for the nurse to implement in maintaining sterile asepsis?
Select one:
a. Put sterile gloves on before opening sterile packages.
b. Check integrity of sterile packages prior to use.
c. Place the cap of the sterile solution well within the sterile field.
d. Place sterile items on the very edge of the sterile drape. Ans: b. Check integrity of
sterile packages prior to use.
The client has a large, deep abdominal incision that requires a dressing. The incision is
packed with sterile 1.75-cm packing and covered with a dry, 10 × 10-cm gauze. When
changing the dressing, the nurse accidentally drops the packing onto the client's
abdomen. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Select one:
a. Add alcohol to the packing and insert it into the incision.
b. Throw the packing away, and prepare a new one.
c. Pick up the packing with sterile forceps, and gently place it into the incision.
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,d. Rinse the packing with sterile water, and put the packing into the incision with
sterile gloves. Ans: b. Throw the packing away, and prepare a new one.
Droplet precautions will be instituted for the client admitted to the infectious disease
unit with which of the following conditions?
Select one:
a. Influenza
b. C. difficile
c. Pulmonary tuberculosis
d. Measles Ans: a. Influenza
A client with active tuberculosis is admitted to the medical center. The nurse
recognizes that which of the following types of precautions will be required upon
admission of this client?
Select one:
a. Airborne precautions
b. Droplet precautions
c. Contact precautions
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, d. Reverse isolation Ans: a. Airborne precautions
The parent of a preschool child asks the nurse how chickenpox (caused by the
varicella-zoster virus) is transmitted. The nurse explains which of the following about
the virus?
Select one:
a. It is carried by a vector organism.
b. It is carried though the air in droplets after sneezing or coughing.
c. It is transmitted through person-to-person contact.
d. It is acquired through contact with contaminated objects. Ans: b. It is carried
though the air in droplets after sneezing or coughing.
The nurse recognizes the appropriate procedures for sterile asepsis. Of the following,
which action is consistent with sterile asepsis?
Select one:
a. Clean forceps may be used to move items on the sterile field.
b. Sterile fields may be prepared well in advance of the procedures.
c. The first small amount of sterile solution should be poured and discarded.
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