NRS 206 EXAM:QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025\2026
The nurse's forearm is splattered with blood when cleaning a patient's open wound. What action should
the nurse take?
Select one:
a. Flush the forearm with hot water, letting water flow from elbow down towards fingers.
b. Wash the blood off the arm with alcohol based antiseptic.
c. Wash forearm with soap and water.
d. Wipe the blood away with a tissue. - ANS -c. Wash forearm with soap and water.
A patient has clostridium difficile (c-diff). When leaving the patient's room, the nurse must wash hands
with soap and water instead of water-less hand washing products.
Select one:
True
False - ANS -True
A patient has tuberculosis. Which of the following would the nurse implement to reduce the spread of
infection?
Select one:
a. Place the patient in a private room with negative air flow.
b. Restrict visitors and supportive healthcare staff members from entering the patient room.
c. Wear basic isolation mask, goggles, gown and gloves when providing care.
d. Wear gloves to prevent the spread of infection. - ANS -a. Place the patient in a private room with
negative air flow.
You are caring for a patient in neutropenic precautions. Which of the following actions from the
patients' family member would require further education?
,Select one:
a. The patient's son was unable to visit because he had a cold.
b. The patient's spouse washed their hands with alcohol based antibacterial gel before entering the
room.
c. The patient's daughter brought an ahi tuna bowl for the patient to eat for lunch.
d. The patient's sister brought her a "get well soon" balloon. - ANS -c. The patient's daughter brought an
ahi tuna bowl for the patient to eat for lunch.
The nurse would perform which action when using soap and water to wash hands before providing
patient care?
Select one:
a. Scrub hands for at least 15 seconds and dry thoroughly.
b. Scrub vigorously with hands above elbows.
c. Adjust temperature of water to the hottest possible temperature.
d. Gently pat hands dry with a paper towel. - ANS -a. Scrub hands for at least 15 seconds and dry
thoroughly.
The healthcare employee in the picture is preparing to enter a patient's room to assist with the TV
remote. The nurse knows that the patient is in enteric precautions due to diarrhea and vomiting. The
nurse stops the employee and reminds them to also put on:
Select one:
a. Foot covers
b. Eye protection goggles
c. N95 mask
d. Gloves - ANS -d. Gloves
What is the most correct purpose of personal protective equipment (PPE)?
Select one:
a. To protect the patient from the spread of disease
b. To protect both the healthcare provider and patient from the spread of infectious disease.
c. To protect the hospital equipment
, d. To protect the patient from the spread of disease - ANS -b. To protect both the healthcare provider
and patient from the spread of infectious disease.
The nurse in this picture is breaking sterile technique and should restart the sterile procedure.
Select one:
True
False - ANS -False
The nurse is wearing sterile gloves. What would be acceptable for the nurse to touch?
Select one:
a. The patient's bed linens.
b. The outer inch of the sterile drape.
c. Sterile objects in the middle of the sterile field.
d. Sterile objects behind the nurse's back. - ANS -c. Sterile objects in the middle of the sterile field.
Upon leaving a patient's room in isolation precautions, the nurse removes which piece of personal
protective equipment (PPE) first?
Select one:
a. Mask
b. Protective eyewear
c. Gloves
d. Gown - ANS -c. Gloves
The blood pressure cuff in the photograph is the right size for the patient.
Select one:
True
False - ANS -false
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025\2026
The nurse's forearm is splattered with blood when cleaning a patient's open wound. What action should
the nurse take?
Select one:
a. Flush the forearm with hot water, letting water flow from elbow down towards fingers.
b. Wash the blood off the arm with alcohol based antiseptic.
c. Wash forearm with soap and water.
d. Wipe the blood away with a tissue. - ANS -c. Wash forearm with soap and water.
A patient has clostridium difficile (c-diff). When leaving the patient's room, the nurse must wash hands
with soap and water instead of water-less hand washing products.
Select one:
True
False - ANS -True
A patient has tuberculosis. Which of the following would the nurse implement to reduce the spread of
infection?
Select one:
a. Place the patient in a private room with negative air flow.
b. Restrict visitors and supportive healthcare staff members from entering the patient room.
c. Wear basic isolation mask, goggles, gown and gloves when providing care.
d. Wear gloves to prevent the spread of infection. - ANS -a. Place the patient in a private room with
negative air flow.
You are caring for a patient in neutropenic precautions. Which of the following actions from the
patients' family member would require further education?
,Select one:
a. The patient's son was unable to visit because he had a cold.
b. The patient's spouse washed their hands with alcohol based antibacterial gel before entering the
room.
c. The patient's daughter brought an ahi tuna bowl for the patient to eat for lunch.
d. The patient's sister brought her a "get well soon" balloon. - ANS -c. The patient's daughter brought an
ahi tuna bowl for the patient to eat for lunch.
The nurse would perform which action when using soap and water to wash hands before providing
patient care?
Select one:
a. Scrub hands for at least 15 seconds and dry thoroughly.
b. Scrub vigorously with hands above elbows.
c. Adjust temperature of water to the hottest possible temperature.
d. Gently pat hands dry with a paper towel. - ANS -a. Scrub hands for at least 15 seconds and dry
thoroughly.
The healthcare employee in the picture is preparing to enter a patient's room to assist with the TV
remote. The nurse knows that the patient is in enteric precautions due to diarrhea and vomiting. The
nurse stops the employee and reminds them to also put on:
Select one:
a. Foot covers
b. Eye protection goggles
c. N95 mask
d. Gloves - ANS -d. Gloves
What is the most correct purpose of personal protective equipment (PPE)?
Select one:
a. To protect the patient from the spread of disease
b. To protect both the healthcare provider and patient from the spread of infectious disease.
c. To protect the hospital equipment
, d. To protect the patient from the spread of disease - ANS -b. To protect both the healthcare provider
and patient from the spread of infectious disease.
The nurse in this picture is breaking sterile technique and should restart the sterile procedure.
Select one:
True
False - ANS -False
The nurse is wearing sterile gloves. What would be acceptable for the nurse to touch?
Select one:
a. The patient's bed linens.
b. The outer inch of the sterile drape.
c. Sterile objects in the middle of the sterile field.
d. Sterile objects behind the nurse's back. - ANS -c. Sterile objects in the middle of the sterile field.
Upon leaving a patient's room in isolation precautions, the nurse removes which piece of personal
protective equipment (PPE) first?
Select one:
a. Mask
b. Protective eyewear
c. Gloves
d. Gown - ANS -c. Gloves
The blood pressure cuff in the photograph is the right size for the patient.
Select one:
True
False - ANS -false
