NURS 200 EXAM 1 2025-2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
HONDROS
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.
b. Ask the nursing assistant to find out when the last pain medication was given to
the patient
c. Ask the nursing assistant to tell the patient in pain that medication will be
administered as soon as the bed bath is complete.
d. Cover the patient, lower the bed, tell the patient that you will return shortly, and
administer the pain medication to the other patient.
d. Cover the patient, lower the bed, tell the patient that you will return shortly, and
administer the pain medication to the other patient.
When a patient has psoriasis, which sign would the nurse expect to find?
,a. Pustules in the skinfolds
b. Itchy, scaly patches on the scalp
c. Macular rash on the trunk area
d. Vesicular rash on the extremities
A nurse should employ which technique to maintain surgical asepsis?
a. Change the sterile field after sterile water is spilled on it
b. Put on sterile gloves, then open a container of sterile saline
c. Place a sterile dressing no more than ½ inch from the edge of the sterile field
d. Clean the surgical area with a circular motion, moving from the outer edge
toward the center
a. Change the sterile field after sterile water is spilled on it
, The nurse places a hospitalized patient with active tuberculosis in a private, well-
ventilated isolation room. In addition, which critical action(s) should the nurse take
before entering the patient's room?
a. Wash hands
b. Wash hands and wear gown and gloves
c. Wash hands and place a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) respirator over
the nose and mouth
d. The nurse needs no special precautions, but the patient is instructed to cover his
or her mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
c. Wash hands and place a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) respirator over
the nose and mouth
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."
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
HONDROS
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.
b. Ask the nursing assistant to find out when the last pain medication was given to
the patient
c. Ask the nursing assistant to tell the patient in pain that medication will be
administered as soon as the bed bath is complete.
d. Cover the patient, lower the bed, tell the patient that you will return shortly, and
administer the pain medication to the other patient.
d. Cover the patient, lower the bed, tell the patient that you will return shortly, and
administer the pain medication to the other patient.
When a patient has psoriasis, which sign would the nurse expect to find?
,a. Pustules in the skinfolds
b. Itchy, scaly patches on the scalp
c. Macular rash on the trunk area
d. Vesicular rash on the extremities
A nurse should employ which technique to maintain surgical asepsis?
a. Change the sterile field after sterile water is spilled on it
b. Put on sterile gloves, then open a container of sterile saline
c. Place a sterile dressing no more than ½ inch from the edge of the sterile field
d. Clean the surgical area with a circular motion, moving from the outer edge
toward the center
a. Change the sterile field after sterile water is spilled on it
, The nurse places a hospitalized patient with active tuberculosis in a private, well-
ventilated isolation room. In addition, which critical action(s) should the nurse take
before entering the patient's room?
a. Wash hands
b. Wash hands and wear gown and gloves
c. Wash hands and place a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) respirator over
the nose and mouth
d. The nurse needs no special precautions, but the patient is instructed to cover his
or her mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing.
c. Wash hands and place a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) respirator over
the nose and mouth
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."
