NRS 206: Professional Practice Health
Assessment EXAM QUESTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
RATED A+
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. - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS 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. - CORRECT ANSWERS 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. - CORRECT ANSWERS 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. - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS 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. - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS c. Gloves
The blood pressure cuff in the photograph is the right size for the patient.
Select one:
True
False - CORRECT ANSWERS false
The patient's daughter asks why her mother's blood pressure equipment was inflated twice. Which response by
the nurse explains a 2-step BP method?
Select one:
a. "All blood pressure measurements should be done twice"
b. "Your mother moved and I was unable to measure accurately the first time."
c. "The first measurement was to help determine how high to pump the blood pressure cuff."
d. "I wanted to validate the reading" - CORRECT ANSWERS c. "The first measurement was to help
determine how high to pump the blood pressure cuff."
Which of the following statements about assessing a patient temperature is incorrect.
Select one:
, a. Temperature varies during times of the day.
b. Axillary and temporal temperatures are approximately 0.5 degrees Celsius lower than oral temperatures.
c. The temperature of an unconscious patient is always taken by mouth.
d. The axilla should be dried prior to obtaining an axillary temperature. - CORRECT ANSWERS c. The
temperature of an unconscious patient is always taken by mouth.
The nurse plans to take a patient's radial pulse. Which method of examination should be used by the nurse?
Select one:
a. Inspection
b. Percussion
c. Palpation
d. Auscultation - CORRECT ANSWERS c. Palpation
When determining correct blood pressure cuff size, which of the following is correct?
Select one:
a. The age of the patient should be used to determine bladder size
b. The width of the cuff should be 75% the arm circumference
c. The bladder should be long enough to cover 25% of the arm's circumference
d. The width should be 40% of the arm circumference - CORRECT ANSWERS d. The width should be 40%
of the arm circumference
Select the following routes for assessing a patient's temperature: (select all that apply).
Select one or more:
a. Axillary
b. Oral
c. Temporal
d. Tympanic
e. Rectal - CORRECT ANSWERS a, b, c, d, e
Which of the following statements about assessing temperature is incorrect?
Select one:
a. Drinking ice water and immediately checking a child's oral temperature will not effect the reading.
b. The nurse needs to hold the newborn's arm against the chest to keep the thermometer in place when assessing
using the axillary route.
c. To assess a rectal temperature on a child, insert the thermometer approximately 1 inch into the rectum.
d. The nurse should avoid the tympanic route in a child with an active ear infection. - CORRECT ANSWERS
a. Drinking ice water and immediately checking a child's oral temperature will not effect the reading.
The nurse is assessing a patient's bilateral pulses for symmetry. However, the nurse should not assess which pulse
sites on both sides of the body at the same time?
Assessment EXAM QUESTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
RATED A+
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. - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS 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. - CORRECT ANSWERS 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. - CORRECT ANSWERS 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. - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS 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. - CORRECT ANSWERS 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS c. Gloves
The blood pressure cuff in the photograph is the right size for the patient.
Select one:
True
False - CORRECT ANSWERS false
The patient's daughter asks why her mother's blood pressure equipment was inflated twice. Which response by
the nurse explains a 2-step BP method?
Select one:
a. "All blood pressure measurements should be done twice"
b. "Your mother moved and I was unable to measure accurately the first time."
c. "The first measurement was to help determine how high to pump the blood pressure cuff."
d. "I wanted to validate the reading" - CORRECT ANSWERS c. "The first measurement was to help
determine how high to pump the blood pressure cuff."
Which of the following statements about assessing a patient temperature is incorrect.
Select one:
, a. Temperature varies during times of the day.
b. Axillary and temporal temperatures are approximately 0.5 degrees Celsius lower than oral temperatures.
c. The temperature of an unconscious patient is always taken by mouth.
d. The axilla should be dried prior to obtaining an axillary temperature. - CORRECT ANSWERS c. The
temperature of an unconscious patient is always taken by mouth.
The nurse plans to take a patient's radial pulse. Which method of examination should be used by the nurse?
Select one:
a. Inspection
b. Percussion
c. Palpation
d. Auscultation - CORRECT ANSWERS c. Palpation
When determining correct blood pressure cuff size, which of the following is correct?
Select one:
a. The age of the patient should be used to determine bladder size
b. The width of the cuff should be 75% the arm circumference
c. The bladder should be long enough to cover 25% of the arm's circumference
d. The width should be 40% of the arm circumference - CORRECT ANSWERS d. The width should be 40%
of the arm circumference
Select the following routes for assessing a patient's temperature: (select all that apply).
Select one or more:
a. Axillary
b. Oral
c. Temporal
d. Tympanic
e. Rectal - CORRECT ANSWERS a, b, c, d, e
Which of the following statements about assessing temperature is incorrect?
Select one:
a. Drinking ice water and immediately checking a child's oral temperature will not effect the reading.
b. The nurse needs to hold the newborn's arm against the chest to keep the thermometer in place when assessing
using the axillary route.
c. To assess a rectal temperature on a child, insert the thermometer approximately 1 inch into the rectum.
d. The nurse should avoid the tympanic route in a child with an active ear infection. - CORRECT ANSWERS
a. Drinking ice water and immediately checking a child's oral temperature will not effect the reading.
The nurse is assessing a patient's bilateral pulses for symmetry. However, the nurse should not assess which pulse
sites on both sides of the body at the same time?
