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PN 4006 FINAL EXAM
QUESTION: 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. - ANSWER-b. Check integrity of
sterile packages prior to use.
QUESTION: 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?
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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.
d. Rinse the packing with sterile water, and put the packing into the incision with sterile gloves.
- ANSWER-b. Throw the packing away, and prepare a new one.
QUESTION: 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 - ANSWER-a. Influenza
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QUESTION: 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
d. Reverse isolation - ANSWER-a. Airborne precautions
QUESTION: 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.
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c. It is transmitted through person-to-person contact.
d. It is acquired through contact with contaminated objects. - ANSWER-b. It is carried though
the air in droplets after sneezing or coughing.
Q;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 - ANSWER-a. Inserting an intravenous catheter
QUESTION: The nurse recognizes the appropriate procedures for sterile asepsis. Of the
following, which action is consistent with sterile asepsis?
Select one: