NUR 170 EXAM 1 REVIEW SOLVED QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ A nurse should identify that which of the following is the goal of
surgical asepsis?
A. To create and maintain a micro-organism-free environment.
B. To kill all micro-organisms on all instruments involved in a
procedure.
C.To reduce the presence of pathogenic organisms in the
environment.
D. To minimize exposure to the clients blood during an invasive
procedure.
Answer: A. To create and maintain a micro-organism-free
environment.
◉ A nurse is providing teaching to an assistive personal (AP) about
the use of sterile gloves. Which of the following instructions
regarding the open-gloving method should the nurse give?
A. "Ask another team member to assist with donning gloves."
B. "Choose a pair of gloves at least one size smaller than usual."
C. "Grasp only the underside of the cuff with your ungloved hand."
D. "Grasp only the inside of the glove with your ungloved hand."
,Answer: D. "Grasp only the inside of the glove with your ungloved
hand."
◉ While waiting for a sterile procedure to begin, how do you
position your hands and arms?
A. With hands clasped together in front of the body above the waist.
B. At the sides of the body, with hands pointing downward.
C. Folded across the chest with hand on the shoulders.
D. With hands clasped together at the back of the body at waist level.
Answer: A. With hands clasped together in front of the body above
the waist.
◉ Prior to entering the surgical-scrub area, which of the following
personal protective equipment (PPE) items should a nurse don?
(select all that apply)
A. Gown
B. Protective eyewear
C. Hair cover
D. Mask
E. Shoe covers
Answer: B. Protective eyewear
C. Hair cover
D. Mask
,E. Shoe covers
◉ A nurse should identify that which of the following areas of the
hands requires special attention during the prescribe wash?
A. The area between each finger
B. The area under each fingernail
C. The palm of each hand
E. The back of the hands
Answer: B. The area under each fingernail
◉ A nurse is preparing to wash their hands prior to surgery. For
which of the following reasons should the nurse keep their hands
above their elbows?
A. To prevent them from coming into contact with a contaminated
object.
B. To facilitate the application of sufficient friction to the hands.
C. To provide good visualization of the hands as they are scrubbed
D. To encourage water and soap to flow away from the clean hands.
Answer: D. To encourage water and soap to flow away from the clean
hands.
◉ When opening a sterile pack, which of the following actions would
compromise the sterility of the instruments and supplies inside the
pack?
, A. Allowing movement of team members around the field.
B. Holding the sterile pack below waist or table level
C. keeping sterile items away from the edge of the table
D. Opening the sterile pack just prior to the procedure.
Answer: B. Holding the sterile pack below waist or table level
◉ A nurse is preparing to flush and change the dressing on a clients
central venous catheter. Which of the following should the nurse
identify as the primary purpose for performing this intervention
using surgical asepsis.
A. To promote the catheter's patency
B. To assess the skins integrity around the catheter site.
C. To provide a clean, dry environment for the catheter
D. To control the introduction of micro-organisms as the catheter
site.
Answer: D. To control the introduction of micro-organisms as the
catheter site.
◉ A nurse is preparing to open a sterile package of instruments.
Identify the order in which the nurse should perform the following
steps.
A. Open the side flaps.
B Open the flap closest to their body
C. Open the flap furthest from their body.
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ A nurse should identify that which of the following is the goal of
surgical asepsis?
A. To create and maintain a micro-organism-free environment.
B. To kill all micro-organisms on all instruments involved in a
procedure.
C.To reduce the presence of pathogenic organisms in the
environment.
D. To minimize exposure to the clients blood during an invasive
procedure.
Answer: A. To create and maintain a micro-organism-free
environment.
◉ A nurse is providing teaching to an assistive personal (AP) about
the use of sterile gloves. Which of the following instructions
regarding the open-gloving method should the nurse give?
A. "Ask another team member to assist with donning gloves."
B. "Choose a pair of gloves at least one size smaller than usual."
C. "Grasp only the underside of the cuff with your ungloved hand."
D. "Grasp only the inside of the glove with your ungloved hand."
,Answer: D. "Grasp only the inside of the glove with your ungloved
hand."
◉ While waiting for a sterile procedure to begin, how do you
position your hands and arms?
A. With hands clasped together in front of the body above the waist.
B. At the sides of the body, with hands pointing downward.
C. Folded across the chest with hand on the shoulders.
D. With hands clasped together at the back of the body at waist level.
Answer: A. With hands clasped together in front of the body above
the waist.
◉ Prior to entering the surgical-scrub area, which of the following
personal protective equipment (PPE) items should a nurse don?
(select all that apply)
A. Gown
B. Protective eyewear
C. Hair cover
D. Mask
E. Shoe covers
Answer: B. Protective eyewear
C. Hair cover
D. Mask
,E. Shoe covers
◉ A nurse should identify that which of the following areas of the
hands requires special attention during the prescribe wash?
A. The area between each finger
B. The area under each fingernail
C. The palm of each hand
E. The back of the hands
Answer: B. The area under each fingernail
◉ A nurse is preparing to wash their hands prior to surgery. For
which of the following reasons should the nurse keep their hands
above their elbows?
A. To prevent them from coming into contact with a contaminated
object.
B. To facilitate the application of sufficient friction to the hands.
C. To provide good visualization of the hands as they are scrubbed
D. To encourage water and soap to flow away from the clean hands.
Answer: D. To encourage water and soap to flow away from the clean
hands.
◉ When opening a sterile pack, which of the following actions would
compromise the sterility of the instruments and supplies inside the
pack?
, A. Allowing movement of team members around the field.
B. Holding the sterile pack below waist or table level
C. keeping sterile items away from the edge of the table
D. Opening the sterile pack just prior to the procedure.
Answer: B. Holding the sterile pack below waist or table level
◉ A nurse is preparing to flush and change the dressing on a clients
central venous catheter. Which of the following should the nurse
identify as the primary purpose for performing this intervention
using surgical asepsis.
A. To promote the catheter's patency
B. To assess the skins integrity around the catheter site.
C. To provide a clean, dry environment for the catheter
D. To control the introduction of micro-organisms as the catheter
site.
Answer: D. To control the introduction of micro-organisms as the
catheter site.
◉ A nurse is preparing to open a sterile package of instruments.
Identify the order in which the nurse should perform the following
steps.
A. Open the side flaps.
B Open the flap closest to their body
C. Open the flap furthest from their body.
