NSG 321 Practice Test Questions and
Solutions
What are clinical situations when an alcohol-based hand rub can be used to
decontaminate hands ✅before direct contact with patients
after contact with bodily fluids, mucous membranes, nonintact skin, and wound
dressings
After and before using gloves
before inserting urinary catheters, peripheral vascular catheters, or invasive devices that
do not require surgical placement
before donning sterile gloves prior to an invasive procedure
moving from a contaminated body site to a clean body site during patient care
after contact with objects located in the patient's environment
What are the steps of handwashing ✅· Do not touch the sink
· Only a plain wedding band in place
· Warm water
· Wash to 1" above the wrist
· Use friction and wash at least 15 seconds
· Clean under fingernails
· Rinse toward fingertips
· Dry from fingertips to wrist
· Turn off water with a clean paper towel
Caries maeans ✅Cavities of the teeth
Cerumen ✅Heavy oil & brown pigment wax in the external ear canals
Cheilosis ✅Ulceration of the lips
What are factors that can affect personal hygiene ✅Culture
Socioeconomic class
Spiritual Practices
Developmental level
Health state
Personal perferences
Solutions
What are clinical situations when an alcohol-based hand rub can be used to
decontaminate hands ✅before direct contact with patients
after contact with bodily fluids, mucous membranes, nonintact skin, and wound
dressings
After and before using gloves
before inserting urinary catheters, peripheral vascular catheters, or invasive devices that
do not require surgical placement
before donning sterile gloves prior to an invasive procedure
moving from a contaminated body site to a clean body site during patient care
after contact with objects located in the patient's environment
What are the steps of handwashing ✅· Do not touch the sink
· Only a plain wedding band in place
· Warm water
· Wash to 1" above the wrist
· Use friction and wash at least 15 seconds
· Clean under fingernails
· Rinse toward fingertips
· Dry from fingertips to wrist
· Turn off water with a clean paper towel
Caries maeans ✅Cavities of the teeth
Cerumen ✅Heavy oil & brown pigment wax in the external ear canals
Cheilosis ✅Ulceration of the lips
What are factors that can affect personal hygiene ✅Culture
Socioeconomic class
Spiritual Practices
Developmental level
Health state
Personal perferences
