NURS 200 EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
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."
c. "Clean all instruments and work surfaces with an approved disinfectant."
d. "Ensure proper disposal of all items contaminated with blood or body fluids." -
Answers -b. "Wash your hands before and after any patient care."
Which factor as the greatest influence on diastolic blood pressure?
a. Renal function
b. cardiac output
c. oxygen saturation
d. peripheral vascular resistance - Answers -d. peripheral vascular resistance
What factor has the greatest influence on diastolic blood pressure?
a. elasticity
b. cardiac output
c. peripheral vascular resistance
d. blood volume - Answers -b. cardiac output
A patient is incontinent and diagnosed with nosocomial infection caused by methicillin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus and contact precautions are initiated. The nurse
prepares to give a complete bed bath to the patient and obtains which of the following
protective items needed to perform this procedure?
a. gloves and gown
b. gloves and goggles
, c. gloves, gown, and shoe protectors
d. gloves, gown, goggles, and a face shield - Answers -d. gloves, gown, goggles, and
a face shield
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 - Answers -
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 - Answers -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. - Answers -c. Wash hands and place
a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) respirator over the nose and mouth
A patient is examined by the nurse and is found to have pinpoint, pink-purple, non-
blanching macular lesions. Which term would best describe these findings?
a. Purpura.
ANSWERS
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."
c. "Clean all instruments and work surfaces with an approved disinfectant."
d. "Ensure proper disposal of all items contaminated with blood or body fluids." -
Answers -b. "Wash your hands before and after any patient care."
Which factor as the greatest influence on diastolic blood pressure?
a. Renal function
b. cardiac output
c. oxygen saturation
d. peripheral vascular resistance - Answers -d. peripheral vascular resistance
What factor has the greatest influence on diastolic blood pressure?
a. elasticity
b. cardiac output
c. peripheral vascular resistance
d. blood volume - Answers -b. cardiac output
A patient is incontinent and diagnosed with nosocomial infection caused by methicillin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus and contact precautions are initiated. The nurse
prepares to give a complete bed bath to the patient and obtains which of the following
protective items needed to perform this procedure?
a. gloves and gown
b. gloves and goggles
, c. gloves, gown, and shoe protectors
d. gloves, gown, goggles, and a face shield - Answers -d. gloves, gown, goggles, and
a face shield
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 - Answers -
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 - Answers -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. - Answers -c. Wash hands and place
a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) respirator over the nose and mouth
A patient is examined by the nurse and is found to have pinpoint, pink-purple, non-
blanching macular lesions. Which term would best describe these findings?
a. Purpura.
