FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING PART 3 patient
4. Effective hand washing requires the
1. Which element in the circular chain use of:
of infection can be eliminated by a. Soap or detergent to
preserving skin integrity? promote
a. Host emulsification
b. Reservoir b. Hot water to destroy bacteria
c. Mode of transmission c. A disinfectant to
d. Portal of entry increase surface tension
2. Which of the following will probably d. All of the above
result in a break in sterile technique 5. After routine patient contact,
for respiratory isolation? hand washing should last at
a. Opening the patient’s window least:
to the a. 30 seconds
outside environment b. 1 minute
b. Turning on the patient’s room c. 2 minute
ventilator d. 3 minutes
c. Opening the door of the 6. Which of the following
patient’s room procedures always requires
leading into the hospital surgical asepsis?
corridor a. Vaginal instillation of
d. Failing to wear gloves conjugated estrogen
when administering a b. Urinary catheterization
bed bath c. Nasogastric tube insertion
3. Which of the following patients is at d. Colostomy irrigation
greater risk for contracting an 7. Sterile technique is used whenever:
infection? a. Strict isolation is required
a. A patient with leukopenia b. Terminal disinfection is
b. A patient receiving broad- performed
spectrum antibiotics c. Invasive procedures are
c. A postoperative patient performed
who has undergone d. Protective isolation is
orthopedic surgery necessary
d. A newly diagnosed diabetic
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,8. Which of the following constitutes a the glove over the wrist
break in sterile technique while d. The inside of the glove is
preparing a sterile field for a dressing considered sterile
change? 11. When removing a contaminated
a. Using sterile forceps, rather gown, the nurse should be careful that
than sterile gloves, to handle a the first thing she touches is the:
sterile item a. Waist tie and neck tie at the
b. Touching the outside wrapper of back of the gown
sterilized material without b. Waist tie in front of the gown
sterile gloves c. Cuffs of the gown
c. Placing a sterile object on the d. Inside of the gown
edge of the sterile field 12. Which of the following nursing
d. Pouring out a small amount of interventions is considered the most
solution (15 to 30 ml) before effective form or universal
pouring the solution into a sterile precautions?
container a. Cap all used needles before
9. A natural body defense that plays an removing them from their
active role in preventing infection is: syringes
a. Yawning b. Discard all used uncapped
b. Body hair needles and syringes in an
c. Hiccupping impenetrable protective
d. Rapid eye movements container
10. All of the following statement are c. Wear gloves when
true about donning sterile gloves administering IM injections
except: d. Follow enteric precautions
a. The first glove should be 13. All of the following measures are
picked up by grasping the recommended to prevent pressure
inside of the cuff. ulcers except:
b. The second glove should be a. Massaging the reddened are with
picked up by inserting the gloved lotion
fingers under the cuff outside the
glove.
c. The gloves should be adjusted
by sliding the gloved fingers
under the sterile cuff and pulling
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, b. Using a water or air mattress experiencing:
c. Adhering to a schedule for a. Hypokalemia
positioning and turning b. Hyperkalemia
d. Providing meticulous skin care c. Anorexia
14. Which of the following blood tests d. Dysphagia
should be performed before a 18. Which of the following statements
blood transfusion? about chest X-ray is false?
a. Prothrombin and coagulation a. No contradictions exist for this
time test
b. Blood typing and cross-matching b. Before the procedure, the
c. Bleeding and clotting time patient should remove all
d. Complete blood count jewelry, metallic objects, and
(CBC) and electrolyte buttons above the waist
levels. c. A signed consent is not required
15. The primary purpose of a platelet d. Eating, drinking, and
count is to evaluate the: medications are allowed
a. Potential for clot formation before this test
b. Potential for bleeding 19. The most appropriate time for the
c. Presence of an antigen- nurse to obtain a sputum specimen
antibody response for culture is:
d. Presence of cardiac enzymes a. Early in the morning
16. Which of the following white blood b. After the patient eats a light
cell (WBC) counts clearly indicates breakfast
leukocytosis? c. After aerosol therapy
a. 4,500/mm³ d. After chest physiotherapy
b. 7,000/mm³ 20. A patient with no known allergies is to
c. 10,000/mm³ receive penicillin every 6 hours. When
d. 25,000/mm³ administering the medication, the
17. After 5 days of diuretic therapy nurse observes a fine rash on
with 20mg of furosemide (Lasix)
daily, a patient begins to exhibit
fatigue, muscle cramping and
muscle weakness. These symptoms
probably indicate that the patient is
NURS 101 NURSING BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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4. Effective hand washing requires the
1. Which element in the circular chain use of:
of infection can be eliminated by a. Soap or detergent to
preserving skin integrity? promote
a. Host emulsification
b. Reservoir b. Hot water to destroy bacteria
c. Mode of transmission c. A disinfectant to
d. Portal of entry increase surface tension
2. Which of the following will probably d. All of the above
result in a break in sterile technique 5. After routine patient contact,
for respiratory isolation? hand washing should last at
a. Opening the patient’s window least:
to the a. 30 seconds
outside environment b. 1 minute
b. Turning on the patient’s room c. 2 minute
ventilator d. 3 minutes
c. Opening the door of the 6. Which of the following
patient’s room procedures always requires
leading into the hospital surgical asepsis?
corridor a. Vaginal instillation of
d. Failing to wear gloves conjugated estrogen
when administering a b. Urinary catheterization
bed bath c. Nasogastric tube insertion
3. Which of the following patients is at d. Colostomy irrigation
greater risk for contracting an 7. Sterile technique is used whenever:
infection? a. Strict isolation is required
a. A patient with leukopenia b. Terminal disinfection is
b. A patient receiving broad- performed
spectrum antibiotics c. Invasive procedures are
c. A postoperative patient performed
who has undergone d. Protective isolation is
orthopedic surgery necessary
d. A newly diagnosed diabetic
NURS 101 NURSING BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
CORRECT/VERIFIED
408 BEST GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE 2022
,8. Which of the following constitutes a the glove over the wrist
break in sterile technique while d. The inside of the glove is
preparing a sterile field for a dressing considered sterile
change? 11. When removing a contaminated
a. Using sterile forceps, rather gown, the nurse should be careful that
than sterile gloves, to handle a the first thing she touches is the:
sterile item a. Waist tie and neck tie at the
b. Touching the outside wrapper of back of the gown
sterilized material without b. Waist tie in front of the gown
sterile gloves c. Cuffs of the gown
c. Placing a sterile object on the d. Inside of the gown
edge of the sterile field 12. Which of the following nursing
d. Pouring out a small amount of interventions is considered the most
solution (15 to 30 ml) before effective form or universal
pouring the solution into a sterile precautions?
container a. Cap all used needles before
9. A natural body defense that plays an removing them from their
active role in preventing infection is: syringes
a. Yawning b. Discard all used uncapped
b. Body hair needles and syringes in an
c. Hiccupping impenetrable protective
d. Rapid eye movements container
10. All of the following statement are c. Wear gloves when
true about donning sterile gloves administering IM injections
except: d. Follow enteric precautions
a. The first glove should be 13. All of the following measures are
picked up by grasping the recommended to prevent pressure
inside of the cuff. ulcers except:
b. The second glove should be a. Massaging the reddened are with
picked up by inserting the gloved lotion
fingers under the cuff outside the
glove.
c. The gloves should be adjusted
by sliding the gloved fingers
under the sterile cuff and pulling
409
, b. Using a water or air mattress experiencing:
c. Adhering to a schedule for a. Hypokalemia
positioning and turning b. Hyperkalemia
d. Providing meticulous skin care c. Anorexia
14. Which of the following blood tests d. Dysphagia
should be performed before a 18. Which of the following statements
blood transfusion? about chest X-ray is false?
a. Prothrombin and coagulation a. No contradictions exist for this
time test
b. Blood typing and cross-matching b. Before the procedure, the
c. Bleeding and clotting time patient should remove all
d. Complete blood count jewelry, metallic objects, and
(CBC) and electrolyte buttons above the waist
levels. c. A signed consent is not required
15. The primary purpose of a platelet d. Eating, drinking, and
count is to evaluate the: medications are allowed
a. Potential for clot formation before this test
b. Potential for bleeding 19. The most appropriate time for the
c. Presence of an antigen- nurse to obtain a sputum specimen
antibody response for culture is:
d. Presence of cardiac enzymes a. Early in the morning
16. Which of the following white blood b. After the patient eats a light
cell (WBC) counts clearly indicates breakfast
leukocytosis? c. After aerosol therapy
a. 4,500/mm³ d. After chest physiotherapy
b. 7,000/mm³ 20. A patient with no known allergies is to
c. 10,000/mm³ receive penicillin every 6 hours. When
d. 25,000/mm³ administering the medication, the
17. After 5 days of diuretic therapy nurse observes a fine rash on
with 20mg of furosemide (Lasix)
daily, a patient begins to exhibit
fatigue, muscle cramping and
muscle weakness. These symptoms
probably indicate that the patient is
NURS 101 NURSING BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
CORRECT/VERIFIED
410 BEST GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE 2022
