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NUR 240 EXAM 2 Questions & Detailed Answers
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- NUR 240
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- Southern New Hampshire University
NUR 240 EXAM 2 Questions & Detailed Answers
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NUR 240 EXAM 2 Questions & Detailed Answers2. A school nurse is performing an assessment of a student who states: "I'm too
tired to keep my head up in class." The student has a low-grade fever. The nurse
would interpret these findings as indicating which stage of infection?
A) Incubation period
B) Prodromal stage
C) Full stage of illness
D) Convalescent period - ANS B) Prodromal stage
To eliminate needlesticks as potential hazards to nurses, the nurse should: - ANS
Immediately deposit uncapped needles into puncture-proof plastic container.
The nurse is donning a pair of sterile gloves. The nurse correctly dons the first
glove, but inadvertently inserts the thumb and index finger into the thumb hole of
the second glove. The glove remains intact. Which action is most appropriate? -
ANS Continue to don the glove, then use the other gloved hand to carefully insert
the finger into the proper hole.
Nurses use medical asepsis, or clean technique, in practice to reduce the number
and transfer of pathogens. Which of the following are principles of this practice?
Select all that apply. - ANS Clean the least soiled areas first and then move to the
more soiled ones.
, Use personal grooming habits, such as shampooing hair often, to prevent
spreading microorganisms.
Upon review of a client's microbiology culture results, the nurse recognizes which
organism as indicative of normal flora? - ANS Escherichia coli in the intestinal tract
The nurse is assessing a client admitted from a long-term facility. Which
assessment finding could indicate an increased risk for infection? (Select all that
apply.) - ANS weakened cough reflex
diminished pedal pulses
cool, pale skin
A nurse is taking stock of the equipment in the room of an older adult client with
pneumonia who has been on parenteral nutrition for a long time. Which
equipment can transmit infection to older adult clients? - ANS Indwelling catheter
The nurses on a busy surgical ward use hand hygiene when caring for postsurgical
patients. Which action represents the appropriate use of hand hygiene? - ANS The
nurse keeps fingernails less than ¼ inch long.
A nurse is following the principles of medical asepsis when performing patient care
in a hospital setting. Which nursing action performed by the nurse follows these
recommended guidelines?
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